The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-28
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A CORPORA EOE Nv DANDRZDGEs

To the Editor OF tho Morrlstown Gazette:
cambridge needs her corporation
The wild boys in cambridge think as
there isno longer police force and
corporatfon, that they arr, licensed to- do
as they like, and, of course, turn them
selves loose. On last Monday night
few of the bloods collected together in
the Darkroom of business house, and
lad good time generally-(they were
what do you call those fellows Yes,
Good 1SnpEars, by the way.) The in
quiry would go out every few moments,
'sBoys, are you about drunk enough to
start to the lodges" No one would say.
''Well, remarked the lnquisitor, ''let
us feed the animals again" And the
boys continued to feed their animals and
water their sea lions until all were pref
ty Hoao-conae gou-so. They said the show
would open at the Good Templars' Hall,
and off they went. a
After the performance at G. T. ii. q
curbstone matinee took place. A few
pistol shots in the streets, and an out
cry or two from some of the wilder an
finals were heard. A few rocks cast at
houses, about closed the show for Mon
day night.
The next performance began Tuesday
night at early bed time. The animals
being properly cared for, and brought
out into the night air, of course made
them little lively. The first perform
ance was very fine piece of banjo mu-
! sic, song and dance. Then the party
separated on account of some of the sea
lions becoming very boisterous. The
manager and the quietest animals start
ed out on street parade and free erltt6t-
ton. While the free show was going on
| the hippopotamus broke out of the cage.
He being very highly fed on liquid hay
from the snake stand, became outrage
Gus and uncomfortable. A very dan
gerous scene took place. He tore down
the whisky sign from the city bar-room,
tore it little and carried 1t over and
put it UP in front of one of the leading
Good Templar houses. A good lady
saw the white sign, 8x8 in size, sitting
UP at her neighbours house and thought
| it to be a burglar. She watched it until
she fell asleep and slept an hour and 8
half, when she awoke and found the
! supposed thief standing at the same
place. She became more frightened
than ever She aroused her tired hus-
band and told him her exciting story
The husband and good frow went ur
stairs with revolver in hand to watct
the scoundrel make an effort to enter the
house, at which instant they intended
shooting him through. There they sal
until day dawned upon them and the
suspected thief, and, to their surprise
they saw that their worthy neighbol
had apparently opened up a first class
saloon. Many persons passed and look
ed with surprise, and finally man, who
! has a thirst for the poisonous fluid, rap
ped at the door and said he'd "take one
straight but was promptly informed
| that they didn't keep the critter.
The very same animal that caused al
this trouble that night, after intruding
so unkindly on the good citizens of this
prosperous and quiet little temperance
city, went and threw stones at the old
vacant bar-rooms and emptied barrel
of lime on the steps of the drug. store,
and literally barred the doors with logs,
planks and sticks, and fired shot after
shot in defiance of the authorities. We
regret to say that the most ferocious OF
the animals alluded to on the. above oc.
casions belonged to that honorable body
Good TeDlpEar8. Boys, get somebody
to cage them, CITIZEN.