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New-York tribune., 1874-08-17
Mr.. MOULToN'S SILENCE.
He REJOINs GEN. BUTLER.

PORTLAND, Me-, Aug. 16.-Several newspaper
men attempted 10 converse with SIR houton during MS
stay here, but he reticeut upon all points In an
swer TO the question II he nieu led 10 reply to Beecher
statement he said: Il do not think that 1t would DC
right for to that question any more than Ior
lawyer friend TO reveal the condolences OF his client
or friend" Mr. Moulton left in the afternoon train yes
terday for Bay View. to spend Sunday with Gen.
Butler.
EXPLANATIONS FROM IT'S FRIENDS.
Mr.. Moult0n's friends are busy circulating
their explanation Of the charge OF blacRmail The S2o
they say paid by Mr. Boecher at his own desire and
on his notion for the school bills OF the girl In Mr.
Ton's house, 10 whom reference has been repeatedly
made in the evidence OF various witnesses and IN Mr.
Beechers statement. This girl. they say, overheard
Mrs Titon making The alleged confession to her hus
baud and witnessed some OF the violent scenes which
followed At the time when efforts were made to keep
the matter secret, she began to talk about it, Mr. Iou
ton heard OF her talk three quarters, went to
Mr. Beechcr and said to him. All our efforts at sup
pressing the scandal going to be foiled by this
girls ba1bling Mr.. Moultous friends state that Mr..
Beecher then suggested sending her OF somewhere 70
school, and agreed TO pay the bills and also claim that
Mr.. Mouon Will be able TO produce the reccipei bills
and all other documentary evidence which may be
necessary to clear his own skirts.
OF the 5000 contribution these less. AMI the
strong probability appears be that Mr Mouton viii
eXIliclty uenY ever having rec'Neu thc hloh'g. hs
according to Mr. Beechcrs statement he was careful to
take no checks but to insis; having the money in
greenbacks, which could In way be recorded or
traced it evident this is line OF defense which
it il pretty hard to meet.
Mr. MoultOn's friends, while circulating this explana-
tion admit frankly, however that unless this or some
equally good one can be clearly substantiatei, that
Mr. Mouton may be entirely relieved from the charge
Of having backmaled Mr.. Beecher. either in Mr. I'll
toms interest his own, pubic opinion viii be strong
enough to drive him from the firm of which he Is now
member. and also from Brooklyn.
one OF Mr.. Moultons partners in business received
teegraphic dispatch Saturday from Mr. Mod'ton'
dated at Portland stating he would spend Sunday
at Gloucester, Mass return u Portland on Monday
and come to NewYork after as hc could expect
ing TO be here tomorrow night. Ii Is stated that "r
Moulton's visit to Portland on business MISSION
He is supposed to have spent yesterday with Gen. Bu
Ter in consultation concerning the course he shall adopt
New-York tribune., 1874-08-17
HOME RI,LE FOR IRELAND.

DEMONSTRATIONS Al GLASGOW AND DUNGANNoN.
LONDON, Aug. 16, 1874.
An immense Home Rule demonstration took
place al GLASGOW today. The procession was mile ii
length and 2oOJJ people attended the mass meeting.
An equally extensive meeting was held IN Duugannon
TO-DAY. Among the speakers was a NJ. O'Conuor OF
New-IOrk.
RECOGNITION OF TIE SPANISH REPUBLIC.
LONDON. Saturday. Aug. 15, 1874
Holland and Italy have recognized the Span
isb IL. pubic.
BRUSSELS, Saturday, Aug. Is, 1874.
TIE Spanish Republic beou recognized by Belgium.
New-York tribune., 1874-08-17
THE PLYMOUTH INQUIRY.
TESTIMONY OF TWO WITNESSES.

