The Washington herald., 1909-04-18
FELL! i!
Which Is What RaS SIoGumb Done
While Saving or a Limb Often a
Tras-It's Bad Enuff as Il Is,
but Il Might of Been Worse
Thrilling PaHickIers Below

Ras Slocumb had a GURUS thing 70
ockur 70 him last Monday morning and
as a result Ras Is az present confined
10 his bed with a sprained ankle. a
broOzed hip and 4 skun eyebrow 70 say
nothing OF the general soreness and
other small bumps and contushions too
numerous 10 mentchion. RaS eckspeckts
70 be able to set IN a rocking chair per
viding II has ; or I cushions on Il IN a
week or ? and If he has good luck he
may be able 10 hobble around town on
orutohes IN few weeks.
Right back OF RaS's house stands a
big oak tree which Ras's father planted
10 these many years agone when Ras' 5
father was not mOTen knee high 10 a
duck. The tree has grew and grew and
branched out 70 such existent that for
the past cupple Of years one long limb
growing lords the house has almost be-
gan to come through one OF the winders
OF Ras's bedroom
Ras says that az nights when the wind
blows that limb will sckrape and rake
against the outside Of the house and tap
on the winder until he most thinks they
must be spirits around in spite OF the
fackt that he knows there amt no sich
thing However, these noises has been
making Ras loose 50 much sleep lately
that he desided that limb must come of.
So bright and early last Monday morn
ing Ras he desided to do the Job. So
he got out his old rusty saw and fled II
until he set his wife's teeth on edge and
she left home and went away visiting
among the nabors. After Ras got the
saw fled he elm up the tree by means
OF ladder and got a straddle OF the
limb where Il leaves the trunk OF the
tree. Ras he set there and started 20
saw through the limb on the outside OF
1t. The limb was perhaps nearly 9
inches through.
Well, Ras sawed and sawed and then
sawed some more until he was all Outen
breath and a blister wore on his thumb
but he didn't seem to have the kmb
moren quarter sawed through Then
Ras would saw while and rest a while
longer than he sawed, and then started
in and sawed again. Bye and bye he
got the limb nearly half sawed of when
he happened to think that If he was on
the other side OF the saw he could work
with freer hand not being cramped
up so close near the trunk OF the tree,
so Ras he took the saw outen the cut
and moved over past where he had been
saving and managed to turn around on
the limb so as 10 face the trunk OF the
tree without losing his balance. falling
off and breking his fool neck. Then
he started in on the limb again 70 saw
If of betwixt him and the trunk.
After about a hours work he had
sawed nearly through; then all OF
student the limb broke off and down
went Ras with il nearly IS feet lighting
kerSplash IN the rain water bari al the
corner OF the house all Snarled I'D in
the branches OF the limb. The ONLY por-
shions of Ras which was sticking oufen
the bari was his head and heels. Ras
was sort OF stunned with surprise al
first, but after he realized what had
happened to him he hollered for help
as loud as he could holler but he was
all 50 cramped Up and rammed up in
the barl that he couldn't hOller very
loud
Seth Dewberry, our lion hearted town
constable happened 10 be passing the
horse about then and heard Ras's pitt
ful appeals for help With great pres
ents Of mind Seth run around behind