Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-07-04

Bowen?"
How in thunder did that git out .
| told Zeb that I'd keep quiet, and Zeb
promised me the same"
| oh, some one must have seen you
and Zeb in Chicago. AT any rate, it is
all over town
What's all over town?
Why, how you and ZeD got twisted
up in Chicago one night"
Jest as | expected. When yer goes
| ter shown eny one round, sum durI
| galoot has ter see yer an cum home
an give the hull durn snap away
! Il don't know who started the story,
but you two old lads are apt to have a
little trouble explaining to your wives
when they get to hear of it. as they
surely will"
WAL hope Helen don't git ter
hear NV it."
| THAT puts me in mind. She was in
here and asked me If had heard any
thing of the awful story that's being
circulated about Ole Zeb Bowen"
Gee whizzalem, The Jig is up now
fer sure. What did yer tell her?''
Il said that l guessed some of the
boys were trying to work off joke on
| Zeb''
Bully fer you. Say, if yer'll help us
out OF this, I'll tell yer bout the hull
gosh durn bizness."
Il guess we can square it up some
way. We will have to say it's all a
joke. So go ahead and tell me about
your fun"
WAL, yer see me an Zeb both took
in load NV hogs, an after we had 'em
sold Zeb said: Bill, let's take in the
| town. So | said, all right we'll go
an git my nephew, cause he knows
where ter take us, and when ter bring
| us back"
When to bring you back?"
Yes; there's times, Mr.. Editor, when
feller needs ter be brung back. cause
| sum ov us amt got the faculty NV
| knowing jest exactly what our capa-
city is, an Zeb's one NV them kind
so Zeb needs guardian, does he,
when he goes out?"
WAL. sorter. an | had ter smile
that mite when l got ter thinkin' bout
Zeb singiT at the REVEALS last winter,
oh, Where Is My Wandering Boy Ter
Mite an wondered what the boy
would sing If he could have took a
peep at the ole man. I've seen natural
born fools, an most every other kind
NV fools that ever cum erlOng the
path. but Zeb kin have the title ter the
hull gosh durn bizneSs, after that mite"
What did he do that was so fool
ish?"
''I'lI tell yer sum NV the things that
he done. We went an got my nephew
an started out ter look the property
over"
What property do you mean"
"Oh, sum NV the beer they makes
there. Waal, Zeb don't touch nuthin'
ter drink at home, but my sakes alive.
how he sizzled fer it that mite. An
when my nephew cautioned him not
ter take too much he said: Sonny
don't yer go ter wUrryin' bout me an
yer Uncle Bill We may be from the
country, but we kin take keer NV our
selves. All yer need ter do is ter show
us round. Well take keer NV the rest
NV it. SO my nephew give me the
wink AM knew Zeb was in fer it good
an plenty"
"You whooped it up for Zeb then, did
you?"
Didn't we? WAL, now, il Zeb didn't
see things, long as he could see, it's all
right First we walked round ter a
place what was all fixed up with lOokin'
glasses, an envy TELLER RS Rim git out Nv
there without a pilot is Il dandy. Zeb
got shine on lookin' at himself, an
when he went ter Tend himself a dollar,
| tho't I'd have fit"
LEND himself a dollar. What do
you mean by that"
Yer see, Zeb was in high ole glee,
an NV course every time he'd turn
round he'd see himself, an my nephew
said: Zeb, there's a Teller as looks
like yer. Why don't yer salute. An
Zeb eli with his hat an said. Howdy
do. oIe friend an then my nephew
changed his voice an said, 'Zeb, lend
me d dollar till mornin';;' an Zeb said.
sure thing. ole pard; were out fer
time" So he took dollar out NV his
pocket am walked right up agin' HIM
self at the lookin glass. An gee whizz'
Zeb was ehasin' all round the place.
trying ter catch the feller that looked
like, him. ter lend him the dollar"
"He must have felt cheap when he
saw the Joke
WAL. be never has seen the joke
yit, Cause things got purity real ter
him that night. But it's generally the
way when Yer go to show a Teller the
elephant He wants ter crawl into his
trunk
Yes. some fellows never cam see
enough when they go out sight see
ing"
"Zeb did. Why. he's so durn pious
| now that you couldn't git him ter look
at a show pictur'."
Where did you go after you came
out of the Crystal Palace
We next went inter place up
stairs. where we was all given chairs
| bat Zeb. so he set down on beer keg
an said as he did So Gentlemen. this
stun has got ter be set down on. an
| say, yer ought ter have seen him git up
agin' They had IL fixed so they could
| squirt water from the inside NV it. an
Zeb loked as though he'd bin half bap-
\ tised."
Yes. have heard about that place
! before. Uncle Bill"
/ WAL. IL yer want ter git Zeh ter
| battin his ewes jest ask him IL he's BIN
settin down on the liquor trafiiick late
! ". cause he certainly did all il was