Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-08-07
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from the
Democrats Pen


and from a letter he wrote to me, il
is to be concluded that there was
something in that "snake" story
limited at in last weeks issue. Here's
what he says:
"While absorbing some of the
"Chirps" from the Democrats
(?) PEN I was very much graft
fled to learn that had not been
forgotten by the author OF
'Chirps'.
believe it or not, while I don't
know how much you heard about
the snake story, there was snake
story, and 1 was in it, not only
the story but in the pool but as
the snake was also in the pool,
Wade did not stay there long,"
Some of these fine days, Pm going
to get the rest of this story, because
I know it will make fine reading. In
cidentally, I've heard quite bit about
snakes recently. The papers were
telling me quite bit about one that
broke up a church meeting recently.
I was wondering whether or not his
snakeship hadn't been eavesdropping;
and, like all other eavesdroppers,
hadn't heard anything very good about
some of his ancestors, specially one
connected with a tempting apple. He
may have resented such remarks and
made up his mind to throw a scare
into the traducers of the snake fam
ily. It is not necessary to say he
did it.
Then there was the youngster going
round with a pet Rather in his hand.
Believe me, that lad had rattles for
a brain, and he needed rafting good
basting applied where it would do the
most good.
And speaking further about snakes,
there was a preacher at the Rotary
Club, Pocomoke, last Monday evening,
who told very good fish and snake
story. don't want to discount what
the preacher said, but it sounded to
me more like fish story than a snake
story.
He said, a fisherman was out try
ing his luck, which seemed all bad
luck, when he noticed a snake near
him with frog in it's mouth. The
fisherman solicited from the snake the
loan of that frog for bait purposes,
but the reptile refused, tho being re-
peatedly urged.
Then, the man noticed near by a
bottle with a small portion of ooh!
be joyful" in it-of course left there
by some other angler. He took this
and poured few drops on the snakes
head which found its way down the
throat of the reptile. This was re-
peated, and soon the snake felt in a
humor to give up everything he had,
including the frog. )
Fishing picked up with the frog
bait, and the angler was having a
fine time hauling 'em in, when he felt
a slight tapping on his shin. He
looked down and blest if there wasn't
the snake with another frog. That
snake had commercial instinct. He
was out for another trade.
That was a pretty good story and
told by pretty good man. Being a
sky pilot, he was dealing with a pref
ty ticklish subject to make joke of,
but this man is human to large ex-
tent. He's a mans man, and he
doesn't hesitate to deal with human
faults and weaknesses. He can get
close to people by not standing toe
far off, and it doesn't do to be toe
iconeclastic when a preachers trying
to go about doing good.
Returning again to my old pal and
chump, Wade Ford, I want to know
what he meant by putting that inter
rogation point after the word "Demo.
crat" in the clipping from his letter
printed above.
want to know if he is in doubt as
to whether the "pen" which writes
this column is a Democratic" one
If he is l want to dispel that doubt
once and for all. I want him to know
I am an old time screaming Demo-
crat; one of the deepest dyed mem.
bers of the unterrified Democracy; q
man who would go through and
high water for the party (please
Wade, you supply the blank for me.)
Yes, Sir, it's a Democrat, I am
and if Mr.. Ford associates with me fol
a week or eight days, I'll make one Of
him. I'll convert him so quick he'll
throw aside all his ills, and go cam
paigning for Roosevelt, GoldsborougI
and the rest Of 'em. Now if haven't
put it strong enough, if he'll come