The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-04-13
HIGH BUCKS
ARE INSTALLED
Elks Recently Elected Rulers
Inducted Into Office.
VERY ENJOYABLE OCCASION
Several Stray Bucks Were Present
and Enjoyed the Festivities--The
'eButting'' Match Was Great
Fun For All.
VERY ENJOYABLE OCCASION

Inc local lOdge OF Blks enjoyed one
of the most royal times in its history at
their home last Monday night. The
occasion was to have been the INSTALL
ing of the high bucks recently elected,
but they were taken by surprise in the
trespassing of four strange stays upon
their verdant pastures.
The surprise, however, lasted only a
few minutes, for the intruders were
corralled in pen and held there while
the herd proclaimed their new bucks
and crowned them with the horns OF
Elkdom.
Big Buck Wal Isenburg, the new
ruler, then called for the intruders,
and found them to be w. S. Barry, a
short stag from the Greenwood herd ;
Geo. Posey, another from Rosdale's
bottoms, and Charlie Jordan and Denny
Shannahan, two bucks who have been
eating the wild grass around the
Greenville pastures for 10, these many
years. When called upon as to uniting
each enc bleated his approval, and the
Greenville Elks then formed circle
and the degree OF butting opened up.
This proved a great match, and when
finished Buck Barry, who was stand
ing alone in the middle Of the ring
shaking his head in an angry manner,
was proclaimed conqueror and carried
away by Stays Hutsell and Mclean to
the keg spring.
When they returned the degree OF
"chasing'' was ordered, and the field
was cleared to test the stepping
qualities and feetness Of foot of the
new bucks. Never before in the his
tory OF the order has such stepping
been seen. Buck Denny was the high
est that ever covered the pasture, while
Buck Jordan, shorter of leg, made a
close second. The fact of their great
stepping qualities they were ordered
by the High Buck to step down to their
own fields and bring forth dry straw
and twisted leaves for the great feast.
AS soon as the steppers returned, the
feast xwas spread, nand the l25 stays
and bucks were standing with mouths
open gazing upon the delicacies before
them. Big Buck Isenburg proclaimed
Stag Fort master of ceremonies. Stag
Fort called upon Stag Jack Conally for
bleat, and he responded to "Our New
Home" Stag Butler took up the same
and offered to put the water connec-
tions and heating apparatus in free.
Stag Began expressed long farewell
as he was going away to Texas fields.
Stag Barry was next called upon, and
told dream, during which time Stag
Posly fell asleep, but was awakened by
Stag Weinberg who found his pockets
full of goose which he was carrying to
his Rosedale Bucks. After emptying
six kegs of book, twelve boxes OF cigars,
three cases of wine and ton of goose,
chicken, cakes, pies, ETC., they licked
their chops and strolled away to their
little knolls. 1t was a jolly crowd, and
if old Jeb Stuart, the great Southern
cavelry general, was living today he
would have his banjo player, Sweeney.
sing
"If you want to have good time,
Join the Elks, Join the Elks, bully boys"
The local lodge, known as the ''Cotton
Pickers" carried off the second prize
for the most unique costume at St.
Louis 10 1899, and next summer they
expect to honor the South by bringing
the National Antlers, or first prize,
to their home in Greenvill e.