The Coconino sun., 1925-03-13

ed on the carpet, that he thought the
poetic license Brother Wallingford al
luded to extended to proofreaders.
Ray Babbitt says the most tire
some thing that he ever had to do
was to take a bath in a bathroom that
wouldn't lock and he had to sing all
the time he was taking his bath.
Charlie Greene says that fellow
that he heard say the other day that
he'd done SO. many things that he
couldn't find anything to do any more
that could give him thrill, ought to
go out and bite the hind heel of a Ger,
tain county road mule that he knows
about.
Story comes to us well authenti-
Gated that down in Oak Creek last
summer DR.. A. H. Schermann called
on George Black Jr., and casually
picking up a big watermelon, asked:
DO you mean to say that this is
the biggest apple you can raise on
your ranch ?"
Hey" yelled George. "You put that
grape DOWN.
A friend of mine took a hot bath
last Monday and now he is threatened
with pneumonia. Any person who
takes all the dirt off himself at this
time of the year is liable to endanger
his life. Ell Paso Herald
That wises US up. Now we know
what caused our recent relapse.
Not Dragging about it, but Just men
tioning it casually.
If you think we're lying, you needn't
say so.
Out looking over the new golf
grounds the other day, DR.. V. S. Nc
Guire ran across pile Of evaporated
milk cans.
"Hey, fellers" he hollered, 'come
over here quick; I've found a cows
nest
Doc Mart Fronske is worried over
an ethical problem. One of his pa
tients the other day called him up
over the phone to tell him she was
stumped solving a crossword puzzle
by seven-letter word meaning wind
pipe. Doc told her it was "trachea,"
and now he don't know whether he
ought to send her a bill for three dol
lars or not.
Poetic license seems to give permis-
sion to lie like thunder if you only use
poetry to do it with. F'r'stance, here's
one from Clarence Durham, now
with his dad down al
Stoneman Lake:
Ny golden COW had a golden calf
Which was nursed and nourished or
half and half;
And it grew up as fine as silk,
And gave quicksilver instead of milk
A few months ago "Rimmy' Jim
Iiddings had lot of new bulls to
brand that had been shipped in to his
'ange on the Little Colorado river and
vas short of help. A young fellow
Who had happened out that way and
Who wore cowboy boots and d colored
was sitting on the corral
ence ande" Rimmy" asked him if he
lad ever roped a bull.
Sure, lots of times" the boy re-
,lied.
well, you take my horse and rope
hese bulls for me, and I'll brand 'en,"
aid "Rimmy"
As soon as the young man began,
Rimmy" saw that he'd never roped
beef before. But he kept at it, and
he trained horse did most of the
york. "Rimmy" joilied the boy along,
cling him it was a darned shame, bat
Rimmy" jim Giddings had got spoil
d by modern civilization and had
one and bought himself a new car
nd didn't pay any attention any more
D what kind of horses he furnished
is help. IF you had good horse"
e told the boy, ''you could rope these
re animals a heap sight better; but
nat burned OF fossil fools around in
IS nice new car now and we have to
ut up with any OF horse he lets US
ave."
Il beard Mr.. Giddings has new
ar" the boy said.
Presently NJ. /. Powers drove up in
is Cadillac, and "Rimmy" addressed
i'm as "Rimmy" and complained
bout the poor quality Of horses he
as furnishing. The latter tumbled
nd answered to the new name
vapped off on him.
When the job was done, Rimmy"
anted to pay the boy No sir" the
tier said. 81 never had so much fun
my life and l ought to pay you for =
e experience. To tell you the. truth
was the first time / ever tried it."
The boy was the son Of a New York
student at the Evans
hool for boys near Flagstaff But te
had gone through the whole job co
nile reputed cowboy sat on the tn
nee and watched, claiming inability 50
tackle the job. tn
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