Emery County Progress | 1907-10-12 | Page 3 | When He Ordered Lemonade

WHEN HE ORDERED LEMONADE kansas ty res dents were bo ng to shoot sd th s wr ter the oti er day was rummage ing igl a second hand beoh stora on twelfth street when he camo across a narrative which was written by a traveling scribe away back in 57 the historian tells of his ai rival in kansa city and givel some details concerning conc eining the village which le lery funny the author says that after staking out his live stock near the river he walked into the to see whai he might see he pe edily got ac with the editor of the lorial larer and they repaired to a shanty made of hemlock slabs where did the hemlock come froma the adiv or with true journalistic courtesy which age doth not wither nor custom stale asked the visitor what he would have the latter evidently belonged to the V tr for he called for a lem anade whereupon the editor rushed him it of the place into a secluded spot and said hoarsely don t you know it s as much your life is worth to ask for such a drink in this towne three men were drawing their guns and were going to wing you when I 1 rushed you out this yarn as related as a tact by ane gifted descendant of ananias ho the book kansas city star