Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-01-15
GOING TO MARKET
Automobile Smashes Wagon But
the Amateur Driver Comes
Out Winner.
BY DONALD ALLEN.

breakfast dishes.
ut must be Uncle Joe," replied her
niece, Miss Jennie Waldron. as she
stood wiping the said dishes.
run to the door and see II the barn
has fallen on him."
He's a-fghting wasps," replied the
girl as she looked out.
"I told him yesterday not to med
die with their nests, but he's gone and
done it. What's he doin' now?"
Running through the currant
bushes"
And now?"
Hes licked them off with a hat,
but he's been stung."
Serves him right" and she went
to the door. Joseph Johnson, have
you been foolin' with them wasps?"
"They pitched into me as was
goin' to harness the hoss," was the
reply.
And have you been stung?"
He came to the steps and showed
three great Jumps on his face.
We'll, that settles It," walled the
wife, as she turned about and dropped
into chair.
Miss Jennie got some vinegar for
Uncle Joe to apply to his stings, and
then returned to the aunt.
81 wouldn't feel so bad about It."
But he was going to drive into the
village, and now he can't"
HE can tomorrow"
"But he was goin' to take butter
and eggs and 'taters. and bring back
tea, sugar and coffee. We are out oi
all Of EN-"
But we can get along"
"Drat the pesky luck!" exclaimed
! the aunt as she flourished the dish
cloth. Men you was to go. but
run tack into my foot and am hob
bling around like an old lame hen
Now Joseph has got stung, and can
! go, and 1t seems as II never wanted
a cup Of tea SO bad in my life. HI
ought to have his old ears boxed"
"If I could drive a horse" begai
Miss Jennie doubtfully.
Yes. Say. / believe you could
Old Peter is as gentle as a lamb
and he knows the way to town ant
back as we'll as I do. You simpl,
hold the lines and he will go righ
along. A baby could drive him."
But II I meet team on the way?
you pull on the right hand lin
opd oiya hale tho rnadn
"Ahd when we get there?"
r "Oh, Somers, the storekeeper. wi
q come out and hitch Peter for yo
r and carry In the things. He will ais
Il see you started for home all right
4 ut looks. easy said MISS Jennie.
n Its easier than making a pie-crus
v You've been comm down here thre
or four times year for the last fiy
years. and it's Gurus that we nevt
,r taught you to drive"
m well, I'll learn now"
ID "And you'll do fine. believe III
ly foot will be we'll by the time | drir
" two cups OF tea"
TX Uncle Joe harnessed old Peter
III | Nhc nabOhs " hat
rs thought OF the venture he didn't sa
He knew he should hear more fro
,y his wife about those wasps. Wht
is things were ready the horse start'
d. of at Jog. and after the first mi
OF Miss Jennie had full confidence
i'd herself In going a mile and he
lis she met two teams. She was SON
what doubtful whether she should p,
on the right or the left line, and
she pulled neither, but let Peter j
A. along in the middle OF the road. IT
od other two travellers hauled out In
90 the ditch and didn't say q word.
n. Then the amateur driver heard
La auto coming up behind. She look
no back and saw that II was q you
an man driving II.
~, Was II the right line she was
ma, pull In this case?
,a, Or the left?
"A Or was she to increase Pete
or speed. or TO stop him dead still7
on She didn't remember whether !
n aunt had told her that an auto "
On. entitled to only half the road or
ha outdoors. and her confusion "
NJ, heightened by the honking Of
In horn.
~. Nothing at all was done on
- part, but the autoist thought thu
30 was room to pass. and he tried II
No Ripl Smashl Crashl
A.. A hind wheel OF the wagon '