The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-13

to go to town for shoes an bring back duck be did
in one day first by the minister an next by Drusa Cobb
she'd take her Bible oath whoever said 1t lynn,
but so 1t was
Is" asked Mrs. Lathrop.
Yes. said Miss Clcgg, it's the same An this
is its why told by Mrs. Macy Granma Mullins an
me" She paused and drew still longer breath.
Seems, Mrs Lathrop, Drus;llas husband has got
friend goes huuin with doctor. Seems he found
four little rcd-hcaded things nest o reeds an took
an asked the doctor what 1t Seems the doctor
thought as was goldcn-hcaded orioc but the friend
thought ii was mud-hcn So he give it Drusia's
youngest boy to raise in fiat for his birthday. Well,
Mrs Macy says bcin raised i'll fat surely most
new the animal. as very it turned to be
duck Seems it snapped all the black spots in the
pets for bugs an when they put it IN the bah-ub to
swim it wouldn't SWIM, but just kept dvin for the hole
in the bottom Seems they had most lively time with
it, an it after en- everywhere an snapped at their
shoe-butons an squawkcd nights an when Druslla
Mrs Macy she thought right off she could give her
the duck TO take home with her cause she lived the
country So that was how Mrs Macy TO be asked
take dinner at Drusias dreadful pleasant.
well, Mrs Lathrop, Mrs Macy says she
mistrusted what traven' with duck is than anythin,
although she couldn't say she really relishcd any
duck aforc he's cooked she thought could swim in
the crIck an maybe grow to be comfort; so she let
them put it in a basket an give her envelope o dead
flies for it 10 lunch on, an she set off for home She
had to wait long time for an the duck so
restless it eight flies and bit her twice watin. but
finally the an she got on We'll Mrs Latllrop,
she says you hear nohin like that duck when
felt itself eectrc-car The conductor heard IT an
runnin an stopped the car an put EN- both off
aforc she realized she gcttn off for her duck
instead OF her depot
So there was Mrs. Macy stranded high an dry in
strange part the city alone with duck out the
goodness of her heart. You maybe believe as she
was very far from fcelm friendly to Drusia Cobb when
she realized as she couldn't take with duck,
an didn't know Drusillas number to take her back her
duck neither Mrs Macy says she felt herself slowly
CROWN mad an she went into store by an asked
em if they had a telephone They said they had an
she says she will know what possessed her. but
she Just looked the square III the eye an told hin,
10 get her the president O the company without
seconds delay She says it astonishin how quick
he got her somebody. an thev'd each SAID
wire please tell her the difference between duck an
4 canary bird Wcl-she says he didn't say notn' for
Il minute an then he said, Wh-a-t? in a most feeble
manner an she asked him it right again Then
she said he was nervous an made very queer
noises, an finally asked her what in Noahs Ark she
wanted know for She says she couldn't but think
that very i'll bred considcrin her age, but she
situation where she had to overlook anythn she told
him She knowed an he lSnowed too as anyone could
take canary bird an travel anywhere an know
what was TO be put of for nohin She said he shook
the little more. an then he asked her she
meann 10 lead hm infer that she had been injected
from car with duck. She says his was dis
respectful that she felt her begnnn' rise, an
she told him far from ben injected she'd been put
an she had the duck prove it, He told her he
would advise her Try TO do the duck up in derby
hat an smuesle him through an then. without word
more he hung mp.
well, Mrs. Macy says she just about never was so