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About Crawfordville democrat. (Crawfordville, Ga.) 1881-1893 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 9, 1892)
T. W. Nealon, Prop, J. M. Nealon. Editor. VOL. XVI. IN JOINT DEBATE. The Incomparable “Private” Meets the “Jag Hunter." AXU COMES OFF TRIUMPHANT, Watson Makes a Poor Effort Whilo Black is Matchless. Watson Jumps Upon the Table and is Quite Theatrical. Black is Dignified and Comes off as Winner. Last Saturday was a day the like of which was never before seen in Craw fordville. The champions of the two great political parties of the state were here to meet in the arena of debate, and their followers were on hand to applaud them and to inspire them to greater efforts. Friday’s trains brought in a portion of the visitors, and Friday night the hotel was full; but Saturday brought the crowd. Early m the morning they began eoming to town. They came on mules, horses, in buggies, carriages and wagons, and they came from all j directions. Delegations were here 1 , from Barnett, Sharon, Raytown, Flu kers, Lyueville, Moonshine and from I , every place within a radius of twenty miles. “Sandy Cross sent a covered wagon containing a dozen. It was cov¬ ered with streamers, bearing the words rrp E. Watson,” Sandy Cross Peo¬ ple’s Party Club,” “In God we Trust,” | etc. Its appearance created much • ' 'ONTO"THE JOINT DEBATE. enthusiasm among the third U'ty men, and was the source of We ment to the democrats. Before nine o’clock the streets were dark with the people, and when the fast train emptied its load of passen¬ gers it looked as if our town had sud¬ denly become converted into a bust¬ ling city. Every now and then a wild yell would be given,’and cries of “Hur¬ rah for Black” and “Hurrah for Wat¬ son” were to be heard at all times. Mr. Black arrived early. He had spent the night before at Snaron and was driven from there in a carriage. Mr. Watson came up on the fast train and was driven at once to the speakers stand in the Liberty Hall lot. Ilis ar¬ rival created much enthusiasm among his followers, but when Major Black stepped upon the stand aud shook hands with Mr. Watson it seemed as if that vast audience would go wild. The cheering was loud and prolonged. Mr. Horace M. Holden acted as time keeper and introduced the speakers, He had some trouble in securing at tention and when he could be heard J»e introduced Mr. Watson, who began his speech by reading from Saturday's Augusta Chronicle, which referred to him by stating that Mr. t Watson “is ever confronted by the eonciousness that he stands before his fellow-citi zens a political pariah and a social Ishruaelite; then Mr. Watson’s con¬ science will behia enemy and scourge to-dnj ' the saves all things, and ail things saved will bless hinn” While Mr. Watson be ch ! may as tened bv the reflection that—“Who ! lets his country die, lets all things die, and all things dying curse him.” i r a j ( ( j | » » these jn m PI ,j* . -■* ' ' _2 "' Ififl 6 ^ ^ %Jf I j,; : : - e >?*•>:-. Mf ami - / Xi _ (H ,:- • fl i I - . . - % who wrote to Air. Crittenden that the time had come for the formation of a new party. It is characteristic of clem cm tic imbecility to quote a man against me who was nevermore a dem¬ ocrat than I am; who never cared for caucusses, and who changed his party three times to my once. “In this campaign who re-do I stand as to principle? No man has been de¬ nounced so bitterly as I. I have nev¬ er been false to a trust. I went to' the legislature and was never disgraced there. I was an elector at large in 1838 and preached the doctrine of tar¬ iff reform. I condemned Sir. Cleveland’s financial policy. I de¬ nounced him and condemned him for putting money in national banks. “What else? I ran for congress as a democrat. While I ran in the demo¬ cratic ranks, I ran on the Ocala plat¬ form.” Just here a large number of demo¬ crats from Augusta (who had arrived on the excursion train) marched into the grounds. They were preceded by a brass band, and were met with cheers. They gave a great cheer for Black, and Sir. Watson was forced to keep silent for several