| Show WHY THEY HELD HEID THEIR NOSES our silent somber stately old court house has its times of fun as well as any other place and it if you want to see any of 0 its occupants turn blue just ask them if they have been fumigated it happened in this wise monday alonda afternoon two small boys appeared with two small pelts for the purpose of collecting bounty the first man they accosted was janitor sheffield whom they asked to direct them to the proper office for paying of bounties sir air sheffield began to look green about the eyes and a f feeling ec ling of 0 take it away came over him as he hastily directed the urchins up to the sheriffs office the boys had no sooner got inside the door than that worthy was looking for a place to fall out As soon as he could lie he sent the lads ads down to the recorders office and the way those poor girls carried on was pitiful finally one of oc them told the boys they were in the wrong office aud and directed them to the clerks room while the others were applying sl smelling lelling salts etc the worthy county fathers sat there in solemn session arld and when tile the door opened a rush of ozone poured into the room which nearly stifled them and came near adjourning their meeting the poor boys were hustled out in a jiffy y and sent up to the assessor who was so mad when the atmosphere began to tickle his nose that lie he threatened to assess damages against the boys if they did not get out and advised them to run straight home and get their mothers to bury them up to their chins that der ground might absorb der the kids had two skunk pelts and the county officials dont care it if they never come back |
