Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-01-12
@iqion.
An Eloquent Appeal.
FROM THELARAM1E BOOMERANG.

Calamity is tie name Of ma,
who lives at the gold camp of Cum
mlns City. He has another name
out nobody seems to know what it is
1t has been torn off the wrapper somt
way AMI 80 the boys call him Calam
ny, lie Is 4 man Of singular mind
and eccentric construction. The most
noticeable feature about Calamity is
bis superstitious dread Of muscular
activity. Some people will not tack.
ie any k'ud Of enterprise on Friday
Calamity IS even more the victim OF
'he vague superstition, and has Il
dread OF beginning work on any aav
OF the week, for fear that some disas-
ter may befAIl him Last spring be had
n little domestic trouble, and his w,t-
made complaint that Calamity had
"or" out an old long-handled shov-l
On her. trying TO convince her OF
some abstruse theory of hia. The tes
t'monv seemed rather against Calarn
NY; and The miners told him that AS
soon M they got over the rush ittl.
aud had little leisure, they won. ID
have to hang him. They hoped he
would take advantage of the hurry OF
business and 90 away, because they
dIdn t want to hang him 80 early in
the season. But Ca amitv didn't g.
away. lie s.nyed because it was cas-
'er to stay than 20. He did not, Of
course, pine for the notoriety Of being
the first man hung in the young camp
hn' rather than pull up stakes and
move away from a pace where there
we're so many pleasant associations he
| =" S'ay duI Lueet uedlu
calmly, in whatever form it might
come. One evening after the work
OF the day wig done and the bows had
eaten their suppers, one Of them sug
g1sIed that it would be good time
to hang Calamity. So they got things
III shape and went down to the Big
Laramie bridge Calamity wes viii
Them. They got things ready for The
exercises to begin. and then asked til
victim if he had ANYTHING TO say He
I"osened the rope around his neck 81
little with ore hand, 80 that he could
peak with more freedom, and ho'l-
ny lis pauta oons on with the otuc!
sad
Gentlemen Of the convention, J
call on you TO witness that this public
i-monStratlon toward me is entiYelv
nnsonght on my part. have never
ronrted notoriety. Plugging along
IN comparative obscurty is good
"nongh tor me. This is the first time
ever addressed an audience. That
Is why | am embarrassed and i'll at
Ease Yun have brought me here to
hang me because seemed harsh and
severe with INV wife. You have en-
tered the hal.owed presence Of my
home and life, and assumed the pre-
'oga i've Of suhver,ing my household
discipline. 1t is well. | do not care
to live 50 long as my authority Is
questioned, Yon will have already
changed my Submissive wife to An ar
rogAnt and self-d.fant woman. Yes
rerday ! told her to 20 out and greese
the wagon, and she Strengthened ny
to her full height and told me to 60
and grease it myself. ! have always
been kind and thoughtful to bel.
When she hal to 60 up in the gulch
in the winter after fire wood, nv
coat shielded her from the storm
while | sat alone in the cabin through
the long hours. | could name other
instances OF unselfshness on my part.
but will not take ur your time
She uses my smoking tobacco and
klcxs nv vcrteOrB up into my hat on
the most unlocked for occasions. She
does not love me any more, aud life
to me is only a no low mockery.
Death. with it's wide waste Of eternal
cal N and its shore ess sea Of rest, is h
glad relief to me | 60, but leave
IN your mids. skitlsh and able bod
led willow, who will make Rome
howl, beqneath her to your camp.
She isyours. gentleman. She is all |
have to give, bnt in giving her to
YOU | fsel that nv untimely death