Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21
Another "COlOred Debate"

cur Chicago correspondent who fur
nishcd in the April Drawer report OF
the /" Coorcd Debate" sends us an ac-
count Of another meeting of the same
organization, giving the arguments
brought forward to settle the question,
" Which hab produce de mos wonders
de lam or dc watcr?"
The meeting having been called TO
order, the chairman said "Water takes
de lead"
DR.. Crane came forward. He said;
" Mr.. Chairman, geografcrs tell us dat
onc-quartcr Of dc yaarths surface is
lam an thrce-quarters is water; in one
squaar foot of dat water is more Won
ders dan in forty squaar rods oh Ian
Desc chillcn scttin' round hyar can fig
ger on dat. OATS u argument ! intro
ducc jus to keep dc chillen quiet -
while. When you spill water on table
il spreads all out thin-on q clean table,
mean. Now sposen dc table dusty.
Note de change, De water separates
in globules (For dc information of
some Of de folks | would explain dat
globulcs is drops, separated drops.)
Now why is dat? Isn't dat wonderful?
Can dc lam do like dat? No, Saar
Dere's no such wonder in de lam"
Mr.. Laukins said: Mr.. Chairman, |
don't see nothing wonderful in dc water
gittn in drops on de dusty table. OATS
de hatcher Oh de lOater. Dere's nothing
,OonicrfM III any thing actin 'cordin to
hatcher. Sposen it wasn't its hatcher,
what causes it to get into drops? De
dust. De DUST! de hm! de hn! De
wonder : in dc Ian, after all Mr.. CHAIR
man, DR.. Crane makes no argument for
dc water ut all, but all for dc Ian. He
makes n pint dat de table should be
dusty. De dust makes de wonderful
change III de water, an dust is TAM. |
wants no better argument for de lam
dan DIR. Crane makes.
Mr.. lIunnicut said: "Mr. Chairman,
spenkn' oh de wonders in de water,
take my position on Niagary Falls-dc
gran, stlpenjus. magcstick wonder oh
dc hole world. Dcre's nosuch or-inspir-
ing ohjeck III dc Ian. Densec dc water
falls Oh minor Importance scattered all
ober de yaarth. Who cher saw de lam
rolin' obcr dc prccipice like de water?
See dc mitey oshun.. She hole up de
ship full ob fratc nm passengers widout
props, an yit dc ship move along i'll de
water if JUS II little wind touch her. Put
de ship on dc Ian an load her; forty
locomotives tear her all to pieces fore
she move. DR.. Crane tells us dere's
moro wonders i'll square foot Oh water
dan in forty rods oh lam He's right.
Why, one night las week Is obcr to
Doc Russcll's house, an do ole doctor
he ax me would like to see II drop ob
water in his glass (his magnyfyin' glass,
| meau); tole um sartinly. So lie
rig up the glass, MI when lie get UNI
all right he tolc me to take u good
look. Wa'al, Mr.. Chairman. in dat
one DROP ob water seed more wonders
dan cher saw III dc whole course ob
my life. Derc was IN animal like n
gran mothers night-cap wild one string
a-Scootin' roun' after another thing
like II curry comb wild il bounced handle.
Dcrc was IL year Oh corn wild IL rulllc
down each side, AN de fuss ting |
knowcd N six-cggod basc-drum come
swimin along m jus swallowed it.
Talk about wonders on dc ham! -dey
amt patchin' to de water"
Mr.. llunnicut said "lt's jus Cured
to my mind, on Mr.. Morehouse speak
III bout do trees M de grass an dc in
guns an cahhagcs' dat when was out
in de far wes', allus notice dat ON dc
plains, on de mountains any where's
away from dc strrcms, no timber grows,
no Vegetation, no grass, mostly BARN;
Il. Il
Sic trees, de Vegetation. Why Cause
oh dc moisturcncss, dc water, So pears
to mo dat de cause ob all dc b'utiful
Vegetation, after NIL, is de Wdtet, Amt
dat So, Saar?"
Several other speeches were made
on both sides NJ pen description can
convey amy idea Of the get up" the
gestures, the intonations, and the style
of the orntory 1t must he seen and
heard % hc fully known. The COM
mitcc decided about lis follows; De
advocates oh water hab made II good
shown, consderin' how little we really
know about water But rs We il more
sure ob de lam, we mus decide i'll lav-
or ob dc lam, but recommended de water
side rs deserhin high credit for deir in
vestigations, Mn dc instruction mn cdi-
fyin Oh de mcctin'. EnlroRS DRAW
ER, III Harper Magazine for Jlu.
AMONG the most attractive features
of the American display III the Paris
Exposition ist.csuperb Pullman palace
and sleeping car, and the great locomo.
tive sent by the Reading Railroad Com.
4 pany.
TnE woman who maketh good pud.
ding i'll silence is better than SHE whe
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