Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-02
UP.TO.pATE FABLES.
Tom MeNeal in Topeka Man ana Breeze

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Tom McNeal in Topeka Man and Breeze.
Two tramps were pursuing their
way along the highway and coming
opposite a house one OF the tramps
started for the back door tc ask
for a handOut. Just before he got
to the door a large brindle cOlOred
dog dashed out Of the door toward
the Weary William, barking loud
ly. The tramp Immediately made
a getaway that would have done
credit to a professional. AS he
hit the road the other tramp ex-
claimed in disgust "Wat you
runnin' fur Don't you know
that a barkin' dog never bites 20
"That's all right, Gully, so far as
theory goes" painted the other
tramp, shut / Wuz raised in Mis-
souri, and don't take no stock in
these here book proverbs. That
there dog don't look to me as il he
ever read any Nv them old prov
cribs, anyway"
1t isn't safe to bank on theory.
A man who had in his posses
sion a brick of yellow metal weigh
ing 10 pounds sold the same to q
sucker for 800, the sucker giving
up his cash in exchange under the
impression that he was buying 10
pounds OF gold. The sucker knew
that 10 pounds Of gold we're worth
about 81, 500, and he laughed to
think how he had beat the other
man out of 50, 400. The next day
the sucker took his brick to q
ieweler and a~scertained that it was
brass, worth in the market about
80 cents. "What was the date o.
your birth, my friend Z" asked the
ieweler. "August IS, 1885," an.
answered the sucker. "Let me
look at my book" said the jewel.
er as he took down a cumbersome
record and looked it over. All, ]
see; you were born at 20 minutes
past 3 in the afternoon" Chow
do you know that" asked the
smoker. "Well, / have a record
here showing the exact time of the
birth of fools, and yours just fills
the record for every minute of tina.
day."
There is a fool born every min
ute.
In the days when the COLDER
grain was fed into the mouth o
the thrashing machine by hand
there was a professional man whC
had political ambitions. 1t Occurr
ed to him that it would be a gOoC
thing for him to stand in with the
horny handed sons Of toll by show.
ing them that he was one of 'em
In driving out through the rura.
districts in quest of support hC
came to q farm where the annua
threshing was going on. About
all the men in the neighbOrhOoC
had gathered in to help the farme.
man thresh out the golden grain
"Here," said the politician, 'fiI
the place for me to get in my wOrl
in great shape. / will get out anC
do a small stunt o. work and i'm
press these rustics with my will
ingness to toll"
Accordingly he climbed up OF
the grain stack, where a husky
young man was pitching the
sheaves of wheat to the band cut
ter, and asked to take his place
The husky youth was more thar
willing to give the politician q
chance because the day was rec
hot and the sheaves of wheat were
heavy, and the man who was feed
ing the same into the machine wal
a worker from away back. Fol
that reason the husky youth turn
ed his fork over to the politician
and bet0ok himself to the shady
side of the stack. The politician
supposed that the husky youth
would return in a few minutes anC
relieve him and buckled down t.
work in good shape. But wher
he figured on the husdy you'll
coming back right away and tax.
ing the job of his hands he wal
off, for the husky youth had nc
such intention. AS a matter o.
fact 1t was the husky youths ides
Of q coed joke to get a sOit-handed
man from town to pitch sheavel
auH than 1aaun hin, fha~a Thr