The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-09

on Friday. ! had expected to meet PeVe-
~ in 4 high state OF excitement over the
event which had drawn US together. and
was. therefore,. surprised to find him as
usual, the same kindly. though not unin-
teiligent light brimming from his SYLVIA
tery-biue eyes. his straw-colored mus
tache. with its accustomed droop, his soft
hat Topping about his ears with Its hint
OF detection. a corn cob in one hand. Il
barlow in the other, and in general the
wonted air of calmness and comfortable
philosophy about him.
You may imagine my feelings, however,
When he drew from his rear jeans pocket
a copy of the Hometown Budget, some
what begrimed by much perusaI, and in
Fited me to read its most recent editorial.
Ihis paper is the organ Of the Republican
editor who Is. or rather was, q friend OF
Pevely's. I read as follows:
DAsTARDLY PREVARICATIONS.
III is high time the people of this COM
munity rose up to vindicate their wrath
on the unnameable and pestilential parties
whose names 1 VIII give and who are well
known by reason of their dastardly out
RACES perFetrated on unsuspecting and
iohg suffering citizens. These parties are
''AA| VI tiV HNtltt Will
their denominations and connections and
injecting the virus OF partisan malice into
the veins of the body polite. 1 mean no
o'hers but these nefarious and scandalous
persons. j. n. Foote, formerly of Knob
Hos'ef' and Pevely Sadders, whose alleged
les'dence is in this place and a menace
in our crim peaceful environs. These partners
GLnne and calumny, say, these
te.otions fellows. these reptiles swelter
n uh their black venom and fill the air
VIII the foul fumes OF falsehood.
Anese past masters in the manufacture
o. npei; these lewd monsters of modern
cLsLiizatlon; these everlasting dopgone
ana isrp practical tokers and jaybirds
chumps are no ,n saod they rare are l say these
the glorious Republican citizenship of our
fbofi1 asr state Of Missouri. l pass over
knobnoster later Of Protein. but perma-
Hent address undecided. who is Setting
lorth his writings as a viper Kisses fire, I
sestiemns ass s SxeF or him and I ,SSn met 9s the
nave an opportunity to express my unut-
terable and unspeakable contempt: not to
say e9ntumely. for him. But / do know
MS side partner .Pevely Sadders. and for
MIN ! have nothing but feelings of mex
pres5ble ignominy for his base peryersfty
aho aiabolical processes. 1 repeat. he is
are3getner Unworthy and incapable of
SIeuence, a trifling no-account and good
for-nothing. who deserves nothing but the
Wholesome and indignatory refutations of
nonesi people wherever they. may be, and
roper ms loathesome affiliations and base
in~nuendoes. 1t was only last week that
he brought his ornery presence into our
sanctorum and tried to borrow 80 cents
reasons. and then 1t was but four DAYS
afterwards that he Pevely Sadders), with
his friend: Doctor Ginseng. the alleged
pnrenoi9sist whom We, the editor OF this
paper. believe to be rankest imposter,
came upon us when We. the editor OF this
paper. were with Mr.. Charles Jones about
q Quarter Of a mile down the road toward
In his letter to J.. N. Foote, Pevely Sad
ders makes the asseveration that Jones
and ourself were squatting down In the
road contemplating, the efforts OF a GER
tain bug with a ball. and that ourself sat
down and INDUCED not only in a game OF
betting g., to see where said bug would land
seemly revelry and ribald joility concern
ing sald bug and ball, whom we Ilikened
to the magnificent and inspiring efforts
fiean Mr. su 6yFns r Iwa engdiSgsii. the for Regg9 oS-
ernor In the State of Missouri, in his, the
said Walbridse,s. campaign with his un-
is concerned that we. %ourself, the editor
OF this paper. personally made such COM
PARSONS. We feel called upon to say that
we never intended anything Of the kind.
ing categorical or perabolic in the efforts
OF the said bug with the ball, nor his sub
sequent descent down the hill with the
landing in a rut Herewith. and we further
assert that there was no political sig
niicance in our indulging in any game in
$plged. Peveiy saddcrs should know that
our Republican record is straight, and we
never would have stopped to belittle or
discredit said candidate by any OF the
said comparisons to said bug and said
ball. Even If we had thought them we
would not have uttered them In the pres
ence of Pevely Sadders who Is apparently
from our spoken language, and We re-
specially submit that he put a wrong
construction upon whatever we said or
led to take in the pastlme to which we
have alluded. and give this explanation to
our readers for what 1t Is worth"
":well!" I sasped. What are we going
to do about it7".
That's jest IT, said Pevely sadders.
shaking his head a bit. sadly. W got
to do somethin fer the pore felIer!'
"And We can't do 1t any too soon to suit
me. Shall We get a rawhide?'
Jaw. no. no indeed said Peve!y: that
amt what I mean. Why, the pore Teller
Is sick abed."
Then what did you bring me all the
way up here for?' / demanded, rather IN
dignantly. l fear.
Because We owe It to pore skidmore
to do somethin' fer him. You Helped git
him In ano SO did l., but / never would
ball game and bettin's. which Office Wal.
bridge would land in II / a Of knowed
1t would disturb So"
But what did he mean by writing such
That's Jest it," Peveiy explained. He
got violent and 1t was gittin that article
out out OF his system that maos him sick;
Jest maturity liable to die now. II some
thin Amt done. He says we got him in
bad. and / reekin we did, You see. that
the road and playin' that game oughtn't
never to Of got out on him. It's hurt him
with his party. Why, he's amin to be
nothin' agin skidmore. skids a good
Teller as fur as 10 goes. and I wouldn't
e aon 1e'' sIs j.. HIN T. F fer 'hf I v you'd Ss Of i IN:
jured Skid fer the worl'."
But what are We going to do about
it?" I asked.
come up. 1 ~caic'iated you would be the
q liter, and scientific man; If Of Dr..
Help you do what?'
why. I aim &c get out Skid's paper fer |
him this week and try and straighten mat |
ters out some.'
Yes, that's about It. But first wed
he's gittin' along this mornin'. 1 amt
seen him since yisteddy. He was ravin'
then and couldn't talk. Pore feller, he
don't do nothin' but cuss you and me.
I reckin he has th'owed about four gal
Ions o. Ticker into hissef."
I was almost overwhelmed by Pevciy's |
magnanimity. We walke up over Per
simmon Hill and down Into the beautiful
town nesting there in the lap Of the val
ley: a coy habitation In the midst of
green and brown country. We went up
past the feed store and crossed the square. |
Several times I noticed Pevely glance