minutes. The democrats bore a banner upon which were painted the pictures of Alexander Stephens and J. C. C. Black. Above the pictures were the words, “Tree Democrats.” Below Mr. Stephens’ picture were the words, “The Com¬ moner.” Below Alajor Black’s were ihe words, “The Private.” At this point the crowd cheered wildly. Sir. Watson then spoke in eloquent terms of praise of Sir. Stephens, and said: “If there is any place I feel perfect¬ ly at home it is Liberty Hail. If there is the image of any statesman in whose * )reseuce 1 feel i U8tified in s P eakiu S thc truth it is the image of Aleck Steph cns. In 1878 Mr. Stephens wrote his letter in which he stated that he was a candidate for congress and would he electe 1 regardless of the Augusta thim¬ ble riggers and tricksters. The first speech I ever made was in that church, when I, a mere stripling, told you McDuffie county would stand shoulder to shoulder with you in meeting the people w»'o were trybi g to disg race l oaT” 5 W!!!® 9 MUesjium. (Applause.) “Let no mail think he discourages ' by showing the picture of that me me grand old independent. When the ! | pies, whig he parly did proved not hesitate false to to fall its out princi- of its ranks. His picture strengthens my ami and inspires my soul. “You can't kill me standing, you can’t kill me sitting. When God Al¬ mighty calls me, then will I lapse into silence, hut as long as he has work for me to do he will give me the strength to do it. A riCTUItE OK MR. WATSON SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THIS SPACE, BUT WE DON’T KNOW “WHERE IT IS AT.” “You democrats promised us if we stood by the party we would have re¬ lief in it. But they never intended to do it. They intended to deceive you; you ail know that. We then took the Ocala platform and stood by it. If I am a traitor all of you who left the party are traitors;—(Applause and cries of “Bight.”)—and you can’t indict a whole people. Jf “Now let us,»!udc to personal mat ters. “Life is very sweet to me, and the smile of my wife and children is as touching to my heart as any, man’s, but when the time comes that I can’t en Joy my good name as well as my life, I am reaily to be put under six feet of earth. * “Now a word. I ask my friend Ma¬ jor Black—he is my friend. I ask him if I ever uttered a word of bitterness against him or gave him personaf alnlee. (Major Black nodded.) He says no. If I hud, I would have apologized. He is a leader I would have been proud to | | follow, and I never made light 0 f his character. Now as to myself, he has said nothing.” Mr. Watson denied tiiat he used the disgusting words attributed to himgmd the reporter admitted that he might have been mistaken. He also said that although he did not deny that a negro insulted Mrs. Rob¬ erts in the hotel at Sparta he did not hear of it until he left tiiat place. She did not order him out of the hotel. “Why do support Clev ~ we not now jand? It is because we have better than a ehoice between Harrison and Cleveland.” (At this point some one something about Harrison. Wat at once, and jumping upon !i-- “Fellow-Citizens—Before I proceed with what I propose to say to you to¬ day I will answer the questions which were put to me by Sir. Watson. First he asks, ‘Do you admit suffering among the people resulting from vi¬ cious legislation?’ I do admit it, hut I dare to stand hero in the face of thou¬ sands and say that I believe that that suffering is xeaggerated. (Applaues and tumult.) “I appeal to you for quiet on both sides. The only time I called Mr. Watson’s name before he returned from Washington was in Greene coun¬ ty, I told my friends wlien he came to give him a respectful hearing. (Cries of “You said it;I was ‘thar’ and heard you.”) I know of no reason why we should not hear him or fear to hear him. No man ought to be condemned unheard. A public man is entitled to a thorough examination on public questions. With his private character we have no concern.” flftra Here the tumult began to drown the speaker’s voice when another appeal was male by the timer lor order in be¬ half of both sides. Some fellow cried out: “Boys, he getting skeeied.” “I