Connecticut western news., 1881-04-27
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 Editor of de Nxws: De Han'cuff an Gar. ter club hey bin repaired an improved wid new handle, waxinated as followse :-"De Cream delay Cream soshable an Umpeach able Club" as de old name went out of useful subsistence las' fall wen de country went to smash. Mayor Hall am de presidin presi- dent; Sam. Watkins tresuary: Jule Sted- man sectary Bion Rice, Troom Stedman an John Sharpe, samplin' commltty, an de res of de club fire starters. De tust bisnis of de club under de new hsddin' was to ack on de resinement of Mir. Hall as Mayor of San'town las' Patricks day. De Mayor call de meetin' to orders by smashing in de top of flour bar'l wid a ax den he glt up on de stove harf, an pull up his sleafs, an put his tobac- co cud in his ves' pocket an spit in his hat, an 'splain his axshun, like so: -
 "Fellow Bredrng, Bucks an Buckesses- De time am cum in de hist'ry of San'town wen 8 change am to be changed, wen rev. olushun am to be revoluted, We is on a good payin' basis. We can wote on 'lection an git jes' as much dollars for it as de nsx' man-(a voice-"Dat's so, an jss' as much wisky too:"-chorus 'Yum yum. w-Who's maxim dis speech? is you. or be I9-Yes, fellow brsdring, we is on a good big tootin of social quality. We's got a rep'tashun in de norf an in de souf an our 'ciety am courtsd Wid offerings. Of COTS we's not perfeck much more'n other folks, but mlsforchuns, such as color blindness, ain't crimes. say wss we'll fixed. One man am jss' as good as another, an good deal more so. We can get trusted so long as We pay as we go. De nabors now let's der chickens roost out doors in de barn wid muffin but bull dog to proteck lem. We kln give our note fur ninety days widout kromo, If we frow in a morgldge wid it. Dis gratlhcatin' state of fairs wus bro't about f,,~s, ,,fuk-~
 ye' an what cood ye do' Ye wasn't nowhar an ye coodn't do muffin. Oar wasn't huff of ye here den to make 8 'spectable bible class ; | an now you's too numerous to menshun, an more Ii ke wite folks dan ever befo'-an git | tim still more so. I don ax fer no credit for l my pas services. Only let me enjaw de com- | futs of privit life de res' of my days. You has got good timber for mayor. ill Slime Dewitt or Jule Stedman. Slime Is good liable sittizen wen de coast am clear, an Jule kin be sus- pended upon at all times Chews 'twixt 'em l Kin say no more. Is too full for ut renee. Fairwell, long fairwen to all my" Here de Mayor jump of de stove an grab his hat an run tor de door wid his ham over his mouf, but befo' he cood git out, hls contents uphove, an he squat on his nees an put his hat on de | floor, wid his elbows on bofe sides ot it, an talked 1njun about free minnits, an den he | wasn't haff so much "too full for utt'rence" as de hat was. After de 'citement was over, an de Mayor had composed hisselfin de wood box, Sam. Watkins took de stove an re marked the follerin' remarks :-
 | My Good Fren's-Mr. President-De pre- vious words what you jes' herd before, togeth- CT wid other hlxshuns, such as de presidents ''fullness," de spoilin of his new hat, an a bad sof corn on my lef' heel, makes me feel sad and homesix. Dis 'casion am & important enc. De questshun am dis Kin we ford to 'cept de resinement of our Mayorp Elf he goes, den de ma ajority of us will bolt; dat'll make opsishun an break us down. De men what he has named may be good huff, but dey ain't Mayor Hall, not by no long shot. He hes brung us froO to our present state of per. feckshun, an we mus have him, to keep uf dar, or we'll drif' back to whar we started rum. Muiishness an spunk won't keep de It Il keep man from feelin' hungry wen de dinner horn blows. It may keep 1t hot fur a Vile, but it'll be wid disoord an' indignashuu meetin's. an sooner CT later it'll shut do doc, from de outside an stick on card, "For sale or to let" No, bredrlng, we cant ford to let
 i'm go. Now let's purceed to vote on 'ceptin it, an every one vote as he thinks bost but recomember dat disgrace will overhaul us il
 we vote 'gainst ourselfs."
 Each man had Q black bean for no, an w'ite bean for yes, an wen de hat was pas 'roun' de room it was half full ofblack beans not wite bean in it, Den sech c shout anC racket went up, dat made de stove-pipe fal down on Dick Daviss he'd. an Sam. shool Mayor Hall to wake him up whar he was aslee, an snorin' in de wood box, to tell him do jaw
 full news, dat his resinement was not 'cepted
 A hat was past aroun' to raise funds for gal
 lon of older for celebratin,' an two knit, blades, twenty bpttons four pennies, six. teen nails. aud cud of tobacco was raised
 wid wich boy was sent to Boney's wid wate pail, an de evenin' was spent in eel bratin' d, | casion. PEACBBLow SNOWFALL.