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VIII Send One of It's Attorneys tn
DcnUmOut,


A dispatch from Kansas City to the Globe
Democrat says: 1.-THE management OF the
Kansas City, Plttsburg and Gulf railway
realizes that Il has hard fight on its hands,
ard 1t liz strainipg every heryc to combat
the efforts OF the Southern railroads whicn
hive combined on the boycott on the Pits
burg and Gulf. G, A. Bealey. ono OF the at-
torneys for the Pittsburg and Gulf, has been
sent to Beaumont. Texas, with instructions
10 bring suit against every railway which
may make a move inimieal to the Pittsburg
and Gulf. The Plttsburg and Gulf viii use
tha dct sion obtained by ire Lone Star steam
shin colnphny against the Southwestern rail-
road ms a precedent In its efforts to gain the
.ssistnnco OF tho courts, ana II claims that
the Texas railroad commission is win II IN
the fight. .., ,,,at,
;ntc,est bv every railroad man In the West
and desujte its vigorous resistance, u ~
conceded that the Pittsburg and Guif Is In
tight box. ... 10
lts very life is threatened at the outset q
its career and the enemies II has 10 nght are
powerJul enough 10 turn vast amount OF
tralfic away from the freight depots OF the
Pi,sburg and Gulf 4. u. Stillweil presi-
dem Of the Pittsburg and Gulf, 10 now IN
washington where he has already reeeiftn
one rebun. when the house committee on
ways and means refused 10 favor the making
OF Port Arthur a SUPPORT OF entry.
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FORECASTS BY FOSTER.
temperature Will 90 to Extremes and Storms ay
Some of Country.

St March scopyrshe 1895 by W r ro,er,My last
18th and 18th
Inc next disturbance
States TT = 80 - ~ $3.50 ~ y 80 ~
warm wave viii the
ess l'h Eastern
- oout th great Central valleys aad Eastern States 2ih
mperatnre Of the
@ and the Southern
IN ' n southern and below In the Northern States
ee temperatures VIII
states that lie along the middle
mere are indications
be well. however 70 he n,oras.s ~ :, ' " ~ ~ " ~ - ~
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high thiswl occur
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States and the
a not in doubt about tho
all applies to the Northern
About the conditions
70 l., great hot about fall
is lowest point about 10Th far
me Chicago test forecasts WORKING we'll The predicted
tre at beginning the
ana the great fall from 18th
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roruLnvr MEETING.
Uutscr VIII Call the Executive Conn
mtttcc Together Soon.

uutscr Will Call the Executive Conn
m,ttcc Toncshcr Soon.
Mckinney, Texas, March 5.--The follow
ing self-explanatory letter has been re-
ceiyed by citizen OF Mckinney from
United States Senator Marion Butler In
regard TO nm early meeting OF the Ma
tional peoples party executive commit
tee. OF which ho is chairman.
Mr.. Il. G. Thompson. Mckinney. Texas:
Washington, March 5.--My Dear Sir: I
have received Il request signed by suII-
cient number OF the National committee
asking TINT the sense OF thccolntnt,ec be
tested by referendum vote on an early
meeting OF tho committee This proposi-
ton has been sent cue. AS soon AZ the
sense OF the committees Ia taken the res
suit will be announced, | agren with you
TINT there should be an early meeting o.
tho committee, and / am urging this IN
my letters TO the committee, With hest
wishes and high regard, yours very truly,
Marian Rtit1Nr.
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The soutbern Ir,,uuc.

birmingham, Ala, March G.--The South
ern baseball League met hero this after
noon. Mobile. Montgomery, Birmingham.
Augusta, Atlanta, Charleston. New Orleans
and Savannah were represented. Instead
of guarantee from each club q per cent
sinking fund from gross receipts was
adopted.
Tho season will commence about April
and laAt four months +. II. Passanigne,
president, New Orleans, will appoint urn-
pIres. II. II. Baugh, birmingham, and w.
n. Meyers. Atlanta. were appointed an cx,
ecutiye committee. Tomorrow the SEIZED.
ulcg Will he adopted
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Rates, $3.50 and $500 per day
JAS. LAWLOR, Prop.
Adams. dallas: 70. p. Rartlett. ANS,

