The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-10-12
CITIZEN CYOTHY
ADVOCATES REFORM

Well, they pinched Geraldine yis
tiddy," began Cyothy, as he seated
himself near barrel of prunes.
"Relative of yours?"
"Naw-relative nothin'- -Geraldine's
muh cow. Chief Jones and them min
ions of the law done it-and me pore
man with only one wife and seven
children. Hits tuff, tell you. Ger
aldine's a good kline, never doin' no.
body no harm, bein' that lovin and
aftectionate. Wv course, hits a fact
that she ct up considerable outside
plumbin' this summer, but you know
yourself the season has been mighty
scant fer grass, and besides the diet
didn't agree with her as | could pertic-
ularly see. If people 'ud have their
hydrants put in the kitchen, er raise
grass to eat Geraldine ID never We
bothered.
"It use to be so man could turn
out his cattle and hogs in this town
and let um go down Main street and
browse often the grocerymen's cab
bages, ct ceterry. But they do allow
them privileges today, since we've
'lected new board Not airy bit of it.
Why, even a stylish COW amt allowed
to dress parade any at o'clock p. m.
Cow lovers has just got to get together
and form a union fer perfection, and
strike fer liberty-er gimme deth.
There's folks. in this town pintedly
say they want the law enforced so they
can raise grass and flowers in their
front yards and hang out clothes, and
all such >foolishness as that. | am a
strong advocate of bull high fences to
protect the laws, and less barbed wire
out in the land additions-free pasture
and no taxes is my motto.
"Fer long time anchored Geral-
dine with rope tied to stake druv
in the ground, but she is sech hearty
eater and got to goin' round and round
in circle so fast endeaverin' to keep
up with her appetite that it kinder
seemed to intoxicate her. Do you
know her milk got so it would kinder
spiffiicate me too? So I come to the |
conclusion it wouldn't do to allow her
to become 'nebriate, and accordin' / |
turned her loose, never dreamin' that
she would get out of her own circle. |
But you never know what a female
COW is going to do next, and l was
fer the wurst when bone
head cum to my house and broke the
sad news that Geraldine had been APP
pretended and was languishin' in the
tolls of the law.
81 favor roar agin the big towns
where the law amt enforced. am
powerful believer in enforcin' the law
agin the other man, and | calculate to
run fer legislature next lection, and
when git to Breshy Mountain l aim
10 repeal this stock law and introduce
some more bills agin sellin' Ticker and
'eegars and sody water and other bev-
srages that we buy in our lumber
yards. There's good many things 1
lon't b'lieve the cities ought to have
md | have notion that can regu-
ate them to walk in the straight and
larrer path.
"With officials enforcin' the law,
md unreasonable people kickin cause
We want to use their yards and flower
beds just few hours during the day
ew pasture our cattle, what do you
eckon this blamed town is comm to?
Why, hit dot cost more than fifty dol
ars to build few panels of fence, and
10 you think fer minnit I'd take fifty
rog skins for Geraldine? 1901 times
10. Then say let the property owners {
'orry the money and build adequate
ences."
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