STATEMENT OF THE REV. MR.. HALLlDAf-Mh'
BEECIERs GUILT DENIED IN 1877 BY MR.. Ill
Ton AND MR.. MOULToN-wHAT YOUNG WOMAN
TOLD THE CoMNITTEE-MR. MoULroN : DEFENSE.
The Rev. Mr.. Halliday has disclosed the nature OF
has testimony before the Plymouth Church lnvestI-
eating Committee. After the Woodruff publication
Nj. lilton explicitly denied the story IN the pres
ence of Mr. Halliday and George W. Bell, and en-
phatically asserted his wifes innocence. Mr..
Moulton also told Mr.. Halliday that the
scandal had not the shadow of truth.
Contradictory statements are made in regard to the
young woman who summoned Mr.. Beecher to Mrs.
Morse's house in December 1870. II ~ stated that
in her testimony she related two criminal attempts
OH the part of Mr. Tilton. Mr.. Moutons friends
give hints IN regard to his reply to the charges OF
blaokmail. He is now with Gen. Butler
New-York tribune., 1874-08-17

The ICELANDIC CELEBRATION.
LONDON, Aug. l6, 1874.
The King of Denmark has arrived at Leith
from Iceland.
New-York tribune., 1874-08-17
FOREIGN NEWS.
ron r,Ir FRENCH ASSEMBLY.

ELECTION FOR THE FkENOh 49,,
TIE DoNN' AM PARIS. Aug. lc, 1874!
4, o,oO,;on 70 gil vacancy in the Assembly "aS
Ia ~ tbc Denartment Of Caivados to-day. fat'i"
heiu IL tbc success of the Republican can
tidate by the following yoie' 400
Aubert Republican 91a
Delaunay Bonapartist 1Go9
iOn'eH[ rn Competc returns from Calvados show
LAItnT TEX poUanaTist candidate for the Assembly
rnn' ine having received 10000 votes The Re
was SieT'c coodiae poled 1900 and the LegitmSt
hnn0 votes
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-09-17
CnUIgCM DIRECTORY.

~. Matthew's Episcopal Churrli-Corncr La
mar and Elm streets Rev, =, u, Davenport
Rector. SUNDAY school no y am. services
at 49, am. md ~ PM
Methodist Episcopal Church Sonih-Corngl
Commerce ana Lamar streets row ~ W
y. Eustcrliug, PASTOR sunday school ny ,
AIN: Services NJ II II, NJ ANA ~ T., M WY
mission services, Swiss avenue, enNl Dallas
at II A. NJ, and corner Young ana hrNaS
streets, nj T.. NJ every sabbath Rev. sam
uol Armstrong, pastor
Catholic Church-Brynn street lncw build
inul--ltpY. Father MUiliniuE Puslur ser
Vices: Low mass, 70,m.i high mass, lo'g AIN
vcspcs, ip.m,
Christian Church-Elder Il, NJ. dnno, Pmtor
Services every Lords day at II II. ma ANA -.
pm. sabbath school NJ W. am.
Missionary baptist Church Patterson aye
nuo. Rev Abram Weaver, Pastor, sunday
school at 81 am. Services NJ lOh am nlN
PrcShyicrlsn Church-lilm street. Rev 4
p. Smith, ID, Pastor. SERVICES every Sah'
bath nj l6% AIN. and pm. Weekly prayer
meeting Wednesday At 7 pm sabbath
school sabbath morning nj 0o'clocK.
Methodist Episcopal church Preaching eNe-
ry sabbath at lW}O II. IN. ana D p. MI class
meeting II M; song service I!2Qp. M; SUNDAY
school Q Il. m, prayer meeting Thursday
evenings Mt O'Clock
Cumberland pregll terrain Ghurch-ifilerSon
street. Sunday School Mt S12 am, services
mt II q. N. and Sp. m.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-09-17

