The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-06-20


| At the next meeting, therefore, whes
the time had come to open the exer
cises with the resolutions, rose IA m,
place and held up my hand for atten
! ton.
"Men and brethren" said, solemn
ly, II shall not read the resolutions this
evening, nor shall / read them again
For some time past have observed that
our ancient harmony has been dis
turbed to such an extent as to threaten
it's very existence. [Cheers.] I feel
that / am the disturbing element, and
l confess to you that your ill-concealed
suspicious concerning me are not I'M
warranted. / have betrayed the trust
yop have reposed in me suppressed ex-
citement]; / am no longer worthy to be
your chief [great excitementl; Ill,
| brethren, / cannot continue what |
would say to you in disparagcmento of
my actions. All I can say is that /
am to be married three months from
next Monday" fvociferous applause. /
sat down after my effort and looked
helplessly at my accusers, as felt them
10 be. was astonished at the reception
of my speech and explanation, AMI
could form no idea what action the
coterie would take.
Jack Forest, as vice-chief, slowly
came to his feet, and, instead of looking
at me, as I feared he would, gazcd about
on the other members.
Gentlemen" he said, "you have
heard the statement made by our
worthy thow could he ever say that p
chief, and cannot lead you in action
upon the matter, in view of The fact
that / am to be married myself ten
weeks from next Tuesday,"
Forest sat down, and sat in gasping
expectation that the roof would fall in
upon us.
John Temple, next in authority, then
took the floor, and I could see that For.
est was even worse ratified than was.
"Fellow citizens" said Temple--he
was stump speaker in campaign times
81 haven't word to say. I'm to b.,
married a month from tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock"
Park, King and Organ, who was the
youngest of the lot and the most vim
dictive and hardened bachelor l ever
saw, which was why we called him the
star bachelor, seemed to be dazed by
this revelation, added to the two which
preceded it, and King was the first to
rise in response.
Gentlemen and brothers." he said
II might be able to say what I thought
of the disclosures which have been made
here this evening, but really it would
be unbecoming for me to say anything.
My wedding day is set for Wednesda,
two weeks"
AS King went down Park came up.
II can only say, gentlemen" he said,
almost in whisper, "that I am no worse
than those who have preceded me. /
can offer no censure, for day after to-
morrow shall be married to the one
woman in the world for me-"
This was rubbing it in. We who had
preceded Park felt that it was enough
to have confessed our crime without
glorying in it, and when Arcturus
Organ arose, / almost hoped that he
would seattle Park with scorn.
He stood straight as an arrow. Organ
was the handsomest man in the coterie.
and looked first at me, then in turn at |
each of the others. Ifelt that the light
nings of his wrath would strike us all !
and strike hard, but had less fear than |
ii l had had to stand the blow alone.
I ,.poorrc;o,,elx, b-o.o,l 49,.
self as he began speaking.
"Mr. Chief and fellow members of the
he said, in that majestic and /
manner of his, II am I
'ained beyond all expression at what /
have heard here this evening. l had
something better of you. / |
had hoped you would set me, the young
'st member of this coterie. better ex-
ample. But you have failed, failed ut
jerly. Our chief is to be married within
-hree months, think of that, gentlemen,
IS you read our beloved resolutions, now
fast away; our vice chief is
@ he married within ten weeks. Temple
s to be married within month, King
n two weeks, and Park in two days.
While i, gentlemen-I, to whom you
lave stood as exemplary, the young
st of you pll, shall not marry"
O'Ry&n taused, and we, culprits that
We werc. flowed our heads to receive
be blow w felt to be so well deserved.
s'No, gentlemen" he fairly Numbered,
no, shall not marry. 1t is not neces-
airy for me to marry. 1 was married
Ell days ago. Congratulate me, she's
he finest woman in the world"
And those remarkable resolutions had
eep adopted less than year previous
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.Oh, woman, womani-N. Y. Sun.