The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-03-29

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Mt Vernon. Ohio, must have had
some vssy interesting meetings this
winter. Your correspondent happen
ing to pass through Mt. V. about
Christmas time, was invited by a
friend to accompany him TO one Of the
debates Your correspondent went.
The object Of the argument on that
particular evening was the settlement
at once and forever Of the question
(Which am de mighiiest, de pen OF
lie swoardg"
Mr.. Lankins said about rs follows:
"Mr Chairman, what's lie use oh =
swoard less you's gwyne to waar'
Whose's hyar dat's gwine TO WAR; ]
isn't, Mr.. Morehouse isn't, Mrs. More
house isn't, Mr.. Newsome isn't-Pll
bet no feller wot speaks on de swoard
side is any idcer OBJ gwyne to war.
Den what's de use ob de swoardy /
don't think dere's much show for ar
gument in de natter
Mr.. Lewman said: Whats de
Use OBJ lie pen less you knows how to
write? Hows dat? OATS what I
wants 10 know. Look al de chilun oh
Isr'l--wasn't but one man in de hole
crowd gwyne up from Egyp to de
Promis' Lam Good write, an he didn't
write much. "a voice in the audi
ence, "Wrote de ten commandments,
anyhow-you bet" Cheers from the
pen side.) Wrote EN-? rrote EN-? Not
much-guess not; not on stone, honey.
Might prehaps cut EN- wild a chisel.
Broke EN- all, anyhow-'fore he got
down the hill. Den when he cut a
new set, lie chillun oh 1srl broke EN-
all agin. Say he did write EN-, what
good was it? So his pen no count no.
how. No saar. DE acodrds what
fetched 'em into de Promis' Ian ,saar.
Why, Saar, its ridiculous. Think,
Saar, OBJ David cuttin' of Golian's
head with a pen, Saar. DE ideer's al
togedder too 'postrous, Saar. De
sicoard, Saar, de s,coord mus win the
argument, Saar."
DIR. Crane said: 81 think Mr.. Lew
man leetle too fas' He's a speakin'
oh de times in de dim pas, when de
mind oh man was crude, and de han
OBJ man wus in de ruff state, an not
toned down to de refn'ment oh cibil-
lied times. Dey wasn't educated up
to de Use oh lie pen. DER hans was
only fit for de ruff use oh dc swoard.
Now, as de modern poet says, our
swoards rust in DER cubbards, an
peas, sweet peas, covers de Ian. An
what has wrot all dis change? DE
pen. DO | take swoard now to get
me a peck oh sweet.taters, pair oh
chickens, or pair oh shoes? No, Saar.
| jes take my pen an write a order for
EN-. Do want money? | don't git
it by de edge oh de swoard | writes a
check. | wants suit oh clothes, for
ins,ance--a stroke oh de pen, de
mighty pen, an de clothes is on de
way. Is done"
Mr.. Newsome said: avid all due
spect to de learned gemman dat's jes
spoken, we mus all agree dat for
smoovin' things OF an a.levelin' things
down dere's nothin' equals de swoard.'
Mr.. Hunnicut said: 81 agrees en-.
tirely wild Mr.. NeWsome, an in an
swer to what DIR. Crane says, would
jes ask what's lie use oh drawnin' a
check less you's got de money in de
bank or a DRAWN de order on de store
less de store truss you? S'pose de
store do truss, amt it easier to send a
boy as to write order? If you got
no boy handy, telegnf. No use for
de pen-not BIT. Who ebber heard
oh Mr.. Hills pen? Nobody, Saar.
But his acoard, Saar-de swoard OBJ
de old Bunker Hill, Saar-it is known
to cherry chile in de Ian. If it hadn't
been for lie swoard oh old Bunker
Hill, Saar, WIZARD we niggers be to-
night, Saar, whaar Saar? Not hyar,
Saar, In Georgia, Saar, or wuss,
Saar. No cullud man. Saar, should
ebber go back on lie sword, Saar."
Mr.. Hunnicut's arguments seemed
to carry a good deal of weight with
the audience. After speeches by
number of Others. the subject was
handed over to "the committee" who
carried it out and "sot on it," In
due time they returned with the fol
lowing decision;-
"De committee decide dat de swoard
has de most pints an lie best backin',
and dat de pen is the most benefishal,
an dat lie whole thing is about a
stan'-oii. Editors Drawer, in Harp.
er's Magazine for April.
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