The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-04
EXTRA SESSION CHRONICLES.
LAST CHAPTER.

keeper OF the wealth OF the land and
got them every man his pay.
Even so.
And they each took the pay home
with him, except so much as they had
given unto the charitable institution
that is called the kitty.
And, peradventure, also, there were
some that had purchased jackpots.
and experience.
And these took naught but exper-
fence home.
Now, verify, there was great re-
joicing in the tents of Jonsmith and
Arthur the Gormanite.
So that they that were with JON
smith were mirthful and happy all
the day and night, saying;
Surely, now, the State is sewed up
in sack, and we, even we, hold the
cord which tieth the same"
And Arthur the Gormanite looked
from the place that is called Laurel
and cast his eyes toward the place
that is called Washington.
And his smile was as the smile of a
cat which hath eaten the canary.
And Victor the Baughmanite took
his sword from about his loins,
And hung it upon the wall of the
house, saying;
Rest there, trusty servant, for
thou hast done mighty deeds,
Yea, with thee have | slain thous-
ands and tens of thousands who think
that the alphabet is something that
is to be eaten,
''Or that it is made to ride upon"
And John, of the tribe of Poe, who
had Prentiss in the middle of his
name, yea, in the center thereof,
smiled as one who tickleth himself
under the sixth rib,
Saying: Verify, when l write
things for the paper, then do all men
find out whittier their ticket carrieth
Them
And Olin the Bryanite felt of the
spot where the button of his collar
had been pushed into his neck and
said:
Surely there is smile coming to
me, but my primary bill hath been
sold for mess of anti-septicized gar
bage.n
But Thomas the Sudden sat in his
throne room.
Yea, he sat upon his throne, and
about him were they who bowed the
head to him and called him boss.
And Thomas the Sudden smiled
with smile that ran from the center
of his countenance beyond the furth-
est limits of the mustache thereon.
And the smile was marked ITO be
continued at the back of his neck.
For Thomas the Sudden was glad,
and in his heart was the fullness of
joy.
He lifted up his voice and said:
Make merry, and be joyful, o We
people, for |, even |, Thomas the
Sudden, will be spending that money
through all the years that are yet to
be,
And we shall every man of us have
a sewer.
And shall sit upon the cash reg
lister to see that the bell ringeth
Alright,
For am wise guy when it COM
eth to rings.
''Oh, beat upon the hewgag, and
sound the loud timbrel,
Bang the sawbuck, and jangle the
tambos, and toot the trumpets, and
sing with loud voice,
And see that we forget not to make
sweet music upon the tom-tom.
For ! have won the fight, and
greater honors even yet have been
added unto this,
Yea, they have named the town
clock for me, and ye will no longer
have to guess at the time,
For it will give time to suit all the
people, four different kinds of time
will it give"
And many other things he said,
but the stock of capital rs is not
great enough to tell it ALL
Yet they that were with Jonsmith
smiled the smile of those who know
what cometh next.
And they said, LET him alone, for
he feeleth good.
But, 10, we have already picked
out the spot upon his neck wherein
he is to receive the bump.
And when the time of the election
is come he will know that he is not
the only sudden thing that hath ever
happened.
But Thomas the Sudden knew not
what they said, for his crown had
slipped over his ears so that he heard
them not.
And to bring these things about
cost the people of the realm of Mary
land one hundred and two thousand