Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-04-12
Shifting the Responsibility.
4 HARD SHELL STORY.


While attending Court recently in the adjoining
county of Randolph, friend who is as fond Of
Joking as he is of brandy tod and who relates
them almost as humorously - His Honor, "
gave Us the following, vouching for the substan-
tial, sublunar existence of the parties and their
present residence in the county aforesaid
Brethren Crump and Noel pere both members
of the Primitive Baptist Church, and both clever
honest men who paid their taxes and debts as the
same occurred with a regularity at once Christian
and commendable. If, when settling day came
round, Brother Noel was short Brother Crump
was sure to be in funds; and on the other hand it
almost seemed providential how, if Brother Crump
fell behind Brother Noel always had surplus
Thus borrowing from and lending to each other,
worshping at the same church, AND living only a
mile apart, an intimacy gradually ripeRed between
them, 50 at last they did not hesitate to speak in
the freest and most familiar to each other,
even in regard to their respective foibes
I Now, it came to@psss, that Brother GFump, du-
ring the lveliest period of the cotton season. drove
into Wetumpka and disposed of his crap of ten
bales, at the very fair price of 2 cents per pound
1t was more than he expected, and as the world
was easy with him, he determined to inve. poi-
ton of the proceeds of the sale of his cotton, in
barrel of western whskey; paying therefore at
the rate of precisely two pounds of middling cot
ton, for one gallon of ''ditto' whiskey.
OF course it was "norated in the settlement -
that old man Crump had bought whole barrel,
and after few weeks people began to observe
that his nose grew redder and his eye more most.
The idea that Brother Crump was drinking too
much'' diffused in the neghborhood, until,
might say, it became epidemieal. People talked
and talked-more especially ''what few of other
denominations of the christians dwelt thereabouts.
Brother Noel was ''sore troubled at the sean
del which circulated about his brother and friend,
and especially regretted the injury it brought to
the 's'cety'' at Sharon. So one morning he
stepped over to Brother Crump's and found the
old man in a half-doze in his little poarch.
won't you take dram - asked Brother
Crump as soon as he was aware of the presence of
his neighbor.
''Why, yes, I'm not agin dram when body
wants it.
Brother Crump got his bottle, and the friends
took dram apiece.
Don't you think, brother Noel" said Crump,
'that sperits is bessin'. y
Yes p replied Noel, spirits is blessin', but
accordin' to my notion lis blessin' that some of
us abuses
We'll now, brother Noel, uho do you think
abuses the blessin' p
We'll, its hard to say-but people talk-don't
YOU think yoa drink too much. Brother Crump"
Its hard to say---its hard to say, returned c.
Sometimes I've thought l ,gas a drinkn too much
then again I'd think may be not. What is man?
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saith, that shall be done! So / left it the Lord
to say whether | was goin' too fur in sPerits.-
put the whole 'SponSi6iay han prayed to
him. eff was drinkin too much to tcke array my
appetite for sperits.'
Here Brother Noel groaned piously, and asked
What then, Brother Crump?'
And, replied Crump-I'ye prayed that pray
er three times, and HE HAINT DONE 1T So I'm
clear of the 'sponsibility any way.
The Lords will be done !! ejaculated Noel, and
after taking another dram, he went home, think
ing all the way, how cleyerly Brother Crump had
shifted tie responsi6Ray-C ChGm6ers Tribune,
i4IGHLY IMPORTANT FACTS. = Here are facts
! which concern the South:
sP. Riley, ESQ., assistant or principal deputy
| Marshal in Boston, has testified upon oath that
it was the predetermined purpose of the mayor
and city marshal of Boston, not to do their du:y
in keeping the peace during the recent mob !;
and he further upon oath, that in TIE Crafts
case the city marshal chad orders no: to interfere
in the matter"
"Mr. Riley swore furthermore, that il al
most impossible to detan slave, as the laws of
Massachusetts, positively forbade the of TIE
State or county prisons for the purpose of contn-
/ ing fugitive slaves.
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A passing traveller in the backwoods met settler,
near house, and enqured
i ssWhose house % Mogg's.n 'sOf what built p
j +" Logs" "Any neighbors - Frogs Whats tn,
Il soil % "Bogs' ssThe climate - "Fogs.'' .'Your d.
ct :" "Hogs-" GLOW doyou catch them = Dogs"
A line of telegraph is projected between lnass-
land and Irclan1