Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-27
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'o'Ni l''NN'HlS oll TIC HECK. lir knDW-
cu at once what was in the air an
nc llhrd i'll the race. throwin' away
lust one. an the other stick ms no
warmed up ter his work; nm he says
he amt had the rhrumatics spncc
Says he's mighty glad the pain nre
gone. but that the hornets was almost
as bad as the disease.
Thar want much lrlvcltin' nm that
part of the street the balance of thu.
day, but nj night the hoys cropc M
covered tlr whole thing with straw.
an sOt it afro.
The boys kinder thought the Pcrfcs
ser wouldn't lead tlna singin' school
that night. but he was thar with di.
vcrs little rcd spots an bumps on his
face, an when he was IA tcilin' them
how ter sing one piece with energy,
he sortcr give EN- Il lecture on energy
an motive power, said as how thar
was vast amount Of energy In a hor-
he', tlat could he developed in IA wink
oil the eye. an the motive power il
pcrduccd was wonderful.
one day later on in the fall the hoys
Went out in ter the woods fer ter 81.
some traRs: they hai bent down some
pretty still saplins an fixed them witt,
triggers. Jest then they heard some
body comm, an boy-liiic. they hid in
the bushes. Along como the perfcs-
ser, saw the SaplinS. ."Ah." sc2 he. IN
ireck OF nature. how wonderful. will
examine inter the fcrnOmanon." lie
bent down an must have looscd the
trigger. an up vent the fcrnomannn,
takin off his specs, hat an barkin'
the skin on his nose. He then. knowcd
the cause of tho fcrnomanon.
Some of the boys asked him the
next day. II thar was any energy in
bent saplin's, he said thar was, an i'm
mcnSe amount. but il was dissemnrn-
alcd ON the surroundin's as tho hor-
nets. neither did il generate rs much
motive power.
One time the folks kinder got Mt
odds with him, but they soon got over
it fer they knowed villa, he did was
as inherent as could he you see il
was his way. They wanted ter raise
some money fer bell fer the school.
an Pcrfesser Blmks agreed ter give
Il lecture. his subject was Block
heads" an his tickets was written
this way:
"Pcrfcsscr l}links.
Lecture ON Blockhcads,
Anti One"
Tom Johnson said il was the best
thing the Pcrfcsscr ever done, that
he had sized up Shc people exactly.
sorter got ont with the Professor
about Il litSic thing that happened
while was on that visit, but soon
saw that he wasn't Mt all ter blame.
but twas all my fault.
lou see whom he heard that we was
Soin ter litlleiown, he come ter me
an said that must he sure an take
a ride on them lcctrickal trolley cars.
thnt on them things could set back
an enjoy myself, knowing that was
nj addin ter the misery of some Door
horse; thai they moved jest rs easy
an smooth as could be. an would take
me- all about fer 1--WE cents.
We'll watched them things as they
scootcd down the street. almost afear;,
ter try en-, but SCI ter myself th,,rs
heaps Of people ridin' in EN-, an they
don't pear like they is scared. reckon
Kin go her one timc--hut | didn't let
on Ter Salfic that | YVES soin' ter do il.
! saw one of them about two or
three corners down The street, an so
| got close ter the track an waved
her down with my hat, some folks on
he sidewalk seemed ter see somcthin'
INDUSTRIOUS funny in il, but il takes
mighty little ter start scmc folks ter
Gigsling
The car stopped, an on got |
found the car check fall of pcopIc.
an nnwhcres ter set down While |
WAS standin' thar, in come tho man
with blue clothes an brass buttons
on, go, my five cents an told me Ter
move mp, | moved up. Then some
other folks got in, an he kept on say.
III move up. till was nigh about at
the front end
bimc5y the car turned corner. an
eli hadn't cotchcd hold of a little
leather rGpc right over my head.
down I'd have gone. The car stonped
and that conductor ESQ man told
me he was) yelled ont, Whose Il pul-
lin that bell cord an ringin the hell. =
t'c looked right at me. said "AIistcr.
! haint winged the bell, Jest cotchcd
hold OF that thnr little rope ter keep
from fallin'." He looked kinder mad
pht didn't say no more. In a minute
Hhc flew round another corner an
seem a whole lot of straps hangin'
down all round the sides, grabbed
one an swung ter it. "What are Won
ringin that bell fer; lcggo that strap"
hollorcd that man comm towards me-.
let the strap so an felt my danilcr
rsin. Said he, Don't You know any
better than ter ring that register bell,
you----." ! seq. scz I Nov look hero,
Mister I'm peaceful. law abidin'
man, hut | amt gin ter let any
blue-coatcd. brass-butt0acd man give
Sam RidleT' any sass. how does know
That all the ropes an straps in this
Thing has got bells tied ter the end
OF them sposc eft was ter rest my
hand on tho back OF this bench. thnr.d
he another bell | cOnlln1 elf 81 snat