Show Ho Was an Old alan but a Lhrcly One Wo wei sitting in front of Davidsons jjrc cery ono summer afternoon when some OR observed that Old Taylor was coming Ee was a dried up little old man who might have been anywhero from 50 to 100 year old and ho had a voice to remind yon of broken glass rattling in a tin pau Now boys saul the village shoemaker who was about IS ynars old and weighed 175 pounds Ill show you some fun Im going to scare old Taylor half to death The old man drove up before l any explanations explana-tions could be sought and after hitching lila old plug ho stood for a ininuta to wipe the dut oil his ancient plug hat with his elbow The shoemaker took advantage of this to au vance and say Uncle Ta > lor it is over twenty years ags that I sold you a pair of boots on tick They have never been paid fur yet They didnt fit and they never will be paid furl hotly replied the old man I have waited and waited continued the cobbler but my patience is finally exhausted exhaust-ed You must now pay me or Ill tako it out of your hide Gobs to lick me hey shouted Undo Taylor Tay-lor as ho drew back a step Ill have to answered the creditor Then pitch right inl Will you pay No sir Uncle Taylor I hate to break you in two but if you dont pay that old debt Ill Then come oni P squealed the old man and with that heswung and caught the shoemaker on the jaw and laid him out He followed re up by piling on and ho kicked bit scratched and pounded so vigorously that inside of three minutes the cobbler was ohouting tons to take him oft He was a licked man Instead In-stead of having fan with the old man the old man had made a circus of him Wo hauled himinto theshade of a sugar hogshead and fanned him with a hat and after oboirt ten minutes he faintly remarked Boys was I licked Right from the mark we answered And by Old Taylor olonef Yes Well that shows how H man can bo mistaken f mis-taken ho sighed For over twenty years I I bivo fondly figured that I could lick that old i cuss with my eyes shut and both hands tied y behind me and now ho does me up in a fight of my own picking and with all my tackle clear 1 Please leave mo alone for a while boys My head swims and my body aches and I want to reason it out and find some cease c-ease for making a fool of niyselfNew |