Show i Drowned B By Water Hater Almost Almost H lt f You Want t to toi 0 i Read dead a Awful Thrilling e hy bY by Abe Witherow Read as per Below lt elov It Is Full of nf Thrills rank lank ank Dev Dewberry herry Had flail a aland Hand land In It II 1 I i l I I P lor or old Abe Vi h row had a turI tur- tur I awful last Thursday we uc will remane alive in inI I i his the end of his days S the ve arc are a good eat cal mistaken n and it ai Ji it t often that we are arc Jr a good cod eal cal mistake mis mis- taken take take Ab Abe v went I thio through deep on last Thursday land md and wH when n W ve we say dep worter we mean mean ever er word of it in a J. J litteral t too o It was like this r Last Thursday H Hank Dewberry who wont work in in the summer time he is too lazy a and wont tout work in the wint winter r its too cold had a I to go through th lh ice ice fer ter pickerels picker picker- els ds over o to Pond last Thursa Thursday Thurs Thurs- day a but lank hank I he he didn't want to lo go all alone by Hank Hank is is a feller who likes company Hank company Hank would ruther go even with a dog dos for company than togo togo to tp go off or huntin by his his is- is s self lf so he asked Wes Ves Woodruff our expert hunter trapper to go with him but Ves to told tod d lank flank jie he had other fish to fr fry bc being ng as he had to go and md look after his traps trans which he hadn't be been n to t I for a week and like as not there was abear a abear bear or a polecat on one of em cm so then I 1 Hank mk h he happened to meet Abe Abc row on ou the street and Hank Abe Abc Abet t if he didn't want grant to go fish in an and Abe I said yes res es he bc sed he didn't being eing as asit asit asit it was wab too cold but HankI Hank I 1 coaxed Abe Abc into it and thc they stated started forGo for Go where e th the they y e about 10 to a a. m. m m 01 and fu lust fust t thing they done was to cut several holes holes' through the ice with witha a iron post hole digger which Hank Hank- had lugged along While Hank was cuttin the holes Abe stood around of the cold and and nd Hank told him if he would take the digger and cut cut a a afew few fete holes t through rough the ise he would soon git warmed warned but Abe said he didn didn't didn't t come to w work ric I he come to fish so Hank told tola him to go abed then and freeze to deth if he wanted to Even liven b by this time th they Hank Abe Abc was a good ear cal dis disgusted sted with each others' others but they was more before the day was aS over Hank rigged up some flags with hooks hOok to em baited with salt pork do down doun n into the thee holes and it want long before rc one o of f the fJ flags gs wiggled up to the further end of the line linc of holes w whereas where where- as as- Abe Abc and lank Dank was both down at tether end but Abe he seen the flag wiggle giggle b before fore Hank did Abe didn't say sar but he started ta ted to run for the flag as hard as he could run hoping to git get a a. start on Hank and git get there first and thus have ha the honner of hauling out the first pickerel of the da day Abe Abc is is a good eal eat older than Hank and not sos so spry s r but hut Ha Hank k when he s saw V where ADi bG ii j h try try-j x T nt J t in him to the hole Hank he ort to t o have ac the of out th the e first picker eL being ing as he had went an and d curan aiT cu a noI s and ana also alt all alIth th the dc c Jin lines s was his o own n p personal prop prop- ert erty Well Vell Hank gained on oit Abe like tike everything every every- thing and nd hen h n the they got within about abou t 5 50 ft of the hole where the flag was wa s Hank had hag almost d up t to toA o A Abe be Jest then Abe look looked behind himself hissel f to s see e how Hank was to ketchin liP up and blamed l if Ab Abcs Abe's foot didn't slip or pr and Abe Abc lost his balance I and fell feU on the ise and you pu can believe vc it or not but hut Abe Abc slid h head d lust fust lustS S lords the hole and b by mighty when hen he II i come corne to it he went INTO THE HOLE HEAD FUST DUST RD FROM PROM SIGHT Hank was as awful consternated and hollered for help but what good did that do No 1 good Hank could look lookdown lookdown down through the ice and s see e Ab Abe Jest