The Washington herald., 1909-01-31
VALbOPED!
That's What Has Did to Hank Dew
berry By L Watkins Who Claimed
70 Be Sick Absd at the Time
but Is Better at This
Wdtin

L Wilkins one Of our most respected
citizens was took student with a al
tack Of newmonya about two weeks ago
and for two days and two nights L
was a turribie sick man and had to be
set up with. Clem Perkins set I'D with
L the first night and waited on him
hand and foot giving his medisin TO
him and ct oeterry and talking 20 him
and trying to cheer him up and so forth.
Clem says he didn't git a wink Of sleep
scarcely the hole night The second
night Brad Hinsley set up with L and
waited on hin. and next night somebody
else set up. After four or FIVE DAYS L
seemed 70 be out OF danger and to be as
well as ever as fgT as anybody could
see. but he still remained in bed and
insisted on sombuddy setting uD with
him every night In spite Of the TACT
that L has renamed in bed and has
claimed TO be awful sick he has
managed 10 eat three hearty meals per
day and smokes his pipe n bed and
otherwise condUcks hisself Ike a able
bodied man It was the general opinion
Of the neighbors that a nan who was
sick wouldn't act Ike that and that L
simply renamed IN bed hecuz he enjoyed
sleeping during the day having his meals
in bed and being entertained all night
By whoever set up with him.
But things come 10 a climax last Mon
dav night when Hank Dewberry agreed
10 set ID with L. Hank reported for
duty about 8 D. m. and Missis Wilkins
went to bed leaving Hank setting up
with L. Hank says ne didn't mind
chatting with L for hour or two, but
after that the job become kind Of mo
uotonus. Hank says he got tuTrlble
sleepy about 10 o'clock, but as soon as
he would doze of to sleep L would
sneak 10 him and wake him up and ast
him 70 60 bring 4 glass OF worter, or
read a chapter from the Bible to him,
or the Binqville Bugle or tel him a
funny story or give him his medIsln or
something else. Hank SAYS once when
he went 10 sleep L woke him up with Z
start and ast him 10 sing "Old Hunderd
for him Hank ne cleared his throat
.nd started in to sing Hank has no
more ear for musick than q IackaSS and
has \ voice about as musical as a crow
has and after Hank had sung one verse
through Missis Wilkins come 10 the
door IN her night gown and opened II
about two inches and told Hank that
unless he stopped singin he might 60
home and tired as she was she would
sef M with L the rest OF the night
Hank calkilates L woke hun up
noren 200 times before midnight
Finally Hank made up his mind ned
fool IL BY letting on he didn't hear
him when he so spoke TO HIM, beng
50 sound asleep and that by and 0y
l. would become fatigged trying 10
wake him up and would lapse INTO 81
lcncc
fore Hank had scarcely closed his
ewes but Hank didn't make no answer
~Hank-hey, Hank" says L a little
mite louder. No answer from Hank.
@HANK. l WANT A DRINK or
WORTERT says L IN still loud
er voice: but Hank rerpained quiet and
tried 10 sEore. Hank says then that Il
laid IN and cussed him TIL 3 fly
wouldn't scarcely light on him. Hank
saws L called him some names that be
never took from no Twin man, but he
kept quiet ruther than give L the sat
isfackshion Of knowing that ne heerd