The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-17


knSckkneed. crOss-eyed man To turn hl.
feller critters from the broad road os d.
struction. If the heart IS without guile
the face is nuthin' 10 US"
Il like to hear you say that" said IN.
old deceiver as he tried 70 smile clear
around to the back of his neck 81 alur
purity, and l don't look in e-ceut, but my
heart knOweth no more wiCkedness thai.
that o: a babe. II is positively amaza
how green and guileless I am"
THE inercent and contiGin' man may
lose a leetle on the first few hands ont. -"
said l. but he SiUerslly scoops in the p0.
in due time. As a pilgrim travelin' threw
this vale and giyln' good advice ard
speakin WORDS Of consolation. femme
hope that the wiCkedness Of men will not
prevail ag'in you"
The old reprobdte sought to look sof.
and gentle and silly. and bimcby he seem
ed to notice the dog under the wagiu fur
the fust time. and ne bIandly asked.
May I take it that that is a Missouri.
rabbit tied to a wheel Of your vehicle
''Ycu may" SAID / but don't You go
and bet on it. That's my fghtin' dog
When I meet up with wicked ami vain
glorious man who can't he moved by lr-
gyment | git up a doghBht and humble
his speerits by rem0vin' his wealth"
I'm not vaingIOriOus. and I'm ready
TO listen TO arguments, but AT thu sIma
time / do love to see a struggle between
two dogs. Bein' as you are benevolent
pilgrim and bein' as Pm a gUiiel-ss citizen
Of Cold Chuck. could not We arrange fur
Il leetle scrapZ''
IF IFS fur the gineral benefit OF man
kind" said !.
''It is" said he. "And that the orphans
and the heather may profit by IL hnan-
cially III bet 50 on my dog"
He went away and returned with his cg-
nine, and when ] had looked the animal
over | blirheiy covered his stake. and the
eminent citizens Of Cold Chuck assembled
to behold the contest. Many Of them eZ-
pressed sorrow that | had been rODed in
by the guileless old reprObIte, but I
squeezed their hands with the grip Of a
trustin' man and replied:
He who walketh agin a mighty wind
with a lighted candle in his hand shall b.
blown out"
The scrap lasted only five nlnits Then
the guilelcss man Of cattle and poker pc
knOwledged that his dog was licked and
took him away into mourning and So
clusion. In an hour, however. he returned
10 say:
Integrity is a shinin' jewel on a hill
top. and some Of US In strivin' 10 gather
it in slip up and slide down"
That's true" said /, an mebbe you
want another chance At the jewely'
That's what I've come Eur. / motto.
the letters e. r. on your boss b.anks
= in 1 f.. 10 f.rr ID
RaPidity2'"
you kin, and You will be krect. Make
no mistake, however It's Great Rap.iiy.
Of eatin' up his oats which them letter
stand fur. As the servant Of "a hImDt.
pilgrim the boss is slow and diguiled o.
gait. Hast thou also d slow and d.gH!a,l
equine"
Yea, hey." said he. with a baimy
grin.
And wouldst match him ag'ln mine f.r
rapidity Of gait owners 70 ride?'
Yea, even fur rapidity Of sai,."
Then we put Up 80 apiece and invited
the eminent citizens OF Cold ClI.E Ia
reassemhle. The ROSS Of the gui'~'e-s ma
sized well, and ag'in the citizens con.
10 ne with words Of dependency 0u tEe.r
lips and the statement that 30 was COLI
deal In which ! would git left 10 CON.
fort them and myself, while ~ the saIa.
time ! was preparin' my old boss TOT me
contest before him, replied.
The wind b'oweth whar she ls'e'.
and who kin tell low she VIII blow
eth?"
And also:
"An honest conscience is good fur three
Lengths on a race track"
Al1 aR'in.
He who plotteth the downfall ~ D..
felIcr-raan the same shall D. maze .
wonder If house fen upon him
And then We vas ready fur the rl'3.
was stralghtaway fur half q mile.
although The balmy Old TcDroDate j'.F-f
me out Of two lengths AZ the cart i''
served my serenity Of countenauc- ana p. b
faith In Integrity and beat him D. f'.
Great was the rejoicin' among the '''
pent citizens % Cold Chuck at i"r ''.
cluslon but 7 maintained nv p.a'1..F ..
coUntlnance and showed fifty more punk
down into my pocket. J Wa rra-F '' -.
sue my way toward the town ~ h.-..
{ Twice Hard-UD-As. in When me Do
r.rrobste appeared fur the miro tmr' ana
said. .,, o,.-
This performance - hpi '.- -.
You've waUoped my DOG and oTai 10Y ''''''
MT tn tackle you fur another ny
would nave him UNDER . 49,. -, =.
humble and weary pilgrim O''-''- -"
.fpr I knew not how 20 a.iaF, ". 90" =
be ba8 reyiled ne / k-sef-4 H's MON,
"a toyed and dallisd WIFE nm aH1 p--
80 "a s1eaU He stlI slept ana 'hs 7-i.'-
!liin 70 49, - siskir. 90 biz yiftuols cogca
mei sun 90 chuck brass band ~Is
ana t"e s,,,-rf C-olUmb.a." 90 ! 1riy away
pay pay'h me rardsers ana o. ar.y i is5 ne
~ad OF rre@nDa1e.ks J" ny ''''' .-
claimIrn an virtue VINO barn '1.rE-.'5'
" ~ ~ ~ -l..-.fy2 W.a' u-a .a'a a
VIZ ri@ 70 prevail over mes ... chad.
Ana 800, fell upon ms race a.-s a'L
det. dgx and a beautiful srr-a-s. ~
hgh-Ii, 49, over me and cIasIeI re II
a. tender arms