The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-07
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MANI N
ABOUT
TOWN
by
Hurry Tucker.
DAILY CAL1DNDAt, Ap y u.
s 1851 Planted d peach seed q our back

~ PedC1A pSSN ~ r ~ 1850
yard. NJ IA ,3g5f Ss5ll
1909 Cold snap destroyed the crop.
1 1t,took SIX Barefooted Boys twenty. four
hours to tell us what they So at i Bos-
took Ii IA Is N M i. A II: Ii
They went TO the show Oh n special
invitation from Mr. Bostock himself {, and
they hated to leave whenth the man with
the cap sang out hat II WINS "a II over 53
L Them monkeys WINS a. sight" said Mo-
q ,..''and wen I pulled their tails they
drop d piece Of bread On the parlor car
pet with the butter sido down But I
lodged the monkey Just like i do ma 4.
II thought the ererlin was he biggest
thing INK he 4 place. and d rldo on his
back was tlp-top.'' said No 8. JAW III Y
.rhat there limo with the wiskers all
over his head. what stood on his line
legs In the big cage, would been q good
thing for our circus III the back yard
next satdy,n, said Mo- 8, land lin goner'
ask Mr.. Bostick to give him to me
',There Amt nothing In that show what
comes up to the tnggers," said No. n
..'They changes their spots like our dog
what followed me home from the fire,
II think I could make them jump over g;
stick and cat out Of my hand just Ike q
3cnt. ~ & sss Si;,:f y
Just ought}t to see them leppards
growl at tha t lady just like a dog getting
ready to fight another II I had beer
4ller I'd had q base ball bat long with
me. said NO. 6. 3l6 N. NJ
iis 'Them animals was all right" said MOI
2, but that there Lemonade and them
peanuts was fine, and when Mr.. Bos-j
took give us Ave cents to sit some Ice
cream with we felt like a millineer, and
we followed him all around SO we
wouldn't overlook no more bots 2. s
erhen we went to sleep and dreamed
about 1eopards and snakes and alliga-i
tors 8 n 9535 ,5
''All I want Is $4,000, o0o!''
What a beautiful sentiment. How nos
BILE, how grand
4 ooo?"'E 5 s{5i;
That's a leading question: bit we might
say that WEI have to think It over.
We would probably get a pound OF
lemonade ca,ramels from Knempf for our
best girl. n. VII Il II Il
q And then we d make a deal for a spring
hat FOR the same, and IL anything was
left we'd get bunch OF flowers from
Billy Mann and a piece OF pie and some
buttcrmilk from Iklrkwood' s.
58 After that we'd probably be on our
supporS, for we q take FLne srclnal1deEEAHu
pay all We owe, SOS we could get q
fresh start, W. ~ Il 81
The lilac bloometh In the early spring
time. 4 yl hi 4
The Easter lily does about the same: n
But the charming girl !. with brown, or
blue, or gray eyes, 7 s
All throughout the year Is in the game.
We sent her as, the tinycst remind
IA twig Of lilac. with perfume so sweet.
But she cast 1t to the winds that blew
around her, z 81
And pressed the pretty bud beneath 1a.t
55f, her feet. Fl u vi 8
We don't mind having Joke on ( US Us
once in a while.
And when Winnie Crenshaw at Branch
Aliens, handed US a small box marked
'For That, Tired Feeling, we felt that
It was something that we really needed
and could appreciate. Z u
So whom we opened the box and saw
that the joke was on us, we laughed
with the others and said It was up tc
3,1s. and then We drew from our pocket
nm invitation sent us by the man who
makes coco cola, beseeching us to cal
at some good pl6te and get drink free
and set 'em up. ~ H * k. Il