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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-12-27

Tes. and other fellows Jsa1ons-.
and i suppose none Of fhepretty sp-
slss can Be strung enough 10 refuse 20
fan into his hand9~
1t would be moders mfrSs e tbey
dfd--
Then. perhaps. the age Of miracles
has not JET gone said sybil. nodding
Eyly 70 him. a. Lady ViFyan came up
and introduced new partner 20 her
A little later Briarley was trying 70
sOofhe his feelings with cigarette IN
the Emoking-room when Lord DenSham
came up 10 him-
4 say. old chap. q funny thing has
happened She has refused me"
-Who has7-
why, Daisy Molypezx."
by JoTs. We're any signs ofinsan-
ity ever noticed in the family before7"
asked Cecil
NO. believe not answered the
peer. faiing, as usuad, to see any sar-
easm IN the question Il tried 10 point
out to her what II meant, but she stuck
to- II Nice little gid, TOO"
well. I'm aNfuIly sorry, Densham,
really an"
1t doesn't matter 50 very much; Mis-
oastlemaine Is here, isn't she2 You
see, / can ask her. and get il settled"
-Of course you can said CecH, with .
trace Of bitterness in his tone.
4 think III 90 and find her. I'm
rafher sorry wasted my time over that
other silly girl. but IL was your advice
Anyway, Il makes my choice much
easier"
As he walked on Cecil BriarIey
watched him, and although he was not
n man given TO the use of bad Languages
il is q lznentable fact that q little word
before referred TO slipped with terribls
earnestness from his lips.
When Lord Denshsm suggested &c
Sybil CaEtlemaine that they should sii
the dance out in the conservatory, she
szE that he meant 10 propose 10 her
and his lordkEp perceived that. under
1.-THE circumstances, there was nothing
] 10 be gained BY beating about the bush
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-12-27

zzrS-ad VITA ms usual care md correct
ness. and he W1r=- z2sa. IN air Of deter
mlnl1i1n 5hzz suited him uery well II
EsEyiiaHe1 the aPpezrEnre Of IndIder-
snpe and EEzBeBEDess which usually
mlEeshsherH6i-ary legissz1or look limp
and hIzkaF- He Ephe6iiF GisrDrered thai
as1h DziEF M11Fneux and Sytil Castle
mazns hh5 eame- and with a sigh nf re-
Esf % think thai his 6ecls5n WIS n
EaE4 made, he FrDrse5sd 10 seek ont
lGzEE M1gFDeHx TINT he miirh1 acqul1u1
her with the h11ar he Pr1Posed 10 do
hsr-
ID WIS eruE55ezzhly Ezzer when Cecsl
Branr8eF zrr5ps6- he WIS D0z IN the
ksEa 1f fgii1Eitk. And Ei6 nD4 intend 10 do
mnth 6znrz1zg- One ID the frs persons
he nEnaraa EzE his Ozn c1nszn-
What SFfll-Frn n11 dzneingE-
-HgE zre F8u. Ceeil2 X0s h1ren's
hssen here EanE
-sSaE1l We Ei1 Down sumrEhe-e uu1l
R1me GDe G1mes and Chains F0ng-
TT al meEnE= II Is quite q lnng time
since Azsze had the ehanue of talking
ID PUN. CarL-
-@zue Fsu nerer heHrd q Tar1a1nsg-
aEaasa mar rsnsi1. n he led her ID n Sc
eandea cnrner-
-KhDwas he2 AnanG5er1 gsd. wasn't
heg- EEFEsh Miss GaEsBema1De- Was
ae a rtsEzlRe Gf BneeknE- Tlhe spirit de-
Eau-srs are nsumes af1er HIM
-sKl.." szi6 Gsal. very serhnnslF- he
wzE n Fuung mnn EhD Hanged sur n Ger
MN ErEHes and II Wns 5uEt Duz 1f his
rzanrh5'
and tins is a4r9pns af w1aag- m
qIi-@a SFal
'',Hrz1lns wDuld faze baen hzppier Il
his Frzze and been SEa uf hiiE s5iEh1 nE
wal as Eaz1 Ef MS rsadh.~
-EfF Eult Buu tax IKE a rszi1nnl
sE;aiIsE. Cealg-
amy pEuzs6 10 EsF tazEz IN u6ert1
eHrH4R the uEn1neH nf THnta1uE. have
Aszn 1tsEi1sg nF Enzze 70 ouf nf sight.
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aE, d-1Eing hEr E1aen1im - me a 1he
eraIliies VIM were aaIfir,g nenr them
-Lauf DenEalnm and nnisE M1lF-
nsnrzg-
Yes DsnEhumiE n nins asllv~. int
h.g-
Tees. I BHFFnse ane UBnld haEdly
uIill INN EiIF M mBirEz- w1lla nDe3-
Em msmF arDEn sges ln1iznd up intD
aiik, aIa rhsF EEinnf1 find my responsive
aHir1dlE-
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znruNE hiis EEEu-h~
'iiEpesy I'M nd nv iEaia Eytil
-'EHz hut WHEN a fellDE I7lrr 1hnt rnn
GsiBnEe arF Ezra I'M ElzHE-mhen he
anpuz theF M MI EEs pr.tfy nnFiles
lIilznE - DE FanrlHs, = IS ennuEh e
mIzlrs hiim nzmnAuHT
-.Au8 gaih1r EHIi1xs 5.iluuER- naasz
zJaizs niHhEEuuEsT
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-12-27
A HARMLESS EARTHQUAKE
How the Reeently Arrived sekmidt
Family Cshered In the
New Year.

