The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-05
A GOOD MESS.
Heard In n Country Grocery store IfS 6,
True as Gospel Preaching.

Heard In n Country Grocery Store -IfS g.
True as Gospel Preaching.
Yer kin believe me er not, gents, jes
es yer like, but this here amt no lie
It's er long vile ago that it happened.
an | wusn't much better nor Kid at
ther time, but it's jest es true es gos-
pei preacher.
wus goen out through ther woods,
strollen round ruther aimlessly wild
nuffen on me sholder but ole rifle
thet belonged to me dad; hadn't any
amnition only two balls and ernuff
powG'r ter fire ther ole thing twice,
when all er student | see a lot uf
pigeons setten on a ole limb uf big
chestnut tree.
Wall, the tree wus a ole un' this er
limb wus es dead an es dry es bone.
An | stood still an counted EN-, an
ther wus jest one duzen; twelve es nice
birds es you ev'r see.
Wall, now, | wus in stue. How
wus | goen TO git them ere birds wild
out er shotgun? | tell yer | jest GUS
sed sumpen arful, cause l hadn't eny
gun but thet ole rife.
Wall, gents, | nev'r wus very dun,
an Jest then brite idee struck me.
An | swings Ground so es | could git
en- und'r thet er tree an let drive wild
ther ole rifle. Now, | suppose yer
think fired ct them ere birds. But l
didn't. An I'll tell yer what did do.
] fired tbet ere ball es strait es bee
line fur ther heart uf thet limb they
wus setten on; an es ther ball went
thro the limb naturally he'd to split, an
1t did split; an when II cum back to,
geder agin ! see he'd evr'y one uf
them ere birds by ther toes.
He! he! he! Wussn't thet er brite
idee? | tell yer what, gents, ! wus
proud uf meself then.
But now, how wus goen to git EN-
now he'd 'em fast on ther limbE l
couldn't cline thet ere tree IL wus too
tall; widout er limb It'll yer got most
TO ther top.
Wall, gents, ernother brite ideo
struck me; an | thought uf ! cud hit
thet limb good an suar near ther butt
uf the tree 1t wus goen to fall wild all
thet weight on It,
So fired away, an sure nuff down
cum limb, birds an all. Wall, them
ere birds still hung by ther toes. an
/ wrings the necks off 'em an slinga
'em over me back an starts fur hum.
He! he! he! But wus happy then.
All ther birds an wild nuffen to git 'em
wild but ther ole rife.
wall as | wus sayen, ] starts tyr
hum, an / cum along by an ole trout
brook war used ter fish, an noen ther
water wus good. laid down-wid ther
birds on me back-to git er drink.
An, wud yer believe it, them ere
birds wus so heavy they jest pitched
me In thet brook, an got soaked.
But I didn't cum out TIL he'd q good
drink. Then Gums out an started on.
Wall. gents, thought my cloes wus
kinder heavy, but thinks I It's ther
wat'r as makes EN- SO heavy
An wus wallkin' on when all er
STUDENT butten busted off my vest an
flew like tighten In the bushes, an
looks down an sees | he'd me clothes
full uf fish. Wall, thought /, this is
great; but CESS kin eat all ther fish
kin carry thet way.
SO goes tur pick up ther butten on
me vest, an lookin' round | found er
rabbit wild his cyl out an ther butten
layen by him. Wall. thinks T.. this es-
ther way he died: hit In the head wild
that butten. so picks up ther buttea
nm rabbit an travels on fur hum, an
we he'd good mess thet mite an all
from the two balls an er little bit uf
powd'r
Wall, gents. what yer all larhn' at
sny way?