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Show AlOlvEAXI) A JOKE. , itl , on I in ilhi-r hi 1 Rone to Woll I i li til I M "f ' tinnifl the after n hi j r 1 tr III an tlio l.uiitaa ' iilllo t M mi I In-ina- h nno Unu-o mi I Jer- , a I 111 wli w wwiliiK l"n til ilu wi fr "i Kansas City ti i-llt I ,, It uti I I rry n.n. I fl alone I 1 1 1 I . k uflor Ihlliif Ur, . i 111 ii nut lerjr large of In- ii, i a u i n I n'romi Jerry 1, I V tl '" TMHId"' H' UntW, I , i.ilwrl I iy mi aireilion ol H , uli n k 1 1 hlru In nt orer Ilka 9 . i, wn xtrr email lie was H i Irmal rm TtuaecLlintcim Ij - t f till K IMl IIIDMIM Rllil j , t i t h was ikswieil to go t ii hf.i tuth Ihn I nniillnllriK -i e ol li ii mg a Lhrunlti iaee of i nrl J rr were irreat frloniK j t t I th i a") Willi I roth- Id u i t due to the fart that i r Ii w In Dint lllllll) Set- t t. it It triit tiny ttitii really li ii k after their fatlier i i r I. li lirm win vi-rj lu)r i n -in ill) k, met. I it nflirllij u i ii- I on Tom nliil l!l tlio i r 1 1 1 1 ni.!it with tlim wlwn ti r fruul ItjilWnn, n it n tliu frumowork rf tho ,. In Tn nt of thu cnhln nn 1 i J tliu o it 1 1 work Milh iiitioti I t Ihi J ku wniiliiwnliimtcora-J ) nil y mi; mm i tutu M t 1 1 r Intnurkuuiiiiihln, a i hi 1) mi no wUtaku lm rr ii. I vim win lutlon Well luuo I ( u Jirr) lie born thlnklnfor 1 i, nuic thnt tlio cnlreii am titg c i to i re ik nn thcru n n i tiino lil 1 i- nt, on t It bo a Joko ou It 1 1 i, t! li); " i t II bo ii Jokor Mknl .torrj j -Mj.toli ak lloll nnNnncj wlill) ' to i no on t thoy U n 1 rhwl to I 1 1 Jn in Lin arounil like Tom an It V, o:i t it bo ii Joko, thoiii.lu" i in Jcrryiuktnttl Aft r th ilo lull all ln walieil own with aimpif inllk llruco alionl-l alionl-l r it tho yoio utiJ leil tlio way to tho c u.wh rot lomiHkcjtiU tlttlohclf-c tlttlohclf-c i n (to 1) U13 In tho btui Natu.ynr.1 tkll wcro not In tho lcnit wtU ft r tbo bo) IniJ nuulo ieta of them, w otri?rowasnoHr!lculty tnariproichlng 2 thcoi. They wuru pretty anttnaU, IV 11 II vm a ' ipot" of n-U and whtto, anl Jtt ancyMalll'prL ' Will Kiilln," lirnco merrily luilnlt 1 jB tholrifvn.'howilayou tin 1 yonrkilrra rV tlili flno, larto fliy? Mco d ay, bin t It? fw nkuat In tho luuhborhooi! CUt tip, y c, anil act your prctllrjt, thcroa ! ttrapatiy rouiln.anl wo waut you to V rbowoff Tlothtfctrin; around mcy a J neck Jinr'' hilii Jrry obeyed thU Initnictlon X llruco ocun I Dell, and then lho hi ifert tl wcro lul out of the tow lot to a little ol 1 iH cart that Mood by tho front yard fcnco. H "An wo II tnko I- tlio n rldin along by H the lo-nlldl 1 an let Ur eo tho bit; tn-Bl tn-Bl m 111 till you what wo 11 do, Jerry, Rl veil so ilovnitlio rout nn meit u an 91 linn well Irlus iJtlo homo In our II m. llowatlutr Rl int rato," ul 1 tho Ilttlo crlpj lo " JTJ S oil, ha dnnc,' llruco niinouncod 8i rf"iitly Irf-t eat our ilotlret, anl ( ti. 11 will joko in up" (II tf '""' "'''" " ,m"Jr ,0 nolle that w It j i t rutin, 1 ut now hunger r-! r-! in! led ih ra fiit their mother lul lift H f r eiuh of th 111 a big bunk of nl 1 " H (ty