Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1893 — THE ARIZONA KICKER. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE ARIZONA KICKER.

she Editor Acknowledge* a Snob from Mrs. Col. de Verde. New York Sun. About Snubs —When we established the Kicker we were a lonesome looking man. We were dead broke for cash, hard up for clothes, and we made no pretense as to grammar, poetry or oratory, but in establishing the paper we also determined to establish ourselves in society. In fact we determined to lead it. The people rebelled against this innovation, but we persisted. It gradually habiting this plateau we knew the difference between standing' up to a dish of fried bacon and sitting down to a six-course dinner and they crowded back to give ns room. As editor, Mayor and Senator, there is no doubt of our being the Ward McAllister of a very large extent of territory, but now and then an individual rises up and attempts to hurt our society feelings. Such was the case last Friday evening when Mrs. Col- de Verde, of Arizona Place, gave a birthday party and left us out in the cold. She told some of her friends that she dit it to rebuke our egotism, and we were no doubt rebuked. In leaving us out in the cold Mrs. de Verde brought disaster upon herself. Viewed from the McAllister standpoint, her party was a flat failure. Half the people present used the finger bowls to drink from, the coffee was ‘sweetened with New Orleans molasses, and she was eleven napkins short when refreshments were served. To further rebuke us she invited the wretched Old critter whom we are obliged to refer ts as “our esteemed contemporary,” and he sat at the head of the table and hollered for tripe and lemonade and corned beef! No wonder the party broke up at 10 o’clock and rushed the gate Off its hinges in the mad desire to get away! Yesterday morning Col. de Verde was taken to Wyoming under arrest. We have known for a year that he was “wanted” there. When the Colonel conspired with his wife to pour icewater down our social spinal column, we felt it our duty off a brief telegram giving his location. We are not a revengeful man, but we have a policy to carry out. We have provided ourself with a swallowtailed coat, white vest, biled shirt, and other adjuncts. We have read up our- etiquette. We know when the celery should be removed and the fried eggs brought in. We know when the salad should be gently retired and the ice cream quietly substituted. An attempt to snub ua may justly be considered a blow at society, and will be certain to result in disaster to the snubber..

(Sketched from life by Harry Furnisa, Now York World.)

QUEEN VICTORIA.