The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-08-12
Damea and PytAlaS.

Damon and Pythias we're named
after = secret organization be
cause they were so solid on each
other. They thought more of
each other than anybody. They
borrowed chewing tobacco and
were always social and pleasant.
They slept together aud unitedly
"Stood offn the landlady from
month to month in the most cheer
full and harmonious manner. IL
Pythiss snored In the night like
the blast ofa fog horn, Damon did
not get mad aud kick him in the
stomach as some would have done.
He gently but firmly took him by
the nose aud lifted him up and
down to the merry rythm of "The
Babies In Our Block.n They
loved each other in season and
cut Of season. Their affection
was like the soft bloom ON the
nose of Wyoming legislator. II
never grew pale or wilted. 1t was
always there. If Damon was at
the bat Phythias was on deck. II
Damon went to church aud invited
starvation, Pythias would 60 too,
and would vote on the handsom.
est baby until the First National
bank Of Syracuse would refuse
to honor his checks. But one day
Damon got too much Bulge and
told the venerable and colossal
old royal hummer Of Syracuse,
Dionysus, what he thought of him.
Then Dionysus told the chief en-.
gineer of the sausage grinder to
turn on steam and prepare for
business. But Damon thought Of
Pythias, and how Pythias hadn't
so much to live for as he had, and
he made a compromise by Offering
to put Pythias In soak while the
only genuine Damon went to see
his girl, who lived in Albany.
Three days were given him to get
around and redeem Pythias, and
If he failed his friend would 90 to
protest.
We will now suppose three
days to have elapsed since the pre-
ceeding. A largo party Of enthu-
siastic citizens Of Syracuse gather
cd around the grand stand, and
Pythias Is on the platform cheer
fully taking on his coat.
Near by stands o man with .
broal.ax. The Syracuse silver
cornet band had just played "Its
Funny When You Feel That Way"
and the chaplain had made q long
prayer, Pythias sliding . trade dol.
lar into his hand and whispered to
him TO give to him his moneys
worth. The declaration Of inde-
pendcnce had been read and the
man on the left is running his
thumb playfully over the edge of
his axe. Pythias takes on his col.
lar aud tic, swearing at his miser.
able luck.
II is now the proper time to throw
In the solitary horscman. The hor.
isontal bars Of golden light from
the setting sun glcam and glitter
from the dome Of the courthouse
aud bathe the great plains Of Sy-
racuse with mellow splendor. The
billowy piles Of Heecy bronze in
the eastern sky look soft and yield.
ing, like a Sarah Bcrnhardt- The
lowing herd winds DER the sea,
aud all nature seems oppressed
with the solemn hush and stiffness
of the surroundings and the en-
gulfng.
The solitary horseman Is seen
coming along the Albany and Syra-
cusc toll road. He jabs the Mexi.
can spurs into the foamy flank Of
his noble Csyuse plug, and the
lash Of the quirt as II moves thro'
the air, sing a merry song.
Damon has been delayed by
road agents and washouts and he
is little behind time.
Besides he fooled q little too
long and dallied in Albany with
his fair gazelle. But he is making
up time now, and sails into the
Jail yard just in time to take his
part. He and Pythias fall into
each others arms, borrow q chew
of fine cut from each other and
weep, TO slow music. Dionysus
comes before the curtain, bows
and says the performance will be
postponed. He orders the band
to play something soothing, gives
Damon the appointment Of super.
intendent Of public instruction,
and Pythias the Syracuse post.
Office, and everything is lovely.
Orchestra plays something very
touchful, curtain drops down.
Keno, In hoe usufruct nux vomica
est.