Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-06-21
BROTHER GARDNER
Makes an Address Before the Lime
Kiln Club.

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lrl the smoke out. II has bin told ,.al
Z Samuel Shin am not ,heah tonight be-
kase he met up wild a spook two eaven-
ms ago an de ghost mighty neah broke
his back.
~ has also bin told dat Cartwhcel
Johnson was afeared to leave his house
bekase of d dream he had, an dat
GiVeadam Jones am keepin' mighty
quiet nowadays bekase he has seen g
sign in de heavens dat he am not long
fur dis world
In my time | has had q heap o. ex-
perience wild SIGH things, an l am
gwire TO say a few words TO yo'. In de
fust place, am dar' SIGH q thing as a
| spook? l answer dat oar is / hev
seen as many as fo'rtcen of dem in de
last fo'ty years.
"A spook am thing all llivered up
IN Z white sheet an ioatin' around ia
de darkness. \ spook allus carries a
club an grits it's teeth. II yo' has bin
down town shOotin' craps till midnight.
an has lost de 81 de old woman wanted
fur ! pair of shoes, Keep yor eye out
for spooks as yo' open de gate. Look
To de right an de ler as yo' tip-toe
along. Yo' hope de old woman am in
bed an sound asleep. an dat de spooks
hev AL gone off to cake walk. but 4
surprise party awaits you Bout de
tire 70 put yo'r hand on de knob of
| de Kitchen doah, a spook rises up from
behind an ash barl an swings i club
! agin de back o. yor neck. an de next
half hour am all a dream to yo'.
! Il don't know what dream Cart
wheel johnson had, but Ize had some
powerful wsrnins in my time
Once / dreamed OF walkin' in de
road wild seben black cats follerin' arter
me, an dc next day | got into a dis
pute Wild Deacon Taylor bout De gar
Den OF Eden an vas laid up in bed fur
a week
Al ahndder time / dreamed I was a
black boss chasin' n white COW around.
an il wasn't two days befo' c,in
| down wild de humps an couldn't cir
my mouf open fur ten days.
'Ag!n | dreamed dat ] was 4 feather
bed. an dat a Guild pusson had stol-
me on de fence whar / was takin' =.
sun bath. an dat VERY night my
dawg died in conwulsions an de roof
OF de woodshed caved in.
! mas also had experience wild signs.
One night as I was bout startin'
our 10 go up the alley wild bag on my
arm l saw star fall fl ON de heay-
ems should hev turned back an
gone 10 bed. bar 1 didn't. / kept on af-
Ter dose chickens an bout de time T
got EN- policeman got me. an went
up fur thirty days.
~ anoduer time / vas eWfne aIoro
Ge ro1q an a hunchbac1 asked me
What time it was. II was such 4 good
sign DAT vested 70 dollars i'm a lot
terry ticket an lost cherry cent of it
on yes. my frens. 1 has had heaps
an heaps to do wild spooks an dreams
an signs an h'ants. an so kin cum tn
me iur advice any time. III save 20
oe 1rubble, h0webcr, by givin' yo'
some advice right heIh an now
ON my way home dis cavenin' I
shall drop into Samuel Sims c1bin
tur little chat, an if | find he hasn't
get sense 'nuff in his head 10 knoy,
DAT de spook dat fetched him n whack
was his old woman. den he wont - =
member Of els club ober two davs
longer. l don't want to glib Mrs. Shin
away. but / can't hey de discipline of
dis club upset
When git frew taillin wild Rrudder
Shin l shall drap in on Rrudder john
son an ak him about dat dream o. his
dat made him afeared to come OUT TO-
night He may hev dreamed DAT he
was up in balloon or down in a coal
nlne' but l reackon he'll be trottin' M
and down de road at lively gait widin
ten minutes after strike his house.
As FUR Brudder Jones, who has seen
sign an am steppin around softly. !
l want 10 AK him what sort OF a sign ]
it was?''
II was,a red moon, sah." announced |
Brudder Jones in hushed voice.
An did yO' see il at midniehty"
> Yes. sab"
An ober yo'r left shoulder?"
Yes, sah'
An did black car yeowI out at do !
same minute?"
she did, sab"
goats bad sign Brudder Jones'
VERY pad sign. It's sisp dat de win
uo"s OF ais hail want washin' an de
stoNs a coat o blackin'. an dat If yo'
DIS Jdhltor don't hev De work all done
pelo ue next meetii-' OF dis club sIlI
HeN an interview wild yo' in de ante
l"Hp' dat Will make yo'r heart ache
for month.
An f'ze gwine to say jest word or
'Mo 10 de rest of 70. Dis Lime Kiln
club am supposed to be composed of
l.
i've an mouthpiece of de 5000. ONb ,cull'5
men IN America It's members am /
posed to hev passed de aiee of sbosts
an spooks, dreams an signs. an IN he
lookn on de serious side of things
we amt stoppin' de wheels o. progress
oekase a black cat happens to cross de
ROAD IN front Of us. an we amt turnin,
ln'o chlllen bekase We hear de bray
d nlewl ODER our left shoulder.
I want no mo- nonsense. Yo' want ]
% dr2p all ghosts an spooks an signs
GOWN de well. an yo' want to wake nm
N de mawnin an send all yo'r dreams :
'ut OF dc window. It's either dat or 90
De next member who sees a spool< {
1r dreams a dream will find de doabs
ocked on him, an II he hangs around {
co long / shall make it nv duty m
cave. de char an go out an make him,
zee slch signs dat his ears won't eit !
'Der feeiin' cold fur a year to cum. {
we VIII now break dis meetin' in !
Wo an go home, but 1 shall foller Gins +
'ehind sartin' members, an in case {
'ey see any white crows or red moons '
oahn' around dey kin look out fur de t