Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-05-27

clubs, old sw olds. lusty layonets fixed Oh
lIoom- sticks, end seveIal Iotkless guns.
AS ] assed alorg fle line, saluting my old
&C omlades, 4 deserved Hat I ME Lad their
faces ainted, and wole otler di9uises.-
Among these lecoen;zed several who IN |
was surprised to zee thcic--loys of let
Ter class, some of wEtm had formerly le-
longed TO tie society, and lad lccn e1Iell-
cd; and others, whosearplicaticnsfor mom-
lership had, for some taIsc lecn unsuc-
ocssful. As ! revived this formidable
host, lulnipg FOR action, and cnly waiting
my orders TO lcgin, all qra,nls Of ccnscicn,e
ard sitkening indccisicn vanished. The
Captain ofthc Forty hievcs was not proud
er Of his lnnd than Was tl.at me ment.
"'Cap'cn,' whispered my Lieutenant,
I've hung your muster ccat and sword
".Nell done, old fellow; lut keep the
Toys quiet till you hear me whistle
CO. hat will, Cap. But hits mighty
cold out here, hurry 'cm upp = v
With premise 10 do SO, / quickly re
turned TO my seat in the society. My old
rival, Jack Loring, occupied the chair, and
during my absence the question of abolish
was again introduced. y member was in
the midst of harrangue, depicting with
great feeling the difference between our pres
ent rather equivocal position and past
glory 3. asz asrn r"
"'Oh, blast such stuff cried l. Lets
adjourn ..
The president flashed up like gunpow-
der. Your motion is All outrageous breach
of order. l fine you one dollar.'zfsa
'Will you take ansorder on yourglan-
ny for the money! asked, contemptuous-
ly. ..5... ...se
"Jaek attempted TO reply. but his wrath
choked him. 80
3 IL continued, There a huSking out at
Slowmail's tonight. The majority. am
sure, want to go; and as this society has
got to be rather disrcputable concern, it's
time we had smashed it up. So l again
move we adjourn sine de eei
1.-The president recovered his power of
speech at length. This is gross con-
tempt of the society, he exclain.ed-a pre-
meditatcd insult. ] know that man now,
he's been at the bottom of all this disorder
and indccenoy from the beginning. Ever
since certain evening he well remembers
he has been scheming to ruin US. lie ought
TO be expelled instantly. ....s -
81 put my thumb against my. nose AMI
facctiously wagged my fingers at the excl
ted speaker o sFs.s es
"He screamed with rage. .Gentlemen
shall we put up any longer with the insults
OF this monkeyfed blackguard?'
az answered, with provoking merriment.
The only monkey l see here, Mr.. Presi
dent, has bis head sticking out Of your era
vat. - -s1s - esaf - -. tssza e.ss
Those in favor of his expulsion will
rise yelled Jack.
Most of the members had already risen.
in anticipation Of a row
Expelled dunanimousl ly--cxpelled with
contempt and contumely. Secretary, re-
cord it. Go out Of the house, you dis
graced butfoon; you are no longer mem
Der Of this society,"
"With bow Of mock humility L took
my hat and went TO the door. There was
no need for the signal. No sooner had L
crossed the threshold than Tad handed me
coat aud sword, and facing about j marched
in at the hca,l of my ruflians. After the
command Halt! Front face!' there was
dead silence. This uncouth, many -headed
SO sudden aud unexpected,
struck the conservatives dumb.
"Waving my sabre above my head.
cried out, 'Three groans for tile dissolution
of the Literary lIumbug of X---Y 4
yell followed, as if young Pandeinonium
hal broken. loose. In the meantime the
socicty's adhcrcnts had rallied around the
President, and mounting on bc'iches and
forums, armed themselves with books, bill
lets of wood, iillzstands, or whatever mis-
sile first came under THEN hands. ass
AT the command 20 sweep the room,
Spiteful volley was hailed upon my troops
Ny Lieutenant was foored by tliunp
rom Ainsworth Dictionary-th firstpang,
I'll Warrant, that learning lladeser costhim
Another sunk under the blows Of Caesar.
while the sable stream from pe'ster ink
stand mingled with the blood Which Spun
rom the nose of a third Jack Loring
ionghtlik madman, whizzing his mis-
'ies with -unerring aim at ine wherever l
appeared. Yhe minute book. o tile socie
y took me between the eyes, and male me
zee stars Selling it eagerly I thrust it in
o tile stove, and there perislfci The record
,fmys and disgaacc. Tseengage
nent vas becoming serious. Tfrossiifg
iside the useless and culubcrous guns, and
swords, several parties clcnched and went
unibling over the floor, overtllrowing desks
md benches. wocling geaging, ana
aifIngyi downright earnest. Ibeir am
nunition speut. and givipgup al as lost. the
ociety boys began to. escape by the win
lows; but the. president aud some Of his
dhcfents whipped out their apple peclers.
nd tlrcatning death to all who approach
Il. ,heroieally stood their asvnndsn kes
o. Bclieviny that | had fully acconplished
ny Object, and wishing to, preyefst more
crious mischief, had managed by. a dex
erous use Of my sword 4 Q put ont an the
ishrs but one, whicl,s.:toosi upon tlsspres-
lent's desk. With Another bloy /
rought down twenty feet of hot stove
ipe,. which, as it fell, extinguished- the
lst candle, and left the combatants in to-
alslafkncss. This. with the sitting smoke
hat presently filled the room. put an end
, the battle sdi s.. .sooess 5sau 7s4