Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-08-23
Lime Kiln Club.

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sion of an Ohio river steamer, gave
his shirt collar liz which made tho
stitches crack, aud began with;
'Bewar' of dc pollylishun! IT he am
black, 90 outer yer way to shun him.
If he am white, lock yer doahs m
load yer Shot.guns''
The old man paused here TO look III
to his desk for piece of slippery-clm,
and Waydown Bcbcc took advantage
Of the opportunity to rise and inquire;
.Docs the chair refer to white man
named Seeker Jackson
Yes, dc chair refers to dat VERY
pusson, replied the president Fur
do las TO weeks he has bin dc plague
of my life. uudcrstan' dat he kali
kcrlates to run fur state senator mex
fall, and he am now tryin' to make
hisself solid wild de Guild element; an
| furdcr understan' dat he has petish-
uned dis club fur membership, an dat
he am buyin' rattleboxcs, tin whistles
and mouth-organs fur Guild pabies in
order to gain de esteem of DER parents.
Gcm'len, l desiah-.'
AT that moment the sound OF a
wrangle was heard in the ante room,
a struggle took place, and the voice OF
Seeker Jackson was heard crying ont :
Let 60 of my hair or I'll call the
police My platform is; Three dollars
a barrel for -four, six hoops on bar
rel and horse and carriage to take the
laboring man to his daily toll -
AT a signal from Brother Gardner,
Samuel Shin and Giveadam Jones
passed out, and in two or three seconds
after there were sounds of breaking
glass, bump! bump! on the stairs,
and then voice foated up from the
dark alley, saying:
You can throw me down stairs ev-
cry night in the week if you want to
ALI l ask is that you vote solid for
Seeker Jackson on election day
'Pollyticks,' softly observed the
president, 'meane lynn, stealth, swim
dim. 1t means degradashun. 1t means
loss of self-respect. 1t means whiskey,
drunkenness, fghtin', stabbin', an
rollin' in de mud. Keep away from
pollytishuns. IF dis Seeker Jackson
attempts to enter de sacred portals of
dis hall agin de keeper of de password
am heah by authorized to pulverize
him, an sell the pulverizashun to the
rag man at two cents pound.
WHAT ALLIED ARBUsTUs.
The chairman of the committe on the
sick reported that Arbustus Cunning
ham, local member who has chill.
blains all the year round, was in need
of relief. He had been found in an
alley in what was supposed to be dy-
ing condition, conveyed him on a
cheap pine door, and was now under
the care of five doctors, no two OF
whom could agree as to whether it was
a case of sunstroke or smallpox. He
not only needed 81 in cash to buy porus
plasters, new tooth brushes and chick.
ems for soup, but it would be a great
kindness for members of the club to
take turns sitting up with him..
Razor de Smith, said the president,
as the chairman sat down with tears
in his eyes; Il like to see sympathy in
a man, but in your case it am all
frown away. I was in dat alley lookin'
at Brudder Arbustus jist befo' dey
card him away. ] know what allied
him. He had invested 40 cents in
watermellyon an went in dar to eat it
alone. He ate an ate an stuffed an
stuffed, an when he got frew dar' was
Mt seed nor piece of rind to be
found. Any member of dis club who
deliberately sots ont to make hog Of
hisself mus take de consequences. Let
the doctors poke away at him. De-
troit Free Press.
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