The Daily Missoulian., 1914-08-09
DEACON IN A FIX!
One of the Stanch PLIERS Of Our
Church Has a TurribIe Expert.
ents !...Somethink ort to Be
Did With Bud ninckIey!--. Full
Particulars Below!

Deacon Buttcrworth, one of Our most
respeckted citizens & a stanch pillcr
Of the Ringville church (until whot
below happehd to hin) had most en-
barrassing & Numiliating experients last
Thursday whiteh he will not soon for
get.
The Deacon had been working hard
in the bayfield, most all day and was all
sweat up and tired and most tuekerd
out when he got through for the day
and come in to the house about p III.
The Deacon was warm and sticky and
uncomfortable like ennybuddy nacherly
would be who had pitched hay in the
hot sun all day long.
Now in Snake Crick right back Of the
Deacons house is cool, deep pool and
the Deacon thort 1t would refresh him a
good cal to 60 and take plunge into
this pool and sort of soak hisself in its
cooling depths, as you might say, SO he
goes down to the pool and takes off his
clothes under the shade Of ellum tree
on the bank and jumps in with splash,
The Deacon wallerd around and sploshd
about all by hisself for about Is min
nits, then he clim outcn the pool drip
pin, and went to dress agin when to his
turrible consternashion and disgust he
discovered that his clothes had disap-
pcard
The Deacon didn't know where they
had DISAPPEARED to until he hecrd a shout
OF derishion & triumf down the crick
and lookd down. and there was Bud
Hlnckley, who amt quite right in his
head, runnn off as hard as he could
run and carrying the Deacon's clothes
Jest for joke.
When the Deacon seen Bud making
off with his clothes in this manner he
hollerd for Bud to bring them back at
onct, and when Bud didn't the things
that the Deacon called Bud amt fit to
print in family circle paper like the
Bugle. Besides if we was to print the
langwidge the Deacon used it would
hurt him turriblc as a member of the
Bingville church, so we persoom the
While the Deacon was hollering at
Bud he heerd team approaching along
the road ON tother side of the criek. and
the Deacon, not being in posishion to
appear in publick, as you might say
diddent lose no time in gettin back into
the pool, where he remained with moth
ink but his head outen worter until the
team had got past,
II seemed that every time the Deacon
would get out to dry hisself off some
buddy would come along and then he'd
haft to git back III agin. Onct while
be was hiding in tho pool while Miss
Polly Woods passed along the road. a
fish or eel in the pool wlisked agins,
his legs and the Deacon let yell outen
him that could OF been l1cerd mile
Polly took ono look at the Deacon s
head protruding from the pool, thorl
he was some monster Of the deep and
ruin lords home screeeh,n as loud as
she could sereech.
About half past p. X. Abe Gookins
happend to come along, and when he
seen the Deacon with his head stiekir
outen ths pool and lernt that Bud
Hinekley had went and stole his clothes
Abe laffed fit to bHst. The Deacon
askd Abe il he could bring him bari
or somethink to git back to the house
in. Abe said yes. he had empty appe1
barl to home that would jest fit the
Deacon and wanted to know II he
should 60 and get it. The Deacon told
him yes, and for goodness sakes 10
hurry.
Abe wanted to know il the Deaeor