Adams, Dallas: L. p. Bartlett. Aus
n. Bling, Columbus: John NJ. Moore.
ond; j. W. Moore, Velasco; A. Melon
Pity; Harry A. Morey, Kansas City;
McGinnls, Kansas City, Ed Stedman,
eaumont; james Logic, Diehlin. Scot
4. J. Perry, Tuscaloosa, Ala; Mrs. c.
)fp. Dumas Ala; J. b. Collins, Cincin-
y. D. Craudall and wife, Westerly, r.
Cain, city; A. l.. Chester and wife,
| Stanton and wife, Westerly, r.. l.; C.
obb, a. T. Witch, Chicago; c. II,
b. Charles Clarke, Charles Clarke, Jr.,
| Clark, Galveston: j. y. Allen, Hous-
Pr C.. J. Ringwell and wife, Minnoap-
Fiinn.; j. f. Pierce, Pierce, Texas; w.
pore, Ashby, Texas; l.. d. Browne,
pa Camp, Texas; Il. Fl. East and wife,
Green, j. G. pettus, Davis Stoner. s. b..
S. Davidson. j. II Fleming. j. NJ.
Rtough, Victoria: c. II. Heard and wife.
Murphy, b. f. West, Joseph lamps. o.
|ll, Refugio; f. L. Chapman, Cuero; J..
Pm, Cleveland, Ohio Walter w. DAILY,
Vangilder. San Antonio; J. G. Canty,
Fton; Mrs. T. C. Baker, San Antonio;
J. Workman, Austin; c. C. Garrett,
Pam; g. W. Martin, J. II, Matthews. st.
r. S. Williams and wife, Winnwood
4. J. Christian, Thomas Costello, Lake
fs
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TIlltEE slot. ONE cur.
None Of the IScDtuclsy pucItsts Arc
likely 10 Die, uOycNer.

E.
Fulton. KY. March ga sensational
shooting occurred near Harris station. five
miles west of this place, today. Throc men
We're shot and another had his throat cut.
The trouble arose out OF trial which oc-
CURED hero ycstnrday between two men.
Judge Lynch, his son Bert, Wade Hardy
and j. M. Morris we're the four men inn
plcated in the fight. IL seems that Hardy
and Bert Lynch fell out over something
pertaining to tho trial and came TO blows.
Old man Lynch and Morris started 10 sep-
arate them, when one OF the men gayo
Morris slash IN the throat with knife.
Morris then drew pistol and began shoot
ing When no had emptiod the gun hc
found Tint he had shot all three OF them.
1T is thought none will die, though the
wounds are all serious. All four OF the
mon had been drinking. Hardy was shot
Ia the side. Lynch was shot in the breast
All OF them arc well known In this com
munily.
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Accidentally shot.

Corsicana. Texas, March Cast might
about II o'clock. Mr.. Hugh II. Kerr accea
dentally shot himself In the left lung. Ms
Kerr closed his drug store about 1890
and after going down tho street, returned
home. In pulling his revolver out q the
scahhard the hammer caught ald tho
vesoon yas discharged, the ball taking
effect In the left breast ranging UPWARD,
passing through the hung and coming out
At tho point OF the shoulder piaae. ine
wound Il very serious. yet tho physiclana
have hopcs Of his recovery.
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r. q. WARD,
Proprietor.

