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about a stun's throw from Solomon, and Zekiel give it as his opinion
that the coll sheered at a white cat which was onto the fence. And I
think Zekiel was right. The colt seed the cat onto the fencc, and all
to once the colt he squatted, anti Solomon he fell oiT inter the mud.
I think this ought, lo he a ’warnin’ to all people who ride too fast, for
if Solomon had nr;>t been ridinJ too fast, the colt he would net have
squatted, and Solomon he would not have fell off inter the mud.
(Slalmde wipe. s his face with a large cotton handkerchief and resumes his
seat')
P r e s i d e n t ,— The Secretary will perceed with the eallin of the roll.
Secretary (calls).-— Ann Eliza Sliuikms, Jane Jones, jeruslia
Brown.— [fernsha Brawn doesn't answer to her name, Ann Eliza
Slim kins rises.)
A nn E l i z a S l i m k i n s .— Mr. President, 1 can tell you why Jernsha
Brown is absent at the present calling of the rol’ .
P r e s i d e n t .-— A n n Eiiza, perceed.
A nn E l i z a ,— Jerusha had writ out her essay onto :,'Tlie Alligator,”
and intended to be here to read it for the ederfecation of the assembled
populace, but— really I don’t like to tell,
P r e sid e n t.— Mr. Secretary will perceed with the eallin of ;he roll.
Secretary' (calls),— John Brown, Michael Watson, President Burns,
Peleg Swipes. Mr. President, the roll is called.
President,— Jim Logan, stop a pullin’ Sal Brown's curb, B&ys,
quit yer laffin’. Tile first performance will be an read by
Betsey Scruggins, the Fly town poetess.
(Betsey rises in her place and reads):

THE MOON,
The moon it is a great big world,
And hangs up in the skyf
And giveth light on inoonl ight nights
To the worlds a-passing by.

It also giveth light to chaps
W ien out upon a spark ; ,