WAsusTuy, September la-lhp
WeiurnI hbs lusl lssni lhr WllpNiNA
prnrlaWAliuui
Whereas, II Ius been satisfactorily
nfplnrnlfi ~ me lhai iurhnlrnl Al'l
lll-nmrliF persons have fnnnihrl lN-
gflhfr Wiih lurrr nni Winsi ln over.
throw lhf -lalr government Uf lfnir'
lana, aui usIsl Tho lRWh and rnll-lllu-
lfl nulhnWllr NJ said Stale HlI
Whereas, II h provided Ia lAr rln-
siiWlinu NJ lhe United nlHlesi lllAl Vac
Tinted states shall protect every alHlr
iu lhr union, nn application NJ llif
legislature nr the executive When llir
legislature muhui convened NnllliHl
domestic violence ana
Whereas, \ IL provided lh We laws
uf lhe United rlaies that Ia pll cAsrs
Of instruction Ia any state 90 0l up,
suurlluu "a llp laws thereof Y SHAT
hr laWml lpr lhp president ~ ne
United states, 0ll application nl lllr
legislature ui such slNlHl nr ~ lllt o.
eGiliye, Whfn the Legislature Wilnl
be- convened, 10 call together tho lilll'
tin al any other state ~ states, 90 Va
employ such part NJ the lnul hhd ma
val forces ~ shall be- Judged necessary
fnr the purpose VI supllrHhl uH surh ~
CORRECTIONS, ~ causing the laws ~ he
duly executed Hnd
Whereas, The legislature nfhnld State
II not now in srsslpu, Hlld CANNOT hr
convened IN lImc a. meet the ptrsrll!
emergency, aud the executive OF Hnld
state, under section I ui article ! ~ lht
constitution Of the United SHlpHl hn,l
the laws pissed In pursuance lheleuh
hHs, therefore, mnde application 10 ne
for such part Of the military force ol
the United states ~ may ho necessary
aud adequate 10 protect rnld state hhd
the citizens thereof against domestic
violence and ~ enforce the dllr tNtru-
ton of the laws and,
Whereas, II b required lllul Whch'
ever 10 may be- necessary ~ the JudR'
ment Of the president Of lhe hlled
Slulcs, 10 use thc military Tor me
purpose aforesaid, lac Hhnll lnrlh,
with, by proclamation, COMMENT
su3h Insurgents lh ilrprsr und
return pcnccnby lu their le'prcl-
ive homes within five dp!s, now,
therefore, /, [, :, Grant president OF
the United Slnies, do hereby make
proclamation and command such lnr'
bulcnt and dlsoNcrly persons To- dis
persc aud return pcncephly a. Their ro7'
pcclivc nbodcs Within ave dNys nam
this date, aud hereafter 10 submit To
the laws aud constituted authorities Of
said state, ana invoke the aid aud
cooperation Of Nil good citizens there
Of 10 uphold law and preserve the pub
lic peace,
In witness whereof have hcreunto
set my hand aud cUusod the seal OF the
United states to he ntllScd,
Done NJ the city Of Washington, this,
the 10th day Of September, the year of
our Lord 1874, and the independence OF
the United States the OSth.
fSlguedl [. IS. GRANT
~ the president
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary.
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GRAND SALINE.
MI,lfriOuS disappearance 81 lhr hher
10 VI LampaSaA lOunp,
Feap Entertained Thai Ne Has Been
FOully Dealt Win,

GnANp kAnNEr september l0,-on
sunday lasl J,C Ferguson, sheriff n
Lampasas county, let Me- Darley's
house, three miles south Of here 10
come 10 this station 10 take the train
for Dallas, Up 70 this morning no
further accounts have been had 0f him,
Ito was here for the purpose Of REAR
resting Western, u murderer rom LAM
pasas county, whom Ferguson took
from this county about q month ago,
but Wrstcn succeeded IN max
Ing hIs escape aud coming bpck here,
whore Ferguson followed him, II n
feared that Ferguson has been loully
dealt with, us several threats have been
made against his life here,
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FREE OF CHARGE.

Passengers coming ~ this city neel not
bnv tickets on the train, ~ / propose TO fe.
liver them in any part ofthe city FREE.
Persons wishing to 20 cut by any ifEin
leaving the city ram be- conveyed W mem ny
lea vins their address NJ my livery stable on
Elm street, near the college building:
w.R. ROBBEIts0N,
neilas, September 10, iNL l7}dim
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Stockholders Meeting

Atm called meeting Of the stock holders OF
tho North Texas Agricultural, Mechhhlcal
and Blood Stock association "t llallas cnun-
6er l6 1874 the following resolution was
adopted, to-wit: ,t,,,,, 10
and he is hereby directed 10 open W Dnon,
Of thIs ASSOCIATION. and sell shares therein NJ
the rate of Atty dollars per share, Tor 'hlr'S
days from this date. -
IN accordance with the FOREGOING rlu ~,
the books Of the said association ave nv
opened, and will take pleasure IN selllnB
said stock as therein directed. i.
| can be found at the office OF uood q
Coomhes In TENSIONS new buildingi sonth
side Of the public square.
All persons Interested in The welfare OF tie
city aud county Of Dallas, are earnestly
urged To come forward aud take stock and
assist Us In having a fair this fall.
HENRY ROLL, Secretary.
Dallas, September le, 1914. N7dlwlv2w
IeNmmerciei copy ons week.l
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WAGLEY & L0CKART,
Managers, Houston, TcNns
Endorsements o, ,nc I.ocnI prcss.
lrrom INC Houston Tclcgrnph, Aug, lOI

