Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-03-15
KNIGHTS or rms noAp.


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a Drummer RELATES gGs Experience
81 Grand Rapids, Michigan
One thing Hike about these Knights
II the Road" il that they are great
fellows for secret societies Most ~
the diummer belong 20 everything
that Is going, from The "G,sad Knight.
d the Diamond Garter down to the
aSons Of Intempcrancc." am quite
hand for all such mysterious things
myself, 50 get solid with all the boys
My old friend Cr0okston called on me
the other day 20 see II needed any
drugs and 20 have a visit. We had
Jolly old time. While we were sitting
IN the Office chap came ia and
wanted to borrow So 90 account Of a
remittance nos coming 10 him MS lie
expected. told him my - ! kept 10
lend was in now, being sent in the day
before by Johnny McIntire, but |
never lent il except TO drummors. lie
said That's me-" ] gave him the
grand hailing sign of an Odd Fellow.
which he tumbled to- Then came
to the great chair in the SCOT" grip Of
an Pythonic. lie tumbled. Then
Cook gave him the G.. b. Of the Sons
Of Malta. lie was on TO it. Then ]
tipped him the hair posing signal Of a
Good Tippler. He smiled and said
I'll. o." This is chemical term
meaning, "waters." Then Cock stuck
out his hand and gave him the noted
L. u. q. sign Of Royal Arch Brick
Mason. He got thar on that. Then
Conkston examined him as follows, to
make sure he was drummer:
From whence contest thou. pard2"
"From the Lodge of the Holy st.
Johns, Michigan"
What seek ye here 10 do?"
"To take few orders and collect n
bill Of Billson."
"Thel you are n drummer"
Il am taken and accepted by all OF
the boys"
GLOW may know you to be a
/ drummer"
"By my cheek and my fifty pound
sample ease. Try me.
How will you be tried?"
"By the square"
/ "Why 10y the squnIe?"
because the square is magistrate
and an emblem of st ipidity."
"Where Were you first prepared e
be drummer"
"In my mind"
"Whcrc next2"
"In printing Office, adjoining q
regular post Of drummers.
Glow were you prepared?'
by being Invested Of my last cent
my cheek rubbed down with brick
"A banion plaster over each eye and 4
heavy sample case in each hand. In
this Tx ! was conducted he door oi
the post"
Glow do you know it was door
being hlind?'
by first stepping in coal seuttlt
and afterwards humping my head
against the door knob
How gaind you admission?"
"By benefit oi my check"
clad you the required cheekg"
al had not, but Steve Sears had il
in Tor me-"
"iIow were YOU received2'
con the sharp toe Of a boot applied
TO my natural trousers
"What did this teach your"
Not 10 fool around too much"
"What happened nextg"
II was set down Gu Il cake Of ice
and asked il put my trust in mer-
camille reports"
"Nnur answer"
"Not il know myself don't"
GLOW were you next handledg"
Il was put straddlc of goat mad,
out of 2Xi and trotted nine times
arouAd the room by four worth,
brothers and then trut in front Of tia.
Lett Bower for further instructions.
GLOW did he instruct your"
ITO approach customer in Tire,
upright regular steps with my husi
ness card extended at right angles
my arms forming perfect square,
How were you then disposed OFF
~ was again seated on the cake q
ice in from, OF u day goods box an,
made to take the following hoffiblt
aud binding oath:
u 1ilAAAc AhthAHFiiit AAt AltiNA#t
and herein most everlastingly and dia
holicallv swear, 10y the Great Bob Tai
Flush, that ! will never reveal aud nj
ways steel all the trade secrets | car
for the use and benefit nf this Mos
August Order Aud further swear
hy the Bald Headed Jack of Clubs
that | will never give, carve, make
hold, take, or cut prices below the reg
ular rates And ! further swear. d,
he ripers that played before Moses
. to never have any commercial deal
| ings with any man or his wife, sister
grandmother, old maid, aunt or uncle
unless they lac she or it is sound on til,
loose. Binding myself under no les
Il penalty than To have my gripsacl
: slit from top TO bottom, my dirty shirt
and socks taken out, and my reputa
ton removed and buried in the rive
at Pearl street bridge, where the Saliva
ton Army Gibbs and flows every w,
, and one half hours. SO help me Biol
: Ingersoll and keep me in backbone.
Il was then asked what | mos