Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-08-25
Thereupon Chick told four celebrated

Thereupon Chick told four celebrated
yarns in the order of their import
ance.
No. l. 1.-The Ventriloquist at Ne
gro Funeral" One time a ventrilo-
quist was passing a graveyard and no
ticed a crowd gathered at a negro
burial The stranger Joined the
mourners at the graveside. AS the
pallbearers lower the casket a voice
comes up from the grave:
Let me down easy, boys"
The pallbearers in their fright drop
the casket and the mourners scatter In
every direction. In the panic the white
stranger is unnoticed and he goes on
his way laughing nightly.
No. 2. The Baby in the Load OF
Hay." A farmer driving along a coun-
try road hears the muffled sound Of q
baby's crying. He stops his team and
listens and looks around. No one is
in sight except a man walking a few
PAGES behind the wagon. He Is alone
The farmer drives on and again hears
the same sound, coming apparently
from the interior Of the load or hay.
The farmer takes his pitchfork and
cautiously unloads the hay, being very
careful lest he step on the child.
The stranger comes up to the wagon
and he and the farmer discuss the
mystery. After a thorough investiga-
tion is made the hay is loaded back on
the wagon and the farmer proceeds.
When he drives out of sight over the
hill the ventriloquist lies down in the
shade of a tree and laughs and laughs.
No. 3. "The Poor Little Chicken In
a Rock Pile" A woman once had a
hen and some little chickens. The lit
tie chickens always were getting into
trouble. One afternoon she heard a
little chicken crying. She went to
the front door and listened. The sound
seemed to come from a rock pile In the
front yard. She goes out to the rock
pile and discovers that she Is correct.
Evidently the little chicken had crawl
ed in between the rocks and had be-
come fastened.
The woman calls her husband from
the back yard, informs him Of the
plight of the chicken and instructs him
to remove the rock and liberate her
pet. He demonstrates feebly. alludes
to a weak back, but finally obeys. The
man is encouraged to keep at his task
by hearing an occasional weak cry
from the chicken within. All Of the
rocks are shifted without finding the
chicken. At this moment young son
appears and is told Of the mystery.
MA, do you see that man sittin' on
the sidewalk" he inquiries. well.
he doin' it. He's ventriloquist. I saw
him last night at the medicine show"
Thus exposed the trickster rises has
tily and runs down the street. The
father and son gather stones,and throw
at the fleeing ventriloquist, but he
reaches his hotel without injury.
No. 4. 1.-The Phantom Puppy" 1t
happened in a crowded coach Of a pas
senger train. Everybody Is busy look
ing out of the windows. Presently
there is the sound Of a pups yelping
with pain, as If having been stepped
on. Everybody is surprised because 1t
was not known that a dog was In the
dbach.
J The porter learns about it and final
ly tries to find the pup. A man seated
by himself in the center Of the coach
says that he saw the dog and finally
admits that he stepped on 1t. He gives
the information that the pup was loose
and that after having been stepped on
he crawled under a seat. The porter
begins the search and finally hears the
dog whining near the front end Of the
coach and goes forward. In a very
short while the dog is heard at the
rear of the coach. Then the negro gets
scared and leaves the coach, almost
everybody in the coach had become in
terested in the search and many were
craning their necks looking under the
seats. Finally the search Is given up
and the passengers settle back in their
seats. A few catch on" few more
have suspicious, but most Of the trav-
elers never knew that there was a ven-
triloquist on the train.
In addition to being able to repro
duce all sorts Of human voices, Prof.
Lorenzo initiates the various musical
instruments-banjo, cornet, clarinet,
cello, cymbals, drum-and the sound OF
insects, wild animals and cattle, also
gives limitations of the sound pro-
duced by water boiling, the drawing OF
soda water from a fountain, the creak-
ing of a rusty hinge and the tearing Of
linen.
Chick is a wonder and admits it.
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