The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-07-11
THE RAMBLER.

newspaper" Such were the admo-
nItions In brief a. given 10 me on
meeting the editor and engaging ia
write for the SALINE COUNTY JoUR.
NAL last Thursday morning. He cd.
ded, however, "Your pay will be lib
eral, and spare moments msy be
well occupied"
1 don't know why, but somehow
my Fourth was spoiled, for IL seemed
to me that everybody ! met was say.
ing 10 himself or herself, there
comes Mr.. Rambler. and he IL going
to write US up" This seemed 10 put
O check TO q good deal Of the "glories''
Of the Fourth, and when / retired
that night IL was with q feeling that
I would have 10 eneFosch upon the
reporters rights II succeeded In
saying anything about the boys
ON that day. The next day / was
struck forcibly with the appearance
Of about every other individual. and
hence AFTER the Fourth" seemed
much more appropriate rs q subject
10 write on. IA quiet Fourth" and
q "splendid time" seemed pretty
evenly divided. I told at least 9
hundred lies In the first hour, for !
tried to think that each individual
met Was right. One young man pald
he was tired. That he had never
seen such = dull time in his life. !
suggested that yOung-,just over
the way, had good time and could
see no reason why he could not en-.
Joy himself. "Well, SIR" said he,
III never saw q drop all day. II was
the dTiest Fourth I ever saw"
The next man ! met accOsted me
thus: Hello, Rambler, they tell me
you got full. How Is IT," thought
/ could see traces Of q bad night In
ms eyes, and thinking to draw him
out admitted that had been "cOm-
fOrtably wet" but was then feeling
first-raie. Now, ] wasn't prepared
for what followed, for that man
completely knocked me Off with the
lemonade racket" He gave a full
account 9th day, detailing minute
IL the number of glasses OF beer, the
amount OF lce-cream, cake, etc,
with a good afternoon nap thrown
in. But, alas! the day was spoiled
when early in the evening he took q
glass Of lemonade" aud the night
was spent In sickness, only relieved
by the cOnsOling thought that II was
all due to the injudiciOus use Of
Lemonade"
II il really surprising how many
men who are now leading lives Of
sObriety have once In their lives
been a little too wet either on the
close of q national holiday or Just
after good election news had been re-
ceived. And ID IL also q little strange
how one recalls so easily after such
q Fourth a. was enjoyed IN Salina
last week, these especial occasions
Of "fullness." One gentleman, who
IL rather slow TO catch on" in
dulged in popping fire-cTackers late
in the afternoon, and got pretty full
of the glOries of Independence Day,
and, for this he was accused Of be-
ing "hilariously drunk" while hun
dreds Of others who had spent the
day in making all the noise possible,
only received praises for their pa
triOtism. Saturday I noticed that
eignt prominent young business
men had on new hats. A little in
quiry and the clerk who sold the
hats admitted that he had selected
these particular persons for the pur-
pose Of completing the Fourth, and
also To make some paying business.
On Friday afternoon they were driv-
en- out to a shady lake. and after the
contents OF several powder TASKS"
were emptied they began betting on
their ability Ia make central shots
at a target. One fellow (the cleTk)
said he'd bet no one could hit his hat
at short range with q shotgun. IL
only required few shots to fire"
the crowd, and In less time than Il
takes to write IL, the eight hats were
torn in shreds and eight young bust
ness men were seen approaching
their homes an hour later, hatless.
The clerk was rewarded for his in
genuity the next morning, and his
promised him an extra
during the summer for his
{ faith l-fullness. "This seems 80
much like Monday that I cant get
Il into my head that a new weeks
business IL not before me" said one
Of number Of gentlemen last FRI
day. A good lady standing near said
she could explain that easy enough.
Said she, ''it IL 80 much like getting
over the usual saturday night bum
ming spree!" was met by Mr.. II.
afterward. lie seemed In n
jolly mood, but was apparently per-
picked. stopping a moment, he
said: See here, Mr.. Rambler, you
know il il law Of custom that the
police shall make no arrests for pa
lriotism' ON a legal holiday. Now,
This Is right, but what I want to
know IL how many days grace fell
low II allowed" gave rs my Opin-
ion that Mr.. II. should have his
Ihree days grace, and, In this decis-
on was hacked by one of Salinas |
prominent lawyers a few minutes
alter.
This "resubmission'' question
'eems to he growing, and I was asked
many times for al opinion. Now,
Kansas IL not ready for resubmis-
ion. The Times special dated at |
Salina, on the 5th, would make us
relieve that ID IL the only salvation
or kansans, aud that 4OO-keg story /
vas very well told. But, because q
nan wants a few bottles OF beer on
he Fourth does not indicate that he
wants his neighbOrs to drink all the
ear round II II true that q great
many whom we met looked mighty
Try and talked dry, but they knew
he places where the stuff was legal
y kept, aud could have had 10 II the
My thing to do had been to wet up
little. The fact IL, there are lots
{ Prohibitionists In Kansas, and
hey are willing TO give the law
air trial.
! went to hear Rev. Johns on the
disaster, Sunday after
Don. | came to the conclusion that
he il right ON the question OF pro-
alton after death, and that IL the
God was one of Gods providences
y which the masses are collected to
he beautiful mansions Of the New
that I had lost G great
eal Of valuable time In preparing
Ir death. That religion has moth
~ To do with salvation, and that all
his great church work IL the work
the blind who are leading q blind
on TO disappointment
ut, judging from the small num-
er OF hearers on that occasion, even
j Kansas the masses believe that it
best TO make preparations In this
fe, or else q greater disappointment
Ill be experienced In the eternity
pyOnd.
New Cambria Chstterings.
Miss Ella Doumyer Is attending
"a inaf4fnta NJ kRlfna