The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-10-16
TIE DEFORMED RANSFORAI-
Ed

A few mouths ago, wliei the coils
of Tie official buw-striHg were tighten
ming around the neck Of Bro. Hebron
80 rapidly that his decapitatiOn Was
hourly expected, the emotions of rsbid
rage, horrid hate, and whitening wrath
50 filled his soul that they burst :orth
in terrible torrents on every occasion
when ths object Of his undy ing hate
Was absent from tire scene. Every
day I've would gather together few
eager listeners, ut ii safe and cOnveH-
lent retreat, aud there, as lie drank
with deep pOtatiOns 70 the spectre Of
his revenge, he would his diref Il tale
unfold, and as the thought Of ms
terrible wrongs appeared before his
muddled mind ia all their blighting
bitterness he would rise in his wrath
until lie lowered above his Rwe-struck
listeners like mighty ogre, and with
massive beer glass in one hand
and Hn empty bottle III tlie other, with
frantic gesticulntiOn would pour out the
walls of his wrath upon the devoted
head of tile dark mover behind tbs
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Of has passion increased, and the supply
Of beer diminished, the walls resounded
with murderUus maleIictiOns and sui
phurUus ubjurgaticns.
Not only i'll the recesses of his favor
tie resort were these scenes daily
q acted, but On tile street s-ver 81 Il
anon during the still watches Of the
night, tile signing winds waited to
distant ears tie shrill shrieks of rage
and the tliuuderOus tones of threaten
ming wrath to come.
So frequent and terrible did these
eGullitiOns of Try fury become, that
the people OF Kinsley we're seized
with a fearful dread that some awful
tragedy WAS about TO be perpt tFated,
a3sd their streets deluged with gore,
Incredible as it may seen, however,
there were some audaciOus persons who,
even in tile very heighih of the temp
est, torrent, and whirIwind of his
passion had tile temsrity TO insinu-
ate that blood would not flow,
that no weapon would be used bat tile
jaw bone of an ASS, and that even that,
ere many moons had passed, would
cease its muTderUus motions and re.
lapse into the CHASTITY grin OF serviIe
submission. AID SO it proved. Il
POLITICAL exigency stayed the descend
ing official axe just as its keen edge
reached the spinal cNIuDH of its
victim, and the head that In moment
more would have tumbIsd into the
basket WAS allowed to remain upright
"a few months longer.
The officials ia the postuGace depart
IA mt were made aware OF the fact
that tlie political beresies of the farm
ers's alliance had been 50 insidisusly
instilled into the mind of the post
master that he was Ola the verge Of
becoming a bowling csIlamityIte, and
If lac should be bred bodily, as had
been decided, with one gigantic bound
tie NUUld leap into the ranks of the
ebony and holding aIuft the banner of
reform with stsHLOrian tones would
shout the battle en-, Down with
muHOplyI'' and gOaded by the demon
OF revenge would urge them on to
battle ANA to slaughter
In the face Of such impending
disuster to their party, the
pOstOfIiee authorities qussiIed with fear,
and with n Promptnsss born + Recss-
sity revoked the order OF removal, and
swiftly sent the w1,its-wingsd messsu .
ger Of peace 10 sOoths the wounded
feelings of She iraie p NJ. Instantly,
as il by magic, tile swollen features
CONFUSED vi IA rage, RELAXED into the
smiling biSndness of the politician,
and the erstwhils ferociOus fighter Is ho
went about breathing threatsnings and
slaughter sgIisst the evil c,inspirator,
became suddenly Transformed into one
uf the sweetest Ssm- singers Of Israel,
and 1--we peace and harmony have
taken ule place OF Rum, rage and
rebeliiuu.
we spe I'd Noble, ~, tl,ts gfr-.s ,,e,,.f,.