Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-09

on their regular Sunday mornin' deposn'
trip. Dr. Sawyer said that the provisions
furnished durin' the last administration
would have disgraced monarchy, let
alone free republic, an he moved that
De hred, or words to that effect. Mr..
Lighter seconded the motion, remarkin
trait ought never have been elected. john
Drake said it was an outrageous piece of
inpudence for me to have ever thought OF
bein' president, an Cap'n Cyrus said the
same. 1 never saw such unanimous SEN
tfment among body of men, an 1 arose
with dignity an said that OWN to a pres
sure of private business L was obliged to
resign. l had the proud distinction of bein'
the only person to ever resign in that re-
public.
Mr.. Lighter then stated boldly that the
next president. in order to retrieve the
blrnders of the past, should be of a legal
bent of mind. John Drake opined that a
business man was beeded, an Capn Cyrus
argued that We was at sea an a sailor
should fill the berth. Then DIR. Sawyer
got up again an said he was a candidate
He knew he had been defeated in the past
election, he said. because John Drake had
fought him on account of the death of
Renee which he laid to his door. Through
John brakes corruption fund.- said the
doctor, a numbskull had been elected presi-
dent. who had fed the republic OF a moth
eaten lions skin an job lot of boot tons
He the doctor, had plan, an If the aa-
ton would rise above the past, he would
get them somethin' to eat. The idea Of
a rush, an DR.. Arnold c. Sawyer was
made president without a dissentin voice
lien DR.. Sawyer made another speech in
which he said he had studied ship wrecks
and castaway incidents since he was a bow
an his soul had been narrowed by the un,
scientific way In which they had been con-
Quoted.
AS soon as a castaw ay party said Dr.
Sawyer. runs out of food an boots, they
generally proceed to draw lots an eat some
marty al
1t is,' said Mr.. Lighter; I'm always
uniueky in drawin' lots
1t is ridiculous, unscientific business
continued the doctor, to kill q whole man
an eat him. when a portion of him will do
Now take our case. We expect q ship to
pass here any day an take US of. Suppose
today We kill an the doctor looked hum
grily around at the circle-'say We Kill
John Drake. who brought us here
object remarked John Drake an I
want you. Lighter, to sue that man for
threats an for libel
I'll do It, said Mr.. Lighter. an he
made note in his book.
Suppose, as say went ON DR.. Saw
yer, we killed an ate John Drake. There
would be moments of present an future
happiness for ms, no doubt; but say we
killed him today an a ship came by to-
morrow. Why. then the KILN would have
been unnecessary. an a wrong would have
been committed to John Drake
For which, broke In Mr.. Lighter, his
heirs could collect damages, an If Mr.
Drake retains me will see that it is done
Now propose In our case resumed
Dr.. Sawyer. to avoid this danger. We may
be picked up tomorrow, but today we need
eomethin to eat We win therefore>9naw
lots an choose man, an from him will
ampufafe an arm or q leg. accordin' to his
preference. 1 VIII fix the lots myself, be-
cause. rs the surgeon. I cannot, however
fcttery.'
I've looked at each other after this for