The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-04-23

flew shut and / was prisoner
with this monstrous animal. II
took after me and just flew
around that dark room. Finally
stumbled and fell. put out my
hand and found small opening,
] could just comfortably crawl in
| was, for u time az least, safe
discovered that it was an
entrance to u sub.cave in the ROOF
of the room, where | soon found
myself. 1t was safe retreat,
was out of the reach OF the
monster beast. had no more
than rightly gotten over my fright
wnen the stone door was pulled
back and someone entered.
"Safe, at last, my valient boys.
Arthur, strike your flint and light
the torch and prepare yourself for
the opening ode. Charles, you
may uncork a bottle of that new
brand of enthusiasm and good
cheer, and We'll enjoy ourselves
for short season before begin
ming work said someone, appar-
antly the captain of the band. In
another instant blazing torch
lighted the room so light that you
could have picked up pin,
"Disarm yourselves, boys. Lay
aside your instruments of defense
and torture and let us enjoy our
selves for a brief space.
The leader, the president of
the trust, sat upon a thIole. On
his head was wreathe of green
briars in which was artistically
woven laurel leaves and winter.
green with here and there dog
wood blossom. Around his shoul-
ders were two fertilizer sacks
pinned together with thorn,
while his breast was covered with
green sheep pelt. (I recognized
the pelt { one of the sheep had
lost two days before. AT his belt,
which was made of barbed wire
were hung two manure spreaders
and hay bailer. His feet were
enclosed in two dry goods boxes,
on which was printed "Wm.
Flowers, Grocer, Rockbridge,
Ohio" on one foot, and on the
other, "Perishable, keep in the
dry" In his right hand he held
a roll of manuscript on the wrap
per of which was endorsed, 'Initi-
ative and Referendum
His two subjects were dressed
after the fashion of their leader
and president, with the exceptions
that each had a crown of garlic
embeished with limberger wrap
pers, while at their side hung a
plow and harrow and a team of
horses.
The sudden striking of the
torch, no doubt, blinded the eyes
of the monstrous animal as it did
my own. 1t was crouched back
of and in the shadow of the throne
on which the illustrious president
ial king was installed. At the
Kings command, in loud and
ringing voice, "Salute your chief -
the monster let out one of his un-
earthly screeches. This raised
the trio. All caught sight of the
beast at about the same time. /
expected tn see three terribly
scared people there, but on the
contrary, the contenances were
illuminated with joy, all exclaim-
ing with one voice, CAT last.
"Take this boquet of garlic,
Arthur, and you this package If
limburger, go up gradually on
each side and / will advance in
front and uncork bottle of our
hair lotion and put him to sleep"
To command was to obey. In two
minutes the horrible monster lay
safely bound with barbed wire and
fertilizer sacks.
"Abiglie! Abiglie! !" they cried,
cat last At last !" They all
knelt and wept awhile until their
knees were swathe in salt water,
and then arose and began prepar-
Ing themselves for the slaughter.
The first incision with the scythe
the monster cried out couch !"
This sounded strange to me. /
edged closer over the trio in order
to get hetter view. The second in
cision made the monster cry out,