The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-29
THE LAND OF
FEDORA
A Country That Has Long since
Passed Away

ye're thinkin' Of Fedora
Fedora said the first. was a
South American country. but you
needn't look for II on the map because
II amt there"
And this is why" said the second
And this is why" said the first
THE ruler Of Fedora was an uneasy
kind Of a potentate. always wanting
laws to be passed. The people mustn't
do this under penalty, and they
mustn't do that under penalty. and
with one thing and another Il went
from bad TO worse unta he had a
law passed that the people must al
ways stick 10 the literal truth under
penalty Of Imprisonment without the
option OF a fine"
And that's how Il began said the
second ancient mariner.
We'll. sir, Bill and me landed IN
Fedora the next day, filed with inno-
cence about the passage Of incriminat-
ing regulations. and we made few
remarks, promiscuous, about a sea
serpent or two. days run we made,
tidal wave We saw and few odd
things like that"
Thinking no harm"
"And first thing we knew we were
in jail, tight But we hadn't been in
long when another string OF prison
ers were conducted 10 the dungeons.
Six What are you in forg said we
First man said: was telling a GER
tain senorita that she was the most
beautiful in all Fedora and they seized
me- Second man said I was telling
friend about the wisdom OF my In
FAINT child and they seized me. Third
man said; I was relating my expert
ence on recent i.hing expedition
and they seized me- Fourth man
said: I was telling an old fogy that
| was glad too see him and they
seized me- Fifth man said: I was
telling the boys that my wife didn't
care how late stayed out at night
and they seized me-. Sixth man said:
4 was telling a stranger how fast my
horse could trot. and here | am
Seniors. said I. as they all began
to groan. rest easy. for feel an ap-
prehension that we shall soon have
company"
a lot Of company" corrected the
first.
'Muy muchendos." said the second.
And while I was still making the OBJ
servation about the propinquity Of
company the doors swung open again
and dozen more prisoners were cast
into the cells. Three were merchants.
three were lawyers. one was the
weather man. one was a huckster who
had been crying Fresh fish. one was
a real estate agent who had been
caught saying that the plumbing was
in good order, one was a painless
dentist and the other two had been
caught signing business letters Yours
truly"
This is outragiosos. said one
Mallyl But some one shall suffer
for this" said another. and the rest
began to gnaw their nails and hiss be-
tween their teeth.
"'Senors, said /, fear not, for un-
less greatly mistake the signs and
portents, Fedora is in for larks.'P
Whereupon the two ancient mari
ners made merry and were glad.
by eight o'clock that night we
were six in a cell" said the first
by nine o'clock we were ten in a
cell" said the second.
by ten o'clock they were stufing
them into the courtyard" said the
first.
and still they came In the morn
ing the court had to sign an order en-
larging the confines Of the jail to in
clude the market place and the grand
opera house and before noon the or.
der was amended to include the regi-
mental barracks. the racetrack and
All the pubic parks. Feeding the pris-
oners became a serious problem and
when a cook got tired all he had to
do was to tell about a storm he had
seen once where the hailstones were |
as big as hens eggs and Immediately |
he was placed under arrest. and in.
stead of feeding others somebody had |
to feed him.
We'll, sir, the prisoners came in by |
the shoals and droves and the court /
had to pass another order still further I
the limits of the jail to
include all that territory lying within |
the boundaries Of Fedora Next morn
ing there was no breakfast and you
ought to have heard the way the pris-
oners howled. insisting on their consti-
tutional rights to be fed.
But, senors, the cooks are all in
JAIL. said voice
"'Then let the judges pardon them,
cried the prisoners.
"But. senors, the judges are in Jail,
too, said the voice
Then let the legislature pardon
theml'
But the legislature is also in jail,
said the voice.