Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1882 — Too Many Colonels and No Privates. [ARTICLE]

Too Many Colonels and No Privates.

The Rev. Penstock arose in his usual graceful manner and announced that, he was in receipt of several private letters suggesting that the Lime-kilo Club form itself into a military organization and be prepared to rush to the defense of its country in time of peril. The idea struck him as 16x24, and he hoped that it would prevail. “In case of sich an organizashun have we de right man fur a Kurnell ?” asked the President. “I—l—that is—well, I specks I know sun thin’ ’bout de Kurnel bizness,” stammered Penstock. “An’so do I?” added thirteen other members in chorus. “Am dar any member in de hall tonight who knows how to be * private soldier?” asked the President. The silence for the next thirty seconds could have been knocked down by a crowbar. “De subjeck am postponed,” continued Brother Gardner. “Six or seben hundred kurnels an’ no rank an’ file wouldn’t be according to either Hardee or Hoyle. In kase de kentry am placed in peril we’ll send substitutes.”—Detroit Free Press. A case is on trial in a San Francisco court in which, since it'was instituted in Augrv-t last, there have been twelve continuances granted, The aifloimt at issqo js trifling.