Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-09-03

When the Judge sat down silence reigned
SO supreme that Samuel Sims chilblains
could almost be heard growing 1t was
thunderclap in clear sky
Did understand you to say how many
members war present at dat meeting"
asked the president when the silence had
become positively painful.
Judge Chewso stated the number and gave
the names.
"An' so seben dissatisfied members out Of
a total of 2S4, demanded my resignashun.'
queried the president, in a voice which had O
buck-saw edge to it.
Yes, sah.'
When majority of dis club frow out
hint dat a new president am wanted" said
Brother Gardner, no trouble will be expert
enced in securin' my resignashun Seben
members simply represent conspiracy. Oar
am no bylaw to punish conspiracy, an /
darfore feel justified in takin' de casa in my
own hands.
He descended the platform and approached
the judge. The judge called for his friends
to rally to the standard and die for liberty,
but not man rallied What followed will
be blank in the judges life His heels
knocked over thre. stools, broke a lamp,
brought down eighteen lengths of stove-ppe
and split door. his head seemel to bump
every thing for ten feet around, and locks of
wool went slowly floating toward the cell
ing He was finally rickel up and given n
lit through the door leading to the alley,
and after the last tumpety-bump on the
stairs had died away Brother Gardner
locked around and asked:
Am dar any odder pusSon in dis hall who
wants my resignashmn"
NO! No. No! shouted every man pres
chi. including the six remaining ronspira-
tors.
at am we'll! Ii any of ye change Yer
mind jist lei Inc know at the mex meetin'"
STAND ODER HEAn'
II think kin discover de entire gang Wild
out a mistake" said the president as the
ciamor ceased. Elder Junehery Smith, you
| may stand ober heah."
ii doan' 'zartly like to. sah," stammered
the Elder
Il specks not, but want dem hoofs to be
movin! Clingstone CaLiff, Shincone White,
State Rights Taylor, Lord John sluggs an
| Wintergreen johnson will follow arter
you"
The men dragged themselves to the
designated spot, each one looking as if he
FULLY expected to be hung, and when they
Were ranged in line Brother Gardner said:
Il lelievc has de krect number P'raps
some Of you may want to make a state
ment."
Yes, sab, I does~ answered the five in
chorus
Every one Of the band was ready to turn
sta:es evidence and peach on the others.
| Il know how it come about widout any
explanashuns," continued the president. -
has had my eye On desc we're chaps fur de-
las three months Las spring de hull six
Of EN- war counted 'mong our hardest
workera No man eber heard OF one of em
being idle onlsss he was sick, an der families
bad plenty to eat an good clothes to war.
| Judge Chewso war de fust to 60 Some
white man axel him why 1t was dat he had
| to work a'rly an late when odders didn't
| hev to do muffin. an dat sot him to thinkin'.
| He was no good after dat.
Elder Smith was workin fur 81 so a day.
| Some white man toled him he orter hev 81
dat his boss was CROWN rich on his life
blood; dat he must assert his independence.
He asserted, an he heard sonie:hin' drap.
reckon he hasn't found a day work Since
''E, cry man i'll dat line owes his present
disgrace to lis;enin to the talk of some white
demagogue. Theory an soi,histry have bin
b .nged al en-. Yo1 lay hev notice DIT
shen NTH gets dat way il, also hate, hon.
tst toll lie will howl ia, de rich al be
comm richer an &c POO Loorer, Lut L. Won I
ooI for a job to help turn 'ie fg2, T. dc od.cl
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