The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-11-12
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n Any One Doubts Il. and WIN Taks
The Risk Of Asking Mr.. Butter
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ss Be Convlnced.

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ing to lose himself in slumber hel hap,
pened to remember that be ONCE read
In An almanac that man could fcrce
himself to sleep by imagining that be
saw q flock Of sheep jumping over 4
fence, and by counting them as trey
Jumped. He determined to- Try tho
experiment. and closing bis eyes be
fancied the sheep jumping, and be-.
San to count He had reached biz
14oth sheep. and was beginning to
doze Of, when Mrs. Butterwick sud
denly said;
"Joseph!" Y Y
.Well, what?" %s's Z sil
~ believe that yellow hen Of ours
wants to set" sfstlg
20. don't bother me with such truck
as that now! Shut UP and 60 to
Sleep"
Then Butterwick started his sheep
again, and commenced to count. He
got up to 100, and was feeling as II
he would drop of any moment, when,
just as his 121st sheep was about to
take that fence, one Of the twins be-
gan to cry.
Y Blame that child" he shouted at
Mrs. Butterwick. why don't you tend
to 1t and put 1t to sleep. Hush up,
you little brat, or I'll spank you!"
When Mrs, Butterwick had quoted
II, Butterwick, although a little nerv.
ous and excited, concluded to try 1t
again. Turning on the imaginary NUT
ton, he began once more. Only GA
sheep had slid over the fence when
Butterwick's mother-in-law knocked at
The door, and asked If he was awake.
When she learned that he was, she
said she believed he had forgotten to
close the back shutters, and she
thought she heard burglars in tho
yard.
Then Butterwick arose in wrath and
went down to see about 1t. He ascer-
aimed that the shutters were closed as
Usual, and as he returned to bed, he
resolved that either that woman would
cave the house for good in the morn
ng, or else he would.
However, he thought he might as
we'll give the almanac plan another
rial, and setting the sheep in motion
re began to count. This time he
cached 240, and would probably have
got to sleep before the 3OOth sheep
Jumped had not Mix's new dog in the
lext yard suddenly become homesick
md begun to express his feelings In a
cries of prolonged and exasperating
fowls.
Butterwick was mad. Dropping the
heep, he leaped from bed and began
0 lombard Mix's new dog with boots,
Dap dishes and every loose object he
ould lay his hands on. He hit the
nimal at last with plaster bust of
)aniel Webster and induced the dog
0 retreat to TIE stable to think about
ONE in silence.
It seemed almost ridiculous to re-
ume those sheep again, but he deter
lined to give the almanac man one
1ore chance, so as they began to
imp the fence he began to count,
nd after seeing the eighty-second
heep safely over, he was gliding
emily into the land Of dreams when
frs. Butterwick rolled out of bed and
sll on the floor with such violence
nat she walked both the twins and
tarted them crying, while Butter
ticks mother.in-law came downstairs,
our steps at a time, to ask them II
ley felt that earthquake.
The situation was too awful for
'ords. Butterwick regarded 1t for a
mute with speeches. Indignation,
nd then Selling a pillow he went over
, the sofa In the back sitting-room
nd lay down on the lounge. He fell
sleep in ten minutes without the as
stance Of the almanac, but he
reamed all night that he was being
utted around the equator by Cots
old ram, and he woke in the morning
18th terrific headache and a convic-
on that sheep are good enough for
DOL and chops, but not worth a cent
J narcotic.-New York Weekly.