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Show C;tD r:;::r While in Hen Weatheratys atore t' t other day Hank Dewberry met i a peculiar exidmt Hack asked J -re t, Gookins for a chew of tobacco a J Jeremy Gookins handed Us p'1 I j Hank and Hnk took otit Ms kni: a i I eat off enough for about three, c' iand handed th plug back to Jery, who told Hank if ha didn't mind h would take what he cut off and tfvo. him the plug, and Hank lafftd and put the hunk ha had cut off into h enourU and went to ihtrt hi! barlow knife bla.ia and the blade caught bii little flnrer just aa it flew ihut and cut it a'-noat t the bone. Hank itnrped a lai .n and jtunpt into the air with a yell and whm he aeen the blood spurt from the fi. -r he got white as sheet and com tur-rible tur-rible near falndng, being aa r'ank can't stand the sight of blood. Vvi.Tg hanis led hhn outaide and the frn air revived re-vived him. Hank was afraid that he would bleed to death before he cou,i get the blood Stopped, but the men prra-ent prra-ent all Uffed at him and wrapped his finger up in his handkerchief and then poured kerosene on it, which some people peo-ple says is very good for freah cut. Hank is better at thii writing and will be more careful when he goei to shut bis knife in the future |