The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-12

lecture az much 10 cheer myself UP ~
ANYTHING else. 1 began recitation pm
which n mans speech is interrupted by
q ROSTERS growing.
a. tho FIRST "crow" Of the rooster
man shot ND toward the ceiling. utterins
the most unearthy yell l ever h'aiu'
,,.bfriad an around in mid air. ana came
dou,n I'm tho centre aisle crying, Mut-
dor, shewu Help,M Don't let em ~.
,,.'if~' and all the while whiring around
ANA whacl,in. everybody and everytn'h6
g.. roacl with a small stick that ne car
ried and then flying up toward th' 'e"-
ire, AGAIN. only 70 come down in another
piace and whack some more he1d' VII,
his stick. and never stop Crying a.'
Yelling Murder. help, shew. livery no"S
ol-. caught his disease OF fright anu u'
gan 10 cry and wall and moan 4lu
stampede in every direction. '""''"
teu ,.ou all that happened, but remem-
her my hair stuck up straisht mo
hrisflos my eve, and mouth lew VINO
,,.... and mv heart came mp IN my mouth.
7 cried 10 swallow it but nay throat seem
"a paralvzcd. and taking 10 ifiuy
tween my teeth. made o. ditf TOT t.'
n,,init or stand. as l saw some OF inc
inratics start toward the stage 10 set
au,av from the man with the SUCK mat
stand was small. but ] was de'p'i"'',
aud crsmmcd my hOny carcass l'e' anu
an into il and slammed ihe door De-
t,nd me when I felt shock IKE vi"
ea-th0uakc. and al was plaiH- " "'"
I awoke ] was lying in BED DID s'IaHsr
room with one of tho college students
long-leeeed. awkward looking youth '' o-.
the Valley of Virginia, stuns +" ''y
bedside tanning flies OK me win "a EI'ei'
hush while he read from are ''~1
hook an his lap. ] tried 20 think where
-, but couldn't. and asked where
was.
.You are in Williamsburg.
"Am / crazy
"T don't know"
"Who says | ann"
Nobody saws So but you certainly did
tu,e a crazy nan this afternoon when yon
squeezed into that old pulpit on tne
st,ya and tumbled IL of down on tie
eoor five feet below. IL is wonder you
are not dead Nobody knew what had
~ ~ Won until the ianitor went
- stroiohten up the hall after they had
cnieted tho inmates and taken them out,
,yben no found the old pulpit down or
tho stage and so heavy he couldn't hit
II and onencd the door 70 see what u'"uc
n 60 heavy. and found you IN theFe' un,
conscious from the ran, anu IL -"
remained there long enough 10 come To-
Won would have smothered. You are
berc IN tho hotel now. and all right
what was all that fuss about any
way" said I.
"Wsu." said the student, THAT man
who raised all tho rumpus was once d
scientist and tried 10 prove tha1 'n'
human race sprung from corn ana "niie
engaged In this work lost his inihu' ailu
thinks he is a grain Of corn. and is death death
iy afraid Of chickens and every other
fowl that eats corn. and thinks they
viii eat him. and has those hts every
time no secs enc. ,,-,. 4.
"WeU. there want any chickens III
the han this afternoon. What made MN
20 of SOP
NO. there were no chickens IN sight
but YOU began To crow Ike rooster
and that was enough for nim' ana ne
was looking every second for you 70
swallow him whole. Tho managers for
got to tell you not TO mention fowls OF
any kind. and that is what brought on
the trouble"
That night my attempt at lecturing was
very feeble and fell rather nat, and II Is