Show KILLING A TOWN two barj hearted men refuse to save bare its il 11 honor canor I 1 well nell remember the beginning of tho the end at strawberry hill turkey bend had been trying hard for a year tear to get the start of us but we held her level E each ach town had a graveyard with the same number of mounds in it each town had a doctor a postoffice post office and a lawyer turkey lend bend had a case of cholera and strawberry hill got even by a cloudburst turkey bend hod had an overflow and strawberry hill met her with an avalanche we were rather gaining on the benders when a delegation came up from that boyku town one afternoon and lovit 11 NA L I 1 jf 1 l bif tall HILL tv ILL YOU cosent T TO ill cl ed us to turn out and conic come town down next day en masse to witness it ft banging that was something we never neer had had and the spokesman ebman or of the delegation added insult to injury when be raid tho the t lime ime may possibly conic come at strawberry hill when you will want to hang bang a critter and this will be a good opportunity tor for you yon to see flow bow its ita done and post your selves turkey bend extends the right hand of fellowship and offers you front beats and a fraternal welcome when the delegation lad gone we real iced that something bom ething must be done alone to save our reputation in this hour of peril we ire looked to idie walking and after afler deflect ing on the matter tha judge said weve got to or slide back into barbarism if they are going to lian hall ozie one man mail we locut hang li two have hac we any ipaty patriots patriota pat riota li at Strawberry hill gentlemen th athars jim williams and hank flank phill ll billips afis I 1 they ate poor miserable who orter b be glad to lie die tor for the honor of this town I 1 somebody git eta cm out A messenger was dispatched for or the two I 1 men referred to and when they had bad put in an all judge jud and inquired now then hen will you conent to be if hung to git alcad 0 of csc il if wu let ill III we wee e got em if you ont it t a tile dulla blow ot of this town neither of the llie two men would consent tho the judge held it up lip to them that they were miserable apologies for human being as they stood but would rank with geo geogre ra it if they would content to be hung bung but they were obstinate about it lie ha could say or the rest ofus of us could add would change their decision kven hen the judge drew it a picture of 0 stra strawberry w aill 11 ill HS as it desolate and abandoned town and wept over it ic their eyes cres never moistened when he be realized that all further efforts would be futile lie said gentlemen its ita no use and we must face the inevitable when patriotism dici out of 0 a town that town in i bound to slide back into barbarism arom this linit we begin to slide down DOTU at the head bend to they will scoop us hisa high and dry and its the beg ding of theand nd miserable citters as jim williams williama and hank phillips Philllp a kin flatly refuse the glory which awaits them Is ii moren I 1 kin figger out but they do refuse aud and that ends it farewell paren ell old strawberry nil patriotism could hev bev saved you yon but we faint got no patriots patriot sill they hung their man nt at turkey bend next lay day according to pro proem gramme ame mme with i ith a sale of town lots lota at auction immediately following and inside of six months strawberry hill an inhabit inhabitant amt left |