The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29

IN DE WINTER
about as large around as cornstalk,
and after surveying him for moment
the president said:
"Brudder Comeback, l Earn dat you
am seriously troubled bout de world
comm to an endT'
Eyes, sab, Is"
"YOu am lookin' fur 1t almost every
day.?
"Yes, sah." ta@
"And you am ready to rush fur
front seat when de show opens?"
II want to git good start. sah."
"Waal, I'll see dat you do want to
say to you dat dis am no fool niger
club. De rest of us believe dat de
world was put we're to stay. 1t has
been yere fur millyons Of years, and 1t
am gwlne to continer In bisness till de
machinery wears out. Dat may pOssl.
bly, occur billyon years hence. BY
dat time 1t will have been forgotten
dat SIGH long. lank, foolish man as
you have eber galloped around.
"Dars been talk of de world endin'
up fur de last 10000 years, and 1t has
allus come from people who am light
In de head. can't stop all OF 'em from
continerin' dis silly talk, but | can
stop you You am gwine 70 git up. to-
norrer mawnin' different man. You
am gwine to hunt fur n job and lind
1t. You am gwine to work like a hoss
instead of sittn' around de stove. You
nm gwine to pay UP your back rent
instead Of lookin' for de cnh of dc
world. You am gwine to buy clothes
fur de wife and Children isiend of
rushin' for II front seat. You am
gwine to pass de evenIn's wild your
family instead Of spookin' around and
listenin' for de bowin' OF horns. You
am gwlne to do dis or you am gwlne
to be dorpped from dis yere Llmeklln
club wild sich thud dat 1t Will break
bones. You can now sot down, and
Brudder lialibut Willie Will ersct his.
| self"
Brother Hallbut laid the half of a
raw turnip lie was eatlng on the floor,
put away his jackknlfe ana stoud up
with folded arms. and the president
| addressed him with:
"Brudder Hallbut, de news has come
to me dat Oh sartln night two weeks
ago you dreamed Of seeIn' cross eyed
black cat chasln' bobtailed white
dawg frew graveyaard. You dseam-
ed dat dream three times r,innin'. and
1t affected you so powerfully dat you
got out OF bed aud s0t up de rest Of de
night; also. you took It as a warnin'
dat anodder alrthquake was comm
and am stlll sittin' around and waitin'
fur It. Am correct. Brudder Hall
but?"
What the Dream Meant.
Eyes. sab. Dat dream means nm
airthquake fur shore"
"Um! Did dat cat wink ut you as
she was hustln' dat dawg along"
"Can't say she did, sah."
! "Did dat dawg sorter wave a fare
well to you wild his stump Of tail?'
Reckon not"
"Waal, we will have to remedy d
oversight. Jlst listen to me fur {
mint. II you have any mo- dreain'
OF dat sort and hear OF dem, an aIrIh
quake Will start right under y0ur feet
It VIII lift you up and bump dat hart
head OF yours ag'in de ceilin'. aiif
when you come down you VIII bt
frown over eighteen chars and miro
teen benches, aud de folks dat piel
you up will find your neck broken
Dats plain English, and I hope 20,
understand it. Dis am no dreamers
club, and It hain't no alrthquake club
You can sot down and deyour de res
OF dat turnlp, aud II Brudder Synta,
Green am among W. tonight he ma!
arise"
Brother Syntax was on q back seat
trying to figure out with the stub Of /
pencil and an old envelope how hl
butcher could make hve ont Of two ant
two. He rose up and came forwarI
with . puzzled face. and after takip|