Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-07-18

seeing it, instantly yelled at 1t, at the
same time swinging the fish wildly
back and forth in the air. The ap,
preaching vessel saw him. and the
captain. thinking 1t a signal OF dis,
tress, made his vessel come close to
the shore where Jack stood.
The captain stuck his head out OF
his cabin window and beloved:
"What is 1t, mate-anything wrong
ashore?"
"No-thing-sir," stammered Jack,
'but 1 just want to know If this fish
Is clean. The old shoemaker will Ger
tainly whip me when I go back with
It II it is not clean enough"
"Why. you little imp, what do you
mean by stopping a vessel Just for
that2 I've got good mind to whip
you now. You must never stop a YES
sci like this again, mind you. but you
must say. May the good Lord give
him speed" Then the vessel sailed
away. and Jack was no more the
wiser about his fish.
He began walking slowly on toward
the shoemaker's. however. being de.
termined to take the risk Of beating,
and came across hunter, who was
about to fire Mt flock Of birds with
his gun. when suddenly Jack cried
out:
"Afay the good Lord give them
speed"
The hunter heard him, and with q
snarl he turned to Jack and said:
"You little Scoundrel. you've made
me miss meal Just now. and am
we'll inclined to whip you. What you
must yell Ia this. LET there be blood
he'd. let there I've blood she'd and be
'ure Won say that next time. Or
Jack ran before the irate hunter had
'ni:hed
He kept on running till he came
upon two men who were fighting and
Iunrrrling. lie instantly and foolishly
yelled out:
"Let there be blood shed: let there
be blood she'd"
The two men. hearing him say those
words. turned upon Jack and gave
him q sound whipping. AS Jack was
limping away one Of them cried out to
him:
"What you must say is. Fate part
them; fate part them"
Jack soon happened to come upon q
wedding festivity. and he yelled out
once more:
Fate part them! Fate part them"
The newly wed bridegroom sprang
from his brides side and gave Jacks
ears sound pulling, saying:
"Next time you'll say. One hundred
q day: one hundred day Do you
hear me. lad?"
Eyes. sir" meekly replied Jack. as
he scrambled away.
But fate had destined that day to be
q hard one for him. 1t seemed. for at
the next corner he met funeral pro-
cession moving slowly down the main
street Of the village.
Stupid Jack instantly shouted. lone
hundred day: one hundred day"
The sorrowful marchers gaZed nj
him In establishment and several Of
them bounced upon him and gave him
what evidently was not on the "bill
of fare" at home-a sound beating.
Jack walled loud and long. and then
proceeded the rest Of the way to his
employers shop.
"Why. Jack. where in the world have
: you been all this while with that fish I
Come. have something to give you.
Jack. Step into the next ROOM"
A few seconds later some passers by
were surprised Mt hearing the hoarse
believing Of boy Of thirteen.
Frightened to II.
It was quite a fashionable bridge
party. and one Of the players was a
small. nervous young thing. not sure
Of any Of her plays and fearfully
afraid Of her partner. living proof
If the existence Of that much discuss
ed creature. the bridge flend."
Il returns your lead then" said the
other player frlgIdly. "and I am sure
we would not have lost II you had dis
carded correctly. Would you mind tell
ing me what you have been discarding
from-strength or weakness"
The nervous young thing lifted her
eyes with fash Of spirit.
"From fright" she said candidly-
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