The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-11-22

quested him to get into the rake seat.
"Ill drive the preliminary vehicle y
explained Bob, with serene chuckle
at the fun of his oratory, land you will
watch the effect of the akc--if the
friction of the wheels generate air
over yonder stretch of meadow. By
the way, is one ofyour hands around!'
"They've gone to town." replied
Jabez glumly.
He had a vague consciousness that
the stranger was charlatan, for he
could not for the life of him see what
possible use the clumsy combination
of wheels and hose could be.
"Ah, there's a young lady! Your
daug liter, Mr.. Smith, presume?' said
Bob, raising his hat politely. There
must be more weight on the seat of the
front vehicle. Ifyou'Il let her take
her seat beside me IN the interests of
science, Mr.. Smith,"
He almost lost his dignified gravity
as he saw the suspicious look on the
old farmers face.
The last words, "in the interest Of
SCIENCE however, decided Mr.. Smith.
"Jump in, Alice!" he said desper-
ately.
The stranger whipped up the horse.
Old Jabez, in the rake seat behind,
clung on wildly as the horse was driven
briskly. He almost fell forward as
there was break caused by the rope
parting. Bob had deity cut it with
knife.
"Hold OH! Hold on!'' cried old
Jabez as the new motor power vehicle
dashed forward.
He stared biankly as it traversed the
field, made sharp turn to the road
and, gracefully rounding curve in
the highway, disappeared from view.
What did it mean? The boys had
taken the horses to town, and he could
not start in pursuit, but he grew white
as he disccrned fact:
He had been trickeG!
He had cooled down considerably
when, at nightfall, carriage drew up
before the gate.
He looked grimly up from beneath
his shaggy eyebrows as Leslie Austin
and pretty, blushing Alice came for
ward
Bob, following them, was the first
to speak.
The new motor power took up a
new passenger down the road, Farmer
Smith" he said slyly. "You wanted
to make mankind happy, neighbor.
You've done it"
Jabtz made feint to declare hos
tilities then and there against the con-
spirators, but he sank back disarmed,
in his chair as the gentle voice of his
wife said pleadingly:
"Forgive them, father. They are so
happy!"
And Farmer Smith had not the
heart TO say nay.
HAD FUN WITHTHEPA KSON.
a clerical friend of mine told me
capital story of a Yale man who was
the stroke oar of his crew and the chief
athlete on the football field.
He entered the ministry and spent
years in missionary labor in the far
West. Walking one day through Il
frontier town, a cowboy stepped up to
him and said:
"Parson, you don't have enough fun.
Take drink"
The minister declined.
"Well," he said, "parson, you must
have some fun. Here's a faro layout.
Take hand in the game
The minister declined.
"Parson,' said the cowboy, "you
will die if you don't have some fun"
And he knocked the parsons hat off
his head and hit him a whack on the
| ear.
The old athletes spirit ros the
science which had been learned in tie
college gymnasium and forgotten for
a quarter of Il century was aroused;
blow landed on the jaw of that cowboy
that sent him sprawlng in the street.
The parson walked over him as if
he had been door mat, picked him up
and busted the side Of the house with
him and then mopped up the sidewalk
with his form.
I AS the ambulance was carrying the
cowboy off he raised his head and
feebly said
"Parson, what did you fool me for?
lou are chock full o fun"
Did you ever save a dollar!' asked
the citiz n severely.
"Never," answered Meandering
Mike
did you ever do a days work?'
"Never'
"Why not?"
Mister, you're an intelligent man,
an you can see dat desc discussions
between capital an labor is bound to
continue. What I'm Amin ct is TO
keep me mind perfectly free from
prejudice on either side SOS to be right
in line when they wants someone to do
a good job Of arbitratin'."
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