The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-21
DORIE IS A.hUNTING.
Before He Leaves for Wilds of sus-
quehanna County He Brings Ap.
piles to His Newspaper Friends
and Writes Few Lines.

Torrance Buckley Burdette the
Greenfield man of original sayings, Is
a-hun,ing this week. He's somewhere
in the wlds or s;usquehanna writing
the last chapter of the lives of quail
and nheaspnts with his trusty rifle.
Before "Dorie" left on his killing eX-
pcdition hC called M The Tribune office
and left some apples ror his ncwspap-
e. friend. He also left Il huriiedly
written cpistle which says:
Greenfield, Nov. IL. 1901.
We had a grand time at our house
last night. The receipts were 10 5-lOo
dollars. The old lady was uyicr than
sin this morning. The rest of the fam
ily are feeling quite tired This So
ciety life is KILN but the churches
have got to get along and we must
have chicken ana duck suppers.
| happened to get an evenin' paper
the other day. There was Il lie in it
about me for wasn't in Carbondale
Sunday night ! was 10 home with
my dear little family. Eut my anger
has cooled. The good book says: Let
rot the sun go down ON your wrath.
Some people get into their dotage be-
fore their time. So will not harm
the man who wrote about me. Don't
do it again, please, If you'll take :;
Greenfield mans advice.
I worked yesterday: ] do this some
times, but may he you wouldn't think
it. l was on the job Of moving Rus
sells barn. It's an old building ana
has stood where 1t was started IRON!
ever since l can remember. This is one
| Of the things municipal water has done
moving this barn away.
There's fine talent displayed foH this
kind of moving business by my
| friends George Williams aud William
Fisher. who arc old veterans at TIL"
| business. besides bein' veteran soldiers,
They were assisted yesterday by II man
named E:nck, l think; II stranger Ia
me: but he was nor green nj TIL" moN-
! ing business
! | started home at II O'Clock, went as
| far as Neiehbor Clunc's. stopped and
warmed up; met Cousin q. l.. Buidick
He came down from the upper end OF
SuSuuehanna county with some pot"-
toes they have good things up Whlt"
ney's way once in a while. III lheN
can't get them they borrow them from
us Greenfield folks. Speakin' of Dor
| roWm' reminds III" of Il woman Wh'
used to borrow napkins to find out II
her ncshbors had amy or, il they useu
! the corner Of the table clolh as she al
i ways did. She used to borrow thell
clock To save lime ana their naflol
lamps ana such light things. once hc'
mans blackboard broke down ana Sh'
borrowed their dog: she thought his
! tail was a-WhgSln.
! Cousin Bndick wanted me To come
back Carbondale way to help nm sci
; his produce and get some coal. That
what Il man has To do. produc" Dei"f'
| he gets his coal.
| of course | had to come with nm
as he is one of the biggest hearted
! Turuetts there is. My cousin mere
might have had something to q" VIII
| the old la,ly'S temper this morning. lie
went 10 Scranton. scranton is Il grea'
place now. They tell mo watkins
rood there now, and that shoe members
we're never happier. There's a loss o
soles that would queer Il camp meeliA
preacher. They tell me there's an aW'
fuI fuss oyer some man who's charg
ing Sky high for the water they TAKE
from him. \ man bigger than m'
might make Inc take water, but Ill b'
darned if he'd rub it in by maxim mt
nav for IT, Nothing amt anything I'M
iii YOU make something Of 1T, and th'
best thing Scranton can do Is To u'
something. They ought L" cabbas'
tho whole Shootin' water works an'
send that man out to the big descr
where the Lord punishes stinGy mel
by driving up I'LL the water.
Well, | come To town lh's n!ufll'ils
and found The team and Cousin liilr
dick right side up with care; use NJ
hooks: everything lovely.
The office is empty. except IN" oi'!c
boy, and I'm getting lonesome. mus
close and start north. Yours 10
lpnmp turkeys. d. Il. Hurdelle'