A Question of Direction
“Do you mean to tell me,” gasped the gentleman from Boston, “that this man you speak of was shot and killed at a meeting of your debating society, and by the officer himself, during the discussion of a question, simply because he arose and made a motion that was considered out of order?”
“He certainly was, sure,” said the colonel. “This is simply awful,” said the traveler. “I must make a note of this occurrence so that the people of my State can be of the dreadful lawlessness that prevails in this section—a man shot down and killed at a social and educational meeting for the of an parliamentary error! It is awful to .”
“That’s whatever,” said the colonel reflectively. “It is for a fact. But you might state, in order to do justice to our community and town, which is, as it were, the Athens of Texas, that the motion made by the deceased was in the direction of his hip pocket. Shall we all liquor?”