The Delaware ledger., 1883-08-25
Sparrow Roost K Roads,

Near Elkion, Nd, Aug. 23rd 1883.
After ten days of most long-sufiering
nervous prostration, the full-grown chill
dren of mon and citizens Of Sparrow |
Roost X Roads, have all fully recovered. /
1t was the centpolitical combat between |
James of the ''fat kline and Albert of the |
lean kine," which rooted up the nerves
and stomaclis Of the staid old settlement
of sparrow Roost," and which made
the good old Methodist Preacher cotton
bat his ears and plant his Psalm-stored
noggin between two feather beds, as the
boys came shouting home at the intem-
perate hour of A. NJ, ON last Sunday
week. They had been down to Elkton,
the invited guests of the returned James,
and the sworn followers of the towering
Albert. They were there representing
the bone and sinew of sparrow Roost X
Roads," place famous for its true Dem
ocracy: A place which knows no man
unless his veins are ready TO burst with
I their fullness of Blue Democrat blood
/ phOg Soii lhohSCNCSi ClShu bIlb Oelno-
Gratis" The mothers wives and charm
ing daughters, OF sparrow Roost,"
beheld, with tears, the return of their
sons, husbands and papa's from the scene
Of the conflict at Elkton. They had each
shaken off the mortal mantle of Focal
Option, and were dressed up drunk-in-
deed, they were very, very drunk.
1t was sad sight for those faithful
women TO behold. Called away from the
quietude of their peaceful homes, to bat
tie for the salvation of so noble cause
as the Democratic party, to be returned
saddened, and prostrated.
The contest was most desperate one,
but where, oh where, would have been
the brother-made-so-b by-the-law of James,
had it not been for the ''clean-grit Spar
row Roost citizens aud the timely arri.
val of Conductor Skyborough's aims
house catamaran, which fairly groaned
with gift enterprise ballots. The wild
winds would have been signing through
: the Piney trees of sparrow Roost, -
''Gone where the sparrow cease from
: troubling, and no niggers are at rest. ="
, Lieut., James Edmunson would have been
famishing there. The halfbreeds Billie
and Billie The half breed, 'Long Ankle
ty," who deals in rices and spices and
cider so strong.
Fly-your-kte, Reuben of Reuben,
Youth -afraid-o of-his-b bosses, John of John
The ponderous custodian of tramps and
thieves, MoiTis--. The Financial
Agent Of the organization, Charles Car
roll, who will soon be superseded by Dan
= fagot generations OF faithful Shorts. All,
all would have been there had 1t not been
for the fearless zeal and the Democratic
fidelity Of the Citizens of ''Sparrow
Roost X Roads," and the aims house,
under command OF General Skyborough,
who, like the great benefactor, George
W. Childs, Esq, manages so successfully
|, great gift enterprise, in our midst,
, known as the Cecil County Aims House
: The citizens OF sparrow RoJst" were
drunk and very, very drunk, but they are
n now sober, and are all Richards them.
! selves again.
They claim that the knocking dow
and dragging out OF James of the hous'
d OF GrOome in the Third District, wa,
s. more glory than they really sought o.
If expected
l. Sparrow lioOst has always been abuu
& dant and plentious in mercy" and alway
d so 'slow to wrath and anger that til,
a minister never mentioned her speed il
st that line at higher rate than two mile
a n month. Now, the pleasant old settle
y, ment is enragcd. Democracy has REBEL
ID cd. The * Roads of deer old "Spar
H. row ROOst" is in Arms.
You will hear from Sparrow Roost'
d again before and after the leaves fall.
Up JEovANIA Q. PsANIEL,
IN A citizen of the Roost.