Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-27
BROTHER SPlLAlAN DELIVERS
ADDRESS ON PRIZE CATTLE
BEFORE COSY CORNER CLUB
incidentally lie Gets into Hot Water With lis Mem
belS Through Sundry Remarks Concerning Ami
mails in General and Some Particular Breeds
ny HARRY TUCKER.

ny HARRY TUCKER
Before taking his seat ut the head
OF the table Nmas eve at Murphy's
President Charles +. Taylor. of the
| Cosy Corner Club, sent Courier Put
nam out on Il search for Brother X.
w. Spilman, who was scheduled to
read a paper on Prize Cattle" Wnilc
| awaiting the return OF the courier,
President Taylor invited certain mem
bcrs OF the club To his rooms in the
huel, where he showed them TWO
| perfectly empty bottles OF Cascade.
-tit.r search q. hits|n minutrs,
the Courier located brother >pIIm;In
, in the vacan; lot III rear oi the CO.
Eionia! rnratcr rrhc1rslng his speech
To the people on one OF Doug. Fair
lambs boards.
Il wanted 10 be right before goiu:;
ahead explained Brother Spllmmn.
Il must be stated mere chat iirothcr
Sp..nan has been tor twcnty-scVcn
Gears chief judge OF cattle at the
state Fair. and mat what ne doesn't
| know about cattle would ill II very
"Gcntlemrn of the cosy Corner
Club" began Mr.. Spiiman Then he
wiped his brow.
Gents he procecded: I was-or--
! ana: that Is, .r--l is"
"Aw. tell MS sumpin'." Interrupted
Writ GRAHAM.
q appeal 10 the president no, to
tested the speaker.
"'Peal's sustained" said the pres!-
dent
kinds OF cattle" lie looked strange
Is toward Joc Fahcrty. whose red tie
sparkled =. >Hc electric lisht.
.loe moyHd uneaslly Ia his seat.
kinds OF cattle" This time he glanced
at percy Bowry. Percy moved his
seat over By Jim .Tresnon.
date. the Pcrcheron. tn. Hereford
the Aberdeen. Angus and =
.'ilow about the l:aode island Redo"
INTERCEPTED Leroy Sprigh;s.
That IS not " catt;;"." corrected
Mr.. Spilman. Ssh" IS Il bird"
Yes" responded Gus McDonough.
there air u lot %: birds around here.
The speaker rlarcd at Mr. spcigh,s.
The rrSsidcn; raped his cane against
tnc radiator
The rcntlcmcnS must not interrupt
the speaker" hc said
to Sts s3bjyeS asEsl si Esb WISH f.'Sf
two tons" resumed MIR. Sp!ima,.
That's pr.tty strong for Il COW.
.a!n'i it, !nnocentiy queried Jim Dis
n rercheron is no, COW" re-
spomdch MIR, Spiiman. he is boss"
Well. boss don't 70 by weight.
that ever heard. It goes by hands
II | am correctly informed"
Didn't wa ever hear OF :, percher-
on weighing two tons. Mr.. PRESIDENT"
asked Mr.. Spilman.
mo, bUt I've heard OF n pound OF
bread weighing fourteen ounces"
ITO proceed; some Pcrcherons are
very fast on their feet: although not
rs IA liolstcin Fr!cslan harncss
or a draft hoss?'' asked Joe Faherty
'.'Ta!nt neither" responded Mt.
Spilman, ITS = bovine"
On; you're talking OF cattle in, gen
the retort OF Mr.. Fa!er,y.
Il do not include any member Of
warmly. "Eut allow me 10 proceed"
G"ernsey., for instance. anh
why? / repeat, for why!"
ION" ;..s2kGei + ROB Wilson HIT "G s'Gs
thai do not get In a crowd to be
picked out and made a foolishncss Of.
could reply Il cared to, but what's
the use. / can see you don't know
show YOU up Id say a Guernsey in
plain N!rGne is donkey ana a
Clydcsdale IS jaci.ass. But what's
You know SO much about cattle"
put in Leroy Spoits what Kind OF :.
boss is 4 Iiampshire?"
W. 'ti.''''''' "'' a"HS"'N "P III ~
sir ~ said ~ IFamrehire is not
hoss. J, IS q pix. and that's where
go" get hams from
MS put the laugh on Leroy. who
thereafter kent quiet.
III questions is in order" remarked
Fred Putnam. 'sowbuddy let me on
To tn. secre' OF what Kind OF Il boss
IS a Poland Ching"
"a primary student OF pathology
could answer that question" replied
Cat ,,,.I So Il IA =
been asked IN such an unnNpcctcI!y
rcnt!cmanlr manner. ! shall TAX;
great pleasure. in telling You that a
cluidae. OF IN other words Il large
pcrisodacty' INdulatc mammal do
;ursticated by man since the prch!s-
tOric period. Some times il is an OPP
prObrious ;It.e for a man aud there
are some man who do not deserve TO
carry such a ttlc." b" rlar"d n Mr..
McDonough who WINGED vislhly
Donough VINCE. was lorrol 70 quote
shakespeare. and he smiiing!y re-
Always when he is baked In his
attempt 10 confuse q speaker II gal
led Jade Will wlnce."
,,W,ha, hlrl Of boss is that"
That" said Mr.. McDonough rs a
Aoss on me"
"Genilemen,' continued Mr. Spill
man. II an now about 10 close my
anv mistakes ;n"y are Of thc mind
ana not the heart. II ! had an az
wirh me, perhaps my mistakes might
not have boon noticed so freely hN
IN" members "f the club. Blu; Ihop.
the secretary VII! not place any OF
the side rcmtrta made by misEuidinI
members in ia" record. for postcr!ty'
should not Enow that We had mcn
in this grand and noble organization
who know AZ !it;Ic about cattle as
vote of thanks was given NJ.