The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006, June 04, 1931, Image 7

The Springfield news., June 04, 1931, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Textt „ wcrr A» AND H IS N O S E z i CEH2 Golden Horn. One of th crew was a sailor we called Handsome Jack, ju s t be cause be was so dingblisted homely. That fe lle r had th' biggest nose I've ever seen, ami he was ready fo r a row i f anyone made a rem ark ataiut th a t nose One day he was goin’ fo r ’ard when a voice sang out. "W o t a nose' Handsome Jack was mad enough to bite a capstan- bar in tw o when he saw it was th ’ skipper’ s pa rro t th a t hail sung out about his nose. But it was later, when th ’ p a rro t found Handsome Jack asleep and nipped his toe, that th’ real row s ta rt ed. W ith a k n ife In his hand Jack took a fte r th ’ parrot, ■ o a rin ' that he’d have th ’ liv e r o f th a t dodgasted l : -en awab. Just as Jack wiic n n c h in ’ fo r th ’ p a rro t’» ta il th ’ »kipper stepped out on deck anil ordered Jaek to get fo r’urd. ‘‘ Hut th ’ bloom in' swab of a parrot nipped me toe,” growled Jack. W ell, he was tu rn in ’ to go fo r’ard when, th ’ par rot yelled: ‘ ‘Look at th ’ nose. Q uar-r-r r k ! " Handsome Jack out w ith his knife and made fo r th ’ parrot. The next minute he was sailin’ through th ’ air, w ith th ’ »kipper's hoot ju s t behind him. W ell s’r, here’s where th ’ funny p a rt of th ’ yarn comes In. T h' skipper was pretty fat. He was ju s t about to step into th ’ cabin when th ’ parrot cocked a m e a n eye at him and aipiawked: ’’Lookit th* fa t porpoise!” There was a broom lean- in' against th ’ deck-house. When th ’ skipper finished w ith th a t p a rro t th ' c ritte r lookcc I as though he’s been through a China Sea ty phoon. W O T /V H Q S V I A M - V K ', - I i ' l l c l u t t h s — L t V f e f c - O U T O 'T H K T s m i i O V A. PAkfc.OT —I T H f c T ' i TZCV H I 'L L b o l \ J JEK3 4 HOW Z { I'L L CU'T B L O O M tH * LVVB MAH T H ' QQAR.K, o u r, J W O T "YE tX X N 1 t o M V p A k k o -r, - i ? r - iT V t 'K E M B P IN K , »’ L L H A V E T H 'L V V B K o ’ t k at P A a R .O 'T J J t h ' F>LO0M\ h ' SW Ab - t -T ~ V O V » V- t - t - n t*. WOT a ( N O iV > \iZ W tA 't M I r - A WKOO^'. L O O K tV t h \ ' FAT AW U .K - AXVR.K» r r \r - P o k P o \i> F I- QUAR-It-Kl I FAX- p o tv o is « , r Q.UAR-k-K'. F A T - p O P V O F S t', EAT ” Q O A K -R -K '.j W eite Cotot P iis n s c Co. S t Lovti, Mo. W /TH A FACE > UKETHAT- \HHAT-5 THE A p p i s o n e n - CHARGEn WITH ; w hat D id HE TbO ? f iO S T E D A H A U /~ yss s /r z J HE IM PER SO N ATED A H O F F IC E R '