Show I Leg Gut Cut u Off i i I Abner Gumming one of the he oldest and lU most re respected citizens of Bin Bing- Bing ilC who is also a veteran of the Re Re- Rebellion Rebellion bellion hellion and left one of his legs his leg at the Battle of Bull Run where he tic done all he lie could coul to help win win the battle is going I around town taking up a collection to buy a new wooden leg I This is the fifth wooden leg which Bingville ha has furnished Ab Al since he I come home from rom the war war and our citizens citi chi citizens zens is H becoming tired of buying woo wooden wood wood- en ch legs for forb l Ab b b fhe They wouldn't object if Ab wore ivor e out his wooden n Megs legs by walk walking ng on them but he lIe dont Ab is isa a gr great at whittler whittIer with a penknife and I v lei hen he sets down doun anY anywhere r he pulls out his knife and begins h s ns to whittle le at athis athis his wooden leg Ab Ai says as he has tried to break of this habit and that he whittles his leg unc unconscious rs cious like Once he made a mistake and cut into his good leg lg but that's the only time he ever got em cm mb mixed cd cd up When a person stops td Id think that b t has cut off his wooden leg five fie times it almost seems cems and yet ct et such is the solemn facts in the case In our opinion it would be cheaper for our citizens to buy a cast iron leg one one that he lie couldn't cut cult off uth a pen knife |