Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-05

mile extras whenever there is special
news IN the air. Its certainly been
ralnin specials since lection.
I've had the grip in my nose and
head and will rite to earn money to
pay the doctor. Grip is good for
doctors. If it wasent fer that and
measles and other things some of them
might starve. 1 fer one am willing to
have the grip once in a while just to
help the doctors out. 1 believe in live
and let live. If they'll let me live I'll
let them live. That's all fair amt it?
Last Wednesday p. M. a whopper
old fashioned barn dance come off in
Mr.. Whites dancing place on Cedar
avenue. 1t was a regular hoe down
and We reporter wasent a bit bashful
bout slingin the leather neither was
enybody else. The fddlers sawed like
mad and we all tapped at the barrel of
sweet cider and mothers kind of
molasses cake when we wasn't dancin
which was much in evidence on every
bodys mouth. 1t disappeared like
creased lightning and we. all had a
mighty jolly tussel. Let EN- come
thick and often. We cant dance much
fancy stuffbut we're dead on the hoe
down with cake and cider on the side.
When things warns up we always
take off our coat, roll up our trousers
and get busy. We believe in shirt
waste dancin when your in for a slick
time.
Gus Saymore and Tom Homes two
Holly b. young bloods is feelin purity
tickled bout a joke that worked back
wards for there benefit last week.
They hitched up to two purity gurls
and took a jog to Rio Grand where
there is a candy store and a grocery
store and a p. o. all fast together. Gus
and Tom went in the store to get five
or ten cents worth ofpepperment drops
to treat on and the gurls thot they'd
play a joke SO they drove on towards
home and waved the cold hand to the
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but the boys was clever and took a
Jersey cut cross field and got out ON
the road head of the wagon and gurls
right in the woods then they lit a fire
of leaves etc., which scared the gurls
awful when they got there in the
wagon. We heard they trembled SO
much the bolts on the wagon seats had
to be frightened with a monkey wrench
real hard and now the wagon curtains
is turning gray with scare. I want to
tell all gurls that it don't pay to try
tricks on fellows whats trying to treat
you to mint drops fer it alwuz works
backwards like a donks hind springs
and then maybe the fellows will take
some other gurls ridin next time.
Fellers sometimes proposes after tastin
10c worth of mint drops If used right
nice.
Two or three days fore Thanksgiving
ye reporter tasted to get ready for a
turkey dinner and then we come mighty
neal not gettin it after all. Had to
hint purity strong to get an invite but L
did get a bid and got to break a wish
bone besides with the purtiest CURL in
Wild wood. That's luck for | got the
small end, though the bone was awful
slippery and it almost wacked M
body in the left eye. When my wish
comes true you'll see me shinin bout
town with that very same purity girl.
1 wrastled down SO much turkey and
fancy fixins | was full way up to the
ton which ia 90 win a WhnIa lnt a inf
it surprisin how much turk one can
hold when he loosens buttons and
sire tches out. / got weighed on the
machine in front of the p. o. where
you get your money back if you guess
your weight o. k. right after dinner.
| didn't get my penny back cause /
was 5 Id heavier than natural and felt
it.. We think thanksgiving day ought
to be changed by Mr.. Teddie Roosevelt
to Turkey day. That's what it is. Next
year we reporter is going to fast n
week and then eat a whole turk or
bust.
Lections over and things are settlin
down in there old ruts agin and the
countrys safe till two months fore next
lection.
Holly B. is safe alright for shes got
two mayors both purity good fellers.
The law don't allow but one mayor and
we don't hardly know whats going to
happen. Accordin to ye reporters law
the strongest fellow will lick, but we
don't want to see Mr.. Smith and MI.
Haswin get into a fist frickess SO we
suggest they get two pieces of paper
with tit" on M of them and mot it"
on the other and each take a draw u
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gettin lit" will be it. To decide who
takes the first draw one of the council
man might pitch a penny for head or
tail. This plan would stop all bad
feelin and its fair nough for both sides
amt it? If we had our way they'd
both be mayor and them that like Mr..
Smith best can keep on likin him and
them who thinks Mr.. Haswin is O. X.
can keen on thinking 40 without hurtin