The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-12-23

whe was SO very hashful that he could
not even bear the presence - the
soilcitous and b~evisching eyes Of a
young lady. He became desperate
would 60 TO see Sal. He went several
times, but made Il appear. that he
just happened 10 pass by. FIJI ally
one Sunday evening Sal got John 10
come into the parlor. They took a
rocking chair each. sat side by
side. and began TO rock. In rocking
their chairs would occasionally come
together. John would move back.
Finally the chairs came together. and
John laid his arm on SAILS shoulder.
and staring her in the face. said, Sal.
| do know you are the prettiest girl
| ever saw in my life" Sal threw
her head back. and after a loud laugh.
said, John, l do know that is the
biggest lie you ever told IN your life.
but / will declare | do love 10 near
you say it"
The most Of us are like Sal, We
like flattery. We have hope that
some n will believe the good things
said about US. though it be faitery.
Years ago. when l lived on the farm.
| had a little black flee named Dun.
On moonlight nights, after supper.
Dun would go out a short distance
from the house, sit down, and seem
to bark at the moon for two or three
hours. | imagined that Duff was an
nOyed at her own shadow following
her. and had found that il was the
shining Of the moon caused the
shadow. and she thought she would
make it stop shining. | heard of q
man, who was so very Stingy, hat
E he would not travel on moonlight
nights fearing his shadow would ask
him for something.
Now you see Dun 6 barking did not
- lpffpct the hYi1lanCN Of the moon no
cause it was we'll established. So il
: is with Bob. Ny character is already
q established and his sayings do no,
: affect it. But Bob enjoys il, and as
il does not hurt me a Bit enjoy il
. too.
| use illustrations occasionally IL
trying to teach some people a it'll.
common enSe, and Bob calls III,
9 Illustrations jokes.
: We think a great deal of or Bol
q as we cali linn. He is the pet of tn
Ie of the court house. II,
&c serves US in place of both monkey an'
n parrot. Monkey to act and parrot I
as talk.
Bob is true to his friends, and doe
ut not annoy mis- enemies. but he hunt
is for news with all the energy at hi
command. He is entirely destitut
N of hesitations. He would not eve
re hesitate on breaking up a praye
a meeting if he thought there was som
&c one in the meeting that could te
IA him some news.
:. A few days ago Bob saw a funer:
~ procession coming on the street, she
were coiored people, in buggie
ccu wagons, etc. He thoughl il must !
III a negro exodus, and at once. Wit
book in his left hand and pencil
IS the right, he put out 10 meet Their
wv to find out where they were from, 81
their destination.
lis When Bob was about twenty var,
p from the leader. he held up his rig
he hand, and exclaimed hold up, no
he up" This sudden attack excited Il
rer crowd, and they ali came to a sud-,
Ter halt, thinking that they had violate
af- an ordinance Of the town, and we
DIS. going to be arrested. Bob sa
What's up, what's up-what ha
is you got2" The leader says, got
for dead man" Bob said, Oh" and can
.. back to the court house.
l van everybody to see our b
when they come to our town. The
is no other Bob like him. He
short at both ends, and is not big
the middle. His hair looks like l
,os head had just been dipped in d p
OF frost. He wears a whippoorw
cap: sometimes a little hard hat
'ud the shape Of an ancient Indian nogg
ties II all men were classed as fowls,
ngs Now this is not a phantom;
nes Bob would have TO take his prOwls,
ast. In class with little BantaIns.
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