The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-07-21
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(From time to time this column
will contain letters and papers reao
before the Herald Reporters meet
ing, recently held at the Willis Will
holt home.)
Casa Como no?" II, Queens Ter
race, Southampton, June Is, 1904
Dear Mister Herald Folks:-That was
very nice in you sending us an Gin
vite" to the troubles that the ever
faithful Herald Correspondents were
arranging for a date not possible for
us to reach camp in time, and which
will have blown over by the time this
reaches you. We are sure, that they
had a good time; newsy men and
women can always have good time
when meeting together, and especial
ly so when the topic OF discussion can
be punctuated by chunk of real
American fried chicken blessing
that cannot be found outside pS the
confines of the Union, hunger ever 50
much as you may for it! That Sec
ton of your cordial invitation relat-
ing to this sort of a bird, SO done, is
accepted, to be utilized sometime in
the fall, when we hope to be on hand
with appetites like unto those of the
children of Israel when they had such
an everlasting game bill of fare, with
mama added! Just chalk it down
that we are coming, two strong
fGfnT
of a conference preparation! Some
Of your old Methody folk will tell
what that means, if you nave grown
so modern as to not know what that
means! John S. Capel is sitting by
near the click of this machine and
will be a personal witness to all this
devastation of larders so threatened,
He came down from up the land last
night and is an over Sunday visitor,
and the old town, men and things
therein, are being duly talked over.
The pumping of John has been going
on for multiplied hours, for he is the
first real Oskaloosan who has ever
fallen into our house to Submit to that
process. He has an extended trip
marked out:-that is, as extended as
a land no bigger than Iowa can ar
ford, Iowa is bigger than England,
and with Wales added England is on
ly about 1000 square miles the great
er;-but on these miles there are
found about 100000 Of people This
gives you an idea of population. Why,
this consular district has more peo-
pie than all Iowa, hence you may
know that generally there is some,
thing doing" about here at all hours
of the open door! John has to be
careful lest he run over the edge anc
fall into the sea somewhere! But it
Is fine old land, just the same, and
the people are the same old stock
which has contributed so much to the
worlds betterment these ages past!
We are coming home!--to see the
folks of the olden days! Going to
see some campaign meetings, of the
good old faith; want to see the long
lines of the boys with the flaming
torches, and to hear the bands play
and toot away in the same old way.
want 10 near drum outfit, literally
pound the stufin'" out of some or
the old fife operas, like "Jaybird, "and
soul-stirring things of that sortr
Want to hear democratic speech
just one, mind you!--to see whether
they have the same old blue-mass
glasses on in all matters national ana
state! oh! there are lot Of things
we want to see and hear, and enjoy!
-erd apples, fried chicken, old
friends, and the whole kit an bilin',~
too numerous to mention!
Thanks for not forgetting us, ana
SO we are yours full of gladness, in
the hope Of the coming OF the autumn
days, Sand home!
What's the matter with Governor
Lacey? He's all right!'
The Old Man.