Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-25
PAW GOES DRIVING.
AND GEORGE TELLS OF THE FAM
ILY'S PLEASANT AFTERNOON.

Things Would Probably Have Beer
Very Different il the Worthy OLD
Gentleman Hadn't Tried Hypnotisn
Ga a Nonhypaosic Subject.
Bein it was Nice Day Sundy paw
says to NAV:
How would you and the Boys like
to Go fer Buggy Ride?"
1T would be kind of nice" nav
says. But I'm afrade We mite git run
away with"
I'D Like to see the Fiery Steed
what tride to run away if 1 Had Holt
Of the Lines" paw told Her. That's
WHARF it comes in Handy fer a person
to Be boy on the farm wunst. Thay
Lurn to handle emmy kind of Horse.
l yoost to Be the best horsmun thay
was in six Counties. All got to Do
is Look them in the eye and thay ne l
am thare Master. They are Sumthin
in my Look what makes them no thay
are in the power Of Suppeerior Be-
in"
So nav told Him all Rite. and paw
went and Got the Horse and Buggy at
the LIVERY. / wonder what makes
them Call it the LIVERY? Mebby
Sumbuddy what had the Liver trouble
SO Bad he couldn't do nothin else was
the first one what Kept a LIVERY
Stable.
1t was a sad Looken Horse. mebby
Becoz it was norfen or Sumthin, and
they had q Bangle around one of its
Hind Laigs. Before we Got in the Bug
gy paw went and rinkled his forrid and
Looked in its Eyes quite awhile and
says:
Now this Beast is in mi power. l
Bet you if would want it to it would
foller NE around Like lam"
We Got Long purity well fer
awhile, only the Horse kept Gittin its
tale acrost the Lines all the time. and
kind of Hump itself up and Hold on
Hard Like when you are Kerryin a
packidge under your arm and it Begins
to Slip Down.
At Last we was out in the country
and the Rode wasn't mulch Like a
parler fore. Every little while one of
the Wheels would Hit Sumthin or Else
not have Ennything to Run on. and
nav was Holden tite to little Albert
and Screenin every little while and
asten paw to please turn Back and the
Horse kept on Gittin its tale acrost the
Line and ! seen that paw was Begin
min to feel Like if He Diden't Have as
menny trends as He needed in his Biz
ness, But Diden't say nothin.
'Oh, paw. please STOP" nav Holler-
ed when one wheel Dropped into Sum-
thin what wasn't thare. Let the Boys
and me Git out and Walk"
Say" paw says, 81 wisht you
woulden't make the hole family Rec
dickulus. You can't Help Bein that
way yourself I spose. But they amt
emmy yoos"-
Jist about that time the Horse
Switched its tale Over agin. and paw
took the whip and Give Him Cut,
and jurked with all His mite, and the
Horse jumped and kicked six or seven
Different Direckshens at wunst. and
one Line Broke and NAV Hollered
Help, and | seen thay was sumthin
Disgreea Bull Goin!to Be Coin on thare
in jist about a mint. So / says to
paw:
Look Him in the eye! Look Him in
the eye"'
But paw was too Bizzy doin other
Things. and about the next l new thay
was three men Come Runin acrost the
field and nav and Little Albert was
settin on the Bank. and the Horse was
Eaten Grass By the Side of the Rode,
and l was kind of mixed up with the
wheals and Things Down in the Ditch.
The Rest of the Buggy and paw was
Little ways further up. the Rode. We
new paw was thare Becoz we
coulden't see Him emmy place else. So
when l crep out and NAV and Little
Albert Got up and found out thay was
all Rite the men went and Lifted the
Lid off of paw and thare Him and the
pupp was Waiten to Find out whether
1t was time to Git up for Breckfust OF
IL Sunthin Rely Happened.
Paw" / sed when he Rose and !
Brushed Himself off Like the Boys Do |
when they steal second, 81 no what's |
the matter"
"What?" he asst kind of trimbly.
''You looked the Horse in the Rong |
sye.' l says.
Then thay piled all what was worth
saven of the Buggie in tents corner
and me and nav and little Albert |
walked to the neerest street car. Paw
and the pupp led the Horse Back
Home, and it follered like Lam. So /
hot paw must of Give him the rite
ook after all, only when we get Back
Binder an Batt.-Georgie in Chicago