Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-03-11
THE TADPOLES.


 The President, ID stating the objects and scope of the society said:
 Fellow Tadpoles. In the selection of a name for this body you have greatly distinguished yourselves. It is an ap- propriate cOgnomen in every essential detail, for in the great seas Of literature, metaphysics and science We are but the wallowlng, wIggling and plebeian an- cestors Of future giant intellects that w1l grasp the most occult ideas, even into that which We now deem ihe in- nnlte. We are Tn a protoplastie state compared to tue result of the revolutions ot time. Our mission is to lead the world Of thought, and by penetrating the deep and mysterious Beyond, bring man and hls maker 10 a common level. Ihls Is our duty. We will startle the world with profound facts and enroll our names In golden letters upon the topmost pages of the scroll Of fame. Let us lIbate"
 Emblematical of the equality of it's members, the Tadpoles drank each in succession from suspicious looking bottle, the contents of which were occa- slonally replenlshed from q massive deml!ohn m a dark corner of the room.
 Prof. Slowit asked what was the oues- ton before the house.
 The President replied that having just organized, the Tadpoles were ready for suggestions, debate and business.
 Colonel Brusk said he had thought the Iadpoles should correct a. popular error embodied m the familiar quotation: Mans lnhumanIty to- man makes countless millions mourn" Without further preliminary remarks he would show conclusively that 1t was not mans lnhumanity, but mans humanity that caused so many briny tears Of sorrow to flow. For to err is human. and it IS mans errors of heart and head which bring wee and weeping. The good in man Is not of human origin, but from a divine source; hence t5 err Is human: to forgive, divine. Humanity should be the incarnation of mans impulses, judg- ment and passions. Instinctively man IS cruel, heartless, pItiless and barbar- ous, like the crude savages of aboriginal life. The fine sensibilities with which We Tadpoles are imbued, have been evolved through divine medium. As sparks fly upward man is prone to err" Photographers and common custom have erred ID defining the word human lty. They must be set alright, and no more fitting opportunity exists than the present Therefore, Mir. President, move you that m the quotation made, the word inhumanity be so amended by the first syllable as to read Mans humanity to man makes count l less millions mourn," and that an edict | go forth, under the seal of this body, l that 1t be forever hereafter used in that l sense"
 Being duly seconded, the question was stated by the president.
 Prof. Slowit arose with as much energy as his limp form would permit, and asked l the purport of the question before the l house; he had been pre-occupied ana l Jailed to catch 1t. Having said which, | he collapsed into his char like a mois rag.
 The question was again stated, aud D l vote was taken, in which Prof. Slowlt l voted by mistake in the negative, foI l which he made a spirtless but ampt, | apology
 During the Hull following this action, | .he suspicious bottle was made to q | iuty several times ID rapid successi ln. |
 Colonel Brusk, in a neat speech fuA | )f patriotism and eloqueuce. propose that hls Very dear friend, the presIdeu | )f the United States, Chester \. Ar bur | be elected an honorary member of thIs | body.
 No dissent being heard, the president declared the distinguished gentleman m honorary Tadpole.
 Col Brusk stated that If off ,.al noti- icatIon of the action of the society .. dr. Arthur be properly expressed by he Secretary, h- wUuld chesrfully for ward IL together with his own privat, rrespondence, as be frequently had oc 'asiou to a. Tess hls eIcellency conf | ientIal lei .-s upon very important pub Ic matters.
 Prof SlOwlt asked If there was a que- Ion before the house, with a few remarks of his nOn-attentiOn to bus ness.
 Major Littletalk thought Q subject or discussion for the next meeunk hould be selected and suggested as a oplc, Who ar our great men"
 The subject was duly selected ana l ach member admOuished by the Pres ent Co be prepared to present few ieas at least. It was sR important sub sct, and great responsibility rested pOn the Iadpules. tuere being no ap cal from their decision.
 Judge RIgiison, who had observed a trong somnOient inclination in MT 1 lOWlt, lu which he rightly surmised ! nat the collapsIDg gentlenan's dyspep- Ia had made periect peace with the pInt of the black bottle, moved that hen 1adpOle become too much in- jHcated to assume the perpendicular l ttitude of man. he shall not be eemed in good standing until his equi- brium be fully restored.
 This motion was adopted without the of awaiting its being sec nded, and even the sOnOrOuS res pOns-s f the members were rather mechanical l nd irregular.
 Col. Busyby thought that the thank- [ the TadpOles should be extended tu for something, and moved nat committee of three be appointed l pr that purpose.
 The President appointed Col Busyby committee of three for that purpose. At this junCture eight os the members ere declared not n good standing, all forts to Keep them from under the ible being futile. The President, Col. Rrusk, and Judge .gIdson each took the floor simultane- lsly, the first making an incoherent ration in which bright stars, deep seas ld the bigoted minds of people in sneral were the chief compounds; the $ ,cond pourIng forth the most discord- !; at strains of Nancy Lee" while the st named IadpOle, with profuse tears roaming down hls sunburned cheeks, C 1t that his life was fast ebbing away, s ld begged the mesquite pillar that c lpporttd the roof, In the most heart ' ,ndlng tones, tO carry a message of af- s ction to the girl he had loved and who c al married a most wretched and des- l cable rival T An unfortunate misstep by one of the | maining members ID good standing, [ ought on a personal collision of the | rec illustriOds Tadpoles, and in the 6 otous melee which followed, the mp vas overturned and extingushed, [ ld save a few piOus words being thick T
 and with difficulty ejaculated, peace t ld quiet relgned. r The calm and holy Sabbath day a .wned with a glorious brightness, and [
 each individual Tadpole became re- | yed by natures sweet restorer 10 par a Il consciousness, and through subse- c ent brief intermediate.stages to good V lnding, he would cast a look of dis d st around him upon his debauched | mpanions and the chaotic condition of c @ room, and depart for the manipula- ID Of the barber, a bath, cocktail, a eakfast and eventually presentable pearance in the church pew, like any l. her good, christian gentleman. o
 Logic in Law. In the argument of the Tombstone S n and Mining Company, appellants, b the Way Up Mining Company, re- u before the Supreme Court in IT .. Farr .H