hay eseenas many men as this many a tlm e with guns in their hands and I was not scared,” came the prompt return,followed by mildapplause. “The second question propounded was, if it is admit ted that the suffering now prevalent is due to vicious iegisla tion, specify the legislation from which that suffering results. I specify that the pnncipal , legislation , . , from „ which , , that , suffering resultts us an intquitous tariff, ( (Jries of “Right!” “Bight!” and ap plause.) And who is the grand expo neat of opposition to the tariff hut Gro ver Cleveland? (Applause.) Which one of the political platforms lias spoken most earnestly and pronoucedly against the tariff? (Cries of Democratic!”) The people’s party platform deals very gingerly with the tariff. But how does your party want to raise money? Get the machine to work and stamp it. And if that plan was carried out you would have money until it was as plentiful as the autumn leaves, and just about as worthless. “There is no class of population which Is more interested in a sound cur- j rency than the fanners. Your plat \ form only asks for ISO per f®ad yet J your scheme to purchase the railroads -- ‘‘Devoted to ‘ i rally.” CRAVVFORDVILLE, GEORGIA; V W ; ER 9. 1892. your teeth. There are some words and insults that require the knife promptly and effectively. Where there is a man who says my position leads to¬ wards Harrison he is a reckless and in¬ famous liar. “I have stood this abuse as long as I am going to. My friends have stood it as long as they are going to. We have been called the rag-tag and bob-tail long enough. Here, where I am ex¬ posed to every man who chooses to make me liis target, I, who have been denounced as a trator, a Judas Iscariot —I say the man who says I have be¬ trayed anybody is a wilful and deliber¬ ate liar.” v Jumping down from the table ‘ he proceeded with his speech in a more dignified manner, lie refused to sup¬ port Cleveland because Cleveland op¬ posed free silver and the income tax bill. lie supported Weaver because he favored these measures. Referring to the charges made by the democrats, he would not notice them until Major Black had repeated them. At this point, the platform, which held about forty or fifty persons fell No one was injured, and Mr. Watson jumped upon a table and continued with his speech. He said: “I repeat all my state meats in all my speeches. Iam advo eating all the policies I have always advocuted. “I desire to put three questions to Major Black. “ 1 . Do you admit unusual suffering among the people resulting from vi cions legislation? “*• lf so > 8 l* ecif y lhe legislation from which that suffering results. “ 3 . What remedies do you propose? Mr. Watson then made a short talk on the money question. In conclusion he said: “if I succeed in this campaign who are the men that v'l curse me? The national bankers, who are robbing the whites and blacks, will call down curses on my head, the monopolists and su gar bounty kings. But if I succeed where will I be blessed? In the hum ble cabin of every farmer in Georgia. In every field of industry where the white and black labor, tTTis country pray for equal rights my name will be blessed. If we can enact the legislation our platform calls for it will mean prosper¬ ity to every home and fireside.” When Major Black arose to speak he was greeted with tremendous ap¬ plause. When he could be heard, Ma¬ Black said: “What a spectacle do you belio Id to day. A citizen asking you to vote for film aud a urging as a reason the fact that he is denouncing tli© party that put him in power. - My friend has challenged me to make certain charg¬ es and to introduce certain issues. 