The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-09-12

without givin his secret away. There
was great deal Of curiosity durin the
day. Some thought the squar had O
balloon ascension In view In order tC
attract public attention TO our new
cooper shop. and others had II that he
had found n way to dodge the state
tax, but 1t was all guesswork. There
was tremendous crowd on hand
when evenln came. and the squar went
around rubbln his hands together and
smllln all over his face. When he had
got the crowd worked up TO the pitch
where everybody wanted TO die fur
liberty he called the meetin to order
and said:
"Fcller freemen OF Jericho, we hev
here beautiful town, n salubrIous eli.
mate and populashun 10 be proud Of.
We hev the best of water, the lowest
OF taxes and skassly any use fur doc
tors. We hey the telephone, electric
doorbclls and a town pump. stran-
ger would look around him and say we
needed nuthn else. But we do, aud
that Is why | hey called you together
here tonight. We need Jest one thing
more to put Jericho on the pinnacle.
and that Is n brass band"
by John, but he's made a p'intw
said Deacon Spooner as he whacked on
the counter with his cane. Eyes, sir,
Jericho needs brass band TO boost
her, and I'm with the squar. Let us
hear what Moses Hopkins has 70 say
about IT,"
"As take IT," said Moses, "a brass
In advance what sort Of tunes this
band Is goln TO play. If It's goin to
play The Sweet BY and By then I'm
In fur band. III it's goln to play hi
diddle-diddle tunes, then I'm ag'ln It."
'"rhats pint as fur as II goes" said
the deacon, but II don't go fur 'nuff.
Enos Williams, you was In the hog
buyin bizness fur 20 years. and you
ought TO know about brass bands.
What d'you think OF the ldeaT
THAT depends" said Enos. "I don't
go much on brass band that toots its
wind all over town and wastes Il on
the air. II we had band that would
come down to the depot to meet me as
] come In from TarrytOwn, l think I'D
kind OF like It,"
by John, but he's right. and he's
made pint" shouted the deacon.
81 don't see the pint" said Squar
Johnson as he colored up. "Why should
our brass band so down to the depot TO
welcome man who hain't never done
anything IN particular fur JerichoH
Enos is good nun man I'm his way,
but did IN, outside world ever hear OF
him? Was he consulted about bulldln
the new sewer or paintin the town
halll Has he ever laid awake nights
thinkin how this town could be boosted
10 the topY"
"Enos, he's knocked your pint out
and made one ag'in you" said the dea.
con, but Wen hear from some Of the
rest, How is II with you. Jabez Fow-
lerY'
II can't exactly say till | know what
the band Is goln 20 do" replied Jabez
my old woman is mighty fond OF
brass baud tunes which lift up the
heels, and II the bandit come over TO
my house three times week and give
us sunthln lively III chip in"
"Mebbe lm mistaken In this crowd"
said the sQuar as he. looked around In
serious way. "Mebbe this is a crowd
composed OF freeborn Americans whose
forefathers fought AZ Bunker Hln, aud
mebbe it's made up OF men who'd steal
the statue of Liberty and sell II fur old
junk. To say that | am astonished
does not half express my feslins"
THAT sellin the statue OF Liberty Is
u pint and strong one" said the
deacon, "but what we want Is free
expreshun OF opinion. Jube Hornbeck-
er looks as II he wanted 10 say sun
thin"
"l'd like TO ask the sQuar." said Juba