The Red Cloud chief., 1881-09-01


appearance in our sanctum and
drawing . chair up to the editorial
table sssted himself and asked:
BE you the editor Of this 'erc
i~nstitushxn ?"
We paused and looked at the new
conner. There wxs something about
his appearance that invited our At
sention. His head VA as innocent Of
hair, with the exception q . Nv
punches behind the ears. - a water
melon, Nd he looked like q %
between Barnum's living skeleton"
and the cholera morbus. with the
difference in favor Of the cholera
morbrn. He repeated his question
and We replied that We Was the in
dividual who furnished what little
brains was required in the make up
of this paper, and that We also fur
nished a share Of the muscular power
necessary in the business.
And they called YOU cap'n Of the
gorrilers, at the corcus last Saturday,
Ell
We replied thai some evil minded
person had applied that cosnOmen TO
US, and then we intimated to him that
If he had Any business with US 70
state it immediately - We had no
time TO fool away.
Aud in q melancholy tone he
proceeded to recount his grievances
which are hes. told in his own Ian
gusge, he said: Miranda, she's my
wife, and I live Over the river. l
only come to town once in a while to
bring butter an aigs and SIGH, I never
tended a corcus in my life, until last
Saturday"
when I started town last Saturday
Miranda said, says she: Now Josiah
you hurry back, and don't you forget
to bring that caliker and them but
tings." well when I got in town
seed sOmthin' was up. I amt much
acquainted in Red Cloud because ~
I scd afore, l seldom come to town,
but last Saturday everybody wanted
To shake hands with me. Men who
never spoke to me afore would shake
my hand c~orjaly and enquire eflec.
toOnstcly after the health Of Miranda
and the twins, and thinks I to myself
says 1; Josiah Bradley. you is a man
OF some conscience after all, and ]
almost persaded myself to believe
that l had fell heir to a vast estate
else why this seeming interest in my
welfare and that OF Miranda and ths
twins. met q man with ligh'
breeches on an he grasped my hand
with corjality and, gave me a tickle
snd'told me to go to the court house
and' vote it. Now I seldom vote bu
he. insisted and said, says he; tina
ticket is goin to be elected, a-n-t
don't You be a dam b-i-
alarmed. Then there was a maj
with long ears and a linen buster on
he tackled me and wanted me to vot'
an opposition ticket. Dye know
euspishend that man? I'll bet
gain of sorgum he's a re-constructe'
democrat, an I'll bet he would shak
his mother.in-law. Then | VAS NJ
preached by a nose, with a small ma
behind it, bringin up the rear, as
we're. Well, he enquired efiectoonatel
after the health Of Miranda and tn
twins, and some other fellows cam
| up an they bought beer for me I
: drink, but 1 seldom drink, I'm a Metl
odist.
r BE you a Methodist he aske'
bending his piercing glance full upo
our classic c~ountenance.
We admitted that in the misty pa
, We had imbibcd a good deal Of Meth
o distism with our catnip tea, but tn
o We had allowed it to evsporate pref,
we'll from our system in aft
= years.
WELL" said he, "Mirands an n
" are Methodists. specially Miranda, 3
: when they asded me to drink
= Kinder rilcd me, but I concluded
would take a little for the stummicf
sake. and then I went and voted q
when / come back there was 9th
fellers there, an they shook han
with me again, an they pressed mo
Of liquid hilarity upon me an tn
% sequestered a pint bottle in my clio
n an said it would console me on 4
I way home, an is. dM, bcs not bei
Is used TO. the. suHtssnih' influence
ir ticker, l became jovial afore l
hum, and when I got thar Miriam
she noticed it an she said, says 81
ul Josiah Bradley you've been driI
or in"
H. "Now Miranda she is yousua
IA doele, she slapped my countena'
onct for winkin' at the hired girl,
ny generally speaker she is kind to
en- But I seed Miranda Was riled. \
n sec J. had forgot to bring the THU
she-sent for, and I said to myself, q
ast r; Ieeiah you'i catch it If you dt
nd 'splain. matters, an I attempted
ms 'splaini. ussid, cay 1; Miranda !!
est know there was a'corcus m town
he there was the man with the vi
he breeches an the man with the
ep- esrs ari He nose with the Euls q
lty ahird It an the young man with
ut, spectacies- an the little u with
smoothe face wot wanted an orice
L. the cap'n of the go-ril-lers an they
ms. wanted me to vote an they VA
% kind an enquired SO effectinly a
vos, an the twins an-Mirands