In the St Nicholas, Helen A. Hawiey
tells the story Of harmless, unneees-
sary ezrthquake. II was five minutes
TO y on the last night Of the old year.
One would suppose that at i've minutes
TO Il every small boy and every small
girl would be in bed and, what is more,
asleep hours ago. Here were Mr..
Schmidt and Mrs Schmidt, who were
grown up, so that was well enough;
but here were nine little Sehmidts. and
they were al wide awake at this late
hour Peter Schmidt and Hans Schmidt
were twins There was Greta Schmidt,
there was Louise Schmidt-but dear
mel II Is too much to give ali their
names Two pairs Of twins make four,
and 6ve who weren't tWins-fOur and
i've make nine little SehmidfS- And
Papa and Mamma Schmidt, and there
were IL in the family. Why were they
al up and dressed AZ 50 late an hOur7
To explain. thcy were Just from Ger
many-DOt that very day. but only a
few weeks from the -Fsderiand;" and
now they lived in q tenement house in
. great city. twas not one of the very,
very poor teEementS, but fairly eom-
Portable They had not learned new
WAYS yet, but did everything as they
had done IN the home land
II Was funny TO see them at fTe min
utes TO y on the last night of the old
year Papa Schmidt and Mamma
Schmidt and all the little Sehmidts
stood each one On . chair, each one
bent over ready 10 spring, but with
chin raised and every eye on the clock
II seemed as If that minute hand never
would get over the last five minutes
When the clock struck L, they jumped
TO the floor al together, as hard as
ever they could, and shouted -6lrek-
Eehes Neu Jahr.- as lOud as ever they
could They called it jumping into
the New Year 1t was what they used
To Go N GERMANY Now, Papa Schmidt
and Mamma Schmidt we're really heavy,
and the little Sehmidts were By no
means thin The tenement house,
though comfortable. vas BY 10 means
neU, and when they all cane down hard
Il made things shake
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-12-27

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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-12-27

