The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-28
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CITING
the WORST


terrible when II comes" remarked tn,
man with the lank hair and shril
voices as the car swung around thu
curve.
What's terrible when II comesg
inquired the man In the next seat
lowering his paper and glarlng owe
( the top OF II.
\ why, that what's bound TO hap
pen, replied the man. with the LAM
hair.
"And why's anything Sound to hap
pen,' asked the man In the next sea
impatiently.
"Rain!" breathed shriAvoice,
one. with shudder. "And snow
Hail. too! Frost also Fourteen kind
OF unreasonable weather, all in row
1t means that something awful Il
bound to happen
"Shucks!" snorted the man in thu
next seat, slapping his paper In hi
lap. You talk like dizzy old dame
with the herb habit. Cut 1t out ant
take a pill, for your liver's loafing
Take pill"
you can laugh" said the man with
the lank locks, In a grieved tone. but
| know what I'm talking about.
But don't mind telling about IT,
resumed the man with the lank hair
after some slight mollificatory re-
marks from the red,haired man IN, the
rear, because it shows Just what
We're up against on this part OF the
big map. Grandfather was saying
last night that this year was dead
ringer for 1881. and you've. all heard
about the awful thing that happened
then.
What! You're not wise? What
ignorance! Anyhow, according to
grandfather, 1881 started OF just like
this year. Along in. March, when or
dinarily the sleighing was good here
In town, there came bunch OF heat
that made all the. front doors In town
blister and peel. Then 1t got cold and
showed, then 1t hailed and then 1t
rained. And along In June and July,
when ordinarily Washington Is like
a furnace, 1t was raining and showing
ana haiiing AZ "a tWehty-iour hourst
and the water was SO deep on r ,'7ll
yania avenue and the thermometer so
active, that one day the, Mary wash
ington couin steam AZ luii speed from
A 1 IL. 3 u.
Aiexanafia 70 me SOLDIERS nome Win
out taking souhdings, anu 'ie heA.,
icepoat races Wonio DO ~ oruer' on,
II was nerce year, ana we maven
seen the worst OF TINS one YET. lou
iisteh 70 me
Wen, what was the a~iui tnins ina.
happened! inquired lhe man IA ING
next seat, with more lhlpaience.
On. repled the person Win the
lAhk hair, 4 was selting uoWh " lnae.
fou see grandpa naa Just pesn MAI
fied IN January Oh 1881, ana ms wlIe
Vas good COOK ana rs was ha'uIaiis
an optimisiic uisposi'ion' ny uiuh
axe nhueh STOCK ~ the cataiiiits Gym
sersation that was goihs round Du'
inaiiy " began 70 WORK On MS nerves,
ma ne got SO ne q ST. looking out o
ne "'huo" lot hours q. : .inne' won
's'ihs Juse wna' iofh, ene inpenu,n7
lisas'ef "ouia 'a'Ae. !us' rAe ioias'
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" nov
'ooA ne,e' saiu .ne man IN 'ne
'oAe sea., sia.ins - '.o 'nii''''o'Neu
o - g sa''o''ans'' arc you ~ ale YOU
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