The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-22

! FREHRHSILE BEAZLLY NEAR POSSOM TR0T.
Robinson was easily enabled to do this
on his present salary. AS that did not
settle the matter, however, it is said
that the judge arose and strolled out
into the courtyard, where he sat on a
I log in the rich, golden sunshine while
Hope kept up his argument. This was
done to show judicial contempt for the
fortissimo bleat of MIR. Elias while argu-
ing points of law. Mr.. Elias is the au-
thor of the ruling which has now be-
come a classic-viz, when l holler,
it's law" (See 80 n. c., page 49,
Much sorrow has been expressed
throughout the state that Judge Robin
son should have shown any choler or
impatience over the methods of Mr.
Elias, who is great friend of the presi-
dent and hopes to have him here at his
house during the pokeberry carnival
next summer.
The topic Il a general war with Great
Britain has been freely discussed here
among the weather. classes, with whom
l managed to spend the holidays. find
AO4lO q VI OD4llOD Will
TO a war with foreign powers and notice
that the scheme is most popular among
those who use the crucif1X as a middle
initial mostly. They yearn to break into
Buckingham palace before snow flies
another fall and bear away a princess
or two, together with what crown jew
els can be got into valise.
One elderly man from over eight
miles west of Turkey Tail told me that
war agreed with him better than any
other thing he had ever gone into. He
was a prisoner Of war for over three
years at Rock Island, Ills, and says it's
the only time he ever felt entirely free
from want His family is scattered all
over the state. One brother lives on the
main road back of Bilesville, n. @. His
name is Isosceles Beazley. The old
mother, who is still living at the ripe
age TO which so many who use tobacco
to excess often attain, has her home
with the eldest son, Prehensile Beazley,
Is miles behind Possom Trot. (Some
smarty may think that these names are
creatures of the imagination, but that
is not so. Some of these places are post
offices, while Others are mere corner
stores in the country, but they are gen.
uine
Prehensile Beazley is man a little
past middle life, with autumn foliage
all over his face. He was named by
we'll known naturalist, who was killed
here so years ago by mistake. He wore
vest and so was taken for a revenue
officer. He is buried near Frying Pan
p. O., this state.
Prehensile always turns out to attend
the Christmas tree festivities furnished
by the better class, to which belong.
He then goes home to kill time until the
next Yuletide. l asked him how times
seemed with him during this long cam
paign of education and confronted by a
condition instead of a theory, and he
said, to be honest about it, it seemed to
him like id long time between
Christmas trees.
There is a most unctuous quality Of
humOr among these sad voiced denizens
Of the fOreSr-I was about to say the
virgin forest, but a man can't be too
careful when he is writing for the pa
perS, find.
A neighbor Of mine got caught out
late on a stormy night about IS miles
beyond Elevation P o. last year and
had TO put up with one Of the Beazleys
i think 1t was Oxygen Beazley, who
killed Poke Sinker Of Bat Cave p. O.,
this state.
In the morning Mrs. Beazley got up
and took a chew Of tobacco and began
the days work. Some women get up
and dress, but Mrs. Beazley, being al
ready dressed. including her sunbonnet,
which she wears of nights 10 keep the
moonlight from making too free with
her complexion. skipped the primping
process.
She fried some PORK and cooked
corn dodger on the blade Of shovel, and
the festivities began. Ny friend tried
10 be say and convey the impression that
he was a EOod raccoonteur, as the
French say, but he could not rally the
tagging spirits Of the fami,-. Finally
his corn dodger was so dry and butter
less that he asked Oxygen 10 pass the
gravy. He did not understand and Look
ed queer. Then the guest tried again
ana 54aAcrG e.. tl.D e.. lau y NOT lard
in the middle If the table. There was
quite hush Tor a time. AID Oxygen
looked up at the nine foot gun ON the
crotches behind him TO sse If If had
been loaded
Finally bright son, about S years
old. who has been 10 Hendersonville
once and i looked mp To good deal
a-o-nd Elevation. said
4 b Ieve 10 God, paw, he's 'ludin n
the soPi'
We are having rather : quiet bat very
delightful water he-e, with now and
then frosty night TO purity the air AID