IN In the misty hours 0f the Deeeuner
afteTr00u- two young MN were gzzEng
through the windows a n PSrEzZIllF
club at the people who were hIETEEng
up and down shat popular thGEUzgh-
fare
We'll Denahzm.- said the Fu1nrsr
aud darker of the tWD. gre you mrt5-
taEfEy any TcfSy and nohSe rgsSlzz6GGa
for the XGw Year,
Il am afraid that n mt mmrh I'm NY
Ene.TrEpIzeE Lord Denahlzn- m a SsI5EAEt-
Iy affected to1e- why d yuu zzk2
Are you going tn mD 0EVra new leaf
as s0uspiEitnzI pastors and masters ezM
nT-
I've tu-TeE 0EEr EznF NV hEzEesk-
aaiz Ceea BriarfeTr EzhrIFs Xxi the
same cd tales the sne Ec1h-ezEsn
joEaes of fzfe- seem 70 be written sn All
Of them No TWO years are tine xzzae.
but they arg an heazslF similar
'-Ah- BriIFieT, am thinking II max
fn<z great zf-aTrisu-~ said L6rL D'enE-
ham Who Was ez5Ecz1lF N a clsnnaz5s-
eatTSe- th0Ggh sesicnz- mosG-
-ReaHFt Ars Tou guEng tn change
y0ur taller. CT only Ies yUGr EzEszl-ite
gT1wT
Don't be ffppant-- miG his BlrEtha.
IN suEte meI1nessTF TIME The Earz
n. BriarHeF- old boy I'm m a h1lsz"
-Tou m kG1e- It's n91 msnEFg-
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use enmag 70 yuu If II WERE vu1E NJ
No- I'm g1Eng to ge1 maruiesiI" This
waz GrzWieh cut SBzWtF and with n
deep sigh. al thGIEh the speaker fan
ke was making sauns miEhnF seiE-s1c-
rifee far the benefit sf humanity
Il thnGght Euu IsoEbsd 5gF EEne
zb1u1 suuefhiug= h11 Whe-ESErs TIM
koi<g- azkzE BriarIeF- -Nea3tF cnm-
Pess E0I~
NJ dear bGF- sseEYtsTF czmEE4E
Me.-a5d Denshaan- Ezziz1 -ahnI1.Ea trfHLlE
a. his wh5re and Wgl--snEgG HANDS and
fIggr Hazk and a1Eng- Fa1hsairaIF=
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smile
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marrT IN sE5E-deS.nzelT PrzgEe.ds6 ms
IsrEzhiF. taking M nsclas ef kiE
friendYx rsna-lk III HE ziElEnEnlE I'd
feel that yum are hsi1.r Eun zHnsr by
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rzaur-rIzl4 -
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~shariFzT
wall H1uIE har3. dilf ehlF Halinullfria
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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-12-27

Corz--'Do you Ike to hear agrlwhistlet'
Merritt-sSo, but Ike the way her mouth
looks when she gets ready to try."-ToEn
Ioplea.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-12-27

CoEn-sDo you like 70 hear aeifI whistler
Merfiit-'tNo but Ike the way her mouth
looks when she gets ready TO fFy.H-IoEn
Iopil
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-12-27

Be your character what It win, Il wiII b
known; and nobody win take i upon yous
word.-C Chesterfield
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-12-27

II Is only when she Is poor and houely
that a girl can be sure the man who w00s
her is really in Chicago Dispatch.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-12-27

Piso's Cure Is the medicins to break up
ehildren's Coughs and Colds.--Mrs. n 9.
Blunt, Eprague, Wash, March s, '0i.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-12-27

Women, when cornered, cry, and thus
gain time in which to think up new excuse.
-Afehison Globe.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-12-27

CougnAag Leaas 70 ConsumDfion.
Kemp's Balzam VII stop the Cough at
once Go % ygur dnrssist to-day and get =
eenta. Go at onees deIaFs are dan9erouk
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-12-27

To curs . CD n 0ns hay
IKE Laxative Bromo Quinins Tablets. An
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-12-27

Trust that man in nothing who has not Q
conscience in everything.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-12-27

