The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-07
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That's What Was Dld ts Hank Dow. bsuy by lz Watkins Who Claimed ts Bs Sick Absd at tho Tine but Is Betisi at ThIs
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Iz Wilkins one of our most respected citizens was took student with a att tack of newnnonya about two weeks ago and for two days and two nights IF was turribie sick man and had to be set up with. Clem Perkins set up with Iz the first night and waited on him hand and foot giving his medisin to him and ct ceterry and talking to him and trying to cheer him tip and SO forth. Clem says he didn't git wink of sleep seaircely the hole night. The second night Brad Hinsley set up with Iz and waited on him, and next night somebody else set up After four or five days Iz seemed to be out of danger and to be as well as ever as fur as anybody could see, but he still remained in bed and insisted on sombuddy setting up with him every night. In spite of the fact that Iz has remaned in bed and has claimed to be awful sick he has managed to eat three hearty meals per day and smokes his pipe in bed and otherwise conducks hisself like able bodied man. It was the general opinion of the neighbors that a man who was sick wouldn't act like that and that Iz simply renamed in bed becuz 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 to climax last Mon day night when Hank Dewberry agreed to set up with Iz. Hank reported for duty about 8 p. in. and Missis Wilkins went to bed leaving Hank setting up with Ix. Hank says he didn't mind chatting with Iz for hour or two, but after that the job become kind of mo- notonus. Hank says he got turrible sleepy about 10 o'clock, but as soon as he would doze of to sleep Iz would speak to him and wake him up and ast him to go bring glass of worter. or read a chapter from the Bible to him, or the Bingville Bugle or tell him a funny story or give him his medisifi or Something else. Hank says once when he went to sleep Iz woke him up with 2: a start and asst him to sing "Old Hunderd
 for him. Hank he cleared his throat and started in to sing. Hank has no more ear for musick than jaekass and has a voice about as musical as a crow has and after Hank had sung one verse through Missis Wilkins come to the door in her night gown and opened 1t about two inches and told Hank that unless he stopped singin he might go, home and tired as she was she would set up with Iz the rest of the night
 Hank calkilates Iz woke him up n,oTen 200 times before midnight; Finally Hank made up his mind he'd fool fz by letting on he didn't hear him when he SO spoke to him, being SO sound asleep and that by and by iz would become fatigged trying to wake him up and would lapse into si-
 Are you asleep, Hank7" asks Iz be- fore Hank had scaircely closed his eyes but Hank didn't make no answer "Hank-hey, Hankp says Iz a little mite louder. No answer from Hank HANK, I WANT A DRINK. OF WORTER!" !" says Iz in still loud. CT voice; but Hank remained quiet and tried to snore. Hank says then that Iz laid in and cussed him till a fly wouldn't scaircely light on him. Hank says Iz called him some names that he never took from no Twin man, but he kept quiet ruther than give Iz the sat- isfackshion of knowing that he heerd