The Forrest City times., 1896-08-28
The Madison Barbecue

several weeks. '"e past
., ihere were perhaps 1900 peonle ON
.he ground all of whom seemed fo on
JOY themselves according to their o,on
mode OF feeling, as there were saverai
methods of entertain ment ON tba
n 1at;asc al an early hour the popu-
q co. Vi Ihe surrounding country and
cat. . representation from our sister
Uou.ties-Lee .and Cross-began to i'm
up .he grounds, till at 1890 the sur
lou'luihgS were alive with shifting hu-
mainly The Citizens Band of For.
Iest Clty We're out with their full com
plenieht or artists and discoursed at
.iacIlVe music throughout the dav to
.ne delight OF the entire audience. At
.ile 1otn hour attention was conferred
upon the graceful, symetrical and
hahdS0me form OF our fellow towns
man Hon. 0. Il. Rollwage of whom if
was announced would deliver the ora
tioh or the day on tie subjects now
uppermost in the minds, and being
agitated by the people of the county
state and municipalities.
Inc speaker held the close attention
OF large audience for two hours. and
10 say that he handled his subject well
anu acquitted himself in a most salts
factory and creditable manner is put
tlhg lt mildly rs those of us who have
ever Deen IN hearing of his natural.
impressive and elegant oratory can
attest.
Mr.. Rollwage was followed by l.. f.
Dunn. Esq, of Blacklish township. in
dependent candidate for represents
n fs,,x u.
ing his candidacy and surrendered the
stand to ). IL. Mann, Esq, who made
an able and appreciative address upon
pure democracy and free silver. in be-
half OF Hon. w. j. Matthews, present
representative, and candidate for re-
election, who has the misfortune
to be unable physically. to represent
himself. Mr.. Mann was followed
by Mr.. w. p. Mason. the boy orator of
Crow Creek. candidate for representa-
tive on the Populite ticket, hut it was
clearly perceptible that his efforts did
not instill the magnetism into his
diminished crowd of hearers AS did those
of his predecessors, Messrs. Mann and
Rollwage.
This Is hard to accomplish from his
Mason'sl standpoint. as the average
citizen of today is we'll abreast of the
times on the political situation and
nothing savoring with anything save
free silver and straight Democracy
goes. So Mr.. Mason's effort in be-
half of his 'alf and 'alf populisms re-
publicanisms fell on unprOductive' soil.
to wither as the plucked rosebud in
the light OF an August sunshine. or
| q n a 90
Dinner was announced about
O'Clock and as far rs the writer was
able to observe everything passed Off
in a fairly creditable manner. After
dinner the various candidates for office
had side show of their own where
they proceeded to jaw and lung each
other to a finish.
NOTES ON THE BARBECUE.
The weather was fine for the occa-
sion-had really fallen in love with
itself.
Oh my the pretty girls, and how
they did raise the dust-saw- dust
keeping time to enhancing music.
And the big-lunged and wide mouth
ed Populite belched forth his counter
felt oratpry to his hearts content and
to the discomfort of others.
The photograph, or graphophone.
man was there reaping Il harvest with
his mysterious AND wonderful ma
chine.
In the absencesof palatable drinking
water the lefreshment stands did d
good business.
The grounds were we'll adapted to
the occasion and very pretty. but the
ugly approach over deep bayou ter
riiied the hnsophist;cated and timid.
AS a TINES reporter was wandering
ailhlessly around the circle of the dim
ner table soliloquizing that perhaps
the chances Of his laundering himself
on the good things were to IL against
him he espied hail from Judge Cow
an, who WAS braced between the out
side of the table and Il stately red oak
with all manner of good things piled
high on the table in front of him. The
lean, lank. hungry form OF the reporter,
who was just recovering from a case
of Texas fever, at once Stacked head
way and in steamboat parlance
rounded to" and enjoyed the good
fortune,of meeting Mr.. and Mrs. j. :.
Thomas, who were the host and host
ess of.the elegant private menue which
adorned the table at this special point.
The man of the faber at once relapsed
into that Tired feeling" as he saw
from the quantity of good things before
him that he need seek no further and
he aeonce resigned himself to the bless
ings of rest while he appeased his UNI
tanned appetite.
or the voters on the ground there
were l6 for the straight Democratic
county, state and national ticket TO
one against it.
The entire assemblage of humanity
~. IL OF Of