Word: pitchforkness
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When Mr. Tasker went to his worship in the darkness of dawn, he flung his stunted daughters from their beds to serve as acolytes, If the ceremonies were bungled, Mr. Tasker booted the acolytes or smashed their faces with a pitchfork. On feast days, the gods were offered the carcasses of horses or cows. The blood thirst that the gods thus developed happened to save Mr. Tasker the embarrassment and expense of burying his father when he, a drunken tramp, was throttled in the pig-yard one night by Mr. Tasker's watchdog. It was at moments of this sort...
...aside admiral's hats for this occasion and wear stocking caps. Report goes that the President will appear in simple semi-formal dress of close-fitting black tights, safely suspended by white silk suspenders. He will ride in the procession seated comfortably on top of a have wagon with pitchfork in one hand and brown derby in the other. In short, everything is to be as simple as possible...