Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-11-20
ne LIMEKILN CLUE.

Sense and Nonsense from the Eloquent
and E-udise Br9ther Gardner.
Brother Gardner announced the fol-
lowing new legends TO be hung on the
walls during the fall and winter term:
a bigot am mo- to be feered dan q
fule.-
You kin silence a man by knOckia
HI down. buf II takes argument to con
vince him
Human natur' kin sometimes be de
pended ON ober night. but it's dc safe-i
way to take note OF hand fur H. !"
"A mans rating am not how much
he can run in debt. but how nigh he Kin
squar' up ebery Saturday night"
Industry am sartin % bring plenty
an economy neber goes b'arfut in win
ter
Between sayin' muffin an talkin'
too much de world leans 70 de man who
holds his tongue.
.-Oar opinion Of ourselves makes Us
all great men,
Il would announce de facIS. ;" contin-
ued the President. -.dat de Hon sham
boo Smith OF Kentucky. has appealed %
dis club fur funds 10 start him out on d.
road 10 lecktur' on de subjick Of Do
We Fulfill Our MissiOls?' While he am
not a member of dis club he seems TO b.
a puss0n wild a desiah 20 aid in de pro-
gress q de world. an We viii take uD Z
colleckshun fur his benefit Sir Isaac
WalpOle. viii you pass de hafs''
The hat was passed and the collec-
ton made and turned over to the Presi-
dent. who counted up the change ami
said:
DE sum total figgers up nineteen
ceEss. includin' dime wild a hole in T.
De money viii be for arsled to de Hon.
ShambOo. an he can start as soon Is be
pleases."
The Secretary announced a communi-
cation from Mansfield. Mass, offerings
new variety Of sundOwcr seeds to MEM
bers OF the club AZ special rates. and in
viting cash offer from the museum for
the skulls of several celebrated murder
ers-
'sIze afraid we can't trade wild him. =
replied the President. after brief con-
sultatiOn with the Committee on As-i-
ANl- l4A4O u0-Al AMD 10 SAN
flowers Wort cent. an orr line Of rel
les doan' incloode any sknh lower in De
scale of society dan 4 member Of de
LegiSlachur. =
Giveadam Jones here arose TO make
an inquiry. and when his presence haa
been officially recognized he asked i
the club believed in the doctrine Of the
survival Of the fitfest Brother Gardner
scratched his head and seemed % he
considerably perplexed. and Giveadar.
continued:
In case we doan' il am an ac
knOwledgment that the imbeciIe an the
idler hev de same rights an privilege
as de statesman an dc representative %
industry. In case we do. we who heg
survived am consequently DE- fittest, AZ
darfore good 'nuf / should Ike
Squar' deeisun in de case tonight
.. Brudder Jones. who put Won UP T.
dis business asked the President, ia
voice full Of solemn warning
There was an interval Of Silence -
deep and painful that Elder TOOts cOusa
be heard breathing as he pared down
his corn with borrowed jack-knife.
. | reckon | sort o put myself u -
x. sah.' csme the answer AZ last
Well YOU sOt down to Oace. o.
all proper Occashuns dis club aands
ready to elueidafe It's doctrines an Sive
lis reasons. but dis am not one Of ce -
cashuns. While de fiftest Orfer an may
survive. doan. hatter yerself dat bekase
We hev OutiiVed 4 heap Of Odder folk
dat yOu am any better dan you orter
be. or dat your testimony in a csse Of
sault an battery would pass ungEes-
toned eben by \ One-hOss lawyer. -
Detroit Free Press.