The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-28
BETTER THAN A CIRCUS.
A Sentinel Man Visits the linton Vet
ersns' Meeting, and Il In
menselV Entertained

That emnsnt Of the grand old, old party.
known as the Union Veteran Association"
held q meeting in the Superior Court room
last evening, that grand and eloquent stump
speaker. Joseph L. Perry. presiding. There
were present about thirty ''ols vets" four.
teen of whom were "gemmen OF colah." and
when the Sentinel representative entered
the room he was eyed suspi-
ciously by everybody. Joe was ASK
ing his comrades whether they thought
it would be advisable to continue the "asso-
ciat.on" any longer. A graveyard stiffness
pervadedE when Joseph took his seat TIE
9uletude was broken, however, By an "ole
vel" who occupied a seat not far from the
President. He jumped from his seat with
great slacrity and blurted out: 'Oh. we'd
better not bust up Just now, for these here
newspapers would do so much Growing"
AT this outbUrst of enthusiasm a spotted
dog with a bump on his back. which had
been ambling promiscuously about the room,
fell 10 the hCor with a sickeniDg fhud. while
an sged colered man in one of the back seats
svoke from q sweet and refreshing sleep and
glsrsd wildly at his fello " beings. AT this
junctuTe J0es side-burns twitched neryously.
and be arose 10 his feet. saying that he agreed
with the comrade, but be wanted some other
'fellsh" 10 engineer the snap-some indi-
vidusl who could infuse new life
into it. He was completely discouraged. bat
did not believe in being frowned down
by any such paper as the indianapolis Ssnti-
mel. Another 'comrsae" over in the corner
was then recognized" and said hat joseph
was Just the man to be at the helm, for hs
would soon lead the vets 10 victory. Jesse
Dehaven stepped into the room at this crisis.
and every BODY looked real sour, bat Jesse
staid vivid EN-, ot0ithstanding. A dark
completed citizen then moved dat dis as
sociashum hire q boss and wagon and
a band of music to go around
the city on next Friday afternoon, and adj
vertise a meeting OF the association TO be
held Oh dat evening"" ice put this isry
and unnamed motion in writing, aud then
said he didn't know whether or not there
was enough money in the treasury TO pay
for the wagon and band. OF the 800 persons
who had signed the muster roll bcs twenty
had bowed any money against the
snap, this number paying forty
would manage to get s sufficient amount of
money together to oay the horn blowers,
however, and the motion wss unanimously
accepted. 1t was than resolved that hereafter
the general public. reporters not excepted).
wopid be excluded from the conferences of
this mighty organization. In announcing
that another nesting would be held on
Friday night the aforementioned eloquent
stump speaker took occasion to say some
very funny things about the Sentinel
and News. He hammered the unofend-
ing table with his bsre fists in a
most unmerciful manner. With his CON-
msnoing form towering far above the spit
tocns, and his eagle eye flied with = heroic
light, Joseph turned bis boyisa fsce Upward
that of the greporter and said in torres of
huDGeT 81 am here TO tell the Senti1e!
reporter that vinegar Will not catch fies. and
the Union Netersn Association will still
exist not withstsndins the bitter attacks
II ade upon ii by that paper. Oh, the Demo.
erals will want the Niger votes at the next
elt otion, and want them badly. As for Dan
Voorhees,, the bundle OF mlsinformstion, l
despise him." After delivering himself in
this disconnected style, JofeDh wiped his
poble brow and adjourned the Union Vets
until next Friday evening.