The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-08-17
Equal to the Emergency.

luuy AlV0IuOoui 80 buG IOlu mS ~
watch out the Front part of the house
so if Ennybuddy come calm to Tell
them she waseut home. | Got the
pupp and little Albertin the parler and
was Haydn purity Good Time playin
little Alburt was a SpaniArd and me
and the pupp the americun army when
The bell rung.
81 went out to see who it was, and |
There stood Missis Martin, all Dressed |
up Like if She dident never expect to
Git anuther chanel to wair Her Good
close.
"Is your NAV Homer" She says
''No," told Her. felt offel City
/ Halt to tell lie.
"Where is She?"
l diden't Have no time to Think.
Nav forgot to Tell me where she had
went, so 1 Had to Say the Furst Thing
Happened along.
She went fer the Dockter, l says.
My Goodness she says, "what's
rong?"
Poor little albert" I says, Gittin
kinda used TO it BY that Time.
whats the matter with him?" she
asst lookin purity scared.
He fell in a kittle of Bollin water,
1 says. They was comm Easy Then.
Goodness grashusl" she yelled. els
the Poor child hurt bad?"
ooh, it's oflel, says, kinda groan-
in.
as your paw Here?" she asst.
No." / told her, "He Don't no it
yit. Poor pawr was Steddied down
then so l could put Them rite over the
plate every time, But Before | got a
chanst to Toss emmy more up her way
She lit out as Fast as She could Trot,
80 went back and was purtendin l
was going to Hang little Albert Fer
Spy, and purity soon oil the nabers
Come Gallopin up on the portch. /
picked between the curtens and Seen
who Was there So l made little Albert
Duck out the Back Way.
When | went to the Door Thay all
come in and Begin to asst il He was
Ded yit.
Every little while I would hear nav
Rattlin things out in the kitchen, and
Mrs. James Had pitcher of molases
Becoz she Sed That was good fer
Burns and Everybody else Had Sum-
thin what would Heel the poor child
They wanted to go up Stares, But 1
told Them the Dockter and nav was
up thare and the Dockter sed nobuddy
Dissent come up, and Thay musscn't
be no NOISE.
They was all whisperin away Like
people in church while the minister is
prayin, and it was the Saddest site ]
ever seen.
Purity soon SumbuddY got to Sneez.
in, and NAV herd Her, so She cum in
From the kitchen to see who was thare
NAV had Her Sleeves Rolled up anG
Her Fails was all Red and She was
Swettin and had O Streek of Tomato
acrost Her brow.
Before She could say ennything 81,
wimmen Had THAR arms around Hell
neck and Was Weepin and tellin Hel
the Best Thing to do. After while
NAV formed a hyin Wedge and Go
Loose and asst What was rong.
Poor woman" says misses Carson
"She's Lost Her reason"
All got to Say is nav Looked purity
much that way.
dunno Jist what Happened Then
/ sunk out the Front Door and wal
Wonderin whether | Better Go GU
west and be an indian skout or Stay
Home and Tri to Stand the Disgraii
when I looked Down the Street ant
Seen paw Comm Like poleesman Git
tin away from the Seen of Trouble.
Georgia" / says to miself, "yor
are now Standin Fails to Fails with your
finish"
By that time paw was Fallin up tn,
Steps, so I thot | would fix it up will
Him and says:
"Never mind, Paw. It's all rite
! Thay amt no Harm Done"
81 Told that Fool of Wumman no
to munky with Her old Ketchup whel
1 started" paw painted. "Where il
He whare's poor little Albert?"
Just about Then little Albert and tn,
pupp come hoopin Around the Cor
ner, and NAV and the naburs come on
of the House. They was all lookin a
NAV Like if They Suspishened He
purity bad, and misses Marten Says t,
paw;
I'm offel Sorry / telefoned ant
Give you Sich skare, Mister Moffett
But I was tryin to Be kind"
Then they went away and nav Sh
begin to weap.
After while when paw found on
what Happened He was So mad H
went out in The kitchen WHARF NAV
Had a kittle Full of Stuff what was al
Boilin oyer on the Stove and He wa
a-goin to throw it out the window onl,
when he Took Hold of it the Handl
was neerly red Hot and He Let go AM
spilled the Hole Thing and Some o
the Tomato Stuck to Him and Fl
jumped up and down and yelled like