The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-03-22


with the beautiful spring day, and
! he was progressing nicely, until finally
he grew SO eloquent in his description
of the beautiful day that he was bor-
4 dersng onto the poetry line, when Har-
lis the cigar man, told him he would
stand for almost anything on the cor
but the poet was barred, and
barred good and strong at that-so
chat put an end to the beautiful spring
nay propesitioH.
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The next gentleman to come urs
was a gentleman who likes to hunt
and IN reply to a question as to wherl
The hunting season would end, he
said The season will END on April ] J,
and guns viii be oiled and laid away
and the pointer dog viii have a rest
Fer a season. =
Has this season been as good as
last g'' The Corner Man asked.
it has not been a good season.
Birds have been scarcer than last
season, owing, / believe, to the e,s-.
reme dry weather last year. Tie
small boy, however, has had tie time
&c his life with the robins
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s,-szWhat's the matter with Willie
Eeuclothes2'' asked one Of the crowd.
Hasn'1 showed up yet Guess ne
hasn't fully recovered from the talk
The amateur statesman gave him the
ofher day, said another
s1Oh, he didn't mind that, . ss.id
Harris, the cigar man. He's butt into
g1Forse than that / saw him in an ar
sunent with three Cinnamon once.
bnt he fatty refused to tell me what
they said, claiming that the argument
was of a private nature and he prefer
red not to repeat what the Chinauen
and himself were talking about
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about this time Willie blew in.
s.Heilo, Willie,''
HOW'D dew. = said Willie.
DO you know anything this after
moon Willie, was asked.
Certainly I know something this
afternoon, and If 7 live Ell know some
shi1ag tomorrow afternoon. Don't think
I'm blobbering idiot. do you 2,'
Why certainly not What's tde
naatter You seem to be out Of soras,'
chimed ia another.
Yes, I'm out Of sorts. I am sore on.
the whole bunch. The whole thing
sas made up You people knew that
auythlng that pertains to the vagr7an-
lau Sppeals to me. I believe i'll a
vasrancy law, and think every state.
ShouId have one, and stringent one
at fsaat but why should be steered
up against such a proposition as the
natenr statesman is one on me. was
aot aAeyed to,say a word, was talked
I'D the peint where I was about to
xhrow q couple of chills, and to cap
4lae climax he pulls out one Of those
Did Glorys and puffs the smoke in my
ahce. I never felt more like asking a
n,an to have a Runnymede in my life.
eA. it was something fierce. But I'll
save little. argument with that gen
aaenan yet. He's all right on lave.
making, but I'm long on the war prop
psision myself and propose to give him
smu argument on that subject
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eve were speaking Of the hurting
season closing when you came up,
Wunte,,' said the cigarette fend.
-eAn right, let it close, cant help
es answered Willie.
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The fellow who is un in sass-i-e-ty
and prides himself on his tact, felt
called on to exercise his gift and
Smeoth the troubled waters, for Willie
Fewcloths' crouch had made things
zsnpleasant, so he thought he would
talk about something nice, lady like
and exciting. He began thusly: I have
ust read in The Daily Item that
schwartz Bros, are going to sell 5000
yards Of embroidery at 10 cents yard
and am glad to know it for all my
lady friends can acray themselves in
with embroidery and frilly things,
with embroidery and pretty things
that will be too cute and lovely for
anything. In my opinion there is moth
ing like white dresses to make pretty
girls prettier and more attractive
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Yes," said substantial citizen VINO
fries TO keep bank account,