The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-01-11

r, tripping over his left ear as he
saw Mawruss sink with the weight
Of the real thought. This wal. how
Doctor Evere Tell happened to be-
upon the scenel The Doc played
an important part later on, in the
conflict as you shall see1 (Impera-
tive mode, see?)
After considerable working over,
which was calculated to save any
thing that could stand the strain.
Mawruss was brought round again,
and elucidated the cause Of his faint
ing spell.
Ghet a zewing Inazbeen an a
scrap can am / Will make it you
moving pikcher mazheen, alreaty!'
he said, in that beautiful trombone
voice for which he is famous. It's
good thing you got it one man in
the crowd what is got brains or
where would yer whar been alreaty,
ain'd it?"
The sewing machine and large
tin water pail were soon produced,
but at sight Of the water pail Nav
russ tore his locks in impatient fury.
"A water pail? water pail?
LeabSllen OCH h0eyaen! Vot khint of
pikchers can I make it with water
pail? This is war pikchers, al
realty, an must have it a scrap can,
'ain'd it?''
AT this juncture Wes', who had
previously done the fleeing Arabs
stunt, returned as a Turkish soldier
and it was discovered that he was
wearing a scrap can in place of a
fez in order to make his disguise
more complete. Gen. Winde Bill.
whose anger at his former impos-
ture had been temporarily lulled by
the incident Of the sewing machine
II n-water-p ail-scrap- n einemato-
graph apparatus, now burst forth
again and with one well directed
blow Of t b e baton knocked the
scrap can from Yves head; and Nav
russ was not slow to take possession
of it., (the can, not the head).
Everything being now in readi-
ness Herr Limberger struck up that
martial air, Gooda-bye. john and
the Turkish force advanced to posi-
ton. Here Gen. Soapa Tomm in
terposed another objection, demand
ing that Herr Limberger be forced
to cease as he didn't want his NOV
ing pictures to be taken for grand
opera; and any way, that Mynher
was not singing properly, for he did
not have the key; he (Gen. Soara)
having seen the Captain lock them
all in their little tin box over an
hour before. The court sustained
the objection, but when it came to
stopping Herr Limberger that was
found to be another thing altogether.
Finally Doc Ever Tell was called
upon to perform this difficult task,
which he did very neatly by the,
scientific use of roller towel and
a broom handle. Then the action
proceeded.
With one ferocious stroke of his
scimiter the Italian army Glove the
whiskers from one entire side of the
Tul kish forces face! But he got no
farther. AS he had taken the
double handed back stroke and
brought his weapon above his head
for second and finishing slash
Mawruss Perlmutter had started his
camera.
Some of you may have heard of.
that touching little ballad about the
Wisconsin city, the sewing machine
and feline by the name of Thomas.
Remember. it ends up an ] guess
that's going some.''? Well, it wasn't
going any to speak of compared
to what Mawruss' clnematograph
went. You may get some idea of
how that went when tell you that
the working principle Of the appar-
atus was to run the scrap can thro-
ugh the sewing machine. same being
threaded up with rosined thread.
AT the sound of the machine. which
was surprisingly like the discharge
of half a dozen cap pistols. both
armies lit out for the tall timber.
Thus ended this. one Of the most
terrible battles since the days of
Carrie Nation. It was a decisive
victory for the Italians for had not
the Italian forces removed over
half Of the Turkish army's whiskers?
Besides, the last seen Of the COM
batants the Italian army was two
lnona In tho load INN nj nc five uardSa