The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-05

t,,,o nacl<s an wo reckon on dodgin'
drouohts. freshets. Billiards an yaler fever. "
sb;ndig Watkins begged to differ with the
president lie argued That person was born
into this world 10 take comfort He .had a
rirht 10 expect good weather, reasonable
each income lots OF holidays and the right 10
k,,, seven dogs Why should a person ex-
,,,. IN wake no and find boil on the calf of
III loo, f. was moro reasonable to expect
that Il would appear on some other mans leg.
Il wasn't expecting TOO much, ~ he Ve"eh
Il. tina, tho hons he left peacefully roosting on
a polo ct Il O'Clock in the evening shouldn DO
on deck at in the morning.
Tho Rev Pensioch. who had been very nm.
easv FOR tho last Eve minutes, now arose and
inquirsl
81 would ike to inquire II ia cheer claims
that owc hin = doilar0
"yo sah. not g.; now" replied the chair
~ wouM fuD,er inquar' II cber borrowed
dollar Of dethccr an didn't return it,
"You hev a,las reiurrel it. sab. used
your c.ts, simply 70 illustrate. II you hal
borrowed dollar Of me an hadn't returned
3. dar' wouldn't b. muffin 70 lusirato. D'i
Won wish to speak on dc question"
mo sar | simply deSiah to clfr my
Gnanchu reputashuu IN dc eyes OF de world. y
Den YOU hin sot down. Your hnansnul
reputashun ar way up in G."
Sir Isaac Walpole said ho was In accord
with the president He believed IL was the
Great fault OF mankind 10 expect too much
Slon sat on the fence all summer and expected
10 live on roast beef and mashed potatoes all
winter They expected TO get the smooth
1 81. 70
ono else Men who couldn't pay their house
rent expected good clothes and piano IN the
parlor. To sought 10 be reasonable IN his eN-
Rotations The extreme limit with him was
expecting his landlord 10 repair the plaster
Of the Kitchen ceiling, and be had been
knocked out on that 50 often that no had be
come discouraged.
Wavdown Boies said that he arose to a
question Of jurisdiction Tho chair lad made
n statement which hocould not pass unnoiiced.
While 10 was trus that ne lived next door 10
Brother Gardner, and occasionally had 10
borrow grocerle.. he had AWAY made II M
iaa.xible rule o return tho loans. Did the
president mean 10 insinuats that no was
Gcrc.ictl
"Discha'r reckons you has paid it all back,
answered the president II was simply lus-
tratin' my remarks. might hey meant dat
when lent you Java coffee 'spectci de
saue kind back. but got Rio instead. IL sou
hey no remarks t. make on dc qucshun az IS
sue you kin sot down
But | feel dat my integrity has bin i'm
pugned. sah."
"You is all wrong Your integrity has
muffin 70 DO Uii IL. You isenergetic 'uui &c
keep a plug hat fur Sundays an honest 'nud
not % be- cotchoi boy dc puTleoce OATS all
.ah. m you'd better sot down
Giveadam Jones said be- had given Fifteen
minutes solid thought 10 the inquiry now boz
fore tho meeting. blt had not been able 10
decide the matter Il seemed reasonable THAT
a man with a boil on his right foreies should
expect the public TO piss him on the port
side but ne would surely be disappointed 10
would seem rs If man was put hero 10 enjoy
himself. and IA If he could expect dark nichts
10 the watermelon season and good weather
for Sunday school pcnics, blr the biggest
melons always came with n full moon, and
the picnic always hli shower on the way
home. il not sooner lle did not desire to
commit himself at this time but would al
nat that be- leanel 20 tho affirmative
Con Collax. Judge Holdback, Professor
Jackson. Uncle Davis aud others spoke on the
question. and the discussion was the0 closed
ana vote sas taken. 10 wa found that the
query was carried in the Affirmative b.
large majority Detroit Free Prce7