The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-29
GYM. QUAD.

weekly meeting. The big room had
been decorated with score or more of
American flags and numerous patriotic
watchwords, and dozen old sabers
and muskets had been put up at inter-
walls to give things real war.ike APP
pearance. Among the inscriptions
were the following:
Stand by the Flag!"
america Against the Wrld!"
"The Colored Man viii Fight-You
Bet!"
eve May Be Black. But We Shoot
Straight"
"Come In Out of the Wet-You
Moses."
A Dramatic Opening.
Brother Gardner did not show up I'M
til all the other officers were in their
places and the hands of the clock were
full upon the opening hour. Meanwhile
there were many rumors afloat. 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 stove had fallen on him
and broken both his legs, and that he
had been blown up while experiment
ing with 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 leaped to his Feet and began
cheering Brother Gardner was
clothed in the regimentals of the mill
tia, and at his hip dangled sword so
battered and ancient that it might
have made its first appearance at Bun
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 long minute before he
obtained it. When the enthusiast had
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 peanut in his windpipe, and the
elder had let SO of his breath in one
wild whoop and couldn't ca tch it again.
The patients were dragged out to be re-
covered, and Brother Gardner drew his
sword, pointed with it to the decora-
lions, and said:
The Making of History.
'Men OF the Lime Kiln clubs 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 cheeriDg.) In de cause
OF liberty, humanity and right-in de
noblest cause dat actuated nation 10.
light de torch of wah and grid on its
armor-dis republic has made ready
dts fleets and its armies to do bat
tie. wild enthusiasm.) 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 100000 sturdy black men in dis ken
try who kin 'arn to march and shoot
and fight and die. (Uproarious APP
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.
(Long continued applause.) Dis amt
no fight of de moth, east, south or
west; it 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 sber. Cheers and yells lasting
three minutes, during which interval
Waydown Bebee tainted away with
overeXcitement.)
Crowding In.
ST 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. "We am gwine
to begin right yere and right now to
crowd in an make place fur our
selves. wild cheers.)
at may be dat we won't be wanted
fur six months to come, but we should
git ready agin de time. In de maxim
of de future history of America we
shall demand to be counted i'll. (Cries
of you betty We hev eaten of de
bread of freedom and drunk Of de cup
of liberty, an we owe debt Of graft
tude which we must hev chance to
pay. (Thunderous applause.) Amer
lea has fur 30 years looked upon aer
Guild populashun as children, but all
de time we has bin CROWN up to be
men and wimen. an now de time has
GENE to prove dat we am full-grown
and seasoned with ginger. (H:irrah!
HurrahD Representa- de aims, am
bishuns, hopes an fears of de Guild
populashun 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-Kiln InvincibIes.
Amidst such antics and demonstra-
tions of enthusiasm as were never wit
messed il Paradise hall before, the
president spread 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
enrolment starts wild de Lime Kiln
club. and de orsanizashun will be
called de Lime Kiln Invincibles.' Aoter
de other officers of de club hev signed