1 do not propose to be side-tracked in any such way, “In 1888 he was a Cleveland elector. He went over this state and asked the people of tide state to vote for Cleve¬ land, after Cleveland had done every official act for which he denounced him to-day, for since that time he has not been in power. He went to Sa¬ vannah ss the guest of the Young Men’s Democratic Club. He spoke on the tariff as the leading Issue of the day, aftd said that heretofore the dif¬ ference between the platform of the two gtt*t parties was very slight, and that a republican could get on the democratic platform without much danger of getting a splinter in his toe. Now, said he, we have a leader and an issue - What was that ifeue but the tariff and who was’ that leader but Cleveland? Mark ydu, this very same Grover Cleveland, for there never was but one in these United States. (Great applause.) “What more did be say? Here is tbe report of his speech • He says that he waa a man who had vetoed un worthy appropriations. He refers to Cleveland’s pension record, and lt was a glorious record for this great coun* try, which has never furnished a sub lirner example of courage than was shown in Cleveland’s veto of pension bills. (Applause and cries of “Hit him, major.”) “He stands here today and tells you that he reasserts every word ln his cSeland !„ ‘ .1,0* hi .ne-rh pension h a arraigns on record, rare d I 1 stand stand here nere todav toiayto to defend attend Tl trom l atiack that he can make against It, . and I do it by saccet'-tfully impeaching the witness. The democratic party | needs little defense at my hands or anybody eise’s. Its f record on national 1 fames than as it four stands today was and made I think up | more years ago, I would hesitate oef'-re I would come before the nonest people . of , the country and denounce as vile and unworthy wouw run 'per caplin whan ymn tsed the and all l„n? to aliens A nr ffai WATClJ THE CROWD. mtthematlakn a S not been'found in the land to tell tl b|vhftt.it would carry you. I, “What remet^ do you propose? I propose the true suoeratic remedy, to confine tho expei >' s of government to an honest, eoonl ’on a! administration and a tax to be k tied on the luxuries not the neeessitifj„£ Bla<fe jjf e (Applause. Here Mr. sUd^Jeh tls t^oraX- . 0 f the last l«tf Th/re ed of famiemaa|. reciuest*4K. lliwH e then solution cental m) „ JL. t remove V the ten ” per '{:■.] lmnk The legislature uiutVL cmra p OS( , ( i mainlv 0 f farmers, falcon renresented the vie wsofthe retgL this question ‘ asked for the Motion of tw „ ftt its very first puflL. the demo cmUc j J )a rtv ' wmanu demflnd ln lu 118 p]atfor n> “ An f the pe f |)lt; i. par ty leaders are opposed to it. » Ty distinguished friend .Watson, .. j., Aa ‘ it. ca]ls lhem wM cat th 0 f the farmers of ^ Veorsia Vj and thev not only pa88ed it Qn representatives to tL that U|e United states repealed th tw “ I have ausw«# wiiuf$ - V: these questions, an( j now 1 I intended to ga y before * ® Hirll. I ape . pear hefo/J UK known as ; ;v t ;! stranger. I ap, u with no explanations to di¬ S gentleman does me the courtes! to say that I have had no part in the slanders to which he has refern“.| He has known me long enough, acf’litnows mo well enough to know tha m would not buy a seat in congress a mlhe expense of to any one. p fmve nothing to say in reference to . m u except as to his public record ami he himself has introduced that in tide our first joint debate. To a discussion of that recor* I now Invite your calm impartial at¬ tention. It consists of copper and antimony in the proportion of about the i 00 to C It is prersired by adding dost ml ss^'hrarr^inK perattire. After tlio antimony is melted and intimately mixed with the copper, a little charcoal, mag nesium and ealcupur is added to tho crucible. This flux has the effect of fusing the disappearance of a por oub structure which the material would not lose without that, and of furnishing a very compact cast mot al. Tho latter can then be rolled, beaten, hammer hardened and sol dered like gold, and after l*etog pol ished it has tho aspect of genuine gold, whilo its solidity is much greater than that of the latter.