Hsw szen have tkeT shszn mistakes q
thefKz.
WhIek theT had za1e vhen m EheEr
y0u1hful dzTss
Thl1 warned eheir heaEsE1. hss1 theJ'd ns1
beware.
So. ian Iars the srEur e thsr wsgA
Hsw oreu have tkess vurs8 gszs zzrs-
called.
I'm Death cane starring n the e1ea asars
Theu hearts have stsad n tssrsrs ard. a.
paiIed.
Too IzEs rspsnsed e tse sszs sfyur~
Brizht yu1Eh afzr f-5z IN zH1zEh hzus
fed
oG sTes nay - sz- susT g-assa an1
eharrs-
But srm ansther year hzs s1fffy spe1-
And h1ds q weak. VIVA AsWlys e1n-rH-z
Bu< roE he(srs u Esa sn1E-WEf-s SESh.
Fer rs to t4rnish. Triangle. hizeEEa a. Ws
VIII:
On. give N Itrenzfh. ~ WHsn ths ysar has
passed.
Ths ROAD behfna shz1 Ee ths wsss pam
stM
>GIes Blahnr. JE. IN B1stsn B1Egss-
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-12-27

gelfrespeet Is the corner stone Of al vir-
tue.-sir John Hersehel-
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-12-27

This is not an ordinary almanac. but
handsome book. copiously illustrated.
and sold for s cents on all news-stands.
eve simply allow you the two cents
you spend in postage for sending.)
Great men have written for the Year
Book. In it is summed up the prog
ress of the 18TH Century. In each
important line of work and thought the
greatest living specialist has recounted
the events and advances of the past
century and has prophesied what we
may expect of the next.
Among noted Of Secretary Of Agl
wson. Agriculture; Senator Chauncey Dpew, Politics;
Russell Finance; Thomas Edison Eecy; DR. Madison
Peters Religion; General Land Waae Admiral HIGH
bon Wze al" Smith, Sports making complete
whole field of endeayoE and progress
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-23
GROWTH OF CITY TRAVEL.
Some. Curious Changes That Follow
Upon Improved Means of
Transportation.

One of the curious and always inter.
esting things about city travel, natural
enough though it may be, is the great
increase in travel along any line follow
ing promptly upon any great improve
ment in the means of transportation.
Thus, if one stands now on any one of q
number of avenues in the city he may
see passing twice as many cars as were
there only a very few years ago, the
new cars twice as big as the old ones
and moving twice as fast, and at busy
hours of the day and on holidays he will
see these cars crowded with people just
as the fewer little old cars were former
" at such times. Twice the traffic or
more seems to have followed the
doubling of the transportation, says the
New York Sun. ~. !.
OF course the town is growing all the
time, and improved means of transpor-
tation carries population with it in the
city Just as it does in the country: and
with fine cars to ride in and q wide lati-
tude in transfers, the travel for recrea-
ton is increased enormously. But still
to anybody familiar with the old, little,
plodding horse cars and the streets and
avenues through which they ran, it il
for the moment at least, If not amazing,
curious and interesting to see the new
big cars rushing by, all the time crowd
ed, and along lines where people in COM
paratiyely scanty numbers were car
ried before; and even at second thought,
Indeed, It is still a wonder where all the
Deople come from. sss& ss 3.S
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-23
THE HOTEL pOTENrATE
Air of . Monarch Of the
Highest Order.