quarters,
Masterson. Columbia: !. VarneN, Yoa-
y. Morris, San Antonio; C. Epstein,
ssork; 7. F. Smith. Crockett Lon Ar
can angelo; George II. Goldman, Texas;
mrawiord Galveston; c. w. Tandy.
up1hlo; W. II, Harris. Galveston; Miss
IN boyle, Galveston; j. NJ. Allen, Mod
h. pon, Jofas ?. Johnson, 2. H. Donclson.
DiD a. Gowrie, Iowa; George Taute,
co IOWA Mrs. Il. Q. Ward, Cianodo; G..
, sS,,,' Cowsie, Iowa; J. NJ. Vermorsky,
Syli's; a. C. nrietz, Bryan, Texas;
In W p Reese, wife and son. Velasco;
W. spencer and two children, We
|to,S d. Armstrong, Dallas; Thomas
c su,a, charleston, III; David G. Ray,
' - :. ~ Fuller. Alden. ]. S. Sheperd.
b,hi owa; w. J. Townsend, Lufkin: W.
II NJ Kansas City; Thomas Murphy, Dem
|rs HICKMAN, Dallas; George b.
|so, s'1 G Joe Bostick. Brennan; Il, A.
p cincinnati; Charles p. Landrum
y thompson, Decatur, Ill. w. T. Rutt-
|tlnee MRS. Celia Corey and children,
'''He' August T. Frcdericks, New Or
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sHOKT TExAs SPECIALS.

BROoKsfIiT1E - shooting occurred
near w. n. Crawfords store on the Parker
place. In which January Robinson was shot
with a double-barreiled shotgun, wounding
him seriously.
GEoRGETOWN.---A camp OF the Wood
men Of the World was Instituted at Jonah
with seventeen members. Professor u. p.
Leyerett from this place instituted the
camp.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

John McI,eliand. Chicago; Maurlce q.
Benot, New York; u. S. Bowman, Boston;
s. p. Richard Springfield, w.; r.
Herrick and wife. Topeka, Kan; j. T.
Hampton. New York; Mrs. l.. H. Boose,
Dallas; L.. H. Borch. St. Louis; GUS
Rutherford. Beaumont; Phil 8 Robin. New
Orleans H. G. Eastman, Huntsville; l..
s. Woods. New Orleans; John ID, Daley
Paris; Charles Simpson. San Antonio; r..
-. Brewster, VIM Holly, Peru, IN: j..
Brennsmann, Hennepin. H.; John a. Bar
mes, Chicago; J Mack Tanner, Springfield.
Jernes Peabody, r. II. Holman, w. @.
pnumiing, chicngo; r, r Doid, wichita,
Kan; w. H. Felps. D. Keller. ST. Louis;
T p. Porter. Chicago: Charles ] Hans
valid. s. u. clapp New York; " r Mac
CLAIM, Houston: Kate Benson, Houston
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Reen. Baltimore, Nd; l.. T. Moves,
ID to city; Frank Gricc. San Antonio;
adams, Albany, Ind; Louis Fisher,
ION; W. S. Hunt, T<as; M. r.. udell'
kiis, Mo-; l., G. Eaathom, Huntsville;
] |. Davis, Rochester, n. y; II. w.
!, Austin. Texas; J. Il. Dugan, T. IL.
|son, Chicago; William Fl. Carew, New
George p. bold, Wichita, Kan; j. II.
Bastiop; W. Il. Jones, Deep Water;
fheriot, A. McAlp,ue, Galveston: Victor
Harding, Texas; h. Green, Cincinnati:
Mcdonald, Paris, Texas: j. p. Merrill,
Bonney, A. Lonsdale, New York.
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Notes nnd rer.onaIs.

Tho Southern Pacific has ordered looa ne new
freight ears. which are to be nsiiYereu within
the next three or four months
The southern Pacific is alleged to be max
ing NJ Immigrant rae OF ssl,5o 10 California
f,o,n New York Via New Orleans. the nas-
serlers being sent from New YORK 10 INV
orlsmns by water. II Is also said TO be pay
HI /, rer eapita commission OF over ~ OUT
OF this rate.
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Nee.ra nanist Lynched.

