Show REFORM I Ame Arne Hillyer Y err Our Talented Lore Lorye Y r rI I Tried to Reform Bingville Thus Get a but Ame Arne Made Mae a Awful Fizzle For several years p past st Amos Hillyer our talented legal light J J. J of the P. P notary and municipal 1 counsel of Bingville has had an am- am t to go to the Legislature Ame Arne believes that he was cut out to be a a. a great politician but Hen Weathersby prop of our general store says he lates when Ame Arne was cut out to be a politician the shears must of slipped and made him a misfit Ame Arne has allus ilIus had a idee that if he could go to the Legislature he could frame up better laws than have ever er been framed up by them as have been elected in the past and for this reason he has looked forward to the time when the people would call him forth to be a candidate but he has looked forward in vain If the voters of this congress congressional onal district have called Ame Arne Hillyer to become a legislator the they have spoke in sich Bich a soft voice that Ame Arne hasn't heared it For this reason he has become kind of dis dis- as you o might saY sayf and has I almost almot give up hope of ever being called to office and so he decided to bring into popular notice by another method Last week Ame Arne called on us and had hada a talk He told us that he the and had been thinking matter over 0 had come to the conclusion that if he lie was to ever be a politician he would have to do something to get a He said that his as town attorney of Bingville was a of authority and he hc if he lie would start in as a reformer and give this town tow a tho thorough ough cleaning tip up and purge it of the evil which exists in our midst and reform it of vice uce that he would be the most talked of character charac charac- ter in this neck of the woods and that it would not then be an any trouble to become elected to an any office which he might desire Ame wanted to know what our advice was he hc was to start in and cleanse Bingville ilIe of its pollution hion We Ve said that there was a good many worse orse towns than Bingville and if he went on trying tring to improve it ithe ithe ithe he would like as not make unpopular un un- popular and despised When Ame rime found that our advice wasn't the kind of advice advice advice ad ad- vice he wanted he left the office pretty hot under the collar saying that he wouldn't be to by us or an any any- buddy Luddy else but would do his duty as ashe ashe ashe he seen een it Last Monday morning Ame started out on his crus crusade de of reform in Bing fling ville yule The first thing he done was to hunt up lip Seth Dewberry our lion hearted hearted heart heart- ed town constable Ame told Seth that he lie wanted him to perform his duties as constable a mite more iou l hereafter or he would have him appe for malformation of dut duty Seth wanted to know what business it was of Attics Attic's whether he performed his sworn duty or not Ame said it was his duty as district attorney of Bingville Bing- Bing yule ville to see that the law was in forced and he proposed to do so regardless of fear or favor fa Seth then thell told Ame Arne to togo togo togo go and ch chase se or wor words s to that Next Aine lne went Vent to Hen Weathersby's store and served notice on Hen that hereafter all gambling in Hens Hen's store must cease in the evening such as playing playing playing play play- for ing old sledge or seven up matches matches' or a seegar Arne Ame sai said it was corrupting the morals of Bingville and must be put a stop lOp to Hen was a good cal surprised being as heretofore Ante Ame has bas been the best old sledge player in Bingville Hen begin to question Ames Ame's s sanity and just dust to humor him told him that hed he'd think it over Arne Ame went from Hens Hen's store to Doc Livermore's office and told Doc right to his face that if he lie ever eyer heard of him indulging in any an malpractice ce he would jerk him before the thc grand jury at the theCo Co seat scat Doc invited Ame to apologize and leave the office at once less he lie desired to be kicked out Doc said such talk was a insult to him and hed he'd have satisfaction satisfaction tion if he had to go to law taw for it From Docs Doc's Ame Arne went to Bill Bm Hepburn's Hep Hep- Hepburn's burns burn's blacksmith shop where Bill Bm wasat wasat was wasat at work sho shoeing ing a horse for Snide Parker Arne Ame told Bill that if he ever again heard of him coming home from the Co seat intoxicated as he has done regular every Saturday eg in the past he w would uld have him liim jerked perked up for drunkenness and disorderly conduct and put into the lo lockup kup Bill looked at Ame Arne a minute and asked him hint to repeat what he said so as ashe ashe ashe he would be sure he understood him Ame Arne repeated it Bill then grabbed Ame by the scruff of of the neck with one hand and by the seat of the pants with the other and him oaten the blacksmith shop into a which was standing outside Ame Arne come comedown down with his back a wheel and then fell to the ground where he laid gasping for breath being as the wind was completely knocked him When he got his breath back Bill was standing over him and requested him to apologize or he would kick the pants offen him Snide P Parker raker said Ames Ame's apology was the most humble numble and beautiful beautiful beautiful beau beau- thing he ever listened to After he had apologized several times Bill permitted permitted permitted per per- Ame Arne to go home and since then we haven't heard much about the crusade cru sade Bade against vice b by Ame Arne in in Bingville ille and from all appearances we it has fell through |