From the Houston Telegraph, Aug lOl
BY reference 20 our ADVERTISING columns
the announce of Wnglcy Il LockartS Grand
Girt concert viii bo found, THE drawing WIZ
come oil on the 2iSt OF Demcmber Just IN
time for lots OfpcOple to get n substantial
"Chrietmas ant" The cnrd gives all the par
tlcullfs, much better than we can write
them, and we need only give our readers the
assurance that the managers are men of
standing and reliability. We feel sure That
any representations made by thom are
strictly true,and WILDE faithfully performed.
From the Houston Age, August 1911
In another place will be found the ndvrr-
tisement of u Grand Real Estate Git con-
cert, TO be given by Nagley 4 LOcknrt, on
the DIST Ot next December. The scheme ern-
braces the distribution OF SBOOD worth of
Texas lands comprising 4O,53S acres with
perfect and warrantee titles, together with
valuable Houston city property. The lands
are located In thirty-eight different counties,
embracing every character of soil, aud VIII
average in quality and value with lands in
the counties In which they are situated.
Mcssrs. Wagley & LOckart have adopted This
plan for the sale and distribution OF lands Mt
The solicitation OF many Of their clients. SO
fur rs regards The standing ut the managers,
this il u matter beyond The possibility OF
cayil No business firm In any branch OF
business in Texas enjoys to n greater degree
than Waaloy n Lockart the coz, tdence OF all
who have ever had dealingswith them.
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And the Age of Houston states
4 FIYE.lMMiGRATI6N SERENE.

VIC. Wagley and Robert Loc6hrl, OF The
firm of WaglcY & LOclari, are both promi-
mont, wealthy and reliable citizens o, HouS,
Ton. In their own right, and rs authorized
agents, they hold subject TO disposal some OF
lie most valuable real estate property ~
thls city, and thousands of acres OF lhhu IN
Inc hest sections Of Texas. The scheme Fm :
nrares the distribution Of s;DO.0O worth OF
Texas lands. They put into the distribution
the brick building on Main street. IN TINS
CITY, aud in which l. the office OF THIS paper,
valued at $1,000, and "A splendid dweiling
house on Rusk street THE Fifth Avenue OF
Houstonl. and several hundred unimproved
lots in this growing young city. FOR the
small sum Of three dollars. one takes the
chance of becoming the lawful owner OF
Texas property worth from three hundred 70
eighteen thousand dollars So far as regards
The standing Of the managers, that Is mat
Ter beyond hte possibility oi call
Tho Telegraph Of Houston, thus speaks OF
the distribution
"The drawing will come of ON the twenty
first OF December, inst In time for lots OF pso-
Mo 10 get a substantial Christmas git, The
| card gives all the particulars much pet:
| Ter than we can write them, and we nesu
| only give our readers the assurance mat the
managers are men Of standing ana reha-
bility, ,7aa,mEv,sm
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SEE WHAT ST. LOUIS SAYS OF TEXAS
ENTERPRISE.

"The Lone star state is one OF the garden
spots Of the ointment. No land on the carth
n more productive, a plan Is on foot which,
although partaking Of the "distributlon
idea, will give many a man good iarm Tor
an insignificant sum. The managers, MeSSin.
Wggley Il Lockart, of HOustDn, are men III
high respcctability and great DusineSScapac"
ity, and therefore reliability Is assured. -
Isl. Louis Republican,
Tae Texas Odd Fellow also endorses the
above. and states
"From our long and favorable knowledge
of the firm we take pleasure IN commenting
them 10 the public as honest, honorable gen
tlempn. and chose who may polrdniEe thcbi
may be assured { fair dealing
And the Galveston New adds
"The distribution will comprise over G0OOe
acres of land, located in thiriy-eight coun-
Ties They are diyiden into parcels. and II Il
promised by gentlemen, whose character.
are equal TO those OF any in the lana. maj
they will he fairly, honestly una equitabiy
digtributpd.N
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TELEGRAPHIC.

special Dispatches '' he o'Il.' o'Il' H'''Ia
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NEW kDvtR IISkMEhTS
PROPOSALS..

