Some were inclined to regard the article as an infernal machine introduced by some modern Guy Fawkes, while others leaned to the view that it was a new kind of banana developed by the Agricultural Department.

After a while Bradley turned up and explained, and he spent the winter there trying to force his sausage on his beloved country.

At the very end of the session a bill was smuggled through, ordering the commissary department of the army to appoint a commission to investigate Bradley's sausage, and to report to the Secretary of War.
When the commission was organized, it came on with Bradley to his home on his farm to examine his method.

As the party approached the house a terrific smell greeted them, and upon entering the front door it became nearly unendurable.

Mrs.Bradley said she thought there must be something dead under the washboard.