The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-11-24

Georgie's CAB
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AIler me ana paw ana tue Iupp ihd
Lived on paws Cooken Four days paw
says:
"Well, aiu't agoln to Put up With
This Outrage emmy Longer. Bin mp
aginst some Cold propposlshens in my
Time and was Run over BY a Skorch-
er Wunst But this here Thing of Bein
left to Starve by a Hairless Womun
while She's away eaten Fritters aud
frosted Cake three times Day Is a
Little Bit the Worst Thing that ever
happened tc me and It amt dolD my
slstum a Bit Of Good"
1t tutcheJ my Hart to Look at paw.
He had a sad countenunce and about
AZ Greece Spots on his Bizness SCOT
The pupp was the only one what Seem
ed to Git along all rite on Paws cook
en-, Becoz he wasent brot up to be per-
ticker about his Vlttles and got most
Of the STUFF paw cooked fer Me and
himself.
So paw Sed we was gon to Go and
Git nav and Little Albert and the next
Day we went on the Three o'clock trane.
We got the Rawsons to keep the pupp
till we Got Back, and when we come
out of the Deepo after paw Bot His
ticket the pupp was thare Lookin up In
paws face and Waggen His tale Like
II the Joke was on somebuddy else.
Blaine that Dawg," paw says, ''if
Had Club thay would Be a mock out
rite here in One Round, and It wouldn't
be no Chance blow neither"
But the trane come along in about a
mint and paw GRABBED the pupp when
the Conduckter was Looken the other
way and we got in. The pupp lade
Down under the Seat and Kep purity
quiet till 1t was Time to Git out the
Ticket After the conduckter punched
paws and putt Little red card in his
hat He held out his hand and Says;
"Whare's the Boy'sT
what do you mean?" paw asst.
"Ain't that your Boy?" the man says.
yes" paw told Him, "but he's Too
young to pay"
"That Don't go on this Road" the
COnduckter Says. Hell Be Shawn
Twict a week In year or So. Come
on now, amt got no Time to Listen
to no Stories about Dates In the Fam
lily Bible"
IL guess you must Be a new man
Here" paw Says. "You Don't no the
general manager of This Company is
my uncle, Do you? What's your
nameY
The Conduckter Looked kind Of sted-
dy at paw fer a minute and then sed:
"All rite"
SO he went on punchin the Tickets,
and after he was up at the other End
of the Car paw Says:
"They amt nothln Like Havln' nurve
and Keepin' your Wits about you. |
Hope you'll take after me and always
no Enuff to keep Cool and Camm When
you git in Tlte places. | wouldn't OF
Done a Thing Like That only this Rode
run over Cow for Uncle Henry Wunst
and Wouldn't pay nothin."
Purity soon the Conduckter Came
Back and Leaned against the Seat in
front of us, and Says to paw:
$50 the General manager is one of
your family, is He? When was you
in to See the Old gentleman LastT
about a week ago." paw Says.
TITS a pity about His health, Amt
it?"
"Yes. Couldn't Help notusen He
was fallen purity Fast | Told him he
was Foolish to work SO hard. He OF
to take a Rest"
81 spose you didn't asst him fer pass
Becoz you Felt so Sorry fer Him." the
Conduckter Says.
"Oh, no. paw anserd, II Didn't no
was Coin then and amt Had no time
to Tend to it Since"
"Look here" the Conduckter Says,
purity mad, "the General managers
Been in Yoorup fer Six months, and If
He had emmy Reelashens like you l
don't Spose He'd Ever Come Back to
try to live it Down. Now l want
Ticket fer that Boy"
Then the pupp Seen thay was Sum-
thing rong Coin on So he Crawled out
From under the Seat and Begin to
Bark.
"Where's the Rest of the Fambly,"
the Conduckter asst. "You amt got a
cote or q caff or a goose or ennything
Like that with you, Besides the Boy
and the Dawg, Have you"
Don't git funny" paw says, Givln
the pupp a kick that made everybud-
dy in the car take an interest. One
man jist Behind us Hollered:
II CESS you made mistake. You
wanted to Git ON the Cattle Trane,
Didn't your and anuther one on the
other side says to the Conduckter:
"You Better Serch Him. Mebbe he
Has Rabbit or Two Consealed about
his purson."
Then paw Stood up and Shook his
fist at Them and Hollered:
"You Fellers OF to Git Job With
Some Sho. Them Jokes is SO Brite
the publick would go Crazy over
Them"
Everybuddy in the Car Laft, But me
and paw Couldn't tell whether 1t was
at the other fellers or us.
So paw settled fer me and we Took
the pupp and went in the Smoker Car
and the next Stashen was WHARF we
Got off.
When me and paw and the Pupp was |
standen on the platform All alone and
the frame had went on | says:
"Paw, Did you Haft to lurn to keep |
cool and camm in tite places or did II
list come natcherel to Your
Paw he set His satchel Down kind
of slow and put his Hand on mi He'd
and says:
George, Sum day you are agoln to
gro up and Be man if your life is
SPARED and mebby you mite have Chill