The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1886-11-04
THE IIsE-EIIS CIrh


lFrcsa ths petscg. FRYE Frrssl
For the hrs, time Ia three ur fnHI
months the members, a. they assembled
in Paradise Hail. found Grape on the
inner 4 OF There was considerable
speculation as 81 tho identity Of the
deceased. bsit no one Was certain aaiil
Brother Gardner ar'se and said
My frtns. Il becomes my painful
doo,y TO announce dc death of Rradder
AIbutus Kingdom, an honorary mem.
Der Trs.din' IN Kentucky, Who passed
from dis RiFih away las Wednesday
uigh, asteE a hrief illness. lie wEs hras
az &c annual lccshun twc y'Ars ago. an
won dc iust prize in ouv games by jun.
pia' sehen feet high. doAt' say dat
krnutnA ~A4 e.seNss tfe iest
men who cher lived, but ] know dai he
was fair 10 mod .uIE, an dat's sayin' q
heap for any man. In desc DAYS Of nv.
rooTisy. theft, speculation, arson an
murder dc man Who keeps Cl'ar Of iails
an scandals has got 10 he . better man
dan moas' people gin hin credit fur DE
preacher who had charge of hguddcr
Arbu'uscs funeral kinder lctimated dat,
while de deceased was rot purfessing
{ hristian, de angel haS 1 IN him credit
in llcLbcn fur a good :nEay ackshuns.
an dat hc wouldn't he chuCkcd away
into tac ssne lin as hoss thieves. bur
glars an chill stcalers. | shall take dc
liberty, on behalf Of dis club. Ia send
dat preacher money to buy hisseli a pair
OF stoga butes fur winter wear lie hits
the bulls eye plumb center lie an.
nouuCci in has funeral orashun dat
Buddcr Arhutus had deut tless received
credit fur
l. Sluar' treatment ofh,s family.
=. Stictin' to de troof when lie could
hey made money by iyin'
,. Mindia' his own biHness fur tity
long Vars.
/. Strivin' fur peace between all
men. an doin' ms he woald be done by.
His tongue was free from lies, an LIS
| hands from corrupshun. While lie died
widout heviu' jined dc church, he had
libcd up to all dc p'ints which go to
make Christian man. an DC ideAh dat
| he is to be sot oil wid lot of thieves,
murdercrs an blacklcgs Is sunthin' |
can't believe in. III glad TO hcv found
| one preacher who has de belief dat dc
| Lawd hasn't divided dc world into only
| two classcs-de purlcssiug Christians,
who am To hc whooped straight into
| IIcabcn. an de non purfessing, who am
to be whooped straight into he oddcr
| place widout rcfcr,.,e as 10 moral
| character. De money will be tookeu
from dc treasury ar charged up on 10
cash book to buidin' an repairs, an dc
Secretary will see to 1t dat de butes 20
off to morrow by cN press. II dc preacher
| la.
sartinly Dc expelled fur heresy, an he Il
need de- butes to hunt rabbits an look
fur a job"
REPRINANDED.
~ ~ -, 5ar
idcnt's desk, aud when he had com
piled Brother Gardner said:
"l;ruddcr Smith, what sort Of n
mashecnc am dat you war on your
west"
Oats a chestnut bell, sahr'
''WAcn you start out 20 sell chcs'nuts
you ring dat bell, ehI'
"No, sab. | ring hc bell when any
body gifts off an old fole."
"Oh, | see. What ci'eck does it hcv
on dc oddcr pussonf"
I'll doan' know. sali."
"What elIcck does !. hcv on Your
julius Casar shifted around uncasily
but didn't reply.
''Brudder smith, continued tho
President. "a pussoa Who am fool 'nuiT
to pin one OF dose :airgs to his vest
doan' know an old joke from new one.
Dat class of pussons "hocry 'chcstnuts !
an rats 10 give de b.. lance of de wor Il
| an il,ah dat dcy anu smart am rCal ly
de only class widout br1ins null TO keep
cm straight in dc rosd You walk o'cr
to dat windcr an dra" dat bell into dc
alley, an de sooner sou git de idcah dat
Won doan' know moyo'r all de rest OF dc
world put together dc better 1t will be
fur you"