Evening journal., 1900-01-02
GEORGE TALKS.
He Tells Of the Folly Of Lying and
About Paw and Nav

Nav she was maxim Ketchup yister-
day Afternoon. so she told me To
watch out the Front part of the House
80 II Ennybuddy come calm to Tell
them She wasen't Home. l Got the
pup and little Albert in the Parler
and was havin a purity Good Time
playin' that he was a Spaniard
and me and the pup the amurical
army when The bell rung.
went out to See who IL was, and
There stood Missis Martin, all Dressed
up Like If She diden't never expect TO
Git anuther chanel TO wair Her Good
close.
rs yor NAV Homer" she says.
mo" I told Her. felt offel City.
Halt to Tell lie.
Where is She?"
I Diden't Have no time 70 Think.
Nav forgot TO Tell me WHARF she had
vent. so Had to say the Furst Thing
Happened along.
"she went fer the Dockter." I says.
My Goodness" she says. whats
rong?"
Poor little albert" / says, Gittin
kinda used To it BY that Time.
What's the matter with Him?" she
asst, loolin purity scared
He Fell in a kittle of Boilin water"
says. They was comm Easy Then
Goodness grashusl" she yelled. 'Is
the Poor Child Hurt Bad2"
"Oh, it's offel," ] says, kinder Groan-
in.
rs your paw Hcre?" she asst.
No" ] Told Her. HE don't no 1t
yit. Poor pawi" was Steddied Down
Then so I could put Them rite over the
plate every Time But Before 1 got a
chanel to Toss emmy more up Her way
she Lit out as Fast as She could Trot,
so 1 went Back and was purtendln I
was goin to Heng little Albert Fer a
Spy, and purity soon neerly all the ma
bers Come Gallopin up on the portch.
peked Between the curtens and Seen
who Was Thare SO I made little AL
bert Duck out the Back way
When I went to the Door Thay all
come in and Begin TO asst il He was
Ded yit
Every little while I would Hear nav
Fattlin things out in the kitchen, and
Mrs. James Had pitcher OF molasses
Becoz she Sed That was Good fer
Burns and Everybuddy else Had sum-
thin what would Heel the poor child
They wanted to go up Stares But 1
told them the Docltter and NAV was
UP thare, and the DooSter sed nobud-
dy Dissent come up, and They mus
sent BE no noise.
They was all whisperin away Like
people in church while the minister IS
prayin, and It was the saddest Site I
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 Sleaves Rolled up and
Her Fails was all Red and She was
Swettin and Had a Streak of Tometo
acrost Her Brow.
Before She could say ennythrS Six
wimmen Had Thare arms around Her
neck and Was Weepin and penin Her
the Best Thing 20 DO. Aster which
NAV formed Flyin Wedge AMI Got
Loose and asst What was rong
Poor woman" says misses Carson,
shes lost Her reeson."
All got to Say IS NAV Looked pur-
~ mulch that way
I Dunno Jist what Happened Then I
snuck out the Front Door and was
Wcnderin whether I Better Go out
west and BE a indian skout or Stay
Home and Tri TO stand the Dlsgrais
when looked Down the Streat and
Seen paw Comm Like a poleesman
Citing away from the Seen Of Trub-
bic.
George" 1 says to miself. "you are
now standin Fails 20 Fats with your
finish"
BY that time paw was Fallin up the
Steps. so I thot would Fix it up with
Him and says;
Never mind, Paw. It's all rite Thay
amt no Harm Done"
Il told that Fool Of q Wumman not
TO munky with Her old Ketchup when
] started, paw painted. WHARF is He
-whares poor little Alberto"
Jist about Then little Albert and the
pup come a hoopin Around the Cor
ner, and NAV and the nabers Come
out of the House They was all look
in at NAV Like II They suspishened
Her putry Bad, and misses Marten
Says to paw:
I'm offel Sorry I telefoned and Give
YOU Sich a skare. Mr.. Monett, But ]
was tryin to Be Kind"
Then thay went away and nav She
Begin TO weap.
After a while when paw r und oui
what Happened He was So mad He
went out in the kitchen where NAV
Had a lsittie Full Of Stun what was all
Bollin over on the stove AMI He was
a-goin TO Throw a out the window on.
~ when lie Took Hold OF Il the Han.
1le was neerly Red Hot and He Lei
90 and spilled the Hole Thing ant
Some OF the Tomato Stuck to Him and
he jumped up and Gown and yelled
like Dawg under a wagon wheel and
Licked his Fingers and Sed If NAV
wasent married 10 a man with 6
Christian Spirit some turrable tradegl
Void OF Happened IN our Family Loni
ago.
After He got BizEy with me l made
up my mind about one Thing. Nobud
dy never incident Tell me what Sa,
Thing It IS to be n orfun.-Georgie II
Chicago Times-Efcrald.
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