The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-12

dey am widout guile up dar. Make al
your pies as good as de sample. IT
de pumpkin crop fails on you don't
try to ring In squash as jest as good
When you pass your word TO a man
hold 1t sacred. Ii you tell him it's
93,000,O00 miles TO DC sun he may go
away believin' you am a liar. but
bimeby he'll find out dat you told him
de truth and glib you credit fur It,
OATS all, Brudder Harkins, and now
you may sot down while | say few
words to Brudder Truthful White"
Brother White was sound asleep in
his chair. but Giveadam Jones kindly
lifted him TO his feet by SELLING hiit
wool, aud when he was fairly awake
the president said:
"Brudder White. you has also been
an honored member of dis Limekiln
club. / cant say dat you started out
jest right, besase your object seemed
! TO be to sell de members prepnrn-
! shun to take de kinks out o DER mar.
! but arter we had taken de kinks outer
| you dar was change fur de better
| You has been chairman OF dc enter
tainment committee fur de last TO
years. and / must say you has filed
de bill bang up We has nebber met
heah single even dat we didn't have
lemonade, bananas or watermelon
You has never asked de club fur any
money to pay fur dose things, and |
have been forced to de belief dat you
ar very lucky pusson to escape de
police de way you have"
Brother White smiled and winked at
Brother Green, but had 10 explanation
handy.
As Gardner Understood II.
"And now you am goin' away Brud-
der White. AS / understands II. you
am gwine TO Schenectady to enter
upon de bizness Of whitewashin' and
stove blackin. De two professions
am inseparably connected, and l hope
you will not try TO divide 'em. Taken
together and pushed wild ardor, dey
have laid de foundashuns of many no
BILE fortunes. Schenectady may moi
appreciate you for some months after
openin'. but you must not be discour
aged She needs you. and appreciation
Is only n matter OF time.
eco up dar in all humility, BruddeI
White. Schenectady hain't got any
Broadway no: Fifth avenue, but shes
got age and dignity. She was 80 old
when de first house was built dat she
didn't need any nursin' bottle. and II
her dignity she selected a name dat M
drunken man could pronounce to heI
shame. In some professions, Bruddc
White. a cut rate am good thing. bu
I'm yours keep de prices up. None OF u
have half appreciated tombstones sine
we could buy one six feet high fur SIG
Ak full prices, but glib full work.
Eyes. sab"
"When you black stove don't forgi
de hind legs. OATS all right heah II
| New York, whar dc legs may he stole,
any day, but up dar dey expect to See
de legs as long as dey keep de stove
, When you am whltewashin' ceilii
! hit de co'ners and rake out dc col
webs We have our way down heal
/. and dey have deir way up dar. IL 20
0 was on Thompson street heah yo
. might open an ice cream shop in col
I nection. but don't plan TO do 1t up da
/. till you have looked dc ground obe
Like as not de Schencctidans objeC
to whitewash in deir Ice cream.
I hain't expectin' you To- be rs honest q
; Brudder Harkins in de pie blzness. b'
3 kase dar am so many things to adu
/ terate whitewash wild. but be as homes
J. as de butcher or ggpcer; also be
n truthful Like Brudder Harkins, sho
A up mt church. 1t won't make any diffe
Z ence about de creed If you rent PEE
3 you am bound to slip through SON
J. way. Jest one mo- thing. Don't s'pe
I to be 'lected to Office right away. Yo
. kin brag OF how many precincts yo
, voted In heah on lection day, bl
Schenectady am gwlne to stand yo
Off till she knows de kentry will
II safe In your hands. OATS all, brudd'
/ and frens. and We'll now break 4
o meetin In two and saunter TO our VI
u rus homes"