The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-12-03
A RfeH HANDED OUTRAGE.
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|Spiv1ns.I Cameo.
The Wood ClIucks to, Blame
for It. sHl@t3

Last evening about eight o'clock a
party of that new Ku-Klux that has
arisen in our midst calling themselves
the Wood Chucks, called at our house,
and after disposing of themselves in a
free and easy manner, pulled us ito the
front" One Of the number, whom we
recognized as George %. Davenport,
ESQ, made dash at US with a cord
wood stick. The moment we saw the
terrible club we thought of Capt. Smith
and Pocahontas. and John Rodgers-he
with one small children and nine at the
breast, as the old New England primers
used to tell about--and many other
martyrs who came to an untimely end
because of too much wood. Mr.. Da-
venport said:
Nv Gentle Spirils II am depnti zed
by the Independent Order Of Wood
Chucks to present you with this cord
wood stick, an emblem of the Order.
1t will bring to your mind the time the
"Chucks" were busy piling wood on
the jug Handle Branch" Should
YOU ever need support it will serve
YOU as a cane to stay your tottering
steps, and when cold and weary with
it YOU can make life red hot. Take
it, and with it our prayers for your
future peace and prosperity.
We took that stick in sore dismay.
Rising equal to the emergency, we said
Gentlemen of The Order Of Wood Chucks !:
will not say this is the proudest
moment of my life, for it occurs to me
that | have somewhere seen that ex-
preston before; besides felt prouder
the day stood up fair and blushing
Young creature, before minister and
promised to "love, honor and obey
the wife Of my choice-well, maybe 1t
wasn't me that promised, but some one
did. have distinct recollection
that was the pro,tdest moment OF my
life. The meanest was when | smoked
my first stogie.
For the honor you have conferred
upon me, you have my heartfelt thanks.
am happy in having achieved my
greatest ambition, that of having won
good place in the estimation Of my
fellow men When came to your city,
little over two years. ago, unknown
and unannounced, | did not think
should be made the recipient Of a pres
ent so suitable for our future home,
where they have no ice houses, and the
people don't know how to skate.
And now, Captain Harrison, as pres
entations are the order Of the day or
rather evening, allow me to present you
with my photograph, that yourself and
the noble Order of Wood Chucks may
hang it in your lodge room and as you
gaze upon it, say, "He is indeed our
brother"
We here presented Captain Har-
rison with an elegant hogs head, amid
the shouts oil the gentlemen assembled,
who pronounced it capital likeness.
The Grand Inconoclast Of the Wood
Chucks here took the piece of cord
wood and on giving the grand mailing
sign of the Order, there popped out Of
the end a plug, and from the interior Of
the stick, was drawn beautiful gold
headed cane on which is engraved
Presented to j. st. j. Clarkson, by the
Independent Order Of Wood Chucks,
December 1870. 1t is a beautiful
ebony cane, with an deliberately chased
head, and was purchased from the great
jewelry house of w. H. Hennegan d
Co., who are famed throughout the
State for their presentation canes.
We are as proud Of that cane as a
monkey with two tails. The gentlemen
who thus honored us have our heartiest
thanks. May they never want for a
cane or for a friend to present one to.
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