hest as p plain l in a as d dav for dear deaf life I and and noa away like as as nhe ii n ii he hc had lot lost his senses which he probably probably ably had harf Hank hollered holler d to Abe Abc to for goodness S sakes tr try to I t claw ands andi paw paw hack back hole where he in went or r h hs he would be n a goner but of C course coarse J I Abe Abc didn't hear a word through ise nearly neatly 2 ft thick of back to the hole hale he lie went into Abe worked t ther wa way war an and Hank had almost gi give gie e him up for lost when as go good luck hick would h have ha e it Abe Abc I who vho seemed to b be b by r an all wise Providence kind of kicked and ri right ht under another hole when Hank quick as scat d a noose made of a rope which he happened to have lave in his hand around Abes Abe's neck and pulled and hauled until he dragged him im oaten the hole an and thus saved sa his Ids worthless worthless' life for or him Abe Wj was choked b by this rope until h he was vas speechless and so cold and numb c that he lie was almost unconscious us but soon as h he lie got on on n his feet and got got his breth he coffed coded about a gal of worter his lungs While he was doin this i Hank told him what a escape he lie h had had and told him he oft to git down on his knees and return thanks Return thanks be hanged 1 I yells Abe b when he c got his breth If I assent so old and indigent Id I'd Jick Vou OU ou within a inch of your our li life e. e H Hank pk Dewberry t I You ort to be ashamed of yourself you good for loafer I Fust you go and coax me to come with you ou oun on an n a a bitin cold day life this when even evena a fool ort to ha e seats to stay home b by the fire Then you ou go and push me into the hole on purpose to me lle You aint no b better than a a mur mur- derer Then when you jou OU see sec ec that I Im m goin to git out you jou OU a rope In my neck and ana try to choke ch kc me to dethIll dethIll deth Ill I'll git even with you jou ou yet Hank Dewberry Dewberry Dewberry Dew Dew- berry if it t takes kes a ears years to todo todo todo do it Soon es I r git back to Bingville Im I'm going to bring suit you before Arne Ame rrie Hillyer for me in the pond I with intent to kill you see sec if I dont I This threat on Abcs Abe's part Hanka Hank I Ia a good eat eal so 50 he tried to kind ot of I Abe Abc down as you might s say y Hank h happened to have ha with him a 2 p pini n nb b bottle of whiskey which he had intended to drink durin the day on the sly all by but jest to make up wj with h Abe Abc he lie him bim if he be wouldn't like to have hae a mite of a t taste tate Abe said he didn't mind if he did so so Hank E give Yc him the bottle Abe be tuk out the cork and newer ne tu tuk that bottle away from fron his lips until every last Jast d drop op of th that hat l pint of Ot whis whiskey ey had went down his throat Then he handed the bottle back to Hank and thanked him kindly for it Hanks Hank's may better be de described ri d athan CI a than imagined d. d Hank funk was putty much and hurt and mad Abe had went and all aJl his licker but buthe buthe he was was to say enn thing Soon as the whiskey begin to warm Abe up be he got sot in Jn a better better tp humor arid atia ana told Hank he had saved his life Ine Abe gor so grat grate o-grate ful tl to Hank that he pat put his arms arm around him hint and nd tried to hug him Etim and kiss him Abe Abc did kiss kiss' Hank Hink once and l 1 Ate ir iffie done I t agin he Hank would give ve him a he would woud newer ne Hank got so disgusted with Abe that he start started d back for Bingville but Abe loitered him ingin and and in a it good humor in spite of the fackt that his clothes had all went and 2nd fr froze ze on on him im stiff t tf as boards boards' They ar- ar rove in Bmg JUe about 2 p p p. m. m Abes Abe's wj wife fe she give Ale Abe a tumble dressin down when hen he went home intoxicated then she hunted up Hank and dressed ed him down too for gettin her h hushing full lull Hank told her that be he didn't get Abe Atie full and was sorrier than he Hank was Wits that A Abe like a a. a hog had went and drunken up all his whiskey ey he had in the world The wettin eUin didn't seem to hurt Abe be enn enny who is around as as w we wego g g to press |