MAYORS OFFICE, CRY OF DALLAS,
september ID, 1871.
Proposals win TO received Il, my oItlce un-
til the I'd Of this nonth, lof huhuluB u
,rnndsn hridite across the Dallas branch on
the Mckinney road. Plans and specl,ica-
lions ear, ha seen at my office. The work TO
He done nndcr the direction of the city en-
gineer W. H. oA"b"I' ''"'' ''
ibflAt
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proposals.

proposnls Will be received nj my otlice I'M
til thG 22d of This month for building A'oht
cuIypri across Main s,Yee,, near the southern
hotel. fansur specifications can pe se9ii
" Yn,, once. Tho work TO be- done under the
direction of the city engineer.
tsfd5t w. j.. CABELL, Mayor.
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THE RAY M0ND HOUSE
AUSTIN, TEX As

VIII he reopened on Monday, the 2lst IN,
ef,nt having been thoroughly renovated
and repaired and In every particular htleu
M i'm tirst-class style for the accommodation
of guests will he pleased 10 see any ana
nil who may give me their patronage, aN no
Mains will be spared in my eudeavurs 70 rye
49,. "atisfa,tIon IL. II. utsisi. q
is.dlm PtuprIeior
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l,400 GIFTS.
CAPITAL GIFT, $4,000

limo glrls less than mity acres OF land, on
one city lot,
Prico of tickets, three dollars. Reliable
agents wanted
clubs ordering ten or moro tlcycts direct
from M viii BE- allowed n discount of ton per
cont.
Nrnd Tor circular Nnd descriptive list
TITLES All perfect, aud WARRANTED deeds
made.
Parties Wishing tickets can obtain them
from our uyrnts, or by romitlanccs ldlroct TO
us, by drafts, post office money ordcs, cN-
press or registered letters, when 1t can hr
done,
We refer 20 AL banks, bankers, business
men OF Houston and Texas, whore We are
known.
Address
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-10-08
Gossip for the Ladies.

Mrs Lovejoy, aged sixty-eight, re-
siding rear Baldwin City, Kansas,
gave birth to a boy few days since.
The female dress reformers arc
preparing for a hot winter campaign.
The woman suffrage question seems
to have died away.
A ra;r Of twin sisters living in
South Bethlehem, Mass, gave birth
to twins recently. The four young
sters were born about the same hour.
In order to keep a hired girl in
Colorado it is necessary to provide
a horse and buggy for her 10 attend
Grange meetings with, and a piano
for recreation.
When women are freely admitted
to the practice Of law is there not dan
ger that through their influence the
laws affecting marriage will beso IRE
formed" that no man will dare take a
wife?
Some wretch, who has the pru-
dence to keep shady, says that Amer
lean ladies are becoming more and
moro in the habit Of sleeping in their
corsets, for the purpose of keeping
their figures good.
A Cincinnati man having lost his
situation last summer, his wife took
some money she had secretly saved
and started a grocery store. She
succeeded at once, and now employs
her husband as clerk at good wages.
A Rhode Island clergyman says
tlat meeting a good woman soon at
ter a great railway horror, she ex-
claimed, Oh, Mr.. -, such a ter,
rible thing has happened! The en-
gine and cars on the road col
lapsed, aud before they coull exc
crate the passengers twenty of them
were sophisticated.
A girl in Manchester, England
recently obtained a verdict Of flOC
against a young fellow for breach oi
promise. The most effective evidence
she brought against the defendant Is
contained in the following lines sent
here during the courtship:
/ ask not n the world untold
| 4 fAirer fOrIn than thine
Ts.s-es more rich IN glowing gnl1,
And eyes Of sweeteT slime.
J IL ls enough for me 10 KNOW
Thou, too. art fair 20 signi.
That thou mast locks of golden gov,
And eyes of Pasr:ui h:h'.
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VENUS AT THE SEAsIDE.-On the
piazza of n Long Branch hote. one
moonlight evening during the season,
the following conversation between a
pretty Young woman and her chev-
alicr was overheard:
she-Why have the newspapers
been making so much fuss about the
transit Of Venus? Who cares any
thing aboutit?
lle-lts a matter Of great interest
to science but yoa women neither
know nor want 10 know anything OF
science. Your sex would not make a
voyage f the South Sea. except 70
iind out how Venus might be dressed.
She-liI remember my mytholo-
cv Alright Venus didu wear anything
in particular: and now understand
why the men have gone 50 far to look
at her. Almost any man would go
a thousand miles to see woman who
had neglected to put on her clothes.
lie was silent, having manife>tiy
received new light on the subject.
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soNc AND STORY.
BY AND BY.
BY MARGARET J. PRESTON.

