The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-09-21
MISADVENTURE OF
PA CRANWALLER.

Pa CRANWALLER,
Pa Cranwaller got in on No. 6 this
morning." volunteered the station
agent, who had stoppcl in at the store
on his way home = order a new
clothesline for his We. That's all
the news know Of. He had on a
red neciItie an his h. S was shined;
that's all the difference l see in him.
He said he had a GO time"
n That wasn't the way he told it
lTSen he got home." said Milt
SoMash.
II never took much stock In that
boy o his afore he went to the city,"
said Sol Baker The old man was
allus too easy on Clint an though too
much of him"
The trouble wus," said Sowash,
"Clint wouldn't s.ya him any grub to
eat. You see, Jest happened along
bout the tine the Of man got home
from visitin' Clint In the city, an
flowed Id go in an say 'howdy.' Pa
WAS Jest shuckin' his coat.
"You want suthin ter eat, pa, don't
pu?'says Mis- Cranwaller. You mus
sorter hungry with the ride. an
eckop you had an early breakfast
lied eat cold billed bootlegs,'
ays the oil man. Why, | haint had
snythin' ter eat sense ben gone
"Why, pat she says,
sits the Twin truth he says, I'm
boiler clean down to my toes. 1t amt
no wonder Clint looks thin an peaked
an Mary don't weigh no more'n she
does
You don't mean ter say Clint's
stentin' himselfT says the oil lady,
'You don't mean the poor boy can't
buy yittles?'
81 reckon he could says the Of
man. 'Mebbe he thinks he does, but
he don't
what did they have, anyway. pa?'
ASKS Mis- Cranwaller
trll/tell you, he says. 1T wus late
Yen got in an Mary she asst me If
" had my dinner Certainly, my
{ear," says. Il had a good dinner"
50 we sat down an rested until nigh
IN ter 10 o'clock. An all the time |
Vas gittin hongrier an hongrier an
tonderin' when In the nation they was
3on' to have supper. But they didn't
nay nothin' about it, SO didn't, an
finely got sleepy an Clint took me
y my room. Well, wus so tired |
tent ter sleep.
can mex mornin'! What do you
-fekon there Wus for breakfast? Well.
here WIS a coffee pot on the table,
Int all there wus sides that wus an
range cut in hat on each of our
3ates. 1t seemed mighty onsatisfyin,
alt seem Clint an Mary went ter
tork on theirs | done the same. We
/ them oranges with some fancy
.poons an put powdered sugar on EN-
hen in comes the hired girl with a
Ivered dish o. somethin' an then she
tent back an got plate o toast The
ish had bacon In it, but | could ct
he whole lot an never knowed 1t. |
got two slices, though-'bout as long
u my finger an not much thickern
alsheet O. wrappin' paper.
I"'At noon says the OF man, Mary
an me wus alone an had some thin
tread an leetle ball o butter size of
amarillo on one plate, with dinky
little speshul silver knife ter spread
t an tematter stuffed full O. some
sore O. chowchow stuff with some vel
Is. mess poured over it. Then there
rs some thin salty crackers an
aNtle hunk O. cheese.
rWhat they called dinner wasn't
til way After supper time, an that
Wis why 1 got left the night afore.
, Well, there wus eyesters, right stick
: en- to the Shells same's they come out
Of the water and not cooked. Next
there wus about three swalles O. thin
stup. Doggone my hide if everythin'
didn't seem te be thin! An then there
us some lamb chops with paper dec
otations on 'em. | ct four of them
chops, but, honest, mother, there
VI lsn,t a square bite in airy one o
item. All this time We wus drinkin'
Sd methin' Clint called shatto MARCO
sdme sort O. wine, | reckon, but 1t
WIS too sour Tor mt, an l drunk
water. Then the hired girl took away
alathe dishes an brought on some sort
O iell stuff with fruit in it an cream
pdred over it. I'd ben wantin' coffee
all khe time an plagued if they didn't
BRIG it on right at the last when the
md was through within cups the
sid O. little Hepsy's doll set
N'Shell l bring you in them beans?
asts the OLD lady.
INA he says, my appetite amt
gotn' ter be spilled with Jest cold
beams, although I'd enj'y 'em more'n
anythin' I've ct fer right smart OF
while. / want a square meal
THE Oh lady lated. Well, I'll cool
it,Tshe says. Tell me what you want.
'T'd like corned beef wit carrots
AM turnips an onions an parsnips an
taters billed up wit it, but I can't wait
s.. tbot now so we'll ave II fer sllp.