HOW THE MERCURY WENT UP.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 62, 13 November 1880, Page 4 (Supplement)

HOW THE MERCURY WENT UP.

At eleven o'clock yeßterday forenoon, a citizen, about 70 years old, sat under an awning, on Michigan avenue, cool, placid, i and contented, and -the mercury of Mm feelings down to about sixty. He migh^B soon, have fallen asleep, but along oam^H another old citizen about the same age u^H stopped, for ft moment to fan his hea^^H face. " Forty warm out ?" queried the ti^^H " Well, yes ; but if some of these^^^^B men who are perspiring round- hext^^^^H had lived in June, 1829, I gues^^^^H know what hot weather was. I that was a scorcher, and no mistakj^^^^B "June ' 29. Now, let's see. Ars^^^^H a little off?" . • "No, sir; I remember all about u^^^| was so hot from the Bth. to the 25th men could not work in the fields, and h^^| dreds of cabbie died from the heat." , |^H "You are off jasfc a year," said tH^H 1 other, beginning to wake up. "It was jifl 1828. I remember it, because I ran forV office that fall." .. , 1 " I can't help about your running for office/ I know .it was in '29, because I broke my leg that_year." "I don't care if yon broke' your neck J" exclaimed the otuer> bis mercury rieiug .to eighty-six degiees at a single 'jump* "I gnesß I know what year I ran for office \ n ' » " I say it was in '29, and I've got a diary taprove it !" - t " And Tve got two diaries to.prove. it was in '28 ! You are talking- to an old pioneer, six !" •« And >so are you—one .who heard, the wolves^ howling before you , were born! Don't imagine that you know it all 1" . " WhaVs the dispute?" asked a customer who oame out of the store. «• Why, sir, I have been called a liar by that person there 1" replied the first. , "I£ I wasn't bo oldFd drop him in his tracks !" "And he's called me a liar !"- shouted the second. " I'm five years older than he ris, but if he wants to try any drops* on me IIMII IMI oleachim.of ,»the law..: I .say it wasiin :iß2fti" , • . , ■ »•- •- ! "It want; it was in '28 !" : ' "Lookontrj . / •- " Look outyburself Il*I 1 * \ "Don'it tickmynoßa again, or I'll hit « you!" t r , o "Donit puahime. back or Til- do youin-jmyS'-V' ' ■•' ' And bnfc^>r- the younger man fhOße .two old pioneers would.have tackled each other _ ; about a hot June which neither probably had correct-within five' years,* and^which, doubtless, was a good deal cooler than any other June they-.ever. saw.- They started off in different directions to hunt up old diaries and prove each other falsifiers, -and in future they won't aitco along ;fwe»ob other on the street-cars, won't drink from the same «oda fountain if 4>hey- know-it, and seeing, other across the 5 street., will growl out: '" There should be a law^to- prevent such an old liar from running -*i largS!"— Detroit Fret JPreu., ' !