The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-19

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NfRm ~ nrtYti nnd w. impnHntiu
speeches WcFe tlr boat pras,g.-
usd " tll gyl story al4,ni his
atnud canvass ~ lha ~iate ~
Mississippi ~ bud arranged a
route and one n biz friend. had
Eoiie ahcBi 70 make arrangements
~ Q hall 10 each successive town.
snd % advertise The meeting there.
The proprietor # travelling M.
naserie i0k advantage Of these
Congregations and followed. exhil,-
ting At each place on the day that
spoke The first ultima.
ton that The orator had If his
wa- at a small town in tho
northern part n the STATE. near
NE Alabama line. After Prentiss
had been speaking fOr an hour.
holding the attention a his audi
'ncc, be observed some IL the out.
'ldcrs looking over their shoulders.
.nd tbs movement was gradually
.ollawcd By more Of biz audience
iio began TO think he WIS growing
MI and ondcavpred 10 rouse him.
eii up to more animation but il
vas AL IN vain. lie at length
IN the popular direction.
md there, to his horror, lust com.
ng over the hill, wa. the elepbnnt
Iressed in his scarlet trnppings
ND Oriental splcnJor. A fnlisb
Of vanity, not TO b, outdone
y The elephant, came over him.
M he continued 10 talk. 4 4 III
ie found IL was no use. So hc
aid "Well, ladies and gentlemen.
am beaten. But ! have the con.
patton Of knowing that IL was
ot by my competitor. | will not
mock under to any two-le cd
east, but ] yield 70 the elephant
'fentiss afterwards made an mr..
lngement with the proprietor of
he menagerio to divide the time
'lth the MONKEY and the Town.
nc FIRST hour being given to poll.
.es. One Of the cages was used Ms
rosttum. Soon he heard n low
'und, which fcscmbled a growL.
nd learned that the hycna was
Is nearest listener. There were
rye anger holes in the top of the
* Tor the admission ofair. Prem.
IS commenced speaking, and /
hen he reached the blood-and- ,
under portion Of his speech he l
ms cane into the ease. and I
He'd forth II most horrible we'll !
ON The enraged animal, at the |
time gesticulating Violently t
lth the other hand. "Why. fei. c
.-citizens,a he would exclaim b
ne very wild beasts are shocked s
the political bascncss and cor- s
ptlon Of the times. See how the Y
'rthy fellow just below me il o
lndailzcd. Hear his yell of 81
trlotlc shame aud Indignation p II
'e effect was electric he called p
Wn the house in a perfect tempest c,
enthusiasm. lie hurled his Fl
athemas at his foes, and enforced =
I'M by the yclls of his neighbors. IN
9 peopl of Mississippi wor. s.
pped Mr.. Prentiss, his habits. &,
ieh would have been condemned re
sections Of the country. at
y endearing him the more to I'll
m. Generous to his foes. faith. ps
TO his friends, he won the con. b
'nce and affection Of all who de
Nv him. Bailey pcyton used TO NJ
his readiness a. an ra
lromptu speech, by n~arrating be
incident which occurred in 1877 @,
en- Prentiss joined II hunting IT,,
", with which he spent a week Sc
wo under a tent in the forests In.
ne Suniiower, n small river ha
to the Mississippi. in the II,
nifty OF Vicksburg. Towering tn
We the tent stood one Of those Of
arkable elevations, evidently thl
work Of art, which abound In KIN
Mississippi Valley, aud are wi
monty called Indian mounds. SCI
day Mr, Prcntiss, withsthc aid Sci
The vines and oyerhangine the
chs, made his way 10 The tur
md, when his friends, vino Off
, collected around the tent, dis ten
ring him, united In the call mi
speeeh-a speech from Prem.
Upon what subject p aUp-