Memphis Tenn, March GA special to the
Commercial Appeal from Lake Como. Miss,
says.
negro named VIII Jones was lynehed to-
night by an unknown mob for outragng q
colored woman today. The mob met the Of
fcers while transferring the negro for snfe
keeping and taking him from them dragged
him TO q telephone pole near by. where bis
body was icit swinging IN the moonlight The
negro was tried a week ago for similar
offensr, but the evidence was not SUFFICIENT
to convict him.
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BuyING EVERY nrsnEL HE CAN.
Armour said TO lie Working for
Another Corner In wheat.

st. Louis. March 1G.--It rs said here that
Phil Armour Is again working for cor
ncr In wheat. Prominent grain men In
this city say Mr.. Armour has told them
he would take every bDahel Of wheat that
would pass Inspection az Chicago, and as
o result he will probably take the 2,OO0,0OD
bushels now there and the several mill
lion bushels stored ii, the Southwestern
elevators.
It is believed that this action on HIS
part has been the cause OF Letters fire.
quent visits to St Louis recently, and
that they were not social calls ms he an
nounced wheat In East ST. Lonis can be
had for 3-4c less than May price. aud
can be landed In Chicago for &c, leaving q
good margin for Armour.
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MIR. stone pnrourneed.

Austin, Texas, March Ex-senator Stone
of BRENNAN was here today on his wa,
homo from Williamson county, whore he
has been canvassing as candidate for
congress- for week, and expressed him
self as much gratified at the reception sc-
corded him there as well ns because OF the
many encouraging assurances of support
he received
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Rcsllcnce nnrnrd.

Greenville. Texas. March Sine resi-
dence Of DR.. p. R. Hawkins IN NoF'h
"a Ichn was DESTROYED by fire this AFTER
1870 about 1890; insured Tor tiloe.
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w: Rowe. T. w. Coin. w. II. Wallace, A.
Williams and e. Lawrence all members of
amity and South Gate lodges of this city.
Large delegations of coiorcd folks from
houston, san Antonio. and other places at
tended the funeral the crowd present be-
ing yariously estimated at from three 10
five thousand.
Among those who came from q long dis.
lance to be present at the burial of their
friend, were w. Il. King of Dallas and w i.
NJ Mcdonald OF Kaufman, both OF whom
mad been associated with the dead leader
in many a political struggle.
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A REPORT FOR FEBRUARY.
ounset-central's Cotton Statement
for the Month Just Closed.
COMPARISON SHOWS AN INCREASE.
The Pee Gee Sends nm Attorney 10
Beaumont to watch Its
lntercstS.

The traffic departments OF the Sunset and
Central routes have published their cotton
statement for the month OF February show
lug the amount of cotton now along the lines
and the amount yet to be shipped. The state
mcnt III full is as follows. %.sa
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.ndme Piearnnts Imdorsed.

Golad, Texas. March 2.7-frhe bar OF Go
laid county, in session here, Endorsed the
candidacy OF Judge II. CLAY Peasants for
re collection to the court of civil appeals.
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NOTES AND PERSONALS.

The criminal docket OF the Federal court
viii be taken up Tuesday. Most OF the
cases are for violation OF the postal laws.
Senator Tillett OF Abilene. who has been
here some time for the benefit of HIS wife's
health. cxpects to return home tomorrow
Mrs. Porter OF Austin, who has been
visiting her parents, Dr.. and Mrs. J w.
Mclaughlin, will return home tomorrow.
Her sister, Miss Eva. viii accompany her
j. Mack Tanner and John A. Barnes
are two distinguished Ilinoisans here on
visit and pleasure trip. The former IL
the son OF Governor John II. Tanner and
the latter is a member Of the legislature
from Chicago. This is their first visi, TO
Texas and they are much impressed with
the country
Mr.. c. 81. HiggInson, assistant TO Pres
ident Ripley OF the Atchison. Topeka and
Santa re railroad system, arrived IN the
city today on tour Of inspection. He
occupies a very responsible position and
his suggestions In the way OF economy
are said 10 have saved the road many thou
sands Of dollars.
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p.A..dert .Jeyvelt mead.

