The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-15


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~~r,s.x orc Organized Al the old school
h,s.e many wears ago. ! have been
making about 10 foe . ~-es. ana
vhs.r,.r think about anything |"
,.,a- 40 that I arm obliged 'o write
n, "A. knoxn ss tho Il j. l. -
Ma, What on ctrsh ,lso<s casaii>st
,~.,,s..s wr-c intended sns wss oas al
,~r prosoaadssa ssersis fAo ''sa'n
% ,h..r ~les:css vas ~ stn,pl" a. could
.,s ~. IN. sscicty l. deal wfa I'd
,r..pccs IL q rvsaErccticn. 10 ssn>cs me
hal am a.~olsed from nv oass OF
..rrury. and I viii explain IL .
w..nins was plain. harn-sari "inka
J~uxrnII~ Literary Socsrty. . >osac-
,h,.y which th.rc was shons a. m'ish
.~,r.sisy fsx keeping secret az there
~ou,d 81 Tor ~couecslins the nsao 81
,h~ President Of ,hs Caiiat ssstss
w. organized The II j. l. frs
,,r,x~r We had hsa . ivcrum IN The
,,ilia.r. and IN. old msra came IN IA
ia The rcsns and ELECTED s~sa otass -
,a,s,r and monossolsxsd IN. thing until
ne .rarcefy grp, . smr!l tbs 1"~
errmin.si "a. to .sars . boom 81 our
ava. and sAs IL j. J. = was tar re-
.ult We hal y fessn of initiation.
ar ia signs. passwords and other -"
~,i.rs!.< sso uumerpus fo mention.
and While ". dsi not make = speciality
az ANYTHING bat literary excellence, W.
,p~ciJsnfa!ly pledged each other essrual
friendship and brothcriy devotion. n
.~arr TO she'd the iast drop If ~
Nod. II nc<xssary. Ia yro,ect a brother
xho might deem 1, advisable io make
"a sign Of distrsa his scareit g
e..ary la emsrk thai very little hlosrf
Ma ever shcd as . rrssit at ,ais solemn
TIN n occasion. however.
mad. the sign of distress dog hal
laid hold 81 nv sl,tlng material. ani
waIssed help very badly. As nonc 81
III. m~mh~c. of y society were with
in twenty miles u me-. however. ma
blpd was shed in cfsstsng nay rescue.
I simply sncaked away. while th" dog
held Al much of my ~panta'oons IN hs
mouth that he Mas unafae tc ses
whether I was In them or not ~ ts.
neat meeting 81 the ss-cissy. resolutions
Of confidence and ssmpashy werr
Passed. and u cop es ts~ same duly
vas iurpisi al ma by tao
sec Rotary.
dur mi; atorv ceremony was one OF
the worst con.ioni~ra,ssas of he sub
lime aud the ridiculous ] have ever
sren. We hoodwinked the candidate
and brought h,m into thy topm singing
'.brcad IL the Road that Leads tn
~ w. slowly marched him
We aiways osaitted he hrst
siansa until after tho SOC ond hal been
sung. and by tie, time W. am to "Ani
walk together there" ~.
had walked IN. csndiiste np . plank.
end nj which r.ssed on q hessil.ss
half full. 81 waisr. aud the Other
the foor. timing his progress so Ina;
he would step Oh the plank into Tho
barrel just ~ We amr down heavy nn
The 'taer." ~ course hr ~, vet We
he .hould. bus as h. had sol
rmnly sworn io brsvsly and aneom-
plainlngiy submit Ia orr right honor
able rites. I'll he cottli ID ga Ia max.
The best vt H. W. then i.L him mp ls
pumpkin. and .uddenly removing the
hooiWink. commanded him to ''Heboid
lhs striking ~mblem of what you ar..''
Dur sensitive fellows always got mad
AZ his pint dur pass word ~.
accented heavily on thu
n hoo" and in thu sisii hour.
n The sunmcr night. II could ~ heard
al over town. and was always followed
BY . chorus 1t ''foha-.-poo.' which
y a. the prescribed answer. often
S"nder that the whole community dill
not interpret orr intent in using IL.
AZ one time. We hal ~ VI in IA,
'rrasnry and talked about erecting a
EmPi~. hat on. Of our m.mfsers
his toe and No hal Ia nav a.
to him - sex brneats. We paid
'our dollar. y.sr we-k sick benefits. and
~ only Tn cents psr quarter could b.
~ due and a~se..meps. und-r
."f constitution. we found our TREASURY
''p's.ed and our lodge In deb, AZ ,h.
,"a "f the hr>i week ot sickness. aud a.
re had voted ,o has some silver en-
hs'nsiie pms with the money on hand.
. y si' io-i coursgc and let the thing =,
iowu.
We had . funeral ceremony which w..
ere s"fe-worn Ia reader In folI in r..s
/" .ne death OF ope OF our m~mL~.
,>sosinx back TO ;bo>~ happy. eyo,i.tieaI
~ SOW. ] can not help fsei.ag graf
t'a, The society died hrfose a ef
= mesps~rs. otherwise. the surviving
'~misfs Ut the Il J. I. X" might
ave h-~n arrested for d~.ord.sIy CON
INC - > funeral The society /. dead.
,s' nsmofy os sha; IL wa. i've. n, tho
- :" essry mothers o Of ali who
- ~ memt~fs. snd all o need o.
10 alsr"ver that the old. fr..sruat
~" sss exists. 10 - 20 out of door. in
~. III. .ose still night and yell
1870. Yoa win 2vs more ..Yo
-, than You know wha, 4, do
~ - sess than nv. minutes. and ,hs,
81 CON: iron big. stout men. .os.