Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-12
FRECKLEe; SET MICE
AND HIS PACKAGE BROKE UP
DONATION PARTY.
story Of the Tragedy, as TcId by an
Eyewitness-Why Stad and Elder
ly Members Of the Community For.
got Their Dignity.

All OF the regulars sat In front OF
the corner grocery over in tie joyous
land Of Jersey Some of them had
taken off their boots to dump out thr
wheat chaff, while the others Wee
trying to butt in on the general line
If talk The dog had just found de-
parted rat and was trying to bury it
Il the sugcr barrel and the cat was
ing under the spigoE Of the kerosene
tank in 40 attempt to kill off some OF
Is feas. The groceryman was bust
' engaged in batting a mouse trap
th a piece Of communicated
saeeae.
Boys" sad Bill Jones', as he o2ce
aora pushed his hoof back into his
eet. S pose ye heerd al about Freci,.
IS o.
e1aikerlate we didn't then" was
ne chorused reply What is it this
me appenjurcyties CT loss OF apre-
5ite?"
"Tain't neither one. It's w!:ssern
9th He is in disgrace ag'in and the
seacor 5 get hin. locked up in the
Tagon-house fer Two weeks unless he
lsaaws ont sooner. S'poae yer all
cred Of the package party? No?
Eel. a package parry IS one Of than
things when you pay nothin' to get in,
5ltt yer have to ta'-a q package Of
5omethin which is put up at auction
nd Is kaoc ed down to the highest
bidder. sight on seen.
.E'reckles was ali puzzled up as to
that to take, so be went to the deac-
5l1, NO was runnin the party fer the
benefit Of the church an himself, an
Ftreekles took up the deacon on his
11rst chop. During the day he ketched
about four dozen nice in ther barn,
packed them in neat-lookin' shoe
box and started fer the party 2 5 hap
pg as 2 kioodle ON the trail Of a rab.
Tit
What am I bid for this beautiful
PACKAGE? sez the main guy at the
church, next to. the deacon, Of course
Tive cents, sez one; Ten cents, SEE
another: Fifteen cents. sez Jim Hol.
's4., ,ags; Twenty cents seq the deac-
- old maid sister. OF to the fow.
r of ther flock seq tie main guy, and
the old maid tickled all over like,
,affed the same as she used to giggle
thirty Years. ago. Jim Hollerlegs, who
Is stuck on her, whispered Open It,
eweetie, an ther ola maid. blushin'
like the hair On red COW, busted the
string
Next she took of the lid, an .hsn.
fellers, III take my oath, she let out
a yell that sounded four miles long
an jumping clean through her collar,
almost left tho harness fast to the
wagon. Dearie, are yer dyin'?' seq
jim. and the next minet a couple Of
he mice fell IN his boots, an he had
business with his feet, By this ttms
'ae old maid had reached the stove,
N, putin both arms around ther
aipe she began to l1ck OF the polish
In putin both arms around ther
I'd ike 70, Mirandy.' sez jim, but
I've got en- too
Well, slr, 70 make long story
lie oct sooner in Just two seconds.
.aet congregation was up in the air.
y as far as they couiti git withou.
2limbtn trees, an even ther hrava
Did Ieacon lad his head buried In the
eoal scurtle an his feet hung up on
op Of a Winder sill, while his vito an
tarter kicked over the bibles an a
nap OF Jerusalem in fryin' to get oct
N the roof.
Well, sir, it TUX two hours 70
reisht@n ont that package party an
.Yen at thet all the old girls went
eadtn around vita their skirts tuckeS
p Ike bathin' suits down to Allan.
ic Freckles was the only one oncon-
armed, an thet give him dead away.
The deacon TUX him aside, spoke feel.
ns.y to him an the ?oor kid went
|onae in b wagon. Since then he
'As been locked up in the wagon
osse aa ther deacon seq he don't !
'orne down till he Is convertsd."-
Ats 5burg Telegraph.