Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-01-28
SKRUBUPToN, FIReINIY. [
January de Is, 1880. J
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gether IN greet big rowsin meatin in
der phase whar sutch proceadins am
sposed tew be kept up, fur de expeshall
pnppose of forum de ciety what was
kauled tergether as aforesed. Now Mr..
edditur you jus had ought tew had bin
dar, Yes my lord kase viii, as I war
gwine fur tew say, you jist had ought
few hav bin dar, wei is gwine fur tew
tele you, kase viii. bar war so menny
folks and wimmen and chilluns, kase
viii, dey fetched all ov dey fammily.
Kase viii, kas dey war gwlne tew arect
Getty, whot am kauled a Getty. Oar
war Mr.. Shank, Oar war Mr.. Shanks.
Oar war Mr.. Bandyshank, Oar. war
Mr.. Bandyshanks, Oar war Mr.. Bandy
and dar war Mr.. Brandy and dey fotch-
cd dar hole fammlly, dar wiies, oar
suns, dar darter, dar unkels and dar
kussins and dar ants. Kasc viii, dey
wanted dar hole fammily presented ter
de Getty, den dar war Mr.. Georg, Mr..
Pete, Mr.. Jack, Mr.. Willum and de
lord unla noes who else, kase viii dey
did not hav paper nuG tew put all OF
dar mans on, It's huff to no dat dar war
farMmers, murchants, ov korse lawyers,
doctors and all ov de fessunnal men
what war gwine tew jine de Getty, yes
by.gin-goes, dar war de precher and de
sowin and dc might Getty foxes dar two
dey war gwine fur two give and show
US how tcw run a Getty, don'tyou think
Int? Well order war kauled, Mr.. Shank
sed dat Mr.. Shanks had ought few hay
de cher, whar upon dc feks sed they had
ought few no de whies and de whafoos
dat dey war kauled tcrgether, den Mr..
Georc sed in a loud tone ov articulation
dat he wud splain de kase. Den all ov
de folks stopped dar mouls and dar
wears TO listen, Dis mar Getty what am
ter be is de greet leber power what am
gwine ter muv US, kase viii m sed, de
greet thing ter be did am de HorStoiate,
sum say fostofate and we am gwine ter
sc how ter use it an de kraps, dis hear
mealin am kauled tergether fur to CINE
Getty what can do sumpthlng in datar
line og bisnes and sea aftur de intrust
ov de kuntry at larg. Den hopes dat
de Getty will gro like de wheat and corn
what am sOwed on good ground in
which dar am de good phostrate SOW
ed with it ill dis hear house am not
| large huff fur tew hold dem, and we
will haftur exyidc it of with ioldln
dores and put condition toit, gemmens
and ladyes kauls you ter ordder and
thanks YOU fur tention and hearin, dc
Getty am met and AK Mr.. Shanks TO
prescribe in dc chair, all in favor say /,
den ebry body sed yes, and he was ex-
korted TO de chair, he thanked de Getty
what he war gwine to give fur de hon.
uer it. and sed dar war ofcurs TO be
lected, and desire dat dc nominations be
sont in. Ebry body sed dey wanted
Mr.. Mlkeljon fur dat ar phase, ov pres
dent wharupon Mr.. Shanks got up and
cot out oy dar ar chair and sed be kuld
took It and be dod vOt as he war lected
by larg majority, den Mr.. Mlkeljohn
sed, tel youi is gwine ter hay ordrr'
and nocked with his fist and sat down.
den dar war a hollerin and hOllern
fur Mr.. Mikeljohn, kase he war lected
by a larg majority tel you.
Mr.. Mikeljohn PRESIDENT sed pints de
ports ov de press and papers de secer-
tory, agreed to den he pinted mistur
three,or-four de celtys tresur. and dat
var agreed to.
den he, de president set i tell you dar
shant not be a rush fur to sine de role.
YOU all whar am gwine TO excr.be your
names tells you 10 walk up by twos
and 10 so, den dar war, lets sea, nine
hundred and forgh!y leven jined, and
payed dar 25 sents.
dey all took dar seets and when il
war nounced by dc SECRETARY dar war
de biggest hollerin you is ever hearn oy
since yore born days as war got up den'
mr.. blower, whar am de lawyer sed
de Getty had aught fur to hav a name,
and exposed de wun ov "PhOrst'fate y
ceity, de president sed i tells you dot am
de wun. Getty, does you gree fur dat
ter be yore name, if YOU does, sells
YOU fur to say i, wharupon dar war
sutch hollerin ov j, yes, greed to da.
as YOU liant not hearn ov since mr..
Mkellohn war lected president.
den mr.. Smith sed dat since we war a
GETTY we shud kaul all ov de folks &c
brudder and sistur, greed to.
brudder brandy sed we shud lect dc
, HERALD a onnerabel member, greed
to, den de preachers and de sowin and
de might Getty folks war lected onnera
bel brudder and sisturs, greed to, den
dar war a shakin ov hands and all sec
dis hear war Getty to be talked ev, dan
: war a subjekt Ov bying Phostoiat'
kauled fur de next meetln, in de phase
I whar such procedin ar sposed to be KEEP
up, de hat war passed round agin anC
| de Getty kauled to prar by de rev. Mr.
; Gospelhill, whereupon de Getty wal
= klosed. so excribe myself till death,
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