The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-06-03
"TeHr."

clean shirt. Zeke is out setting the
spanker sails on Billy's topmast, and
soon I'll be running before the breeze
under full press of canvass. D.
velopments on such cussed shirt
double breasted button holes on both
sides of the waist-collar aud cuff
and not blessed button on the
whole darned EQUITY lark" Hs
Zekel Comm pap" Hurry up,
ten, and help close the throttle valve
of this blasted shirt, Got any safety
pins
Pap where in the dickens did you
get that shirt ?" Come in the Chron.
icle, l expect the editor sent it.
That's Lloyd Trippet,'s shirt, and
'spect il is about as likely il come in
night as in the Chronicle. / amt got
no pirs, and tell you it takes 'bou,
thirty cents worth of pinchtack jew
elery to fasten one of them things ON
fellel-You can't wear it,.
Yes, Zeke, | can. | must, / will.
il have to peel every leatherbark
sprout from Ed. Gainer's Ia George
Monr''e's to get straps to belt her on
l have some fshin' hooks and we
can hook her together, See That's
tie very thing and it fits bout MS
we'll as Unkle Lige fits the Ministry.
It's alright Zeke, where is Billy
Right AT the door sp"ilin' fr a
canier-glad you didn't let me fool
h'm away-wouldn't swop him nuw
for any circuit Unkle Lige ever rode.
Bully Zekel Isn't he a beauty +?
Say, say, lead him up, lend, lend
your wings, | mounted fly" 1t sends
a thrill ofj'y to the very spine of my
backb me. Ye gods, up in the Hima-
Iaya mountain. 1900 #. above the
level of the sea, stradling the soft
fleece q! the downey cashmere-w what
"mlleuial in moment, pull down
the bars, Zeke--Let her go Galigerl
On, Billy, on!
Pap, Pap, H.a Pap, come back"
About Billy! Zeke's calm. He
is an absent Minded sort of boy. 81
ways forgetting something; it's pro-.
voking; but we'll have to 60 buck
and see what he wants. Zeke, what
mares nest have you found now? It's
thunderin' strange you can't think
soon enough to save all this bother
What are you GRIMM about!
"Well zap you know | had 10 hook
that shirt that you hooked last night,
and had to fix Billy and tie thar
boka of sweet Williams to his of an
Tier and | led him out and he wa,
risky and wanted TO go aud you was
little risky and wanted tn 90 too
and pap, you will please 'scuse me,
cause my memory is not cultivated
yet like yourn, and just forgot and
couldn't help it, and ] never though:
Till saw that sLirt.iail fannin' the
breeze down the run, that L had Tor
gol to tell y"u to put on your trous-
ers
We'll, we'll, well, Zekie, / nor you
never thought You're worth your
weight III free silver anyway-Think
of tiff you had forgot just a little
longer, III been 80 shamed IF YOU.
and like rs not I'd met that Mayflow
or or BIuebelI, and they'd wrote you
up in the Chronicle, Now Zeke am
/ ready?
Appear To be-gsess So"
Cast oH the graphing hooks, up an
Choir and away. Steady Billy, 60
slow-Y"ur flesh is tender yet and
just az valuable to me rs Texas
steer is to the beef trust. hardly
know which way to point, but guess
it don't make any difference, tor we
will be able to pick Cup something
them claim jumpers" has over Look
ed, because "vhere e'er we tread il
haunted holy ground"-Hold Billy.
What's that? Vision Of beauty-sun
shine of lovliness by the star thai
guides the wise men, it's Beck
Berry. How de do Beck; been rea Il
in ST. Paul goin' On a humid ed years
and ull this blessed moment the in
spiraiioG never struck me as To- what
the great light" was tina. shone
around him Ms he went down 10 the
past off &c that morning--No wonder
the old sinner was knocked blind.
The light from pretty daughters"
counieuance is above the brightness
Of the 'sOn.' Now Felix, / an,
real glad to see you, but no Hattery-
may be soOu as my back is turned
you will say ugly words about me
like you did Audrey. Bluebell. Nav