Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1878-06-22

nISIieO III tne Aprii DTaWeU ue'
port Of the "COlOred Debate,"
sends us an account IF another
meeting Of the same organization.
giving the arguments brought
forward to settle the question,
"which hab produce de mos wond.
ers-de lam or de water p
The meetings having been call.
ri to order. the chairman said,
"Water takes de lead"
DR.. Crane came forward. He
said: "Mr. Chairman, geograf.
ers tell ns dat ne.Guarter of the
yaarth's surface il lam an three.
quarters il water (; in one SONAR
rods oh lam. Deae chillen settin'
round hyar can tigger on dat.
OATS a argument ] introduce ins'
to keep de chilien qniet a while.
When you spill water on a table
il spreads all out thi',-On a clean
table, I mean. Now srosen de
table dusty. Note de change. De
water separates in glObnles.
For de information Of sO,ne Of ale
folks l would explain dat glObules
in drops, separated drops) Now
why il dat Z Isn't dat wonderful I
Can de Lam do like dat 7 NJ,
Saar. D+re's no such wonder in
de LAM"
Mr.. Laukins said: "Mr. CHAR.
man, ! don't zee nothing wonder.
fnl in DE- water gittin' in drops on
de dusty table. Dafs de Ratcher
oh de ,rater. Dere's nothing ,rond.
eyfsl in any thing actin 'co,iiI
to hatcher. SpOsen it wasn't its
hatcher, what canses it to get in.
to drops I De dwst. de DUST! de
LaR' +! de lax'! De wonders in lie
LAM, after all. Mr.. Chairman,
DR.. Crane makes no argument
for lie water at all, hat NIL for lie
lan.' He makes q pint dat de tn.
ble should be dusty. De dust
makes de wonderful change in the
water, am dust Is Ian. wants no
better argument for de lam dan
DR.. Crane makes"
Mr.. Hnnnicut said :"Sir. CHAR.
man, sreakin' oh de wonders in de
water. / take my position on Mia.
CARA Falls-sle gran, xtupenjns,
magestick wonder oh de hole
world. Dere's no such or inspir.
ing Obitsk in de lam. Den se, ,e
waterfalls ob minor importance
scattered MI ober de face Oh de
yaarth. Who cher saw de Lam
rollin' ol,er de precipice like de
wxteri Sre de mitey Sshun. She
hole mp de ship full oh frate an
passengers witlOut pro- q. an yit
DE- ship move along in de water ii
JUS a little wind touch her. Put
de ship on de lam an load her /;
forty locomotives tear her all to
pieces f"re She move. DR.. Crane
tells ~ dere's more wonders in
one square foot oh water dan in
forty rods oh lam. He's right.
Why, one night las week Tee oh.
er to Doc RMssell's house, an lie
ole doctor he ax ine would l like
to aec q drop oh water In bis glass
(his magnifyin' glass I mraM); I
tOle nm sartinIy. So he rig up dr.
glass, an when he ret am all
right, he tOle me to take q good
look. Wa'al, Mr.. Chairman, in
dat one drop oh water I seed more
wonders dan l cher aaw in de hole
coarse of my life. D.re WAS a
animal like q gran'mOther's night.
cap whl Que string, a.scOOtiI r0un'
after another thing like . curry.
comb wid q Houncrd handle. D~re
was q year oh corn wild . rufle
down each side, an de fuss ting I
knowed q six.legged base..lrnm
cOme swimmin' along an jus
swallered 1t. Talk about woud.
erx,on dS lan'!-sley Amt . pat.
chin to de water"
Mr.. Lrwman aaid: "De f6sa
part Oh Mr.. Hnnnicut's argument
seems to me n oil for sle laH'. Dere
wOuld be no Niagara Or any 0dder
falls II de lax' xaxu't in such q
mos wonderful shape to make
falls. DE- water falls cauae dafs
it, aatckw. JUS look right here
In Mount Vernon. Dere's Nor.
tous Dam ; sleres De ssms pri'sci.
ple, de san,e law ohnatcher. Take
away DE- dam, de water ID no more
dan common water. M, Saar,
sl~re's no wonder in de scafev ut
Niagara. De wouder u in Dc
lan'."
Dr. Crane said: "Perhaps it's
not ccs,rrally known, bat still it 10
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