The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
"A Slight Mistake"

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strenuously object to any curtalment.
"A Slight Mistake"
Mr.. Secretary of State John Hay i'm
mortaliZed himself by his pike County
Ballads All over the western country
Pike county humor is famous. !
have more than once in these letters
referred to the fact that many of the
brightest things in print are to be found
in the country weeklies and have given
a few samples. Here is another In
der the above caption one of my most
valued constituents. Hon. Wallace J.
Davis, editor Of the Pike County (Mo)
Post, gives to the world the following
bit of delicious humor
Willie (Whack) Campbell, colored, is in
serious trouble and is an unwilling guest
at the county bastile. 1t seems that the
bird of peace has deserted Whack's dwell
ing, and he and his wife have frequent
and rough family disagreements. few
nights ago Willie saw his wife downtown
when he thought she ought to have been
at home sewing buttons on his Sunday
trousers. He had doubtless heard of the
recent decision Of the St. Louis Judge who
held that a man had the right to chastise
his wife. So, taking his position around
the corner of convenient building, he
impatiently awaited the arrival of his
wife. Soon gentle 60 footsteps announced
the approach Of his victim, and Willie
sprang out and began the attack. He
pounded away Justify for awhile, and
when at last he stopped for breath he dis
covered that he had not chastised his wife,
for 1t was the tear stained features of
Anna McPike. another ebony hued damsel
of Bowling Green, that confronted him;
hence legal complaint. and hence Will
lies Incarceration in the bastile as afore-
said
Those who believe religiously in kick
ing always and at everything are very
much disappointed because Colonel viii:
liam J. Bryan on his recent visit to
Washington paid his compliments to
Colonel Roosevelt at the White House.
Just why one prominent gentleman
should not call on another is mystery.
Many also wonder that Colonel Bryan
encouraged the president in his efforts
to regulate freight rates. Surely that
should create no surprise, for the regu-
latiOn of freight rates is Democratic
doctrine, Judge John III. Reagan of
Texas having introduced the first bill
on the subject.
Uncle Sam is about to take Santo
Domingo by the lug and force her to
pay her debts. Once upon time Gen
eral Andrew Jackson Informed James
Buchanan that he was acquainted with
man down in Tennessee who made
his everlasting fortune by attending to
his own business. Perhaps Uncle Sam
would do well to ponder the words of
"Old Hickory" 1t was a sage sugges-
ton.
The man who has instituted proceed
ings in court to restrain Hon. Thomas
Collier Platt Of New York from exer-
cising his functions In the senate of the
United States certainly carries around
with him his nerve. but he appears to
have thrown discretion to the winds.
His grounds are that by reason Of be-
ing president of an express company
he has no time left over to discharge
his duties as senior senator from New
York. The thing is ridiculous, for it is
well known that Plat was sent to the
senate to represent the express compa-
MES, just as Depew was sent thither to
represent the railroads.
The st. Petersburgers are demon
strating that there are others besides
Colonel Roosevelt who can lead the
strenuous life. In fact, they seem to be
raising him at his own game. At least
no doubt thinks so.
The Republicans in the Missouri leg
islature are finding the senatorial Jor-
dan hard road to travel At this writ
ing it seems as though they are demon
strating the fact, long suspected by
many, that by long nonuse of their leg
Istative faculties they are utterly inca
pable of 1egislating for that imperial
commonwealth. At any rate, up to this
1.-THE mysterious stranger is
making holy show of himself. They
are doing for themselves what Dogber-
y ordered his clerk to do for him.
MzzuhAzx !