El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-05
HOG WALLOW NEWS

HUMAN nature seems to be pretty
1 i much the same everywhere except
in Hogville.
( The horse doctor says when he gives
the people OF this community hope. ="
! he expects pay for it.
The Hogvills jail IS now doing a
good business. Several men who have
always claimed they always do the
right thing have got caught
Daniel Mathewsla yesterday was
raving about having his rights and,
from the run OF his conversation, Il
was conceded by his auditors that he
wanted TO overstep the line and take
calf which he had taken up as a
stray and which the whole crowd
knew belonged 10 the widow Of the
Bear Ford neighborhood-
Il has now been developed that
lot OF valuable time was wasted
around the stove at the postoffics last
winter by mem beers OF the HOzvlle
Loafer5' club who laid big plans for
bumper crops this summer. The past
rev weeks Of hot weather has devel-
oped this fact
Zero Peck at the postoffice yester-
day tried 10 convince Yam Barlow by
argument that there Is no such thing
as luck, but to a certain extent was
unsuccessful Yam says he knows
there is such q thing as bad luck, but
he is unable 70 say for sure about the
other kind Yam has been in jail sew
eral times Zero contended that what
people call good luck and bad luck is
simply good management and bad
management
Mrs Zero Peck sent Zero to town
yesterday for q number Of household
articles and he forgot about half Of
HHrH
being afraid to 90 until he can think
OF them In the meantime he Is not
having very much 20 say and seems
most OF the time 10 be In a deep study
The postoffice did not close in Hog
vile July 4. The postmaster said the
postOfflce was about as cool a place
IS he could find at that time OF year.
and too the fish are not biting to do
any gopd.
Alexander Moseley lost another dog
yesterday. This leaves only ten Alex
says he VIII not recruit any more until
there is a change for the better, as he
does not care 70 sacrifice any more
than he now has His dog graveyard
is fast filling Up
The two moonshine still house pro-
prietOrs-Bear Ford and Petunla Z
Ridge sullS-are- reading the proceed [
ings OF congress with a great deal OF /
interest these days By some OF the /
reports they are made to wonder |
How longl
Persistence more often makes a fel- I
low a bore than a success.
Prof Cape Allsop has lately begun i
practicing mind control Miss Petunia j
Belcher says II II is his own mind he 1
is trying to control he should not /
have much OF a task, as II Is a weak \
sort OF a thing Cape quit going With i
Petunia a while back and began going /
with the widow OF the Bear Ford /
Tbs mail carrier was delayed sew
sral minues yesterday and got in late.
Re says. on account OF having TO stop
md wait for long black snake TO get
lcross the road.
Bee Eazley has gotten hold Of an
)ther wheel for his wagon and now
III four OF them are about the same
lize
Cape AIlsop says 1t Is a pity all
men cannot be as upright and worthy
IS is the candidate for office
The report has arrived here that de-
ectives are about to put out nets for
omebody believed to be IN this vi
Unity, and Cape Allsop has dropped
veryN bling to keep a close day-and-
light watch on Bear creek and the Pc
una Ridge still house pond.
The CONGREGATION Of the Bear Ford
lext week to raise money with which I
o buy dipper for the cistern. They
we're very successful and received so
much announcement at recent sup
er given 10 buy the preacher 4 pair