Now York, March 6.--Iiush J. Jsvett ~
famous fnnncicr and for many years r.
ceIyer and president Of the Erie reilroses
died today at tho Hotel BonAir. AugustA, g.
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Los Angeles. Cal. March The condition
Of General Rosecrans who is lying III ~ bis
ranch near this city. Is reported 70 be slightly
worse tonight q
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The HOTELS.
BIZ HOTEL

DL HOTEL
lALs....
], $3.50 to
kr day. Six
liant rooms.
hth. Large
70 o N S.
lily located.
lcconnoda-
pr CONNER
ben in the
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WANT woITERs ro aus.
The People OF the Tweniy-xixth Dis
trict Are for Him.

LaGrange, Texas March 5.--The La
Grange News this week. In leading
editorial. calls upon Hon. >. r. wolters 70
again accept the democratic nomination
,r the legislature. The Hsws suggests
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trslns arrive and depart from the Grand
not eScep. the Missouri. Kansas and Texas
kfb have a depot in the Fifth ward. the In
n and Great Northern. Galveston. Houston
S.tsop, and Columbia Tap. which use the
m and Great Northern depotion Congress
mi The Local Mixed train on the Houston
West Texas. which leaves from and arrives
no, of that road In the Fifth ward. All
[Eansas and Texas trains pass the lnterna-
4 Crest Northern depot
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THE DRINKING FOUNTAINS.

Twelve of the drinking fountains, the
gift of the late Henry Rosenberg to the
city of Galveston. have been shipped from
New York by tho Lone Star stenmer Mi
ami. which sailed Thursday, and are due
to arrive next Friday or Saturday The
remaining five fountains arc now being
completed by j Massie Rhind, the sculp-
tor, in New York, but viii not be ready
for shipment until next fail.
Included in this shipment are nine OF tho
ward fountains, the one to be placed in
front of tho Beach hotel, one In front Of
the Ursuline oonycat and one on Broadway
and Fourtieth. Tho five under way and
which viii not be completed before next
fall win be erected upon the following
sites: Bath avenue and Strand, Sherman
park. Central park, Cotton Mill square,
Fourticth street. south side OF Strand and
Twentieth.
Mr.. Robert Coote, the architect who win
suporintend the erection. has already
reached here and VIII have everything
ready when the material arrives. He ex-
poets to have them completed and ready for
use in about two months.
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AT THE THEATER.

The following is the calendar for the
week at the Grand opera house:
Monday night: James a. Herpe In
"Shore Acres"
Tuesday night Wang"
Wednesday and Thursday: House dark.
Friday night: u, II. Rice's production
OF THE Girl from Paris"
Saturday night: The same.
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THE GULF LINES FIGHT.

Increase. 1S9s. l,3ai lO.4g1L 6,475l 81
The Topeka state journal., 1898-09-21

of the Twentieth Kansas regiment has re-
turned to Topeka. He contracted bronchi-
tbs and was discharged
The Karnival Knights have been urged
to repeat their minstrel show during re-
union week and it will probably be given
on Wednesday evening.
The Pottawatornie Indian school located
near Holton, has asked Mrs. Thorpe to
send them a cook and a laundress Good
wages are paid such help.
A number of Topeka Catholics went to
LeavenWorth today to be present at the
consecration of FathersJ. T. Cunningham
as bishop of the Concordia diocese.
man arrested every other day since Mar
sha1 Strauss was appointed, who could not
pay fine and was committed to iail
The county commissioners have refused
a petition to build diagonal walks in the
court house grounds. The grounds are
so small that such walks are not needed
Mrs. Thorpe has a number of little girls
and to attend school She also has de-
serving but helpless old lady who does not
own one good garment in the world who
needs help.
Mr.. A. H. Aldridge,a a well known farmer
of Dover, had one of his legs badly frac-
day. He was milking the COW when she
was thrown by another cow running
against her.
There was a strike in the woman's ward
or the city prison recently. The prison.
erS refused TO sew. Those who had been
given the liberty of the wards were imme-
dlately locked up in their rooms, forbidden
to see their friends and given onlv nris-
oners' ratons. In addition to this pun
ishment Chief Strauss decreed that their
tune should not go on until they were
willing to work. The women gave in after
three daVS - ~
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SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

