About The Future citizen. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1914-???? | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1916)
PAGE. 6 1 HI FUTURE CITIZEN. HOW A TRAMP WON HIS DINNER (Continued from page 3. ) were so young glistened from the corner into which they had crawled with the first barking of the dogs. The hounds could still be heard way down in the next valley. Suddenly the baying ceased and then broke out afresh, taking on a new note. The fox jumped up. He knew what that meant. The baying drew closer and closer. They were on the ridge. He made up his mind and hurriedly whisper ed a few instructions to his mate. The dogs were almost there He looked at the young ones, spoke to them, and, just as the dogs dis covered the front entrance, dove out of the rear one • His departure was not noticed by the dogs for several minutes. But then they were of! again in hot pursuit of him. This was just what he wanted and*, according to the hurriedly whispered plan, th e mother and young now made their escape from the unwatched home. Going over hill and through valley toward the appointed place of meeting, the big gray rock in the great woods, his mate heard the thirsty baying of the cruel hounds with great fear for him. And, in truth, her fear wss well founded for he was growing so ex hausted that he could hardly crawl along. He had circled, had doubled on his trail, gone through brooks and walked stone walls. At last the dogs had lost the trail, they had been outwitted by his last run along the wall and leap into the bushes on the same side. But he ceuld not stop to rest; it was grow ing dark ; he must go to meet his family and see how they had fared. Dragging himself over a wall he slunk along close to the other side, dove across an opening, when there—there on the opposite side a man was stationed, gun in hand. He crawled cautiously along close to the ground, slowly, softly. He was almost in the woods now,* when, looking around, he saw the gun Raised, a flash and— The bull et went true to its mark. The men and dogs got what they wanted, but a lonesome mate wailed, and three young foxes shivered in 'he dampness of the night air. Flattery often wins gifts but us ually before the givers find out it has made fools of them. An ex ception to this is related in a De troit paper: A citixen of Howard Street was picking his teeth at the gate the o- ther afternoon after a hearty din ner, whex a tramp came around the corner and halted before him. “No uso,” said the citixen. “I’ve no food for tramps.” “I didn’t ask you for any, did I?” answered the man. “No, but I thought you looked as if you wanted it.” 4 4 Well, I can’t help my looks, I’m no beggar; I pay for all I get. You look to me like a gentle man.” “Yes.” “You have a smart intelligent look about you.” “I hope so.” “I’d pick you out anywhere from a common herd, so I would,” con tinued the gentlemanly tramp as he rubbed his back against the fence. “That’s pretty good,” said the citixen, as he stroked his whiskers, “but what is all this nice talk a- bout ?” “I’ll tell you. I’m nothing but an old tramp. I don’t know buck wheat from broomcorn, while you know, everything. Give me a decent chance and I’ll give you one. I see you have two cords of wood at your side gate, and I’ll make you Jan offer. If you’ll make a speech ten minutes long, I’ll saw that wood for nothing. If you break down, you shall give me a square dinner, and I’ll move on.” “Why yes, I will do that,”chuck- * led the citixen. “Very well, I will stand up to my bargain.” The citixen threw away his tooth pick, drew out his watch, cleared his throat and began : “Fellow citizens: We are called together here by a common im pulse.' We have met-^-we have met—we have-*-<ve have*-*’’’ “You can try once mprp.; I don’t want to be too h.ardton r. you*’.’^.ob served the tramp, as > the feitiien broke down. “Try the financial question this time.” , . , Thus encouraged, the citizen led off with “Fellow citizens: You have pa tiently listened to the long winded remarks of Sam Carey. He has told you that—a piece of paper is as good as a gold dollar. He has told you that—he has had the im pudence to assert that—that is, he has told you that—he has told you—” “I’ll give you one more chance,” said the tramp as the breakdown seemed complete. “But I won’t take it,” said the citixen. , “You go around to the back door, and I’ll tell the girl to set you out the best dinner you’ve had in a year and don’t be in a hurry to leave the table either.” —The Big Brother. THE SOET ANSWER One day O’Rafferty was up be fore Judge Brady in New York for assaulting Patrick Murphy, and this was the examination says Home Friends : “Mr. O’Rafferty,” saidthe judge, “why did you strike Mr. Murphy ?” “Because Murphy would not give me a civil answer to a civil question yer honor.” “What was *he civil question you asked him?” “I asked him, perlite as ypu plaae, ‘Murphy, ain’t your- 1 , own brother the biggest thafe in ,.Man- hattan Island, excepting yppraplf and your uncle who is absent;, at 4he penitentiary at Sing Sing?’-’ i “And what rude answer did he give you to such a civil question ?” “He said to me, Av course, prisint company excepting.’ So I said,Murphy, you,re another,’ and struck him wid me fist.” -Ex, Cm You Imigint A Tiwt Wht» Tfct Fttar* Citixen Will P * * Tfcin* of T* c Part?—Wf rL t
