Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-07

iehed the roll Brother Gardner called
for the report OF the Committee on
Astronomy, which should have been
handed In two weeks ago. Asteroid
Johnson, chairman OF the committee.
promptly stood up and read the re-
port. There had been considerable
discussion in the club as to what in
fiuence the sun had on the weather,
and the committee had thoroughly
Investigated the matter. The sun,
as the committee understood 1t, was
manufactured and hung out for the
purpose Of encouraging photograph
ers, laundresses, hay-makers and
house painters, and the idea that it
has any visible effect upon weather
SO 900 900 miles away was not to be
seriously thought Of. The late re
markable summer was rather to be
laid to the supposed sliding of the
North Pole distance of over 1900
mile south from its usual position.
This being the meeting when the
quarterly report on agriculture was
due, Subsoil Davis, chairman, arose
and reported as follows:
!. More cucumbers will be har-
vested this fall than ever before in
the history of America, and pickles
are bound to be cheap next winter,
no matter what the price Of coal.
2. Wheat is only two-thirds OF
crop, but this will save great deal of
handling and wear and tear and give
freight cars and grist-mills rest.
B. Ninety out of every 100 water
melons received in the northern mar
kets this season have been green.
The ten ripe ones have been reserved
by the commission men. We submit
whether it would not be a good idea
for the public to learn to enjoy
the taste OF green melons? 1t
would save time, money, waste and
hard feelings. and prices would prob
ably be cheaper.
4.4Considering the weather, scan
dals, earthquakes, cyclones and ell
opements, the crops in general aver
age more than could have been
looked for and we see no cause for
lamentation.
The secretary announced q COM
munication from Montgomery, Ala,
asking il the Lime Kiln Club would
assist the next congress in conduct
ing the affairs of the country. Broth
err Gardner read the letter over twice
and then arose and replied:
Dat will depend altogether on de
ackshun Of congriss towards dis Or
GYMNASIUM. II we am invited to
mix in an assist we shall do SO wild
great cheerfulness; If we am not in
wited we shall 60 ahead an run our
sheer Of America an let congriss fool
around wild the balance.
Col. Contraband Smith, chairman
OF the committee on decorative art,
announced q new scale of prices to
be adopted for the fall and winter sea-
son and after some debate they were
accepted. The increase over sum-
mer rates is about ten per cent.
Stove pipe will be BACKED and put
up at the rate of $24 per mile with
extra for elbows. Wood-sawing will
remain at the same figures, whether
the sawyer is asked to eat dinner with
the family or not.
Brother Gardner then arose and
said it was his sorrowful duty to an
nounce the death Of Uncle Jim
Whitestone, which took place only
the previous day, and continued:
"You knew him to be old an fee
BILE an sort o. waitin' to 60, an
yet de news surprises you. A week
ago he sot heah wild US, tonight he
am lyin in his coffin. Sich am de on
sartainties of life. / has knowed I'm
Gle Jim since we was chill EN- togeder
in de far away days. When he real
lied dat de summons was DRAWN
he sent fur me, an sot beside him,
when de angel took his speerit an
few away.
Uncle Jim was poo old black
man, unlettered, unlarned, an look
in back only to y 'ars OF toll an pri-
vashun an sorrow. He saw poverty,
woe an misfortune in almos every
month of his life, an yit how did he
die?
Oar was sunthin grand in that
death bed scene" continued Brother
Gardner in a whisper. Eighty y 'ars
of toll an anxiety an sufferin was
DRAWN to close. A life in which
dar' had bin many clouds an leetle
sunshine was about to end.
II see him as de s!nkin summer
sun crept inter der winder an turned
his white h'ar to de color OBJ silver.
He woke from his soft sleep, an dar
was SIGH happiness in his eyes an
SIGH glory in his face as / nebber
saw befo'. He listened like one who
h 'ars de far-off sounds of sweet
music, an the glory deepened as he
reached out his hands to me and
whispered:
GO kin see my ole wife an de
chill'en up dar! kin see glory an
rest an peace! kin look across de
dark valley an see SIGH happiness as
/ nebber dream OIL
AN he passed away like babe
fallin' asleep, an you who go up
dar' to-morrer will fin dat same
glorious smile lighting up de face OF
de dead. He has suffered an be-
lieved an had faith an had gone to
his reward. He had been disposed fur
his color, ridiculed fur his ignerence
an scorned fur his faith in de here
after, an yit no king eber died wild
SIGH a smile on his face an wild SIGH
happiness in his heart. Peace to his
ashes While we mourn fur him we
shall still rejoice dat he has gone to
his reward. Let US break de meetin'
n two an 60 home.
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