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Letter to Editor
March 11, 1883
The Cheyenne Daily Leader
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
What is this article about?
Humorous letter from James Empty to the Cheyenne Leader, joking about trusting Wiggins' flood prediction by securing a spot on a telephone pole at Nagle's corner, unlike ancestors who ignored Noah and drowned.
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Wiggin's Flood
To the Cheyenne Leader,
I do not want to trust in Wiggins but I fear not to. When Noah foretold the flood my ancestors sneered at him and "hadn't sense enough to get out of the rain;" consequently every one of them was drowned and got very wet. In the disaster which now, like a drawn sword, impends over our heads, I have arranged with the telephone company for a place on the big pole at Nagle's corner, thus insuring ancestors to my posterity.
Yours,
JAMES EMPTY.
Cheyenne, March 10.
To the Cheyenne Leader,
I do not want to trust in Wiggins but I fear not to. When Noah foretold the flood my ancestors sneered at him and "hadn't sense enough to get out of the rain;" consequently every one of them was drowned and got very wet. In the disaster which now, like a drawn sword, impends over our heads, I have arranged with the telephone company for a place on the big pole at Nagle's corner, thus insuring ancestors to my posterity.
Yours,
JAMES EMPTY.
Cheyenne, March 10.
What sub-type of article is it?
Comedic
Satirical
What themes does it cover?
Science Nature
What keywords are associated?
Wiggins Flood
Noah Flood
Disaster Prediction
Cheyenne
Telephone Pole
What entities or persons were involved?
James Empty
The Cheyenne Leader
Letter to Editor Details
Author
James Empty
Recipient
The Cheyenne Leader
Main Argument
the writer humorously decides to trust wiggins' flood prediction to avoid disaster, unlike ancestors who ignored noah's warning.
Notable Details
References Noah's Flood
Arranged Spot On Telephone Pole At Nagle's Corner