Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-06-16
". JUNE 10, 1894
SATURDAY
THE RAMBLER.

Rambler is overjoyed from the
crown of his head 60 the sOles of his
feet. that Hon. John Mitchell, Jr.
has again become q city father, and
to lift up his voice once more In our
city Legislative hall.
There was an English king 1883
who In surmounting his oppOsitions,
exclaimed Orchard is HIMSELF
again." Gin 1894 1t can be said :
John has his Aldermanic chair
again. May he like John, the Bap-
tist, forerunner of the son of man,
alias, the son of God, ever pro-
claim In our legislative hall
and In the PLANET sanctum
sanctorem, to his erring co-city faith
ers, and all lynchers 80 genera
tions of vipers, bring forth fruits
meet for repentance, think not to
say within yourselves : We have
Bourbon Democracy for our faith
err
say unto you we are able of the
stones to raise up children to beau
tify, electrify. and advance our Old
Dominion city on the roaring James
II American slavery was first ee-
tablished near It's mouth.
Rambler recently read a sentence
In the Virginia Baptist, claiming
that ssThe w. G. T.U. ,an3 X. Y. q.
societies are the curses of the church
es.p A broad sweeping charge. Will
the writer please explain is such
a fact I? Or does the author love
to look upon wine while it Is red
within the cup2
According Co the columns OF the
PLANET OF late the ecclesiastical war
is over. The plumed knights of the
pulpit and the quill, have closed
their inkstands to prevent the ink
from evaporatiDg, washed their
pens In the essence of love, put Of
their armors for fear of perspira
tions on their brows, and under
their Jackets. So mote it be. They
can look at each other from a pollen
ic theological battery, exclaimine
"Don't be angry .or think hard OF
me, you see it was only a question
of bones"
Rambler has been disposed tx
grapple with Amos, but / guess
have to let him alone, not becaus
like Ephraim heis Joined to his idols
or is an unturned cake. because b
seems to possess more power than
thought he carried In bis Uranium
According to the Virginia Baptist
he has been working like beaver 4
our National capital.
Said Baptist says: "The Was
ington brethren have quietly draw
out of the Virginia Baptist Stat
Convention" A good friend at m
elbow asks "Was it Amos or Coke
that moved upon them 2
Rambler is as far from being
preacher as the devil is from being
saint, for no Jack-ever called hiI
to preach, TO teach or wear a Gle
cal garb, yet he will not object
the friends voting for him to go
Montgomery, Ala, and see the on,
seat of the Southern ConfederaC
from February 4, 1861 to May f
lowing, and was then removed
our city.
A gold watch is very good, b'
you see thieves might break throue
and steal it, or might lose it in
church lottery. A personal know
edge of the once seat OF the pow
that sought to keep the chains of
slave Oligarchy upon US because
our "Fleecy Locks and Black Con
plexlons," viii give me thong
while reclining In the cooling shad
of my rambling so friends pile {
your votes, Olympus high for Rar
bier to go to Montgomery next Sc
TENDER, that he may let the desir
of the far off South know that Ral
bier can eat blue leg, and yellow
chickens as we'll as gentlemen OF
sarcerdotal tribe.
Rambler has not the shadow of
hope to get the ticket, for comp
A. Al l. l.
in charge. They are human in spite
their clerical strides. Some hums
SO forget themselves that they wi
at ballot box stuffiDg, repeating, a
uncommon sense challenging. ST.
may be permitted to keep Ramb
from the prize. i do not say tt
such will be, but shall search
records as the bulletin is given o
and see II the name Rambler
there. v ell, If Rambler does I
get the ticket he will not wish
eyes q fountain of tears, that
may weep at his disappointing
but will cheerfully volunteer to go
his grace will permit with the mir
ter who gets the ticket, to attend
his baggage, clean his boots, br'
his clothes, and keep the femin
genoer away lrOm nlm. why
Issue tickets to all Virginians '
will go and capture the Preside
of the Convention
AS Montgomery rises before Rs
bler's view, as did the dagger be-
Macbeth; Rambler is led to '
that some one would call him to
ministry with cornet blast, m
him a beneficiary, supply him {
cal shirt, give him book of serm'
furnish him with skeletons
heads, writing machine to "
his sermons with, gas bag to CT
In his heart, brass to line his
head, and a passport to every.
pit In the land, In Grove or
Cathedral. Please supply Ram
In time so he can go to the Ass
tions and other annual meet