The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-02


dis club has any statistics in regard
TO chilblains--wh dey appear. whar
dey cum from. whar dey goes to. de
gineral effect, mentally and physical
ly. upon the cull'd race. and so fo'th.
and so fo'th. Brudder Boneset White
am de duly elected medical director of
dis club. and | should like to inquar
if he has collected any chllblain sta
tistlcs?"
The consplrators hal been waiting
for an opportunity OF this sort, and
they grasped 1t at once.
"Sah. moves to lay on dc table,"
said the Rev. Penstock as he arose.
IL moves dat 1t be rejected" added
Brother Bebee.
III calls fur de prev'us question:"
shouted Giveadam Jones.
Ten seconds later thirty members
were on their feet shouting and ges-
ticulating. and the confusion was un.
precedented In the history Of the club
Brother Gardner rapidly tumbled TO
the situation and made vigorous use
of the gaveL hut without result. He
saw that heroic measures alone would
save the day. and he removed his coat
and vest and descended from the ros-
trum. At the end of two minutes
deep hush fell upon the meeting. Rev.
Penstock lay on the floor under the
benches; Brother Jones was In the wood
box. head down aud feet up; Way
down Bebee lay across two chairs.
limp and almost llfelesa; Shlndig Wat
kins had struck the hot stove as he
passed over It, and there was an odor
OF burning boot leg in the ball. As the
hush fell Judge Cabiff. Sawedoff Tay-
lor and Uncle Plat lay In heap on
the floor and seemed to sweetly slum-
ber. After returning to bis station
Brother Gardner pinned up seven rips
In his shirt. repaired two breaks in his
suspenders aud removed bis collar.
which was hanging by ole end. By
that time the dust had settled. and he
quietly observed:
cushng's Manual Upheld.
"At de organizashun Of dis club II
was decided to adopt Mr.. Cushlng's
manual as our guide. / has allus an
tlcipated dat sooner or later de tactics
In dat manual would be put to de test,
an may add dat | has allus been
ready fur de insurrecshun which broke
out wild sich suddenness dis eavenln'.
Does anybody want anything laid on
dc table? Does | heah a moshun to
reject? Am anybody back dar by de
stove calm fur de queshun or movin
TO amend?'
Only deep, hurried breathing, as
from a herd Of cattle running uphill,
made answer to his questions.
"My fren's." resumed the president
in very soft tones, "eberythln' on dis
airth has its weak side. Mr.. Cush'
ing's manual am no excepshun. While
nebber met up wild him to AK de
queshun, / feel sartin he expected all
presidin' officers TO back up his man
ual as 1 hev done tonight an as ]
shall continer TO do as long as | am
president OF dis club De Rev. Pen
stock is one OF our most enlightened
members, but at de same time one of
de most capricious. Mebbe he fell too
heavy an mebbe kicked him harder
dan should. but hope his lesson
will sink deep into his heart. Give
adam Jones has bin actin rather colty
of late. an 1 trust dat dis sarcum-
stance may restore his alrnestness an
dignity. shindig Watkins has had a
quare look in ms eyes fur de last six
weeks, but l obsarve dat it has sud
denly died out. an rs glad OF 1t. In
antcipashun of dis very crisis
brung along wild me tonight bottle
of arnlca, bundle OF rags an six
POROUS plasteFs, an. arteE do -meenR'