St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-11-05

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| A surprise awaited most of the mem.
bers of the Lime Kiln club when they
lentered Paradise hall for the regular
weekly meeting. The big room had
been decorated with a score or more OF
American flags and numerous patriotic
watchwords, and a dozen old sabers
and muskets had been put up at inter
walls to give things q real warlike ap'
pearancc. Among the inscriptions
were the following:
Stand by the Fiagl"
america Against the Worid!"
'The colored Man Will Fight-You
Bet"
I'VE May Be Black. But We Shoot
straight"
Come In Out of the Wet-You
Moses!"
L n Df0m0t1C OPcnhu&s
Brother Gardner did not show up I'M
til ali the other officers were in their
places and the hands of the clock were
full upon the opening hour. Meanwhile
there were many rumors afioat. 1t was
reported that he had gone to Key
West; that he had been called to Wash
ington to consult with the secretary OF
war; that a stove had fallen on him
and broken both his legs, and that he
had been blown up while experiment
ing with a torpedo. The hall was buzz
zing with excitement when the door of
| the anteroom swung back and the old
man entered. Every member present
instantly Ieaped to his feet and began
| cheering. Brother Gardner was
clothed in the regimentaIs of the mill
tia, and at his hip dangled sword so
| battered and ancient that it might
have made its first appearance at Bum
ker Hill. The cheers and yells were
fairly deafening as he strobe slowly up
the aisle and mounted the platform.
and even after he held up his hand for
silence it was a long minute before he
been checked it was found that Samuel
Shin was lying on his back on the floor
and Elder Toots was mixed up with
three chairs behind the stove. Samuel
had a peanut in his windpipe, and the
elder had let go of his breath in one
wild whoop and couldn't catch it again.
The patients were dragged out to be re-
covered, and Brother Gardner drew his
sword, pointed with it to the decora-
tions, and said:
The Making of History.
Men of the Lime-kiln club: Fur de
last TO weeks de white men of Amer
lea hev bin ingaged in de maxim of his
tory fur de world to read durin' de next
thousand years. (Cheers.) From ocean
to ocean and from sea to sea de drums
of war hev bin beatin', and de flags of
liberty hev bin ripplin' in de breeze.
tremendous cheering.) In de cause
Of liberty, humanity and right-in de
noblest cause dat actuated nation to
light de torch of wah and grid on its
armor-dis republic has made ready
its fleets and its armies to do bat
tie. wild enthusiasn.) De excite
ment has bin so great. an dar am so
many white men in de land, dat sartin
things hev bin overlooked. Among
dem sartin things am de fact dat dcre
are $50, 900 sturdy black men in dis ken
try who kin Earn to march and shoot
and fight and die. (Uproarious ap-
plause.) Dey was bon in America; dey
am Americans; dey hev de same love
of liberty an de same reverence fur de
old flag as de whitest white man.
Hong continued applause.) Dis amt
no fight of de moth, east, south or
west; II amt no white mans fight.
It's fight Of Americans, no matter
what DER color, to give freedom to
people who hev ARMED it hundred
times ober. Cheers and yells lasting
three minutes, during which interval
Waydown Bebee tainted away with
overexcitement.)
Crowding In.
IF anybody imagines dat de black
man am gwine to sot on de fence an
take no part in dis wah, he don't know
de race" continued the president, as
the uproar died away. I'VE am gwine
to begin right we're and right now to
crowd in an make a place fur our
selves. wild cheers.)
at may be dat we won't be wanted
fur six months to come, bnt we should
git ready agin de time. In de maxim
of de future history Of America we
shall demand to be counted in. (Cries
Of you betty We hev eaten or de
bread OF freedom and drunk Of de cup
Of liberty, an we owe debt Of graft |
tude which we must hev a chance to
pay. (Thunderous applause.) Amer
lea has fur 30 years looked upon aer
Guild popuIashun as children, but all |
de time we has bin CROWN up to be
men and wimen. an now de time has |
come to prove dat we am full-grown |
and seasoned with ginger. Hlrrah! |
HurrahD Representa- de aims, am
hishuns. hopes an fears Of de Guild |
as it allus has and does, dis
Lime-kiln club should properly take
de lead in dis matter. an tonight am
de hour to begin"
The Lime-KIIn InvinciAles.
Amidst such antics and demonstra-
tons Of enthusiasm as were never wit
messed iE Paradise hall before, the
president spread a paper on the desk
before him and said:
"Heah am de fust muster roll OF de
fust company of Guild militia dur de
wah, an de fust name on de roll am
mine. Screams of enthusiasm). De
starts wild de Lime Kiln
club. and de organizashun will be
called de Lime Kiln Invincibles.' AFTER
lie other officers Of de club hev signed
ieir names, de rest OF you kin come
lord. We am gwine to be company Of
infantry, and we am g,vine to enlist fur
life unless sooner discharged"
Ninety-Four Red Hot Patriots.
During the next is minutes the MEM
,ers climbed over each other to sign
heir names to the enlistment paper.
ind when the last name went down
The last active member had signed.
Even Typhoon Perkins, who has only