The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-03-31

came Gathering M to a hydrant and
soon turned the hose inside the gro
Gerry. There vas not very much lire.
and after tipping oyer every barrel
n box that had not been blown sky
high the ftemcn gave one last look at
the insidc u the grocery. one last
squirt Mt the burned and singtd cat.
that had crawlcj into n bag u CHINA
mon on the top shelf. and they went
away. leaving the doors aud windows
open; the crowd dispersed. and the
tad hoy went In the front door. peered
hround under the counter. pulled tho
cork ont u n bottle Of olive oil and be-
gan 10 anolnt himself where he had
been scorciied. Hearing a shuiing. as
~ arctic oversh0es lil,d with water. In
the back shed. aud a still small voice,
saying, We'll. III be condemned" no
licked up and saw the red face OF the
old eroceryman reeking Ia the back
oDoi
Have all the forts and war ships
come down YETI" said the old man.
looking ~ toward the ceiling. holding
up his elbow to ward IN any possible
%d,fccnding barrel az stove lid. II now
realize the truth Il Gen. sherman's re-
mark that war il he'll. GOSH how II
amarts where the akin ls burnt on.
live ne some u thai salad OIL" and
TIC old man sopp.d the oil on his face
n lead, and the boy rubbtd his lips
and ears. and they looked nj each
other. and tried to smile two cracked.
bnd wrinkled aud scofchcd smlles.
scfcss the counter a. each other.
"N0s. you little japanese monkey. I
iupe you are satisfied. after you have
wrecked my store. and ntttd me fer
the hospital. and | want you to get out
oil here. and never come back
SAY. you are unreasonable. DC
you think | will go on and leave you
to die here under the counter Of blood
poisoning. like n do. that has eaten
n loaded sausage? Nevcr' ! atm going
10 Nurse You through this thing. and
bring you out a. good ~ new | know
how yun feel towards ne. Dad fc.t
the same way towards me. down In
Florida. the time he got shun.
What about your dad getting skun
IN Florida, never heard about H."
said the odd Hroccryman. as he took a
hand mirror aud looked at his burned
face.
why. that was when w first got
down there said the boy. looking a.
10, old man and laughing. "G.ol but
aAtf tt.ttNN MALI. . hoo fuas.l 10 kNa faaa
were chnppcd You look Ike a creased
pic at q barbecue. Well when We
struck Florida. aud dad rOt 10 he
could hssimilaic LiRh balls. and q
oranges CT the trees. like n graf. he
iGid h. wanted to 20 FISHING. and get
tanned ~. sO We hired u boat aud
| fowed while dad hshci I asst him
Why he didn't Try thai new prescrlp-
lion to raise hair ON his bald head that
! read ~ In u magazine, To go bare
| caded In the sun lie ast ne u any
lody ever raised any hair on u bald
head tina, way. and | told him about
Mr.. Rockefeller. who had only one
hSii ON his head. and he played golf
h~ar.hcadcd and In two weeks had to
have his halr cut with q lawn mower.
'caus. II made his brain ache. Dad
said II Rockefeller could raise hair by
the sunshine method he could. and he
threw his straw hat overheard, and
tcran tn lisa In the sun for fish and
hair. Well. you'd a dido 90 Zee dads
head after the blistcrs began to raise.
r1rtt. he thought the blister. was hair.
Int when We got back TO the hotel and
he looked Ia a glass. h. see II wasr't
tall worth a cent His head and face
looked like n of these ~hippopota-
muses.. and dad was mad u | could
have got dad IN a side show | could
have made a barrel OF money. but he
Won't never make q show Of hisself.
not even To make money. he l. 80
Proud There 10 nor proud flesh on
lad than there h. on any man | ever
nuiscd. We'll. dad ast me what was
GOOD for hli.ters. and told him lime
Juice was the best Thug, 81 he sem
me 10 get some lines. They are a
little sour thing. like a lemon. ami l
told him To cut mo In two aud soak
tho Juice on his head and face. and |
went To supper, cause dad looked 90
d.srepu,able be wouldn't 80 Il the
dining room. when bought the
lines the man gave me a green per-
Summon. and Of course dad got the
peraimmon instead u the lime. and
when | came back Ia our Don aftei
supper dad was in bed. yelling Tor q
doctor. Say. you know how n perslm-