-— Metallarbeiter. Mn.lcal In.trumenU ln Delft W.re. The other morning os I came down town, a certain window ou a well known corner arrested my at tention, and I stopped before it, as the phrase goes, struck all of a heap. Here was “Ta-ra ra boom-de-ay” with a venae ancfjl The real thing in that Delft ware which ouo never spes without a vision of poetic Holland rising like a dream out of the beautiful white blue. It seemed such a Joke that Gabriel’s in trump Tara’S and hall the harp should that bo once standing played j j there in perishable pottery, and that tlio big trumpet which was sounded by a king’s herald in medhnval days was actually “reproduced,” that I marveled whore the fin do siecle manufacturers would end, and what other novelties were yet in store for deep down purses. It would be difficult to find a piece of decoration for tiie modern music ro<jm more “fit" than these Delft j musical instruments, precisely as one I fancies thos'; quaint designs intended ! for ornament os well as usefulness in the same old fashioned Holland pottery.—Boston Herald. The Mali ftom Inking to Lm»», A dispatch must always be carried the best whole horses distance procured by one for man. him Tbe to J | are ride upon, and he never stops except to change horses, to the saddle of which he is tied. He is aecomismiod by two ooMtora, who or® changed at every station, on the arrival at ready ^ ^ X*** * VT™ ^ ^ The courier is untied from ** horse, givwi a raw cgg_ to eat, mounted and tied to afresh horse and proceeds on his excessively Joumoy. I was informed that this hard work provee fatal to many couriers. ~'^ 0 ^ noW8 ^ThR*®* Through China.” Charaderistleu of Hood’s Sarsaparilla: The largest sale, the most merit, the ereat est cure*. Try it, and realize its benefit. 1 of the public confidence the party I represented and was a part of. “Alliancemeu or third party men.” continued Major Black , “of whatever crime or iniquity the democratic party ,is raspousible for you arc a part of it, umv must bear your share of the blame, and my friend might make out every democratic leader a devil and every democratic follower an imp, but he would only he blackening his own political record and the political record of his associat ion, “lie closes tils Savannah speech with an eloquent peroration, lie predicts under Cleveland’s administration a uew era of political prosperity in this southern land of ours. He says that under Cteveland’s administration gross perity will lie in the way of the south, that she would go forth with a shout of victory upon her lips, and tie closed his career as an elector by say lug that it was a labor of Jove. 1 “Two years ago lie was nominated by the Ilarlem convention. He was nominated as a representative of the Ocala platform. Today ho does not stand on the Ocala platform. Tuke the Ocala platform and put lt side by side with tbe Omaha platform, and If you do noWtell me there is a difference. I will yield the oontest. Those who insisted upon the Ocala platform were only one wing of the democratic party. By what right, I ask him, by what bright did he turn uoon the other wing of the party, He said ln private and public he was as good a democrat ns anybody.” (A voice: “He’s a Jtffeis sonian dimocrat.”) “You say Jeffersonian democracy,” Maj. Black, “when you represent party utterly at war with every cons that Jefferson ever had of You were a Cleveland CONTIKUEI) ON SECOND I'AOK. a Cheap Hubatitutc for Oold. An alloy by the Menden works be substituted for gold not because of its color, but also by of certain properties that it It remains unalterable, any modification of its color, after having been exposed for long time tn air tvmtaintog ammo or add vapors. It can to and worked like gold, and has tiunnigtooleartpairiotoof S. w n tLVirrtX ^loyrtl in ,,luco of fho predons The whole grim story, equally dis to all concerned in it, got in St. Petersburg and made a impression upon Russian so A severe reprimand was ad to the officer whose cruel “ad caused th® deatli of a pub c , .?T° 'if 111 ' I ud*«'ity declined. a K> I , months later Oddly he enough, a was fired at ° cu ttliig <.'ajjer8 to tho ring by wxxmtrio Polish nobleman, whose 1 cloWn . bury ita«* to the sawdust at his feet, causing him eueh affright that from theoircus like onedo- : hk 0Xtnu ^ litl ^T ltw i uct th « diyerted ^plioO tiiat "having boeii by the clown’s feats, { f lt him »elf bound to fire a saluto , n honor.” Shortly aftei Wftl . tl thu m , ij)iont of this strange * j_ t»>« Formatiun «r Mincmi v«i»«. ITo processes by wliidi nature forms