Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-12-14

that have ever been recurring In his
tory since the division of the House Of
Jacob into the warning tribes OF
Israel.
The Inhabitants OF Dirty Hollow
and of the settlements around II, be-
came dissatisfied with the burden cast
upon them OF travelling so far to reach
the central Offices OF business, many
of whom could not make the trip and
return the same day, that they con-
ceived the scheme OF transferring the
public business center and records
from their long established depository
at Shake Rag to new and yet more
central location at, Dirty Hollow, and
here is the origin OF the rushing OF
the blood to the eyes, and the spas
modic singing OF the carmine paint
brushes over the visages OF the clans
OF Shake Rag and Dirty Hollow.
The recruitment OF such PROPOSE
ton was not confined to the able-bod-
led warriors of Shake Rag, nor the
determination to accomplish IL to the
adult male population OF Dirty Hol-
low, but the female representatives OF
the respective localities caught the
factional inspiration, then followed the
children, and they In turn were en-
couraged by the dogs of the two
places barking angrily at each other,
the mules kicked each other out OF
their stalls, and the cattle hooked
each other over the fence, and when
the politicians saw this they joined In
too fearing they would be forgotten In
the popular clamor.
All communications and intercourse
became suspended. The Dirty Hollow
people would not touch off fire crack
or In Shnke Rag, and when the Dirty
Hollow christians would sing the old
familiar campmeeting hymn, 20,
Brothers, Will You Meet Me-" the
Shake Rag saints would sit stolid and
reserved and would not even recog-
nize their worship with an amen en-
dorsemcnt. And when the Dirty Hol-
low people happened to be In Shake
Rag when q circus parade was pas
sing for they never went on purpose
they could sec nothing but II few
little scrawny elephants, and the band
wagon was no better than Josie Per-
kins' dray, and the music wasn't to be
compared with the Dirty Hollow
mOuth-organ orchestra, and the fat
woman was padded and the skeleton
man had been boarding In Shake
Rag hotel!
or Course the Shake Rag people
took notice TO this change In the de-
meanor of their former Dirty Hollow
friends, and when they had the occas-
sion to visit them-which was only In
political campaigns--they retaliated
by scowling at the unkempt and UNI
,annIa aud Init Ia, nt I'd ut
Dirty Hollow churches were not tony
enough for Shake Rag livery stables;
their preachers couldn't preach, their
teachers couldn't teach, their lawyers
couldn't plead, they kept no thorough
bred dogs, and the saloon keepers
didn't know how to mix up-to-date
drinks; and OF course this last Islander
determined the Dirty Hollow people
to seek further and more bitter re-
vcnge.
Thus many years passed with
Shake Rag and Dirty Hollow tangled
In each others hair, and each one
who had received n scar In the en-
counter, could point with pride to n
corresponding cicatrix over the other
fellows eye; and when one dis
ported u broken nose, his antagonist
waggcd lop ear, ana so at near
the close of half century chemical
change began to take place In the rea-
son and humanity of both parties, and
" true chrstion assimilation set In,
and by mutual agreement Shake Rag
was extended into Dirty Hollow, and
Dirty Hollow was merged into Shake
Rag, and no man could discern where |
the one ended and the other com
menced and sort of soul kindred |
became resolved into a holy commun-
ion OF relationship which restored all |
the parting seams, gathering up the |
sclvage and ravcled edges aud draw
Ing them nicely and firmly together
into one beautiful web of friendship |
and DISTINGUISHED fidelity.
The Sunday school missionary had
been busy; the church pastors had
delivered the winged message of
:" Peace on Earth" an equipoise OF
humanitarian Unity had become re-
stored; the prayer of one was the
amen OF the other; the good OF one
was the blessing of the other; the |
prosperity of ono was the Joy of the
other; and the christian hope Of one |
became the aspirations of all. So may |
1t ever remain, endeavoring To keep |
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