The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-26
Mean Trick!
That's What a Few BingViIIe SkaI-
aWags PIayd on Poor Ole Dea-
con ButteTWOrth One Day Re-
cent and as a Result the Dea-
con Was TurribIe Under the
Weather for Quite a SPELL
Particulars Below!

Tother evg Deacon Butterworth was
complainin down to Hen Weathersby' S
store about what turrible poor helth he
was it, but then that's nothin-the Dea-.
con is allus complainiD about some
think or other. He is one of those kind
of persons who there is allus somethink
the matter with or if there amt some
think the matter with him then there
is somethink the matter with the world
in general. The Deacon allus looks on
the dark side of everything and is allus
ready to argy that there amt no bright
side.
Folks who kin see the bright side of
life nacherly gifts cut of pashience hearin
the Deacon take on SO all the time. In
other words it gifts monotynuss to hear
him complain and growl and claim all
the world is agin him and that he has
poor helth, whereas there amt nobuddy
in Bingville who has emmy better helth
than the Deacon, and if you could only
see him plant his feet under the table
and eat a mess of vittles which would
founder a horse or a COW you would
begin to think that there wassent moth
ing much the matter with him.
Well, tother evg the Deacon was
down to Hens store and he set there
and wore look Of pain on his Ease and
said that he diddent cal1ilate he had
long to remain on this mundane spere,
being as he alreddy had one foot in the
grave and soon expedited to foller it
with tother one The Deacon said his
stummick had went back on him and
that all he had ct for supper was junk
of salt pork, a half crock of sour krOut,
a whole mince pie ard six doughnuts,
and that ever sinst then he haddent felt
comfortable under his apron strings.
Nobuddy paid emmy attenshion to the
Deacon, which made him turrible mad,
and at last he got up and started off
home in deep disgust sayin that all the
world was aPin him and that folks did
dent give a hang whether he lived or
died.
After he had went Hank Dewberry
said it would be tur-ible good joke on
the Deacon to agree with him when he
said he was turrible sick and to SYM
pythize with him. Sim Perkins said
likewise, and so did several others in
the store, so they made it up that when
they met the Deacon next day they
would do so.
Next morning bright and airly the
Deacon started down street to VISIT and
gossip with his rabers as ushua1, but
strange as II may seem lie pSdIu 10 DC
right cheerful and peart for onct in his
life. The first man he met was Hank,
who says, "Waal. Deacon, how be you
this mornin ?" lest tolable," says the
Deacon, which was a good deal for the
Deacon to say, being as he amt newer
been known to admit he was even tola-
bic, but allus says, misable instead. you
don't look well" says Hank. WAL"
says the Deacon. who is turrible CON
trary and don't like to agree with any
buddy about ennythinE, Il feel bettern
ushual this morning" you look FUR
rible sick to me-" says Hank, 'and I'm
sorry to say it too, but l allus believe
in tellin a Teller the truth-if Teller is
a going to pass away and friend of
hisn kin see II, then it becomes a per
sons dooty to speak right out and say
SO. You look to me like if you hadn't