Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-04
THE GAZETTE.
FRIDAY MOR:lNG, JUNE a, 1898
ICOxxUNIcATED.
"THAR'S NO PLACE LIKE HUM.


AIec,ur delivered by Timothy snubbs, esq., oe
lore the Bull Frog Debatin so'iey' r hi,
Fp,r>ns AID FILLER CITIZENS: oe'1
.oi;.;,.6 hv a kermittee vi yer society
,o..n,ho h;o Debstin society Nv whlen nope
go many an | rather calkiiate all OF ye
or mem bers Of the same, 70 deiiv-
ns iectnr to We, feel myself hiShiy onared,
"a hone We will not lie dlsapinted 10 the tol
I'm lsc,.r. have selected for my sutJick
tba folIowin "Thars DO place like Hum.
WoiI in the fust place, will tell ye an anerk-
5os, xbipb l calkilate will plesse ye; It war
this. woost. not very long ago l war mem
har of a bic Dsbstin society like this here In
Collage and vus sppiuted oy the President OF
the same to deliver lectur' an cnusea 'n'S
here very same subjek, an after maxim q
few preliminary remarks, announced my
sub;ick as folders, Thar's no place like hum,
vhsn all on a sudden some analogous rascal
sune out, Wall, why did you leave the poor
honsen Wall friends i rather calkiiaie
felt sumtbin like Pete SDaliwood did when
b;s Angelina told him she liked him; that war
like lizards runnin up his back an be war
irwin TO iuup out his skin, but dident feel
quite 30 good; wall dident meow old boss,
but dident mind it much, but looked dag
arous at him and sed, it that wur any gen
tlsman be wouldent make SIGH speach or ct
be would he'd get right up an polurgise like
man, but he dident do neither; 80 | rather
oalkilate | made him feel small. But friends
We mus, pardon this here dispersion and I'll
proceed to my lectur for jest csikilated it
mouebt be the meens Of preveutin sum of ye
here present from doin the same. Wall my
,in =, 81,
hearts blow Tor the Millrace 80 doz blow for
hum. am far away from that ar blessid
place | am going on through this here op-
friendly ~urld. by myself (for l haven't got
no wife or children, and I'm bound to 60
right s,rate through. and when l do get
through j kisf say like the poet "Thar's no
place like hum" My friends rather calki-
late We all feels jist alike. mean when we
ar fur away from hum, fur eff We hav any
feelings Of graturtude and love Tor our pa
rents We will say like the other poet "rhar's
whsr the old folks stay" An my friends ef
we travil all over this here land of ours or
any BODY else's we will hear people weeping
an cryip an holerin and working all day an
then when night comes sayiD "Thar's no
place like hum" My friends ef ye will look
up 10 the clear blu sky an see wild duck
when he gifts away from the rest Nv the flock
an cant get back agin. ys feels sad an says to
yersslfs, "Thars no place like hum" for its
30, its gospel truth. an thars no denyin Nv it.
My friends, ye all see my utter ability to
trset sick subjiek as this here, but most
confidently oslkilate that haven't dun no
harm an hope ye may oalkiIate so too, an
neouw must close with few words. 4 hope
We hav been edit lie by my lectur and trust
bsv planted in yer minds that most butiful
subjick, "Thars no place like hum" 1e
must xcuse ny delaying you SO long an | hope
next time to lectur upon sam other sutjick
than this here one bav jist lectured on, that
is "Thars no place like hum" That subjick
is 80 full of interest that CRATE deal more
mougbt be sed but l don't want to weary your
psshunoe. so i must say 10 conclusion that |
rather cslkilste "Tbsrs no place like hum"