The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-06
A MOTHER BLAZING
~ FROM BLARINGRlDGE.
Giving Some Correct Information
About the Plans Of Doc
little Pergenkamper.

The correspondent who sent in the
'Blazings from Blaring Ridge to the
Trumpet every week. said the ex-editor Of
the Geerile Trumpet BLdst OF Freedom, had
among them one time an announcement to
the effect hat Doolittle Pergenkamper. ESQ :,
owing 10 the strange fact that for some
months he had been subject TO painful and
disabling ailments, one following another.
had concluded to leave Blaring Ridge for a
lime. but that he would return ia the near
future for another stay at the Billiard farm.
-The week after that item appeared a
positive-looking citizen of unmist kable
'wayback habitat, came into the Office one
day. satisfied himself that was the editor,
and said
~'I see by the "Blazin's from Blarin
Ridge in the Trumpet last week that Doo-
little Pergenkamper Esq. has concluded
not to stay at the Ridge any longer fer the
| present
| II said that believed the Blazings had
made stat ment to hat effect.
'Y-a-a-s,' said the visitor. nodding his
head. 'Somethin' O. that kind. Y-s-a-s.
ketched too many ailings, think the Blaz-
I, Foering right on to one another. Seems
to me tina, was about the way BIazin's
| had it,
Il assured my caller that he was SUBJ
! stantially correct
"'Y-a-a-s,' said he. nodding his head some
more. Seems to me that was about the
way the Blazin's had II. Y-a-a-s. And
| think they had it that he was comm back
in the nigh future fer another stay at the
Billiard farm. In the nigh future, think
the Blazins had it, if my remembrance
amt runnin' shy on me. The nigh future
Il told the man that there was no evil
dence whatever that his memory was shy
Of the facts in the case.
"'Y-a-a-s nodded the caller. That's
what thought. Y-a-a-s. Wull said he
after moment 8 reflection, hate to coun
terdict anything that's been in The Trumpet
Blast of Freedom. Partic'ly anything that's
in the Blazn's from Blarin' Ridge. amt
going to counterdict 1t that Doolittle Per-
genkamper, Esq, amt going 10 stay any
longer fer the present at Blarin' Ridge.
amt goin' to counterfeit it that Doolttle
Pergenkamper Esq, ketchcd painful and
disablin' ailins. folerin' right on TO one
another. Why amt goin' to counterfeit
them sayin's? Cause they're facts. You
can't counterfeit facts.
But III have to counter dict that sayin
that Doolittle Pergenkamper, Esq, is comm
back in the nigh future fer another stay
at the Bullard farm, cause that amt
fact. And III have to ask you to put a
| Blazin' in the next Trumpet that you kin
state it on authority that'il back it up with
| a force stronger than the heels Of kickin'
mule that Doolittle Pergenkamper, Esq,
amt comm back fer another stay at the
| Billiard farm In the nigh future. Nor In
the fur future. Nor never. And that's a
| fact, and 1t can't be counterdicted So
make Blazin' Of it and don't you fear
Il told the protesting citizen that I was
sorry anything had appeared in the Trumpet
| that was erroneous, and that would gladly
make the correction. l could see plain
enough, / thought, that 1t was MI. Pergen-
hamper himself who was asking It.
=. Y-a-a-s, said he. Facts is all I'm
Billiard farm hain't got no attractions
that'n bring Doolittle Pergenkamper, Esq,
back to it. not in the nigh future, nor the
| fur future. hor never. You don't know
him. but
Il smiled significantly. and was about
to say that l didn't know Mr.. Pergen-
hamper. but was glad to make his acouaint-
| ance, but he waved me aside and said:
Never mind Doolittle Pergenkamper
| has sort o been vsitin' his Uncle Joshua
and Aunt Hettv Ann Billiard. over to
, when it come along corn-plantin time he
| was suddenly took bad with the roomy
| tiz, and he couldn't help none with the
plantin', much as he told Uncle Joshua
and Aunt Hety Ann that he wanted to.
| Nothin' wouldn't seem to do his roomytiz
| any good and he never got around no way
able-bodied at all. not till the corn was
! all in:
Then, when haydn come along. poor
| Teller. he was took the painfullest and
F, helplessest kind with lumbago in the back,
and he couldn't git even as fur rs the med
tears. he felt SO bad cause he couldn't
help git in the crop-and yit Unole Joshua
! didn't seem to have no sympathy fer him
at all, and Aunt Hetty Ann, from all ap-
pearances. was a little peppery to'ards
| him. too.
Doolittle Pergenkamper They got in the
last o Uncle Joshua's hay and Doolitte was
beginnin' TO fee a good deal better of his
lllmbago, and said ne WAS so glad, cause
| now he could pitch in and help with cuttin'
the rye. when the first day o harvest he
/ was took outrageous with the fever and
agur and couldn't git to the kitchen door
he shook 40; but Aunt Hetty Ann was UNI
pit vim enough to say that it was good
thing fer him that the rye crop was short
this year, cause now he wouldn't have to
shake and shiver not more than three
days. n il had been good season, she
SAID, tho agur would lasted him more
than week But, poor Teller. he never
said a word back.
-Y-a-a-s Will, Doolit'le Pcrgenkam-
per got red of his fever and agur rs student
as il come, after he had shook fer four days.
and then he was too weak TO help draw in
rye. but he WAS around we'll and hearty
when early later diggn' was ready TO
begin. and he went TO bed one night rejoicin
tina, he could .iine Uncle Joshua and the
rest in the 'ta,er patch in the mOrnin'.
But next Wornn' it was all he could do to
git downstair re- he was sufferin' so with svmp-
toms o. what hr feared was wearyin
and wearin' attack o bilious collie
Then what did Uncle Joshua do? He
unsympat hizin'ly told DooIittle Pergen
hamper that the unwholeSoueness O
Blarin' Ridge seemed ia be too overpowerin
fer his const ituron and he had better pack
UP and go Homer where setch painful
and disablin ailins wouldn't bp so katchin'
10 him, and TO go right away. SO guesS
YOU kin see that the Blazin' ! want you to
put III about there not bein any attract ions
at the Billiard farm to bring Doolttle
Pergenkamper. Esq, back 10 IT in The nigh
future amt built on no r,imor. but is on
authority hat II back up with q force
stronger than he heels Of kickin mule
Norl wouldn't be apt 10 come back your
self where Won didn't get no more sym.
patty than that would you''
No, ndeed, Mr. Pergenkamper, |
replied And |, -