when ! was in business with w. C..
A. Whyte, the impresario, I'VE once had
occasion to make business trip to the
northwest, and stayed week or so in a
certain big city, the name of which isn't
essential to the story. We put I'D at the
leading hotel, which is one of the finest and
best known in the United States, and would
have enjoyed ourselves if it hadn't been for
the head clerk. He was one of breed that
has since become obsolete-thank heaven
haughly, disdainful potentate, who con-
sidered it beneath his dignity to show the
slightest courtesy to any of the guests of
the house. Mr.. Coup, as all who knew him
will confirm, was a polished man of the
world, totally careless of money, never com
planning, but accustomed to punctilious
service. He bumped against the majestic
ruler of the register several times and en-
dured his affronts in silence. At last he told
me quietly to secure quarters at another
hotel, which 1 was only too glad to do.
reported that arrangements had been made,
and he went down to settle our account.
What is our bill, Mr.. Kingv he asked
suavely. MY names not King, snapped the
clerk, and proceeded to figure up the
STRANGE he said pensively, but I have
been under the impression all along that
your name was King Well, my name amt
King retorted the clerk, and I don't know
how You got that idea Nor L. said Coup,
unless it was because you act 50 much like
one IN. o. Times-Democrat.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-23
AN ORIENTAL PEACH.
A Z slfnser Of MonEoIian TaHy TIL,
vassaI Was . winner in
e walk.

Her majesty, Tsi An, empress of China,
sat in her palace in the purple Forbidden
City, with her brow resting on her thumb
and her index finger pushed up through her
fringe. Rousing herself presently from her
profound absorption she beckoned to wal
nut-colored person plastered up against the
yellow silk tapestry
"Un. Hung" she said, where is the en-
peror?"
Dash yoCr SYNONYMOUS slave into mil
lion atoms, oh, amethyst flower Of the
CELESTIAL KINGDOM" he responded, lying
fat on his chest before her, abut your slave
wotteth not"
"Wot?" =
mo, most purple of our yellow lilies of
emperor is.
And this to me?''
Most beauteous descendant of all the
gods, your vile slave speaks but the truth.
though ne lies here on his very stomach.
ne Wotteth not where the emperor is"
Slave, dog, canine wretch, scum of the
Yellow river, did / not tell you what to dor
Truly, most divine of all the gentle, pur-
pie peoples Of Picking, and your slave did it
to the queens taste, SO to speak"
AHA, then he is dead?"
crystal sea-
"Why Hest thou, knowing that he is
How the dickens, most marvellous Of
mandarin matrons. do know where he is
I'm no fortune teller"
"Oho, aha," smiled her majesty, AGAIN re-.
lapsing into thought, bring on another."-
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-23

hung on for dear life, and trusting TO-
the passing nature Of the gust. kept her
course. 3S8
But the flaw had cost her sonnet thing.
When the blast pulled BY and all her
runners returned to solid ice, she could
see the point Of the Phoebe's jib-boom
squarely abreast Of her. Nan watched
that jib-boom with an intense. deter
mination that it should gain no more.
And it did not. The wind was ex-
actly at the rate best suited to the
Nancy. ,-3.=
Bust the gusts! Alas! again one
swooped upon the boats, setting the
Nancy at such an angle thatthe wretch
ed George thought she must certainly
upset. Yet Nan held on. But this
time she had to ease. the boat little,
and now she beheld the whole jib Of
the Phoebe right alongside.
Mans tiller arm felt as if it were near
" jerked ont of its socket; her whole
frame ached; her eyes smarted, but
she was nearing the end. If she could
but reach it before another puff caught
her! ~ .a. 49, :.&=.
Already she heard the people cheer
ing like mad as she drove straight for
the goal. Rushing on, she could see
the scattered spectators budding in
close to the flagstaff. Some were in
fear of their lives, not feeling con-
fident in her skill; but Nan aimed we'll.
Shaving the post she dashed by the
wildly shouting crowd, hotly pressed
by the Phoebe, and with the Elk q
close third, and Nan had won for Min
netonka.
With final effort she pushed the
helm over to bring the yacht up into the
wind, and there she lay, so weary that
she could not move, while the gallant
captain of the Phoebe rolled stifly off
his boat to present his congratulations
to the victor.
But George was before him. Snatch
ing Nan in his arms, he cried: NANNY
darling, little sister! What? She's
fainted!"
Mans eyes opened. "No-fainted?
Of course I've not tainted. But I'm
tired. Help me up" And struggling
to her feet she asked: "Did we really
win?''
"You did," said George.
And Lake Pepin was as loud as Min
netonka in cheering her.-Youth's
Companion.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-23

:: SPARROW IN WINTER.

