Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-03-17
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The crowd though hostile. was be-
ginning TO get interested; aud was
| inst going TO demonstrate By actual
example. and clear and simple rea-
son, Why the Adoption or the silver
standard would nor hurt the gold
bags. the corporations and trusts
/ beyond temporary arrangement ar
ing the reaaiustment If values. the
benefit OF which would accrue TO for
esgn gold bugs only who were
amply able to take care OF them
selves; but how it would crush the
wage Garner, the mechanic and the
farmer. when / was rndely recalled
from Illustrations in distant lands 10
very near and disagreeahle present.
by hearing lie loud braying OF jack
ass. apparently right under my feet.
A minute before had heard. in
the unconscious way that men talk
ing very earnestly hear without com
pretending, half nuttered,
Damn it! They're beginning to lis
ten: it's time To begin
On hearing the jaek-ass bray, this
came back, and / knew what had
nearly forgotten in my earnestness
that The ordeal / had come 10 face
had begun. / halted. and looked
down on ring of black faces en-
circling the platform, that now saw
were blackened and not black: and
among them I recognized the face OF
~ cs...s4l s-,.,. ~ aSa1,y a., e~C.,& ne
me. Before could frame a word.
the sfentorian bray Of the ass was
again heard under my feet. followed
by d loud guffaw from the crowd
think your brother is under there,
Bud. You had better bring him out, !"
said as soon as the guffaw subsidized;
and smoker Of another kind went
around the crowd
This unexpected retort caused a lit
tie delay in whatever WAS to follow.
and | took advantage of it to turn
quickly to Judge Fowler; and, with a
cold bow and cutting sarcasm. say:
Many thanks for your courtesy
Judge. This is a new line for gentle
men I'd engage In, and"
Before God! Hamilton. I did nsf
know that this was going to happen,
and -
Here his voice was drowned in an
awful din Of tin cans. cat-calls and
asses bray, mingled with a kind Of
mongrel chorus, made all the more
ridiculous by being sung to the tune
of Hes a jolly good fellow and ran
something as folloWs::-
For he's Jolly good Niger,
He comes home to cut fggeh.
He's joined the Rapubs
And must look out for rubs,
And had best go back for rail-
road digger
The whole thing was SO ridiculous
IN it's absardfty, that / could have
laughed heartily at ii myself, bat for,
the anger felt at the part conceived
Judge Fowler and the other leaders
had taken in the grdaesque perform
ance. All those on the platform had
risen, and the Judge was vainly en-
deavoring to make himself heard
above the din, when something passed
close by my head, and broke on a tree
In thet rear and the pungent od5r OF
rotten egg flied the air. Others fol-
lowed all fortunately missing their
mark mingled with cabbages, beets
and ether missiles, until Judge Fow-
Ter and Mr. Mulhall sprang in front
of me. Instantly all the torches were
extinguished. and the hail OF missiles
stopped: and, making more noise than
ever with jeers, boots and laughter,
The crowd began to break up and dis
perse in the darkness, some OF them.
singing a new refrain, than ran some
thing like this:
Hes traitor to his foxes.
And He's gone and Joined the
mokes,
An 4 reckon he'll be as sorry as
lie can be,
That he ever nsed his shanks,
For to run an join the Fanks.
An turn scaIawag an vote for MIC
Kin-lae.
When they were all gone. found
myself on the platform alone with
Judge Fowler ana Mr.. Mulhall; and.
controlling the white heat OF anger
tina was in me BY this time, said to
them = it'll cold sarcasm
81 congratulate you gentlemen, on
tha great sucrass (f vaflr anerf0rna-
ance. There are certain customs of
our fathers that have gone somewhat
out OF fashion In these latter days;
hut they may be revived, and you will
hear from me latter and turned
and left the platform.
Hold On. Hamilton called the
fudge. You cannot regret this dis
graceful scene any more than We do
ourselves, and we" s3
at is little late for explanations, Z
broke In. as strobe on Good