Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-02-07
Hall of Pizon Ridge R. c. No. 21o5
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JINOORY 70, Ateen ~.
With buzzum over run with commo'
ton and other lively things I take my
pencil into my hand to pen few lines to
you. How I would love to fall onto your
neck and pore these few burnin' wurds
into your simpythetic year. Doorin the
progress of the last reglar communyca-
ton of our lodge the grand sentinel an.
nounced the arrival OF messenger with
a Telegram from one OF the main guard
at Topeeky which sed that the battle for
ekal rights and special privileges had
been fought and won. All was eagr ex-
element in a minute. Sich q huggin'
and hand shakin You never seed. Sister
Skinner went into conniptions but the
wilder Volen lowed it was all put on
Sister S. has our sympathy. She labors
under deep affection, her grand paw
havin been judged non kompus mentus
upon the very conclusive evidence of his
refusal to make an ante-mortem division
of his property in Ioey for the bennyfit Of
sister SkimmeT's husband.
AS soon as orr deer sister revived q lit
| tie, bruther Cammack began to speach
with his usual forcible GESTURE. He sed the
sold bIatherskite' he'd ben detected and
he was right glad on it. He sat in wick
ed caucuses and we have defeated him
with caucus nominee from whom not
single patriot wavered in the least. He
had chastised the enemies of his country
in the halls of congress and they
have got even. He was president OF
company which loaped money to peo
pie to develope the country and they
have ~downed him for it. He had vot-
ed for penchun laws and given time, mon
ey and aid to thousand of comrades thus
keeping the chasm open and Haunting
the bloody garment IN the face of our
friends and few Of rs have got even, sed
the speaker. He had ability and brains.
He was respected by good men, feared by
the bad and admired by his friends. There
fore, mindful OF the trust imposed upon
US by our superiors, we have downed him.
He was disgrace to the state taving
greatlyassisted to make ii the ''land of the
free and home of the brave" Therefore
we rejoice to night with his old enemies
across the border. He voted for home
steads and withholds the necessary rain
fall so there is destution in the land and
we have squelched him, maybe.
Bretheren, said the speaker, our mis-
sion is almost ended. We have liberated
one half of congress from the thralldom
of enlightened progress. One more long,
strong pull; one more landslide: one more
uprisin OF the people in their might and
the other branch will be freed from all
suspicion of ability and superhuous
brains and the whole kentry be landed
into the lap of demycratic prosperity and
go marching on to glory and BANKRUPTCY
as it did in 81. When that good day
shall come there shall be no more wars
nor roomers OF wars nor veterans, nor
penchuns and the jacksonian lion shall
lie down with the reform lamb inside
where it just hatchery belongs.
Brother Cammack sat down exhausted
1t was the greatest effort of his life. He
threshed the air with great vigerance and
the auditorial waves cast barmy spray
of virulence en- the ledge OF the wainscot-
an inch deep.
The excitement was so great that no
one noticed that our beloved bruther,
Kurnel Dan. V. Butterknut, had dido of
excitement.
The deceased leaves one old hess and
saddle to mourn his deparcher. Also one
hand OF blueruin terbacker and a shotgun
loaded with tissue ballot wadding
Also two jugs and one morgedge, insep-
cradle witnesses of his life long struggle
under the extortion OF a ro5ber tariff
which viii soon be thing OF the past.
Also one pocket flask the empty but
eloquent testimonial of his ardent deyo.
ton to the party of his fathers. We
mourn our loss and pity his departure es-
pecially as his prospects were Frightening
every day but this excess Of good luck
killed him. His personal effects were be-
queathed to this lodge of which he was an
honored member. They are now in the
custody of the keeper of sacred relics.
Yours Truly, A. K. RoNICK
Lodge Historian.