The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-14
THE DENIsoN REVIEW. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER a. 1900,
In his humble way, '1f he expects that
band to meet him at the depot when

In his humble way, "if he expects that
band to meet him at the depot when
he comes homer
"Bein hold the posishun do an
swered the squar, "bein I'm referred
to as the leadin man in Jericho, II the
band wanted to go down and see me
off or wanted to be there to welcome
me home don't reckon anybody would
find fault"
"But I'd want the same thing" said
Ebenezer Scott. ~ amt no Justice Of
the peace, but my dairy is milkin %
cows this summer, and feel I'm as
big as anybody. l go over to Dobbs
Ferry once in two weeks, and 1 should
want that band to foot me of and toot
me home ag'in."
"There may be pint" said the dea-
con as he scratched his ear, "but L
don't skassly see it. Mebbe the squar
wants to say sunthin further about
liberty and Bunker HIP"
t'I'm sayin," replied the squar as he
heaved long sigh, ''that patriotism
and love of country seems to be dead
er'n doornail in these United States.
Mebbe there's man in this crowd
aside from me who'd be willin to shed
his blood that our glorious republic
might be saved from ruin and desola-
shun, but If thar be can't name him.
You might as we'll dispense to your
homes and tell your wives and chill
dren that Jericho is doomed"
by John, but what a p'int-what a
p'intw whispered the deacon. "Be-
fore we bust up and go to ruin, how
ever, I'd like to hear from Reuben
White. Reuben's bin as far west as
Detroit, and he ought to know what in
| fuence brass band has on town."
1.-THE influence of a brass band is ac-
cordin to the leader" said Reuben.
Give seen 'em where they jumped d
| town right to the front in four weeks,
and I've seen 'em where they killed
things dead in two. The leader wants
| to be pecooliar sort Of man. He
wants to be born fur the place, same
as Washington was. He wants to be
| ready to die at two minits' notice or to
live fur hundred years."
"And mebbe you think you're that
| man?" queried the squar as he pound
ed on the counter with his fist.
IT do. 1 know l am. I'm the only
man in Jericho as kin lead a band to
success and make the town hump her
self I'm self sacrificin critter, as
you all know, and if this meetin thinks
best
But the meetin shouted him down,
and it was five minits before Deacon
Spooner could make his voice heard
and then he said:
than you kin shake stick at, but we
might as we'll hev one more. S'posin
s; we hear from Lish Billings. He's the
only man in Jericho who kin play or
an accordion. What d'you say, Lish?'
There's mighty little to be said and
nuthin to bust up the country" an
swered Lish. do any of you sons OF
Bunker Hill know how much wind Il
takes to blow brass horn?'
I Nobody did. and a hush fell upon thu
crowd.
ut takes ten pounds, reckoned by {
lung tester" said Lish, "and you't
S2swant an extra pound fur walkin VI
hill. There was a lung tester man il
town two weeks ago. and every son o
US handed over a nickel and took /,
blow. We blowed and strained ant
blowed, and Rube White was one O
'em who blowed a sole off his boot
and yit no man reached seven pounds
Whar you goin to git your wind t
blow them horns?"
There was painful silence Will
) you could count hundred, and the
Deacon Spooner said:
"By John, but Pm goin home an
tell the old woman that don't know
beans when the bags united, and tn
rest of you'd better do the sam
thing NJ. QUAD.