The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-11-09
Marshal Lyle, in rich, tremulous

INeiytuibB W uOu III prayer
Constable jolly listened with sur
prised and fearful delight to the Mar
shals melodious notes. Noticing this,
the Mayor with kindly smile asked
Brother Jolly if he wouldn't offer a
word of encouragement.
But Bob shook his head and hid his
blushing face behind Jim Reece as he
replied,
"Not a haight."
Then his Honor introduced Col. Ell.
Hough, whose stately form and irresis
table mustache were at their best. The
Col. lifted his cane with nervous en-
phasis to command attention.
Gentlemen" said he, looking toward
the NEWS HERALD, "et all" he contin.
ued, looking over the crowd: eff l ap.
prehend the purpose of this interesting
occasion, we are not here to hit the
pipe, but to designate the place which
shall be hit by it. Boisterous applause
from DR.. Rudisill. By and by, they
tell us, all of this will be followed by a
bounteous flow of water, even as water
followed, perhaps little more rapidly,
the blow that Moses struck.
Gentlemen, ct al, water is the pro-
toxide of hydrogen-SS.9 parts oxygen
and Ill parts hydrogen. 1t is the fluid
that falls from the sky, except when it
SHOWS oats, or rains pitchforks, cats and
dogs, fish or frogs. It's the stuff to
which we owe rivers, lakes, seas and
and wharf.rats. Some people drink it,
Here the speakers classic features were
overcome with a look of sickening dis
gust. And there's tribe, the q. O.
P's., whose members use it for purposes
of ablution. It's said to be exceedingly
thin. Some people believe in keeping
it about the house in moderate quaint.
ties. Being Democrat, 1 can't say
there's any medicinal merit in it, and
| won't presume to speak with the au
| thority of one who knows.
Gentlemen ct al, while am not as
| wholly absorbed in this work as / might
have been in the establishment here of
Morlein branch, still, see before me
several who might, possibly, derive some
physical benefit from it, and therefore,
I'm willing to let it go at that.
It's pity we haven't some of the
liquid to baptise this new. bought pick
to its historic use"
II have it"' shouted DR.. Rudisill,
holding up broad mouthed bottle with
ground glass stopper. "Here it is
let's use it!"
The crowd gathered round the bottle
and eyed it with eager curiosity.
Clearing space, the Mayor held out
the pick. AS the trickling stream fell
on it, some of the boys stuck out their
fingers gingerly and carried taste of
the moisture to the tips OF their
tongues, and then, with thoughtful
disappointed look, drew back.
The baptism over, the Mayor, without
farther ceremony, swung the heavy pick
high in the air and brought it down
with force that shook the earth. 81
multaneously, Billy Walker grabbed up
his right big.toe with wild, impromptu
war whoop that would have made a
Comanche tremble. Overcome with
emotion, he hoped off toward his new
house on Walnut street, and as he lifted
himself along on one foot and his cane
he seemed gifted with the most fluent
and expressive eloquence we evel
heard. He exhibited intense DISCUS
over the management of the whole al
fair, and his early piety showed itself tx
great advantage in the fierce, incessan
volley of Sunday School expression
and other red hot remarks which cam
pouring back like nest of mad hor
nets. Gosh
Regardless of this little incident, tn
Mayor struck on, blow after blow, til
the sparks flew and the limestone spla,
tered, and his cheeks were rosy. H
had made hole about big enough t
bury Olin j, Ross majority in, whe
the alarm clock went off with a pee
like fire bell, and our better two
thirds suggested with nudge that
was time to tumble out and build tn
kitchen fire.