accumulations of silver are very interesting. It must be re¬ memhered that tho earth’s crust is full of water, which percolates overy where through the rocks, making so [prions of elements obtained from them. Thesechomical solutions take up small particles of tho precious metal which they find scattered hero and there. Sometimes tho solutions in question are hot, the water hnv ing got so far flown as to lie set a-bolling by tlio internal heat of tho globe. Tli Oil they ru.dl UpV.ard, picking up the bits of metal as they go. Nut urally heat assists tho performance 0 f this operation. Now and then tho streams thus formed, perpetually flowing hither and thither below ground, pass tlu-ough cracks or cavi ties to the rocks, where they deposit their loads of silver. This is kept up f or a great length of time, perhaps thousands of years, until ihe fissure or pocket is filled up. Crannies per nieaUng the stony mass in every di¬ ration may become filled with the metal U or occasionally a chamber , m , y Bt ored full of it os if a tnjnml hands were fetching hiding the treasure from uii sales ai.<l a way a future bonanza for some lucky prospector to discover to an¬ other ago.—Minerals. It, Patrick’* Purgatory. Mediaeval songs and legends, which are rich in all sorts of mythical and fantastical lore, locate the entrance toBt. Patrick’s famous “purgatory” on th® island of Lough Derg, Ireland, Tlio opening itself was through a oavo, vealed the to the existence saint by of Christ, which who was re- in formed tho good Pati-ick that any ono with tho moral courage to go down into the cavern would bo saved pangs of the real “purgatory" after death. Patrick built a mon¬ astery at the entrance of hit- earthly “purgatory" and secured the way to the pit by an iron and gate provided with chums locks of peculiar intricate workmanship. Lough ^ W spot on earth dnrma the Middle Age*. Thousand# runted “purgatory" island .v^y had the year, an.1 the of appearance populous city.—Bt. Louis Republic, - Soy m »— » ▲ country newspaper correspond bit of news* to hTUp^ | “Brooks is at last provkled with a nice hearse, and our citizens can now to conveyed to their graves in decent This is something that has long b een needed here." __ THE FATE OF A LEARNED PIG. A LlttH. I.c,-,ruing Proved to lip n Dan gnronu Thirir to Till* 1’orkor. About eleven years ago a famous ** at *b»o«t smperporano intolli geuvo was attached ft) Hi® fntporial circus at Bt. Pctenshurg, wiu'iC it basked in the sunshine of fashionable favor throughout two guy winter seasons. This sagacious creature, at once a ready reckoner, fortune toller and deft executioner of card tricks, was the property of oue Tanti, a uunous Itolum clown, who had brought it up from infancy and taught it all ita accomplishments. One night he and his pig were lmlden to a gathering of young oflicem, of the Ruslan Guard sup ping together al ter the iH>rforman.xj, and were called upon to repeat the programme of the evening of course on payment of a handsome fee. At the conclusion of tho sho\y one of the officers offered Tanti 1,000 rubles for his pig. Tlio clown declined to sell, pointing, out that the docile and clover animal constituted his chief source of iuco)ne, and that, more over, ho was far too fond of it to part from it. Uixin this the officere proceeded to tempt him Ly outbid dmg oue anotlier until they ran tho price up to 6,000 rubles. This nun, the equivalent of over £<(K), and tho reflection that he could probably train another pig to replaoo tlio one tlius exorbitantly value<l, finally induced Tanti to accept tho offer, little thinking to whut a dismal fate he thereby consigned hie pet. Next day the luckless animal was slaughtered by order of its purchaser and sent to tho clown’s lodging with tlio tnessage that “no doubt Signor Tanti would like to taste a jun ker had been so profitable to him Owns tbe Ilntilefleld Now. Sergeant George Monroe, of the' nj police department, whilo ruling on sheet car engaged in conversation! upon politics with a stranger, to tlio' course of which the sergeant an¬ nounced himself us a Harrison man. “And why?” asked the stranger “Because I fought under Harris *n,” wap tho reply. “Were you in the Atluuta cam¬ paign, Ezra and Church?" do you remember tbestran the but tie of asked ger with considerable earnestness. “I wuh and I do; the engagement of my regiment—the On® Hundred and Fourth Ohio Volunteer infantry —at that place is marked on the rafg inental ilag us 'Buttle of Utoy Creek.’ They are oue and tho same.” "Well, I own that battlefield now. My name is Ktono—Dr. Stone—and I dm glad to have met a man who had bullets fil ed at him on tho site of my residence, and by the way," said the doctor, “I have in my jiocket sotno of the minie balls which I recently unearthed near my house. Perhaps you would like one as a souvenir, tlero it is.” Tho sergeant took the proffered bullet, and if it were gold he w.hiM not Value it more.—Boston Tran¬ script _ Action of ou {Ticket* A singular fact with regard to au unauspectod property of cheese, which hats licen accidentally discov¬ ered, is interesting to thorn is ts aside from its hygienic bearings, It ap jssars Li that nickel plated ware, which deservedly in favor With house¬ keepers on account durability, its handsome uppenranoo and tho case with which it is cleaned, in at¬ tacked more energetically by chouse thun even by vinegar or lactic acid. All kinds of cheese are found to produce this effect to the same de¬ gree; even when dry any of them will eat into a nickel plated salver in less than twelve hours. Since or¬ dinary cheese shows a decidedly neutral reaction when treated with litmus pojHT, it was supposed that the trifling amount of Imldrianii -u <1 which it contains would be inzuffi* cient to account for the phename*v a. This assumption, however, turns out to be erroneous, fur, as thc result of direct experiment, it L- round that nickel is speedily corroded by baldri anie acid.—Pittsburg Dii^atch. .,,,, When ^ opr ning a bottle of wine the waiter p, JurH a little into your h ,, ^ whvi Is it to cleans© * Qt Lich off wit[j tljb 0 f tj lb first glass? No Away ^ f(;U(la] Htna. it waa a custom too. In those turn* it ued the'conteut' 5 ^ owu beakc-rwrouldpreve it 80 |f * saw his host drink without results it seemed safe to conclude that «» wtui 411 ««« and the repost might proceed.-Notes and Queries. _ '■*ii p - * PREPARED FOR _AN ACCWfetfR Puffftpug*rs on a Ferrylmitt rut on i. Pniervort an a l'recaottou. Any one could see that they v.-t “pa, ma and son," and that this « their first ferryboat trip. To wulkftd just ahead of me the steps iijw, first thii x h< was to#!, all over the queatidus of evtdWtto'iy/. rtBtt .' I insight, when ai scats on tho roar guard 1 - » f them. By that time wo way across the bay. “Lands! WHat ’cr sirt atr ■" vi 1 claimed ma. looking at tlm . water between us and Oak “Wouldn’t b i much fun If sot,” remarked tho son. “Gracious I 1 never tliougi.t 1 4. that,” exclaimed ma in a a*,.rt, ,| voice, “Ever hev accidents?” a. lu HP looking toward me “Not often," I .said, “and if* them should he they are always thrasA l pointed to the life preservers ' were They hanging above us. jr all three looked “What are they?” swked ma eu riously. I explained. Tho trio arose to get a nearer view. Pa took one of the life preservers down. “Well, now,” exclaimed ma, “how ou airth would ycr get into it?” Pa read tho printed directions posted on tlio outaide vei*y hlowly. “Lot’s jisttry heron," suggested; around mu eagerly. “Hero, son, you turn - • here." There was a feeble romonstranao * on tlios«m , 8 part., to- which not tho /ew *lighU>st attention ho was iwid. In a ’ ^ momenta was arrayed in u life preserver, to his parents' Intense * satisfaction. , “Jlst git down another one, pa ’’ said ma, “I’ll see if I can put it on.‘ After a gtxxl many struggles m 1 h> in doing so. “Now, pa*” Nothing complacently, “you try one,” loath pa oboyod, and soon stood proudly beside her. “ ’Bposo we jist keoji ’em on till wo This suggested ma. “No they agreed to do. siguifleantly. knowin what’ll happen,” pa And tliero they sat until tlio boat totally oblivious to every their own satisfaction so that they .Were prepaml tun tV” might lipi ncu *, r ve.H -New Orham. I-.V-yune .-.*1
