The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-01-02
HUCKLEBERRY HOLLOW
Tuckville Tidings and Items of Inter.
est From Gobblers Knob.

Raj Barlow, who has not done much
for the past few years, except to play
the fiddle and bust up dances on Gander
Creek. Has turned his attention to
more serious things and is already max
ing some experiments with artificial
thunder that may startle this section.
For sometime he had a great deal to do
with rain and he felt confident that if he
could concoct some plan to produce
thunder at the proper time his fortune
would be made. Thunder, as he knows,
is nothing more than lot of heavenly
noises that has never been noticed close
to the ground. To get some idea of
thunder at close! range, Raj stationed
himself on high point on Musket Ridge
the other day during thunder storm.
There he was able to see how it operated
at close range, and got the exact tone
of it. To aid him in this he took along
his bass fiddle and after several. at
tempts got the right key to the thunder
Then scotching his fiddle strings at that
key he returned to earth and began to
make noise that would correspond with
thunder. He first experimental with
Fletcher Henstep tin stable, but the
noise produced there was of different
tone altogether. He got lot of jugs
at the moonshire still house and let the
wind blow over them and after finding
that this, too, was failure, he went to
the wooden bridge that spans Gander
Creek. He took along his bass fiddle,
and by running the wagon over the
bridge and striking a chord on his instru-
ment, he found at last he had the right
one. Here he had discovered fine
imitation of thunder. Raz.kept on with
his experiment until he was thoroughly
satisfied. In the meantime the people
of the community being ignorant of
Raz's experiments, heard the noise and
began to bring in the washing off the
line and drive up the Young chickens.
The rumble was so natural that the
clouds in the west began to get dark and
fearing that he might get wet Raj was
compelled to discontinue his experiment
at that time and hurry home and get
his umbrella
Atlas Peck left yesterday morning for
Tickville where he took the train for a
visit to his son at the next tank down
the road. The railroad agent would have
let him ship his train but he hated to
impose on good nature and had it hauled
through in wagon.
Sidney Hooks is going with the girls
again, after rest of several months,
during which time he.has been studying
nature by catching grasshoppers and
other insects. Miss Flute Belcher says
anybody that has patience enough to
try to tame grasshopper ought to
make good husband.
Yam Sims says before he got big
enough to know better he used to think
that all the longitude and latitude lines
Oi4 SAS map were "dROll TOduS.
Cricket Hicks attended preaching at
Dog Hill last Sunday morning, but did
not enjoy the sermon to the fullest ex-
tent, one of his toes having worked
through the end of his sock enroute.
The Excelsior Fiddling Band has gone
to drinking again.
Miss HOstetter Hooks has new plush
back album, and many of her admirers
and ardent friends are writing verses in
it for future reference. Cricket Hicks
was called to write a little rhyme of
sentiment Sunday afternoon, and in
scribed these touching words; Clean
Illness is next to goodness, " which was
sly way he had Of calling attention to
his new shirt.
Washington Hooks came into Hog
WSllew Thursday evening and at once
put into Circulation the report that it
was going to rain. When seen he refus-
ed to give his authority but on account
of his high standing the report was gen
orally believed and everybody began to
make preparation to that effect. Some
went so far as to get their umbrellas
out But it never rained and did not
even looked like it might. Wash was
then cornered at the postofIice and was
asked to explain his object in putting
out such report, but he could not do
so. Later, however, he stated that he
got his Information from an almanac of
1881, thinking it was this years edition.
A man never knows what to do with
the wrapping paper, the Irvine, the slab
of card board and the wooded buttons
when he opens up his laundry.
The Deputy Constable was summoned
on mysterious case by the Mail Carrier
upon his arrival here from Tickville the
other day. Wishing to bring chunk
Of ice to Hogwallow to decide bet that
there was such thing in the SUMMER
time, the Mail Carrier got large, fifty
pound chSna and placed it in the back
end of his btgey. He then started on
his trip to Hogwalaw but upon reach