Blithely on the gray rose-tree -. -,
Hear the sparrow cheep in glee! r:
Though no roses bloom and blow ,.-ss A.
On the branch that's trimmed with snow,
He remembers how the roses ,''@.
Gaily glimmered, "'E+ ~
.Shyly shimmered, 81 %-
Who're the snowflake now reposes; :
And he fancies he can see -. Il"
Butterfly and bumblebee. ."4S b.
~Rapture-brimming .-'..
Idly skimming -, ~
Round the roses on the tree. 81
II he can the roses spy
With his fancy's searching eye,
Then the roses for him blow,
Though the way is deep with snow
Though the north wind whines and
whistles,
And the dust of silver whirls
Ger the crisp and shriveled thistles,
Where the cold the leaflet curls.
Only roses bloom for him
On the frail and fragile limb,
And thernest sways to and fro
In the starlit afterglow-
When his lively fancy sees
Rose-fakes tremble in the breeze.
All his dreams prescience gay
OF the coming of the May,
When the blossoms pink and white,
Ger vision of delight. =
Burst to waken
Song from dewy dawn till night
Then he'll sing with joyful zest
To his happy new-found mate,
While they build the Swinging nest
In the rose tree at the gate.
What cares he how winter means, -,
In its disma1est of tones,
When lie sees the roses twinkle,
AS the wind steals from the west,
All the dewy flakes to sprinkle
Round and round the loVe-built nest?
r. K. Munkittrick, in Woman's Home
COMPANION.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-23
the SDanfaFds WouId Have
HaA No TroubIe.

One of the most delightfully."- humorous a.
poets of our late antagonists is their utter
absence of a sense of humor. Some AmerI-
can jester having predicted that when the
Spaniards got through with the war they
would repudiate Christopher Columbus for
having ever discovered America, the Madrid
journals are verifying the prediction by a.
serting with truly Iberian profundIty that
Cristobai Colon has turned out to be the
evil genius of Spain.
1t is evident that If the old mariner had
been content with staying in the Nediter-
ranean and had not gone about botheriux
monarchs to furnish him the means of dis
covering the new world Spain would have
no colonies, and having none she could not
lose them. Its iii taking the treeks off .
H'elander, says the Scotch proverb, and BY
the same logic, if it had NOS been for the
mischievous activity of Columbus Spain
would have been thoroughly guarded against
such disasters as have now befafIen her
But even upon the Spanish method Of
reasoning-that Columbus was at fault and
not the ages Of plumber and cruelty which
have wiped out the Spanish ownership Of
nearly half the world-our Madrid friends
forget that Columbus gave them three cen
turtles of squeezing the colonies that fol-
lowed his discoveries IN South America. and
four in Cuba and Porto Rico. Inasmueh az
Columbus was thrown INTO dIsfavor and
prison while he lived, we should say that
the balance between him and Spain was
still in his favor.-Pittsburgh Dispateh-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-23
HIS CONDITION.
He Was Just Plain Lazy. WJth~va
Any of Your Frills or Or
nameAtS.

"Howdy do, Mr.. Jarlick?" saluted DR..
Slaughter, an Arkansas physician. How is
your health to-day?'
Are you asking as physician or merely
as friend!'. returned Mr.. Jarlick, moss
grown, but shrewd native.
'tAs friend, of course!"
"Wa-all, then, Doc, I'm feelin' kinder
sawter, so. to express it. Amt sick
enough to go to bed, nor we'll enough to
do anything that looks like work. Amt rich
enough to need a vacation, nor poor enough
not to feel like / want one Can't say I've
got spring fever or palpitaton of the heart
for the first amt in season now, an I'm toe
durn big an husky for anybody to believe
the latter. The simple fact of the case is
that I'm truthful enough to own up that I'm
plain lazy, an honest enough to confess it.
That's all in the world is the matter with
me,'-Puck,