The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-11-03


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FIRE AND WATER
The Untrained Dusky Children of Ma
ture Discuss the Respective Value of
the Elements.
Debating societies are the rage In North
Carolina this Fall. and the Negro l. imlta-
tive or nothing. On last Saturday night.
at Blues Crossing, In Moore county, a hut
was filled with lumber a,kies who had
agreed informally 10 try their hands and
voices in debate. The President, All old
oony fellow. called the house 10 order BY
tapping with the iron-shod heel of his bro
gan on the floor Of The shanty. and said
De object ob dis meetin' am 10 recon
strew de corclative' desantagc tabulated
TO de people ob dis land by water and fire
Mr.. Secretaryman will read de question
and pernounce de 'baIers on de per-pec-
tive sides"
question 10 be argufied on To- night, am dis
Which does dc mos good. water or
fire Mr.. Baskerville, Mr.. Harris and Mr.
Bennett takes de defermatve, and Mr..
Durham has de negative, resisted by Mr.
Tanner and Mr. Jones. Mr.. Baskerville
has de flo. Mr.. Baskerville took de no.
and for fifteen minutes poured "A volley Of
OF CONSERVATION into the ranks Of his op-
ponents.
:" Mr.. President, Mr.. Referees and Mr..
Jurymen, stands befo' you tonight To
prove dat water am NOR value dan fire.
Why, Mr.. President, water was here in
Ian fore any fire was created. and dcre
wouldn't be no fire now, 'cepten' de rain
fell on de trees and made 'em grow mp fer
to make matches outen 'em. In 1916 when
dis worl' was fust begun, Adam and Eve
didn't have no fire, and dey didn't want
none nuther, but dey just drink deysclf
full 'er dis good water ebery time dey got
thirsty. A man couldn't live more about
five days 'ceptin he had some water ter
drink. and twouldn't be long TO he WAS
beggin fer two drops er dis good water to
cool his parched tongue. Why, Mr.. Pres
Ident and MIR. Jurymen, IL 'twant fer water
we couldn't have no houses ter live in De
rain makes de trees grow, ard den we cuts
dem down wider ak tempered wild water,
and saws em up into plank wild er mill,
run by water, an den we builds houses
Outen EN-. Water runs de steam engine
what pulls you up an down de lines.
When de white folks plants de flowers i'm
dere front yard, do dey go ter de fire place
and get er shuvel full fire an put on
em to make'm grow? No, dey don't. dey
puts water round EN- fer ter freshen en-
up. Does yer drink fire when yer's hot,
, Why MIR. Jurymen twOuld make YOU more
thirster. Ii twant for rain dis worl' wud
crumble an be like ashes, and ebery thing
wOul die an crumble inter ashes. An
what's fire good fer, Mr.. Refereess Nuth-
en- If you gifts cold you can walk about
an git warm but is you gwinter walk
about when you wants water? Why, Mr..
Judge, you can tak'er bucket er water on
We arm and go out and trabel thru de sno'
all day and if you walks fast enuff you're
all right. What de fust thing a man does
when he gifts up IN de mOrnin'? Don't he
60 an and wash his face de very fust thing?
An what do man want any wus dan er
drink er''-
Tap. tap, from the Presidents heel. an
nounces that his time is out, and Mr. Bas-
kervile goes and turns his back to the fire.
with bland "thank you" The secretary
calls . Mr.. Durham" for the negative
. Mr. President, l sho am surprised at
gemman who just set down. Why he gets
up here claim that water do all desc
great maracles, when de aint nair word OBJ
it SO. Why, Mr.. President an Mr. Referees.
he said de fust thing q man does in de
mawni'n am ter wash his face, Why,
gentlemen, taint So He goes TO de fire ter
warm fO' he gifts his britches on: and like
as not, be don't wash his face all day He
sais dat water runs de engine Now, Mr.
President, you may fll yer biler chock full
er wafer, an GIT up. in yer seat, an how fur
you recon yOu'le go ceptin you build er FIRE
under 'er? Nowhars! nOwhars, sir She
wonedn't mover inch less you put er fire
10 de box, an den you can 60: He talks
about water maxim houses. Taint So Mr.
President; but if it was, l could TAX er hoe
an dig me er cave in de groun; an who
wants any better hous' Can dis? don't
An. MIR. President, when man takes 'er
bucket 'er water on his arm an starts out
in de sno', ef he don't mind when he wake
up dc mownin he'll be in another wurl,
Why, sir, can temper er AK better 'thout
IeG ar n
down an let 'er GIT COL AN its 'er harder
AK dan water Can make 'er; waters ies fur
ter hurry up, de job an max 'er house
outen II.
why. Mr.. Judge, an Mr. Referees, l is
surprised at de man, 10 make out water can
do all desc meracles, Mr. Judge, Mr.
Referees an Jurymen, dere ant no oues-
ton about dis thing. We all knows fire
does more coed dan water! Ny component
says dat water was here fo' dare as any
fire. Now, sir. dis ant So All edicated
men know dat TO DIS wurl was any thing 1t
wus melted rocks an birthstone Now tell
me how rocks gwine ter git melted cep,in'
dere is sum fire aroundy
: Slr. President an Mr.. Referees you no
DAT lre is mo stronger dan water an
done toie you it docs mo good; SO dere aint
no use IN int sayIn no mo-
Cries of recession, recisionr' were heard
and the referees retired for few moments,
and after mature delberaton, returned the
following verdict We has agreed that
water takes the money"
A A'SGallant'' Editorial 8. knight.''
From the Lincoln Press
A Maryland jury awarded Miss Miller
81 900 against a young fellow who, she de-
clared, had kissed her 100 600 times
cent piece pretty cheap for good
square old fashioned kiss. and il Miss NJ