The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-07-05

Well, nobody seeme,h to know.
There is Parson Billberry, a saint of the
cloth,
Who breaches salvation from hell,
He winks a one sister who isn't his wife,
I Aud smiles at another a. well.
lon grapple the rnmor. determined, il
true.
To deal The bad Parsun a blow.
Who witnessed the winkSf who recorded
the SmilrSs
Nobody sermrth to know.
Again, Mr.. Dodson came home rather late,
And showed his condition of course;
Aud now his dear wife who has suffered
81 long,
Has asked for IA bill of divorce.
Of course this is true, It's the talk Of the
town; .
You hear it wherever yon go.
But who is the authOr : whose tongue
gave il birth
Nobody Scemcth to know.
Once more Mrs. Shoddy stands back of
the blinds,
And hrts with y man not her own,
And little Miss Blodgett, reported quite
rich,
Is as poor as the moss on u stone.
And Deacon Mcclure loves Il drap on the
sly,
Though his prayer is all fcrvor and
glow.
just try to run down these reports and
you'll find
That nobody seemcth to know.
tongues wag
In, Yrxy at
And many story disSolves into air,
Whenever you hunt 1t down.
Who starts all the rumors we hear now a
daysf
Can it be like Topsey they grow
OF this rest assured, It's miserable lie
When nobody secmeth to know"
1t seems to me that people could
not talk if they did not talk about
somebody. But if we will contine
ourselves to the truth, and give them
credit tor the good they have done, it
is all right There is nothing much
worse than to circulate false reports,
because we do not know what will
grow out of them; besides the harm
there is in telling an untruth.
Pray don't forget your own;
Remember those in houses glass,
Should never throw a stone.
If you have nothing else to do,
But talk of those who sin,
| lis better to commence at home,
And from that point begin.
we have no right to Judge Il man,
Until he is fairly tried;
Should we not like his company,
We know the world is wide
Some may have faults (and who has not')
The old as we'll as young,
We may perhaps, for ought we know,
Have fifty to their one.
"rll tell you of better plan,
And find it works full well,
To try my own defects to cure,
Ere | of others tell.
And though | sometimes hope to be,
No worse than some know,
My own shortcomings bids mo let
The faults of others go.
Then let us all when We commence
TO SANDER friend or foe,
Think of the harm one word may do,
To those we little know.
Rcmembe" curses sometimes like
oUI CnlCkeliS 'TOOSU III nome,
Don't speak of Others faults, until
We have none of our OWL
This is a rule that should be adopt
ed in all communities and there would
be less confusion. And now let me
urge upon you, and me too, to "do
unto Others as we would have them
do unto us"
Finance means, money. We farm
ers hear great deal said about money,
but not many Of us are fortunate
enough to ever get very much at one
time. Still we are the men that make
1t, but alas. the merchant, the com
mission merchant, the capitalist, the
lawyers, and the government, take it
up as fast as we can make it. It'll
said that on the LIST day of July, 1888,
there will be $l50,000,00O of surplus
money in the United States Treasury,
and how did it get thereG 1t has got
there by the unreasonable taxes we
poor people have to pay. Why sirs,
pa has paid $375.25 taxes in the last
II years, while others have paid at the
same rate. Then is it any wonder we
are poor and uneducated? But the
time has come for us to turn about
and wake out of our sleep, because
far too long has been our slumber al
ready. But how are we to make
the turn? Who will be the leaders?
Will it be the capitalist, or the mer-
chant, or any of their children2 Who
led America in the achievement of her
independence from England. Was it
the kings sons, or any of his high Off
GERS? Was it the wealthy people of
England? No, it was none of these;
but it was people in a similar condi-
ton to ours. They sought America
as an asylum, where they could wor-
ship the true God, and where they
could be free, from the expressions of
the King and wealthy people of Eng
land, and they were led by people
ranked in low life, and just so it will
be with lis, if we are ever redeemed
from the oppression that hangs over
us farmers. But do not mean to 90
to war, because, there are better ways
to accomplish difficult things than
going to war, and if we will keep up
faith, push forward in our work, take
the edible for our way bill through
life" and ask God to help us, it will
not be long ere we will be seen climb
ing the ladder of honor, with our
backs well clothed, our mouths well
filled, our children well educated, and
money in our pockets. Brethren, we
must not only stand shoulder to shout
der i'll the Alliance, but we must ed
ucate ourselves, and stand shOulder