Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-09-21
REPUBLICAN.
tack. This was not so easy, for Toms last
nIpper was beginning to make itself felt.

tdch. LUIS was nor SO easy, Tor ION last
nipper was beginning to make itself felt.
Il must jump over the fence and wiring
their necks, said Tom, !" that's ALL"
Things we're strangely Qbfuscated. He
was not clear about the fence He could
not exactly make out which side he was !;
but he jumped over and entered the hen
house. In a few moments there was ter
rible convulslon; but the deed commenced
was soon completed, and a dozen hens,
more or less, lay dead upon the ground in
front Of the hencry.
Tom was satisfied. Them hens were at
rest now. They could not follow a bad
example any longer. 1t was pity that
Warren himself could not be as easily
disposed Of
But the hero of this exploit was too
drunk to get into the house alone. and
fnlly his wife heard HIM and assisted him
to bed --.- ----
The next morning when Tom got up he
FASTENED out to see the fun, for Warren
would certainly make sport for him The
temperance man was standing by the hen
house when he went out.
Begins to see his folly. no doubt"
thought Tom Brings him to his senses
very likely. Makes him mind his own
business. Of course I didn't wiring their
necks. Must be foxes around here, only
reckon they would know enough to carry
off their game" ..rzr.s@.ates =.
What IS the matter, Mr.. Warren" he
continued, fancying his neighbor looked
down in the mouth.
: Matter ? Nothing What ,ails all
your hens p ! I f-Ll-. ~ -
my hens ~
They seem to be all dead
Thunder! So they are
Tom Pluckins felt cheaper than cold
potato. What blunder That must
have been dreadful BAD rum he drank the
night before @ f @ =
6 What ails them?" asked Warren.
Don't know" 500 r.. ~ sls--
& Mine seem as bright as ever What
did you give them to eat. Esa-l.Ll ts
g guess they got poisoned"
Tom sneaked into the house. He hated
Warren worse than ever, as though he was
responsible for his blunder- I
The publicity which Torn had given his
intention of destroying the hens unraveled
a mysterious death Of them hens though
Tom has never ceased to declare that it
was the quantity, not the quality. of the
rum which did tie mischief The poor
fellow had no peace even among the tip
piers, and was compelled to cut them in
SELF defence, which induced him TO become
temperance man, although he never
would sign the pledge
: The Methodists throughout the coun-
try are deeply stirred by the accounts of
the hanging Of Rev. Mr.. Bewley, in Texas
on suspicion that he agreed with John
Wesley in regard to the peculiar institu-
ton. The Albany Evening journal says
the deceased attended the General Confer
ence at Buffalo last May:
Mr. Bewley represented the Arkansas
Conference, and was recognized as peace
ful, simple and devoted evangelist. His
views of slavery were of the mildest char
aeter, and he would be deemed the last man
to thrust his views ofensively-mild and
conservative though they were-upon any
community On his removal to Texas
few months since, he carried with him tes-
tilnonials Of his humility and devotion to
his work, But he was a Methodist =
That, in Texas is deemed the equivalent
of abolitionism and the devoted minister
Of Christ, guilty of no crime, and on the
merest suspicion that he cherished often
sive opinions, was hung up like a muir
derer,
Sam Slick says: Yes, yes, nature
balallees all things admirably, and has put
the sexes and every individual of each on
par. Them that have more than their
share of one thing commonly have less of
another. Wheresthere is great strength
there amt apt to be much gumption. A
handsome man in a general way amt much
Of man. A beautiful bird seldom sings.
Themathat have genius have mos common
sense. A fellow with one idea grows rich
while he who calls him fool dies poor.
The world is like baked meat pie the
upper crust is rich, dry, and puffy the
lower crust is heavy, doughty and under
done the middle is not bad generally:
but the smallest part of all is that which
favors the whole.