San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-13
ON ACCOUNT OF THE TARIFF.
by oPPB REHD.

went out into the country TO q smaii
watering place where the water Is
brought in a bucket up a steep hiil.
This place was not chosen on az,
count of its being watering place
OF because it had any reputation as
IN invigorating retreat, but because
the old man who owns the double
loo house on the top of the rugged
hill extended to Mr.. Mulliittle an IN
yitation to come out and spend lew
weeks with him. Minister'S OF the
gospel are usually kind and gener-
Gus and gently lean towards accepI-
ing anything in the nature Oh some
thing to eat that you are @ mino "
give them.
Mr.. Mulkittle declared that
Trough Rock" the name OF the ls,
caIity, was charming place, ana
added that he would like to spena
months instead of weeks among us
carpets Of moss and refreshing vines;
Here Mrs. Juggle, wife OF Colonel
Juggle, proprietor of the place, sigh,
ed, and to disguise any intention OF
Encouragement, coughed, burned her
hand on the coffee pot and passed
the corn bread to young Milkittle:
Colonel Juggle is quite politl-
clan, and, the next day after the min
isters arrival, he said: =,
"Parson, you appear to be a mlgn
ty well posted man; I'd like
what you think of the tariff
81 have never studied til =
ton very closely, having devoted my
time to the gospel" ,...
"And there's mighty powerful gosO
pel hitched up with the tariff. 1 wan
a man to be consistent in everythi ng
and before 1 hear you preach I'd Ii Ike
to get yeur idea on the question that
is about to split the country"
The Rev. Mr.. Mulkittle was some
what at loss. He was afraid to
make venture in that he might an
tagonize the colonel, but finally ne
said: .,, .........
~ think we ought to have some
sort of a tariff, don't you9"
"That'g where your off. What
the deuce do we want with tariff?
Want to grind down the poor to build
up the rich, eh?"
81 nean that" ...
ooh, you mean that you waNt to
see the great manufactures crush
the men that work for EN-"
"You are mistaken, sir, L"
"No sir; you mean ought to pay
three prices for a moving machine. "
"You are too fast, said the preacAer
warming with the subject. 81 mean
that o duty ought to be imposed on
certain articles not so much in view
of protecting our home industries
from manufacturers who by meals OF
cheap labor and greater experience
can undersel us, thereby discourag-
ing-----" -
"You talk like q bond-holder, and
1 believe you are bought up
"You don't know what you are
talking about
"You are iar!
Mr.. Mulkittle and the colonel
sprang simultaneously to their feet
and glared at each other. You are
a iar!" reiterated the colonel.
Then the two gentlemen "clutch.
ed" Mrs. Mulkittle and Mrs. Juggle
rushed into the room and seeing
their husbands engaged in war
turned upon each other and "clutch'
ed" Young Mulkittle and Tommy
Juggle, who had been playing in the
ward, ran into the room, wheeled ano
"clutched," while the little sister
Mulkittle, who was sitting on the
floor, took up a hair brush and gave
baby Juggle crack over the head
Muikittle "churned" the colone.
against the wall and choked him I'M
I'll he wheezed like split bellows.
Mrs. Mulkittle and Mrs. Juggle
ceased physical hostiities and resort
cd to their more effective weapon
the tongue. Young Mulkittle cut &
scollop on young Juggle'S forehead
with the Hacking box top, and little
sister Mulkittle raked comb across
babv Juggle's nose. The struggle
seemed to quit of its own accord, fol
zE-lI.s44lo him Golf ruo IL