c un they w cro leutwl 011 tbo door-ten door-ten iiiuncbing tholr dinner T ti 1 hn of yoking up tho calvei Jrooll hiio boon luiliintly con leuincd jy the fntlur bud lit! bt( n lit home, for, In tbo Urbt jlaco tho holforn wiro loo )c an I In tlio dcconl laie, they Jiere Int nlolfor milch town und not fr b uta of bnrilin, but it ill 1 not no-tar no-tar to lho buj s tluit ho woul 1 ol Jett 11 lift nnliuile woro dotllo and tnntal'tieuou(,lii Inlcod tiny wiroiro-' wiroiro-' I Jy nlow und ale py In thtlr moio-iji moio-iji ii V ill ret wnko 1 up very soon I 1 n mrl 1, half unry th it Nnucy 1 1 it tnni nroun 1 , It I '4 Kouiu tlinotoKet them )olod l t ortly to tbo cart, but nt laat II 1 nnnouniM that tho arrangement! Ih 6 rt tot unnleto. Jerry Hool Ji do nut to Uell, nn 1 Urnoo 011 w r bv tbo ki.io ot N ,ncy. B' 'up 11.111 lalNIJinj 1 1 ulipwl tho llanVaif lho ' roneh nnl they mm M on n ' 1 in wild Del wnndir nt thh 1 ion HH11 they oilloiilly ' I l u 1 1 w a) of i ttlu,; tin in, 1 ' It 11 ill Hunt r I ul" I lilWitfully ' ro J aa 0 wj i)ln ua 1 1 1 Tom I It 1 I uco it I irotl Got up i tup II lit rivr . in 1 1 kin m tbo part of ' ' 1 mid a mil 1 In tin 11 Inn to turn nt li k t Hi iirraiiKomonta it ur 111 tin 111 111 am no led Unit thi ui to it'ltii ico 11 fow 1 mm 1 r I H II tin nti rt! " L'ineedecllod II bull r if thij uro talked lo ' 1 1 1 1 I 1 11 siiek nn 1 nlmrvmied tho end "II I r a m a 1 und then tin two clam J1 I hio II an ontu more tbo pneMi Q11 vo3oa-uui Nalicyl Ootabea1 . l, . v ' 1 uiiioiihii unjT 1 liitlilikil II .ro,,,) t.iiroal, 1 II n m m I iruia, ' 11 U ( I I I ku nu p 1 ami t r I ,r ' U"' ' u ,1"wl I ' llinro 1 umi tbo wni(in 111 ' " I l 1 A tu.ll. , . ,' ' '.r "nlr'1 ' I itiuii ' 1 to il iyii i.n the min l 1 f th . t , aud ua Uiey Mt tbu ,uti Kod In their ten lor tleth It occurred tc thorn lint beinff ynkM up waa notiu uidch fnn a tin v hud Btiimed All at uneo thorn was a toMpia; ol hornlcM limda, 11 law bellow a bucking and bilKetluj, nn angry twltcHmf t.l talli and llion n o I elftra atartoil oil on swift run, frlghtonod and ungorcrn aU, IJnico anl Jerry lookt.1 Into oath uihcr'a ficea with fear nnl ntontiit inent Tho old c irt jerked nu 1 bumpod otr tho Krutin 1, mi 1 faster and faatct ran tho nnrul) I tlfcra. The uoirsewila avlXMa tbo unfencol meadow fiolt toward theiwriu lu len. tbau a tnlunto the (uhea wpto (Cuing nt a rockloaa imte, liollowlng mn lly at every J imp thtlr heels uul tails II) In j In lho nlr What .Nancy! Wlno, IWII" yelli-1 DriKe d Nnitely Of vuurse tbo com maul N)rcd nnl) to frtuhtdi tho ail Inalsthomi re. lbotnrt waa In din ir of Wing tnrued uier nnd wn kod at any Instant ny raddim tnni of tin run awa) teniu wimld um tit nn I tbo boyl IDlKltt bo irlipled or killed 1 ur til Utile .rlpiJs ihvultuntlou was reifttinlly eertoiis. A full meant to him 11 terrible injury iicrliaM. Ilo clung to Uie Mint with all bis strength hla face whjiaAWMol That 1 ther awful acd I di nt w hi h had injured mid pained him m was still strong In Ids tiwuiiory, and It luunnvwd hla four tenful I I o vn got to