Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1906 — Eve’s Automobile. [ARTICLE]

Eve’s Automobile.

One night when Adam came home from the brick yard, where he had been molding clay to make Cain a dog house. Eve met him with outstretched arms. "Poor dear,” she simmered, “is he tired' most to death?" and she kissed him on the nose. "I haven't got a cent.” said Adam, dodging and keeping his hand on his pocketbook. “Addie, won't you get yoiy ‘Evey\’ an automobile for Christmas?” car. Joletl Eve, hugging him close and tickling his ear with her bow-catchers. "Automobile!” gasped -Adam. "What’s the matter with the old baby carriage?. It was good enough for Cain; it surely ought to be good enough so > Eve blushed, and drowned the remainder of his sentence in the au-tumn-leaf yoke of her shell-bark dress. • "Not that. Addie, but a real automobile that runs with gasoline, and says ‘choo! choo! choo!’ like that—and has a dear of a handle for steering—and four big leather seats all cushioned with springs- and a red coat of paint with orange stripes—and—and —and —” “Ant what?” demanded Adam. Just then a fox squirrel dropped a pecan on Adam's bald head and he awoke with a start! “Huh!" he ejaculated. “I knew something would happen like this If I didn’t, stop reading that story of Rip Van Winkle backwards!” And when Abel came the old baby carriage was the only automobile in the land of Paradise.