The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-05-13

rather than build you up, and will drag
the fraternity with you, and don't care
into which channel of direlection you are
going, if you persist in it, it will destroy
you mentally. If you indulge in lacivious.
ness, it will destroy you mentally, and
whatever vices you cultivate, if you follow
in the groove of that vice, you are az much
driven out OF the mental world, as you
would be to take that poison that that en-
lnent commander peddles out pointing to
Sir Knight Barclay. Now he wouldn't do
it Intentionally, don't suppose, if
should go into his drug store that he would
openly give me glass Of whiskey.
Brethereu, it is late, but feel an inter
est In all this thing, and ieel an interest
In the remarks Of Colonel Chester, I
thought was pretty old Mason, but
there sits Mason who was o Mason be.
fore | Was born. also feel that / have
eaten heartily, and as the Irishman said
after he had eaten hearty dinner II have
eaten as much as there is anynecessity for"
| want to say that am very much graft
fed to be present on this occasion, | am
glad to INJECT the visiting Sir Knights.
There were some draw backs, as a matter
OF course. The Cairo Commandery is al
ways in rush. II ia either rainstorm,
or cyclone, or something else. And this
supper have piled up befare me,-pigs
feet, pyramids Of oranges, and ham in its
most approved style; aud even Brother
Gassett Hook at bisface,it looks as thought
had been sunburned; land Sir Knight Mum
is CHASTITY and there is Barnard with his
large capacity. would just like TO meas.
ure him four hours after this meal-you
can measure him then with hoop from Of
asmall barrel, but now you could not meas.
ure him with hoop from off hogshead.
Sir knights Of other jurisdictions,
want to express my gratitude for meeting
you tonight, and when you come to Chi
cago, call and see US, but don't call on Sir
Gassctt. lie is good provider, but when
he gets on one of his tantrums, there are q
few he leaves our of the question, and
never invites, and if you ask him the rea-
son ne says 1--WE have got to save money
this year." But when you come up there
call on me, and will try and get out to
my house, our sole reliance now. Look at
Sir Tiffany, he Is another Chicago man.
lie weighs 2S5 pounds, and hos gained
sixty since he came here. And finally, I
want to say one thing in regard to the
characteristics of the Knights from tho
northern part Of the state. When they get
tripped up in financial affairs, they get
down to corn, and they can make that
hum.
The speeches, some of which we are com.
pcled to omit because of the rush of other
imortant matter, were all highly compli-
mentary to Cairo, its several magnificent
iuout"'iouSi ahu PaitiSuinl ~ W tue DOspllal-
ity of the Cairo Knights, and the splendid
appointments, and preparations at The Hal
liday-each and all of which were also the
topics of much favorable comment in COR
versation among the visitors, both before
and after the feast 1t was two o'clock in
the morning before the large and distin.
guished company dispersed. Some of the
visitors left the same night; Others remain
ed over day or two to take a good look at
the city, and all left, If their words truth
fully represented their feeling and thoughts,
very much pleased with Cairoa nd it's
people.