Jump," llruco declared, I regaining somewhat his ireoDi-Q of mind. Ho sprang 10 Ins foot. ' 1 can du Iriill right lait yun Jirry lot me" Just What Hahiatani-e be meant to lond Jerry di.1 not aii tr f r at thnt mo. uiontlero was a snrldrn lurch nf tho i.hlolo. and llrmo 4yit Hying Intotlie nlr Uv tiirnisl a sunn rsnult uu 1 bit tbo gnraii 1 with n iulvnt shock. W hen ho tiioght his bnnth and ant up be saw tlio ueifi ra daalniig ul ug by tliu corn with Jerr) atill illiigtug to the sent Truly tho little nlpplo waa in n moat lwrll.au Miltioti I He did not dare to jump for fear the strain on hla lav k wiral I kill him The fall oh ho vonld never stan 1 the fell! I To sntfor aguiu tiwt way to know that horrible istlu for weeks anl weeks t lie 1 one position day and nlht an 1 I endnro ugaiti that awful augulili-the nr) thought f It blamhe.1 liU doltcato f too and sent it thrill of dread aud ter I ror to I1I1 limrt. riw inn I lielfcrs die not I alt nnr I thu keu tlielr speed Jlnt lanemtly thy pare u tharp turn uod tunned Into the corn, Tho su ldeii movement oitrtni-ned the wagon lilhl Jeir) was sent tumbling from his scat to tho ground Ilo fell heavily ami lay iiiilo ttllL Tbo uTertnniing of the wagon llirtw one of tho cahoa 011 11a silo whero it waeiiinned down by the tongue, nnl this jjorforuiaucu brought ait end to the run away llruce reached Jerr) s sido bailees an I breothloes, and bis h rt almost sti pjied UHHtiiitas he bent aiuionsly nbol 0 tho white, Inanimate llguro of lm l rothor Oil. Jirryr ho clloil 'Oh, Jirr)! ore you hurt? Oh, itanwfnll lmafiard lie a killed! Oh, Jorry, onu your c) es oh n ) our c)cs, Jerryl" llruto was almost frantlo In n fovr momints Jirr) oietcd his oyts, (I'iir-w (I'iir-w ino li did not 11101 r Ato )ou hurt lunch, Jerry1" IJmco aaked agalu and ajjln. xinallyjtrr) ausweieill 1 reckon not Thunaetraugolhtnghipinel. Jtrry pot up on bis feet an 1 stood straight as straight aa hu usol to itan 1 b foro ho vat thrown from tho burst! straight like Ilrucct Tlio fall, Instead of Injuring: bim anow , had done a won Urful thing for I tin It had Sviuchow strained tbo iui.1. of hla Uick, or jtrkixllhtm Into their normal liosltion, nu 1 ho was n cri 1 lo no longer! weak nnd faint, but a crlj 1 lo no longer llruco cnrrlotl htm on bis bark to tho honsu, whero ho put hltniipon tho bed un 1 then went to I'm relief or tbo t nl 0. One of theiu had ttriimbliHl to hir fret, and tho other la) Hat on her sldo undir tho cart tonguo. llotli w cro onto taorolnnirry metk moo.1, and llruce lull little dlfllculty In nlcaaluj them an I lea Uu,? tlttm luck to tho cow tn hen their iwtriuts tamo homo they wero told all about thodrca lful cunt of tho diy, which, atraugely enough, ha.1 resulted ha) 1 lly luste 1 1 of fatilly, H.i)ou thuiubt It would bo a good joko to I roak the hoiftrs whilo)uuri. nud lUAWtronwuyrsai 1 Lrie, laitkldug 1 1 shoal 1 lliink U10 joko la on )uu " Hut they all rejolciU in er Jerr) s won dtrful cur which trove.1 iwriuintnt. Ji rry It now a litho, strong mati Vr-Ibur Vr-Ibur C (1 rlsson in 011th a Comiuuilon. |