Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-06-10 | Page 4 | Not an Earthquake.

I NOT AN 11 1 l' l ln I I hun they began having the earthquake shocks shock in ht Hal Italy In March said the old od farmer fanner m my old woman began hegan to worry Sho She was so afraid lId that a quake would come comae along and anil tear car down the house that she couldn't slee sleep nights Whon Vesuvius vIus busted bustell out she grew grea worse and when that California earthquake came along it I was all 1 I could do to hold her She was dead sure suro that we wore in III for aI a arand grand rand smashup and I 1 I kept ept the papers away from her as much as 1 I I could One Ono day dar continued tho the farmer r I I came in ha from 1 om the tho field t to find the old woman In a tIt lit on the floor and Bill Jones Janos son of oC a neighbor standing there thero with a newspaper In his hand Ho lie had halt been reading that some ono one predicted an nn earthquake for Nassau count county When hen he told me rate meso meso so I grabbed him a and 1111 ran him outdoors out outdoors doors and then thon mopped the earth with his carcass While thus engaged the old woman recovered and camo canto to tho Cho door and amI yelled out Oh Oil Samuel the earthquake has hus come comer Don't Dont ont you OU feel eel tho the ground shaking Yc Yes I do lo says I Im shaking hakIng It with till Bill Jones JonN and Ill I'll end by driving him headfirst down to China It took her about five minutes to recover from Crom tho the shock and It took Bill Dill Jones about three weeks and ancI there thero hasn't been any ny more earth earth- talk around our house since Even Evan should a shock come commit I 1 don dont don't t believe be be- believe lieve tho the old woman would do o anything any un- thing more than start stat to singing Hinging a gospel gospel gospel gos gos- pel hymn Joe Kerr