The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-03-12
FRANKLIN, La, SATURDAY. MARCH II. 1904

night by the gentle Illumination Oh th'
rats. The later the hour the more fire
quently they popped.
so delighted was the inventor at th'
successful working of the invention
that he resolved to extend the spher'
OF the Disseminator's usefulness ant
rid the town of superhuou. CANNES
The illuminate was increased to ter
times its original strength. and dali,
placed in connection with raw meat il
sundry handy places.
"As a dog exterminator, the Dissem
inator was bowling success. A terri
BILE epidemic seemed prevailing anon,
the CANNES. Somebody's pet 'purp,
upon returning from a scouting o.
courting expedition, would take {
drink. sit down in the parlor in tn.
midst Of those who loved him, and sud
denly explode with pop that split hi.
hide from here to yonder.
AT all hours and in all sorts oi
places, sudden 'puffs!' would be heart
and another dog would be rent from
extremity to circumference, and on the
(dallying breeze would noat yell ant
\ Pfibers Of disconnected dog-hair.
Had this state of affairs continued
Addle would soon have fatally dissem.
tinated all the rats and dogs In town
I 1.-The hest-laid plans OF mice ane
men oft-times bite like serpent ant
ting like gad-snapper." to quote
he stirring words Of one of the slick.
st poets that ever scratched his heaG
With a twocent pencil. THAT
Qotation seems a trife tangled, but
Ike the mills Of the gods to which
sGious reference has been made, 1t viii
ct there all the same.)
PROF. Addle was the possessor of {
hs-a bovine-that wes in his eyes. al
tht COW should be, and he loved hel
accordingly. He fed and attended hel
himself. It was his own hands that
wsoed forth the lac,eal stream, anG
WIEN she kicked in her open.hearted
uneserved way, Addle did his OWE
juhping out of the way.
One afternoon, the COW manifested
stnnge symptoms. she blatted in q
low soulful key. rolled her eyes ap.
peaingly upward. and seemed as II
abb lt to have a fit or compose an Ode
to he Cowslip. Addle was alarmed,
and rushing hastily into his den, be.
ganIa frantic search for one Of his
earlhr inventions-a condition pow.
derf health compeller.
III mis- haste he got hold of the
wrorg box, and proceeded to give the
COW in enormous dose Of the Superer.
ogatGy CAMS Disseminator. Then,
the COW being inclined to wet her
whisth. she was permitted to imbibe
a full bucket of water. After which
there occurred a complication Of sur
prises that nearly curdled the red cor.
puscle, in the veins Of Prof. Socrates
Addle
THE COW gave a sudden start Of
alright as sae experienced a novel
internal sensation. and, the next mo-
ment 4ddle found himself kicked
clean through the barb wire fence,
while the COW went out Of the yard in
the opposite direction, without waiting
for the gate to be opened. and dashed
down the street like an airy whirl-
wind
"As the Dissemination began to get
in its work the COW began to swell,
and by the time she got down town.
was fully twice her ordinary size and
still swelling.
"A large crowd had gathered around
a street auctioneer, and into its very
midst bounced the now horribly hloat-
cd COW. believing like a blown-out
boiler at dusk. Within the circle she
forced her way, and casting a re-
proachful glance about her, like Soc
rates with the poison bowl in his
hands, proceeded to throw her whole
soul into exploding.
"The inventor, hurrying down the
road, heard heavy 'kerbunk'-saw 4
wild scattering Of the crowd-beheli
a chunk Of flesh with q piece Of twink
ling tail to it soaring aloft, and the,
auctloner sailing after II with q long
word sticking out Of his mouth.
I" There came a burst of awful sound,
The COW, oh. where was she?'
1.-The account Of the shower Of flesh
in that locality tells Of her where
abouts.'
And the man from the metropolis
gathered unto himself his gripsack
and ahied himself in the direction OF
the midnight train.
Fact; but the invidious clerk has
already covered one whole side OF the
Duffy House with figures. trying to
cipher out whether or not the man
rom the metropolis lied.-Good Liter
ature.
Owed His Hair With Ink.