The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-08-14

The man with the bod put his hand
In the pocket Of his overalls and his
face suddenly assumed an expression
Of blank dismay, which deepened into
horror as he drew forth some black
ened fragments Of what had once been
a pipe. For a moment he stood gazing
at them in stupefaction.
"Broke 1t, didn't your said the man
with the hoe.
The man with the hod began to ex-
press himself vigorously. The man
with the hoe listened with an air Of
amusement
II just put that in my pocket about
I've minutes ago." exclaimed the man
with the bod, IAN here it is busted.
What do you think of that?"
You oughtn't to have put it in your
pocket" said the man with the hoe.
That amt the place for q pipe. The
place for pipe is In a mans mouth.
II you had kept it where it belonged
It wouldn't be broke"
You're a wise guy, amt your said
the man with the hod, bitterly. you've
got it all f1ggered out. If hadn't
leaned up agin suthin' don't s'pose
1t would have broke. If had wrapped
1t up in cotton an put it in a safety
deposit vault 1t would have been Just
as good as 1t ever was. thought more
Of that there pipe than most anythin'
else I've got. Look at it! lever see
a prettier bit O clay7 put two years
In on that, seasonin' 1t. 1t was as sweet
- a nut"
ut looks it." said the man with the
noe. III you asst me 1 should say it
was about time you got new one.
What's the matter with you? You can
get another for a cent, or they'll give
you one for nothin'."
Busted" exclaimed the man with
the hod. despairingly.
You'd have s'posed 1t would have
been strong enough to stand poundin'
with 4 sledge," said the man with the
hoe.
money couldn't never buy a pipe
mournfully. when l had that atween
my teeth 1 didn't asst no odds O. no.
body. I was a-smokin' it not ten min
utes ago, an here 1 seen Henderson
a-comin' round the corner, so knocked
cut the ashes an put 1t in my pocket
guess I must have done it when 1 was
carryin' them scantlin'. never thought
~bout it's gettin' busted"
"Sorry now you didn't puff smoke in
Henderson's face, amt your" said the
man with the hoe. Sooner have lost
your job, wouldn't you? l don't blame
you for feelin' bad about it. It's a
c'lamity, by jinks"
ut wasn't your pipe" said the man
with the bod. IF 1t had been it
wouldn't have seemed 80 funny. Now,
I've got to 60 to work an season up
another one. There amt nothin' mean
er than a new clay"
THAT means two years more hard
work, don't it?" said the man with the
hoe. I'm tell you; I wouldn't do it.
I'd buy me box Of good cigars an
smoke them. Get you silver case, SOS
they won't get broke when you're pack
in scantlin' an SOS you'll have one or
two extry with you to hand around to
your friends"
1--WE carried that pipe around ev-
erywheres an nothin' never happened
to it afore," said the man with the hod
II never so much as Clipped it.
broke the stem Off short myself SOS it
would be handy to carry around in my
vest. That's where I most always car
ried it, in my vest. But this time
had to put it in my overalls, doggone
the luck! I kind O. thought somethin'
was goin' to happen to me to-day. 1
had a sort Of a bunch, but I never
thought it was goin' to be my pipe"
TOO bad 1t wasn't the old woman or
one Of the kids, amt IT." said the man
with the hoe. eff you'd fell off the lad
der an broke your own neck it wouldn't
have been half as bad. I feel for you.
At the same time I'd throw them pieces
away an get busy, If was you."-Chi-