The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-06-07
PAYNE WAS PANIED.

Our friend and brother editor, II. r.
Payne, Of the Grenada Gazette. is ono
OF the most melancholy and inofftn-
sive looking members of the Press.
and ITO one would ever accuse him of
harboring Il spark Of mirtll or Ilumor
III his breast; yet in The following
tribute which he pays to Col. Stock.
dalco toast a: the banquet in Green
vile, he writes his name high on
flames glittcrin@ scroll, and nations
yet unborn shall sing Of him. We
print and hand the article To our read
ers with Il hearty aud unqualified
"amen." Here ii is.
There was another speech delivered
that duty 10 future generations re-
CURES me to specially notice.. L. was
inflicted on the unSuspcciing audience
by Col. j. II. S~tnckdalp, one of our
congressman, from the piney woods.
| had heard Col. Stockdale on a sim.
lar occasion, ard when he rot mn and
Strengthened himself out with a ylass
OF "ncrvine" III one hand, | knew
what was coming. He began his
speech by saving llrpt he tell like he
was at hpmc, IN Grceuyille. | re-
marked TO Ell. Martin, that all the
balance Of rs would feel like we were
at home. too, by the time he finished.
we would have been there so Innp.
BY some unforluitous stroke of for
tune, tie toast assigned him was The
Mississippi river. His speech very
much rrsGnIbled HE Mississippi river
in length aud clrarncs<. This river.
If you recolicct, is just about as clear
as mud, and is the longest river in the
world.
After taking a "crark at creation"
and Spouting about half an hour, the
gentleman finally got fo
the river, and stopped long enough 10
empty his glass Of nerviuc. Every
body eheercd Inn because they
thought lie had finished. They seem
10 be so very much delighted that
he was going To give us a rest. But
hey were doomed TO disappointment
cruel aud deep. After disposing of
he visible supply of nervinp, as af0rc-
said, he Strengthened out arresh,
'macked lis lips, wiped his mouth
md said: "LaGies and Gentlemen.
will now proceed T. make a little
ipeeeh." This paralvzed abont half {
he audience. The other halt returned {
o their attack IN the edibles. Very /
O0n>iIic major part OF the other malt :
Ollowed their example. A few who :
cit IT incumbent on themselves 10 ,
maintain The prophecies of the occa-
ion continued 10 paw attention, and y
They had 10 grin aud bear il. d
of them looked so fOrlorn and g
lgnbriOus as to excite my risibililics.
actually enjoyed their dumb misery. i,
Everybody who could, braced up. n
Tut the Spouter from S%ooutville con- I;
inucd TO spout. lie spouted about !"
l0st every other subject Ia the world !,
ut that one under consideration. q
led TO get the brass band TO play a u
or 81 me roundelay, but / could a
make them understand. / praved n
" the gallery TO fall again AS il had Il
One the previous nfght-but nv Be- Il
ton remained unanswered. Then / Il
.oked at Ed. Martin. lie looked like :,
was suffering from an attack Of y
.eial neuralgia. Then l glanced M AZ
President Allnon, sitting az the u.
sad Of the table, aud earnestly enea- hi
1t in unfolding the proprieiics. lie NJ
as the picture OF grim despair. Then III
at their misery and took a co
tic more Hervine. Then / thought 90
'out the bay that stood on the burn ~
z deck and wondered if SfOckdale = Is
Idn't been that boy. Then was re- VI
of the long-winded wolves of n
e Steppes Of Taitary that go on sh
azeppa's trail with "That long oal- be
D that can tire tho hounds eep halo
d hunters ire" Knives and forks
dishes ratified, the popping Of Of
ampagne corks added 70 The babble II
sounds, but high above them All y
ng out the clarion voice Of The hon. lie
able gentleman who had the. floor. He
!, all things pleasant or unpleasant
ut have their end. Aud 80 had This 7
narkabie oraifon. / have never a.,
ID an audience so very happy as
$ ore, when The conviction seized str
them that the speech was actu- peI