Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-20

HE WAS FRESH"
A Young Freak From the City Taken
Down By Granger.
Tri d 10 Show OH Before His Girl and Was
SqucIchcd Beyond Repair.

Some people are bonn with knowl-
edge, some acquire it. while others
have knowledge thrust upon them
There is one voting man. evidently Of
the latter class. who has been visiting
in tie city for the past week or SO.
who acquired more knowledge in u few
lcSian does in his sophomore year This
Young man is entry clerk in Boston
hank. that is. Ec opens and shuts the
door when the directors go in ard out
Th" young man in question is one of
those awfully nice boys whose knoWl-
edcc If the world was somewhat linn
tied, hut his bump of gall was well de
Ncl"rcd. sort of il fungus growth. He
had the idea that he was the whole
"hrunomctcr. second band ana Ill. and
n" only man Who could carry his ward
1T the spring election. He was one Of
those pintcv checked boys with 4 COM
rlax.on that goes and comes that is.
goes when Re goes and comes when he
comic.
lie met one Of AuEusta's fair young
Ladies' in Eostun last winter and ac-
ccpt"d her invitation tn visit her ut her
ruial hrmc wa: Down East. 1t was
his first visit to Maine and he was
rather disappointed at not finding wild
animals without binders on the street.
but he was willing to put up with
some little Inconvenience for the sake
az being near his I;oxana.
The prospective f1thc"-in-llw WAS
not carried away with the freak when
he saw HIM in fact was at q loss what
tc DO with him. He was too green to
burn ana too fresh to feed out to the
stock. 50 he had to sit idly ~ and
watch the contents Of his Kerosene oil
can grow beautifully less AMI the light
from hc front p&rlor window shine out
at midnight like Il beacon light on the
coast.
The young man was beginning Ia
wear his welcome 4 little threadbarc
at the elbows and in spots. and the old
| gentleman was becoming a little merry
| Gus over the thoughts that this young
scion Of q noble house might remain
| on his premises long enough to gain a
| residence and have to he helped ~ the
| town. when he announced his intCn-
tions Of departing the following week
| Tie old man retired to the wood shed
to prepare a speech on speeding the
| departing guest and To see that no oh
s:aclc was placed in the way Of his
| departure.
| The young man came around on Tho
| SUNDAY before his departure with Z
| swell turnout to take the lady out for 4
| farewell spin over the hills of old New
| Engllnd The young man amused him
| self by making fun of everybody that
| he met when they came across ar
| h"ncst old Granger who was breaking
the sabbath by making some rnucf
needed repairs on his moving machine
| Smarty saw his golden opportunity oi
thought he did to have little goot
naturcd fun ut the Changers expense
81 he said:
Say. you. is that your automobile:
Tho ancient tillcr of the soil Slowi,
raised his head and took good lo"i
at the young man and said with q pc
culiar nasal tWang:
mo. sonny; this is not my autoin"
bile: il is my ought to-moW-g grass, bu
if don't. worth a dam.
The sweet girl smiled. while smart.
drove on, fully determined that tht
next time he felt like getting gay will
n pumpkin raiser he would pick GU
one who was deaf and dumb and ha'
TO write On Il slate.