The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-02-23
SUPPOSE WASHINGTON SHOULD
COME BACK?


had several requests TO repubiish Il
so here II Is. To the new corners
OF course, II Will be new.
There was lult OF business rount
the pearly gates, no saints having
applied for admission for seyera
minutes. Peter was listening with 9
bored expression on his countenance
TO Noah, who was relating his flood
experience, when George Washing
ton strolled in and Clipped into the
conversation Peter looked relieved
or as he stated privately afterwards
while he disliked to give old man
Noah offense by going to sleep
him. the fact VS. that his flood
story was getting 10 be the rankest
sort OF chestnut, and he had be-
come intolerably weary OF IL,
II understand" said George, tina
there has been something doing in
the United States that rather knock
ed the spots Off anything that ever
happened In that country, | haven't
been back there for more than 100
years and / would like mighty well
TO see how the country that | W.,
the daddy OF is coming on"
why not GOT" asked Peter II
can arrange for a vacation all right.
and, by the way, II you could man
age 20 take Noah with you and lose
him so that he wouldn't come back
here boring me with that old frayed
high-water story OF his II would
crafty me"
II would be pleased to get the va
cation" replied George with digni-
~, but / draw the line on Noah. "
well. cant say that / blame
you" said Peter thoughtfully.
"But you con go anyway. | will ar
range for leave of absence for 80
days"
On the following day after this
conversation took place tall, Dig
nified stranger appeared in one of
the great depots in the city of New
York. His Countenance bore evil
dences OF great Intelligence and
power. but he was evidently bewil-
dered and considerably ratified
is II possible" he said, that
this is the country | started in bus
mess? These people appear to act
considerably like a congregation of
lunatics and there is nothing around
here that / understand
Calling policeman, George Wash
ington for 1t was George on his va
cation. asked. MY friend, will you
tell me what kind of monsters those
are?" pointing 10 the huge engines
pulling long railroad trains, which
wtte running into and going out of
the station.
The policeman looked at George in
and then turning to a
fellow pelicemaI he said in a low
voice;
Mike, we must kape our eyes on
this Guild man It's plain as the nose
on yure face that he has bats In his
garrett Did yes hear his askin'
what was thin engines and car-rs?"
DO yez name 70 say, Guild man,
that yea nlyer saw an engine or a
train az car-rs2"
Il never did. There was no such
things when | was here. And what,
may | ask. makes the cars go?"
DO yez hear that?" asked the pc
llceman of his companion. The
Guild man sure has bad case. He
says he niyer heard ay stame-but
] may as well humor hint tame
In the stame chist that makes the
wheels go round. l."
Just then a big ferry boat steer
ed up 20 the landing and Georges
eyes commenced to bulge out of his
head
81 take Il, said the father of his
country with dignity, that yonder
is boat, though it is more huge
than any | ever saw, but may ask
how 1t is moved against the tide
without either sail or oars?"
1T must be a sure thing that yez |
came from the back districts of Ar
Nansaw, Guild man." answered the {
policeman. 'Who liver heard of
ferry boat with sails or bein' pushed {
along wild oars like a skiff' /
George stepped ont of lie depot 1
onto the street when he saw trolly {
ear speeding toward him. :
May / ask, sir" said he turning q
again to policeman, what sort of
a thing that is and what pushes it '
along. There does not seem to be {
any steam about that" S
Well, if this isn't an innocent /
ould bird" said the policeman to |
himself. THAT is an electric throlly I
carr ould man. 1t is run by cleo f;
tricity. Say, me ould Frind. was ,
there any COWS in the neighborhood /
where you lived; if there was l don't !
see how they liver missed gatherin' /