The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11
PALMY DAYS
IN OKLAHOMA
ARE RECALLED
When the Third Legislature
Met in Fort Pitzer.
SATAN AND A PARSON
Rev. Cheesboro Tells How tn
Lord Rescued Him.

Guthrie. o. T, Jan. 1e-There is one
man ia Guthrie who has attended every
legislative session In the territory, He
las put down in his memory record OF
each sessions Happenings since the open
sns He announces that if he finds ans
freaks in the coming legislature he viii
probably write the body up for an east
el-n papar, For fear that he will do such
and not knowing what would become OF
hin, at the hands of the freak legtsiat-
ors.'' as he calls them, Il viii be best to
Withhold his name
Speaking OF past legislatures In Okla
anna, he said today to a correspondent
for the Eagles
~~The Third Okiahona legislature was
rrohably the oldest law-naking and law
xpoiling aggregation that ever met on
earth. The thirty-nine soiors and their
seventy assistants held forth at the old
university building on East Harrison
street The basement of the building
was used as a saloon The said struct-
u.a which now serves as the Logan coun-
II court house. was iokingly called Fort
Pitzer. in honor Of the late stentorian-
voiced Judge. Pizer. who ofdctated IS
president Of the upper branch OF the
Third legislative assembly.
Hon. c. NJ. barnes was speaker OF the
house Of representatives George Pos
ton. a Blaine county wen digger, who had
himself elected by the free use Of his
chickens among his friends. made him
self loudly conspicuous by often sleeping
and snoring in his seat. Charley Brown
the K!ckapoo saw-niIier, who was voted
She worst looking member, drew atten-
Ton by always thUnderously voting no.
E P. McCabs, the sonorous reading clerk
Of the lower house, was the very best
qualified reading clerk of the six Okla
hona law factories.
Bob Lowry and BIZ Knipe OF Payne
county furnished much good sense and
sharp repartee to the lower legislative
aggregation. Most of the wives of the
members attended nearly every meeting
OF the Solons over the saloon.
''Parson Cheeseboro, the irrepressible
hawk-nosed colOred preacher and politi-
clan, adorned most Of the meetings.
Arthur Daniels. who recently died,
was continually on the move between
the lower and upper portions of classic
Fort Pitzer, Whispering advice and put
ting fat feas' into some of the Pops
ears
"Bll Little oficiated as general sharp
hitter Of the Third assembly.
Several times a colored delegation.
seventy strong. headed by the noted tri-
UmviTate. the Old Lion. Capt Tandy and
Deacon CheeSeboro, invaded Fort Pit
ger. loudly demanding class legislation
OF course they failed TO get 1t. Henry
Cheeseboro tried to round up the whole
outfit with his cane. He told them that
he wasn't afraid of the very devil, from
whose sharp claws he was snatched long
ago by the Lord in a thorn hedge. The
deacon told the story often. He was
coming homo from dance and had his
fiddle and bow under his arm. When
he was going through the hedge fence
the devil appeared and said: You are
mine. You have been a faithful servant
60 me and l Will bring you home
&" Did he have horns? ! asked, and
the Deacon replied: Lawd. yes; as long
as a Texas steers
Then the Deacon began to tremble
and called on the Lord. He appeared
then and there. The Lord and the devil
had rough and tumble scrap for the
possession Of the Deacon. According to
the latters report the Lord won posses
sion of him then and there
But returning to my story: The de-
mand of the triumvirate was turned
down for the enemy was routed by a
Sudden and hilarious adjournment
'"The last day and night was eciipsed
by Joshua's long day when he ordered
the sun TO stand still long enough for
him TO finish the job OF whipping the
enemy. The official clock was turned
back at Il o'clock p. m. to 10 O'clock !
and the back turning OF the clock went
on until early dawn next morning after
the legislature had been legally dead for
about five hours.
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