Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1874-03-28
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A PETITION TO THEMARYLAND
LEGISLATURE FROM 5000 La
DIES ASKING TO BE LET
ALONE ON THE. LOCAL OP-'
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ALONE ON THE. LOCAL OP-
TION QUESTION. z..-.,i
By Dr.. Latiner A. Etchison, of the House Of
| Delegates. ..
This petition is sent to be read to the
House, .
And we hope every member will be
| still as mouse
1t is signed by the Ladies from all parts
! of the State .-- ..i ..ss.
The rich and the poor--the small and
the great.
St Marys frst-and she will give Bond,
That Cotton will pour all the rum in a
pond; .l.
Eent stands on her jierriti, and strong
ly inclines,
To 90 for the cause-with Jesse K.
Hines.
The Speaker it with us-he dare not
decline,
To 90 with the Ladies-and give up the
wine,
For Agnes and Ida and Laura and Bes-
sic,
Would gather around and soon give
him Jessie. -.
They will say, Mr.. Speaker you had
better resign,
"W omans Rights" are demanded-too
long they've been blind.
Then we say, Mr.. Speaker, you must
do what is Fair,
Or some beautiful lady will preside in
the Chair.
Calvert comes greeting, with Doctor
Sam Bird,
And Doctor John Turner, will also be
heard
Anne Arundel with NutUeN and Eli J.
Henkle, =,
Will arouse from her slumber, like old
Rip Van-Winkle.
For robinson knows the poison that
runs thro' the funnel,
Will ruin the people of old Anne Arun-
DEL
Charles asks for belp-Doctor Lancas-
ter will rise,
And Hawkins with the Bible, the House
will surprise,
For Hawkins is temperate, l knew he
was right,
The day that he dined with Ex-Govern-
or Whyte.
Baltimore County, with William S.
Keech,
Will stick to the cause as tight as
leech
And my venerable friend, Charles A.
Buchanan,
Who sits in front of the learned Doctor
Amman,
With Turner and Matthews, and John
Merryman, =,
Will go for the cause and do all that
they can.
tTbese men are all temperate-neither one is
gutton,
Ye, they'd kill all US dogs for the sake Of
mutton
Talbot County is here with Joseph B.
Seth,
If he esponses the cause twill be victory
or death.
His colleague is Valliant-some say he's
poet, - ...,
If he drinks any whisky, the people
don't know it;
Valiant is honest-he don't drink on
the sly,
Unless it slips down while he's eating
mince-pie.
The newsboys say, that Valiant made
tracks,
One cold snowy day and went into
Blacks,
Where liquors were plenty, and sitting
close by,
But all Valiant asked for was brandy
mince-pie.
There's Sudler and Colbourn and Duer
"you bet,"
Will do all they can for old Somerset,
And Gordy and Johnson and Hodson
all three
Are willing to pour all the Rum in the
sea.
Cecil sent Turner, Mackey and Groome,
To help put King Alcohol down in the
tomb,
But Groome is now Governor, and we
have in his seat,
Davis who is temperate-mlnce-pies ne
don't eat,
DR.. Etchison and Latchford will each
act the man, ~ -,
And when they get Robey, they VIII
then lead the pan /;
But Robey's outside-we cant get him
in
lie thinks Local Option little too thin
Thompson and Kemp will speak ior
Queen Anne,
They think Local Option very good
plan
Worcester sends Merrill and William
G. Pruitt,
They both know their duty and say
they will do it;
Frederick county comes in with Doctor
And four more to help push the old
Temperance car;
John l.. Nicodemus and Mr.. Job Miller
Say they'll never give up till they stop
the distiller.
So give up your glasses and hang up
your spoons,
Doctor Amman will give all his corn to
the Roons; 49,,
Hartford county sends Grafton hiiey
and Lee,
Who say they are tired Of red-pspper
tea
Dawson and Williams speak for Aunt
Caroline,
She says give up your Brandy-your