The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-17
a Colored Delegates Speech in the
Visgina Legislature.


Legislature on tho Centennial appro.
priation, says the Richmond Evening
Journal, Petor j. Carter, the colorcd
delegate from Northumberland coun-
ty arose, and urged on by the cries of
"ucar him. hear him! sounded in the
we'll known voices of eX-Govs. Smith
and Lctchor, finally slenced another
mombor who was advocating tho bill,
and with rapidity of articulation
heretofore unknown, proceeded to
speak. Tho noise and confusion pre-
vented his first remarks from being
heard, but when order was restored
his voice in clarion poals rang through
tho hall, sounding death to the Con-
tcnnial:
Wherefore is it, and why I'm akin,
ncvor no sab. What! ton thousand
dollars fur to be Civ away to Phila-
dolphia, [Letchor-"Good" Smith
"Hear him."] Olo Fagin ncbcr
tire. lChcers.] Whar's dis thing
guyin to end? Let 'cm. go to sec dc
show, but you hears my voice sayin'
still, proximatc your own expenses.
Look at that statuary of Ginral Wash
ington. Look at Clay, Calhoun
What is their fust thought? Yes, sab.
De boy stood on do burnin' dccls.-
lApplauao and cries from Lotchor and
Smith, eco on" Logan is do fricn d
OF tho white man. Mr.. Logan is down
on dc black man. Stop and consti>
tuto dis expensive trip. Ticket to
Baltimore $3.50. Supper, lodging and
breakfast 50 moro. Ticket to Phila~
dclphia $500. Admission to the show
and side show at lost rs cents. Mul.
plifying of this by five, count up do
boxes, curosties, trunks, policies, car
pot bags. Immense chcers] Look
at dc treasury, look at dc money de
Governor hoV spent in postage stamps
q fixin' fur this occasion. "Old Moth
CT Hubbard she went to dc cupboard
fur to git poor dog bonc," whom
sho come back the dog wur olopcd.
Joss so--it will institution on or Or
No, sab, I'm talllin' straight American
language. Bunl1um Hill, George
Washington. John Brown, whar is
you? Riso from your soats-say is
| right-say is jestico, truth, and
jestico again.
Ex~Govornor Lctchor (rising from
his scaD-Mr. Speaker, 1 move o
medal be awarded to Virginia's SON
the good, the great, the glorious Car
ter. Seconded by Smith.
The motion was carried and tho
Legislature adjourned for drinks.
a SEA MoNsTER.-An extraordna-
ry monster was seen few days ago
at Fedora, near Loophcad Lighthouse,
which is situated on tho most western
point of the County Clare, in Ireland
1t is thus described: It's head and neck
resemble horse, and arc of rcdish
hue; it has n short, round ears and
flowing mano, and from tho poll cx-
tend two branching horns like those
of stag, underneath which wcro
eyes clearing and protruding. 1t
made directly for the narrator, who
was on the side OF the stoop rock. Ho
at once ran out of reach OF Cnc mon
stcr, whose approach looked anything
but friendly. 1t then arose high out
OF the water and plunged with such
forcc as to cause the watcr to fly so
far and in such quantities as to drcnch
the observer to tho skin, no standing
forty feet back from the water at the
Gmo. 1t remained noar thirty or
forty minutes, nevor disappearing q
moment from Wow, but roaring its
huge body partly out Of tho water,
and giving chance for further obscrs
vation. 1t was observed to have the
tail OF a porpoiso and two largo fins
from the shoulders, and on tho breast
were two largo fatty Jumps, which
shook with ovcry motion OF the mon~
ster. 1t thon shaped its course wost,
ward, still keeping it's hoad and neck
we'll elevated It's bulk far exceeded
that of tho largest Dorpoiso eVor soon