The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-08-20
DDRESS.

ADDRESS.
Mr.. Chairman dHd Gentlemen Of The Con-
rentoH-l want to say for myself that | fa-
vor the adoption of the resolutions as Il
whole, and the one in reference to can
dIdate for the Legislature and drnnkard>
in PARTICULAR The time has come when
we must say " hat we mean and mean
what we say. When ! remember our cX-
pcrirnce of the past year-how candidates
claimed to be ProhIbitionIsts and
prOlcSScd to be our friends, but went
back on us-I am reminded of an ancc-
dOtr about tn bulldoZerS who got il Jail
in this county few years ago. There
was very numerous tribe of these bull.
dozcrs in the county, hut when they were
arrested aud tried, the jury returned Il
verdict of 20 not guilty and : gull
ty. The guilty ones were commit
ted to Jail. ana hadn't been there
but little while when they were paid
visit by old Uncle Levi. "WeIl,
boys" said the old mar in tone of good
natnrcd surprise. a. he entered the jail,
Il thought from all ! had heard there
was " hole jail full of you. What are
Won doing in here any how ;" One heaV-
eel q NlGh. dHo NJ ,''''h ~ 'i'i'",' w"
erS hihG 'h'Ir h''"S ~ i, ",,'''
"i tue nnH>' as Nv ,'I ,7'Ii,I
.sWrn. Uncle Levi. there TGs a mighty
"lS ~ III ~ -
And inst So It was at the last election.
There was a powerful big setting OF Pro
hibition cguS. bat there were almighty
few that hatchrd out. Take, tor instance
,h" egg 'ha' N"S ~ ~ -" '''' % p' ~
hrr "l me leg 'S'"' ~. -,
uInlloh /" Ms n"nN'" "" =
lle an" 'Nn't''' II ~
ny i"nI"'''" gun -, !; ;,,
lhe in',heNS "' 'l''', N"I ,'', I',l
'i.' C"''h'i SUM- ;,,,.,,''I
on the she'll n"p%" "i> "''' >''.,';I'-
ed ms legs an" "'u'''' ~ ''"' LII
mi an lhItlha' Oh" 80"
Gro" h'G' h't ne N",'""
cent an" :" qu,H ~ ill.,. CAV 49, .,,
heA' MN running ".'' vi ~" w.
ger as i"'% az MS .,I, ~,
was soon c""'' ''"NI "''" I ,I..', -
whisky men lon''IN Aa'" ~
inns Is WHY "nI H,'I'
ger ihr""gh; Now Say ''' t,,"'' ~
the past ana l""G our '"r '',r ,'.u;I' "'' !
II we VIII d" inns our "''H''N. VIZ ""'
nave n'en III VAN we van,
>hah@halS' ! H'a''HN ~ =" i'''I' T.
very careful. Lei us III 81 nav i" ''o ~: IN N
EN-. falS" MN up, 'I'hI '''I '"''" "I'.
so Ihaf WhlSNN'''N VIII n"l' ~ IT, -; ~
PICK on anu Seo poi"io''"''' - "'
h%lt- :: NJ.
some lF"hi"i'l"'' rI""'''"'rN =, ~,
c"un'N rchl'nm me oI TUE SUIT W 'i'' i
ana Jones, lhTre was Il" "''' i'', I;.,''.t
tween Snith ana Jones anu nv? ,l'n,,
speak Aitrr WINE H','i'" 80 SYN "I.''
was about I" a1'' ana WISHING !" 'l, c',.,
peace win every ""'A 'i '''' II '''
he departed, sent tor Jones L" come " ,,,,
and make up Jones Went ana Tue ' 'l'I-
Guilty was settled ont Jus, "S ne was Ie!S
ing smith called MN pacK a,i,' sdi'
NOW, Jones' "hofis'anI tnlS rn'"S
settled PROVIDED L "ie' "it hNe' - -
JuSt IKE II always was A'" j"N' ~ ~ -
with some OF the "f'lce-Seek,,l% me-. ~ i-,''-
coin c"untN,-they are Ir"''loitl"ll' :
provided IT Is popular out Wle!i my Sr'
with whisky crowd OF 'h'N 'hi,N 10
hlMtlon is on losing %l""m'' IVY az
inst like they always WAS NrN' ,l'''e
let MS support men -, we can ot!''', 1'''
ana n" "ther sort lheSe' '""-i",' 'r ~
lows always REMIND me "l me SUI y, ny
ola hNp"crile WI" 'rIe" ~ pay "'I vi ''.', II
/ sides during the war lie was He5.[ Il tue
Inc OF the Two armies. ana " '"' ., I" III,
trderateS disguised as 1ai,Nt'S' cdlIe" u'I
him and asked Tor Soheth'hg 10 eat ne
was monStr"us clever ana ooilS'hE' ana !
VIII lie he was serving ms guests: PlaNe''
Union man and gave the C"nirnrra re
and jeff, Davis III particular nan 70 20
lnmhia.' Discovering ms hnlrleh,tI mess
to their side, the disguised Confederate,
gave him ronnd of ahuSe ana warhe"
him 20 look ont how he talked ana con
Quoted himself, or it might go bad with
a troop of real Yankees came along dis