A new plumbing establishment is to be
opened in Topeka by Mr.. w. F. Conklin.
General Passenger Agent W. J. Black Of
the Santa Fe returned today after visit
in the east
Newton Beers will be at the Crawford
theater in this city on the three last nights
Of next week
The Grand Opera House will be sold at
auction to the highest bidder at the court
house next Monday.
The county commissioners have decided
to deposit $4,000 of the county funds in
the State Savings bank.
Lyndon F. Day of the Santa. Fe division
office has returned after spending two
weeks vacat ton in Missouri
The Committee of Fifteen occupied a
box at the Sea Queen" performance at
the Grand Opera House last night.
Mr.. Charles Currier, formerly office
deputy in the United States marshaIs Of
fee in this city, Is in the loan business in
Kansas City.
Band Master John Marshall says on
nearly every trip he makes he hears of
people who claim to have belonged to
MarshalIs band
Division Superintendent c. 7. Mcclellan
of the Santa Fe left yesterday afternoon
for the east. He will visit New York,
Boston and Portland
John Wilt, who enlisted with company A
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lie pEAcoN,s oRIvE.

4 very good and pious man was Deacon Moses
Murch,
A terror to the sinners and q pillar of the
church,
A lover Of his fellow man and temperate, they
And quite an active member of the s. P. c.
T. A,
That great and good society which, as you're
Protscts our dear dumb animals and gives
them kindly care.
Excuse the explanations in this opening para
graph.
III now go on and tell you how the deacon
drove the calf.
Twas in the little country town of Lothrop
The deacon came, with others, to attend
conference,
And on the street he saw q boy who led
calf, and, oh,
He beat it with wicked stick when it refused
to goi
make beast obey.
I'll show you how, with loving words, I'll
coax him on his way.
There Is no need to beat him with that cruel
The boy gave up the rope, and 80 the deacon
drove the calf.
At first they moved sedately, with a staid and
sober tread,
But suddenly that wicked calf bent low his
stubborn head,
And at q clumsy gallon, DER q ueighbor'g
lawn, he few
And smashed athwart a garden where the
choicest flowers grew,
Butt holding firmly to the rope with pluck and
courage grim
And yelling so, bossi'' franticalIy. the deacon
followed him.
Through grass and bushes wet with dew,
through clouds of dust and chaf,
The calf he dragged the deacon, and the deacon
drove the calf.
Across the berry pasture next the creature led
the dance
The briers played the dickens with the dea-
cons Sunday pants.
His stiff and starchy "choker'' fell and wi1ted
his neck,
His brand new shiny "beaver' was a crushed
and shepeless wreck,
And in very stony place the rope caught
round his legs,
And, whirling like a spinning top. the deacon
lost his ''pegs,"
But still he never loosed the line, although his
epitaph
Seemed likely to be simply this. ''The deacon
drove the calf
Beneath the green old elrns that shade the lit
The delegates were waiting for good Brother
Deacon Murch.
They gazed upon the clock and said. '' TITS
strange he should be latel'
When, 10, cloud of dust that moved at quite
two-forty ratel
And in that cloud figure wild that waved =
mighty club
And beat upon oalf's tough hide q fendish
Grub a-dub,'
A loud, familiar voice that screamed, 'sYer
cussed, blamed giraffe,
III drive, or I'll kill yerI'' And the deacon
drove the calf.
Before the old town pump there lies pool Of
Shiny mud
And from that pool there came sound, a
sharp and lively f'thud, -
And on the air there rang aloud one awful,
wicked word,
And every sister stopped her ears and blushed
to think she heard.
The calf ran on, with trailing rope, adown a
garden path,
But in the mud the deacon sat- raging fount
Of wrath.
They rushed to help him and to do kind deeds
in his behalf
But no one asked him how it was he came to
drive the calf.