BY AARGARET j. fhbSION.
What will 1t matter by and by
Whether my path below wGs bright,
Whether II wound through dark or Eght,
Under q grey or golden sky,
When ] look back on il, by ard by?
What viii il matter by and by
whether, unhelped, ! tO!led alone,
Dashlng nv foot against a stone,
Missing the charge Of the angels nigh,
Bidding me think OF the by and by:
What will II matter by and by
Whether with laughing Joy went
Down through the years witn glad content
Never believing, nay, not !,
Tears would be sxeete. by and by:
What viii Il matter by and by
Whether with cheek 20 cheek I've lain
Close by the pallid angel, Pan.
Soothing myself with sob and sigh.
"All viii be elsewlse by snd oy?'
What win It matter? Naught, III
only am sure the way I've tfod,
Gloomy or gladdened, leads 10 God,
Questioning not Of the now. the why,
il / bu reach him, by and by.
Wha; VIII care for the unshared sigh,
II, IN my fear of slip Or fan,
Closely I've chung TO Christ through all,
Mindless how rough the path might lie,
since he Will smooth itbY and by?
All il will matter hy and by
Nothing but this That Joy or Pain
IiftssSfae sgvward. helped 10 gam,
Whether through rack, or smile, or sigh,
lieaVen-home-a IN all, by and by
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ard, waving her mite of a hand t,

yard, waving her mite Of a hand to
we as we rushed by.
"WeH, sir, them was happy years.
1t most kills me to look over 'em
now. | was doin well-had an idea
was a man made to prosper. l felt
good to all the world, and that would
have been well if | had showed my
good fellowship some other way
But men are fools; | was so easy J
couldn't refuse a social glass, and |
was always free toasting Others. -
Many a time we've stood, three or
tour of us, clinkin our glasses, and
drinkin' the very thing that made us
fit for anything but brothers. 1t
pleased me most to have them pledge
my little girl; and the more they'd
toast her. the deeper I'd drink. And
| was drinkin' death 10 her and dam
nation to me-.
"I'll cut it of short. Didn't mean
to say but few words to you, but /
got to thinkin so. Can't spin it out
much longer, or therell be no man
left of me
"Well, one day l started on my
home trip, fall of that good fellowship
You were imbibin' awhile ago. Made
the engine whiz! We was awful jol'
", the fireman and me. Never was
drunk when | got on my engine be-
fore, or the company would have ship
ped me. There never was such tine
made on that road before or since. ]
had lust sense enough to know what
| was about, but not enough to han
de an emergency. We fairly roared
down on the trestle that stood at the
entrance OF our town.
II had 4 tipsy eye out, and as We
was fyin' through the suburbs, saw
my little girl on the track ahead,
wavin' red flag and standin' stock
still
",The air seemed full of katies. !
could have stopped the engine, if I'd
only had sense enough TO know what
10 take hold of to reverse her. But
| was too drunk. And that grand iIt-
tie angel stood up to it, trying to warn
MS in time, and we just swept right
ahead in to pile of ties some wretch
had laid on the track right over
my babylon, my baby!-Go away,
George.
There, And do you want me to
tell YOU how the sight Of that man
gIed little mass killed her mother =.
And do you want me to tell You | walk
alive to day the murderer Of my own
child vino stood up to save me? And
do vou want me to tell YOU the good
fellowship YOU were drinkin' awhile
ago brought all this on me?
You'll let this pass by, maxim up
your mind to be moderate. | hope
you viii.
GO, God! Oh. my ba5yD
ii can knock down any man twice
my SIZE for a good reason, George
Bnrks, but my heart just melts to
water for that little girl