The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-12-10
the anecdote of the boy who tried to

Use on tGem because they had thelr
eyes open now. Ii any one who reads
:his story here Will swear that he nev-
el, read OF heard this story before, and
that he has not been for tie past 500
Years with Emin Bev, / will send him
by registered mail nice feather bed
which is almost as good as new.
And yet the speaker had been in
congress, where most Of the good new
stories originate \ congressman who
has served one term and cannot tell
his constituents at least one good new
story-or new at least-ought not to
be re elected.
I would as soon think of going tc
Duluth and building a big ice ma
chine on the trapped bosom OF that
great American Bay of Naples as te
attempt new story in the presence o:
q member of congress. Boccaccio
Arabian B. Knights OF Balzac, after 6
a day or two in the cloak rooms anc
restaurants of the Capitol, would ge
home and proceed to plow corn til
called home by the hand of death.
Yes, we are ever glad, ever peaceful
aud contented, ever thankful and hope
ful, when tie time comes to lay aside
the battered fambeau club, and with
a sigh of relief throw our old liz
mailer into the tool box for another
two years.
Then let US march on, and, like the
bobtail car driver, never look back
Let US rejoice that we are spared tc
tackle the old thing again for yet an
other trip. Let us look up and pres:
onward Ike . bright eyed jay exam
ining the exterior OF the New Yorl
World building.
Let US lay aside every weight tha
doth so easily beset US like Fultor
market salesman, and light out like s
man who has been warned away from
a hornets nest by committee from
the nest itself.
The past year has shown US as s
people that honesty is the best policy
and for one I think of taking out one
myself. It has also convinced US O
the prevalence of evil and its grea
undesirability in the neighborhood. L
has shown US that the wicked do, O.
course, prosper sometimes, but they
will one day ind that shrouds have nc
pockets in them. Also no vaseline o.
cold cream for burns, scalds, ETC., etc
Let usrejoice that Ward McAllistel
among sensible people is regarded a:
a doubtful ward, and that snobbery
is not society in this country among
the great majority and never will be
till money is more plenty.
Let US be glad that the town of New
York has still some good hunting and
fishing within the city limits, and that
within sight Of the Statue Of Liberty
one may still successfully hunt the
fleet footed chamois Of the Harlem.
I am personally gratifed that we
are to have long, cold winter, which
will give boom to my new Almanac
and fur overceat, the latter of which
I did not have chance to show OF
last season except one evening at re.
ception.
I am also glad that have succeed
ed in obtaining literary recognition
abroad, having been complimehted re-
Gently by H. r. H. the Prince of Wales
by letter for the strength and beauty
of my Lines Written on Tattooed
Girl" He says he likes them for their
sterling worth, and says they have
been adopted by several very attrac-
tive English girls among his acquaint-
ances, some in blue ink and others in
shrimp pink.
The prince writes me that should
any other girls in England adopt the
lines he will let me know.
Now, therefore, be it remembered
that on the day and date above named,
at the residences of those to whom
these presents may come, and in such
as may seem most fitting and
proper, full permission is hereby CIV
en- to celebrate the day as to best
show al appreciation of the blessings
showered upon us in the past and to
express the hope that the future will
be even more abundant.
l cannot close this proclamation
without expressing thus publicly on
behalf of the American people the
thanks of the nation, coupled with my
own OF course, to the President Of the
United States for various favors shown
and for cigars left at this Office. My
brother WAS running for Office in Min
neapolis, and SO gave them to him.
He writes me that outside of the
Eighth ward he does not think the
cigars did him any noticeable harm.
The exercises of the day may be so
arranged as to best subser7e the in
;erests of those who may read this.
Meals of course will be served at each
home according to it's own customs,
and nothing whatever in this procla-
nation shall be so construed as to
ERIK dinner out of the middle of the
day and put it into the shank of the
evening.
Done at my place, due east of Con
stables Hook, this 10th day of Novem-
Der, in the Eighteen Hundred and
Ninetieth year of our Lord and of the
Independence of the United States the
One Hundred and Fourteenth.
BILL NYE. L. S.
Dictated. Letter stenographed and
by
GLADYS PLAsTRoN REvERs,
Secretary, Stenographer, and Plain