The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-02
THE LIME-KILN CLUB.
Summer Lecture Series.
LECTURE No. 4.

though dazed at the sudden turn of affairs,
was about to toe the scratch and give an
account of himself, when the brs thren IN
terfered and the belligerents were sepa-
rated. AS o as the president came IN
he was informed of what had happened.
and when the meeting had been opened
he said:
"Brudder Toots an Smith will step dis
way. Now, Brudder Smith, ar it true
dat you called de elder a liar? ?"
yves, sah."
"Dat's whut he dun called me-" added
the elder.
What was the pint in dispute ?"
"Danl in de lions den, sah."
WHAT bout Danl in de lions den =
81 said dar' war TO- lions; Elder Toots
said dere war six"
can you called him a liar on dat &C
count?'
yes, sab, but I / didn't mean to. [
had a rush O. blood to de head"
Eyes, he dun called me a liar" added
the elder as he rubbed his hands together.
"Now, den, how many lions was in dat
den when Danl was frowed in? Which
of you has got de 'zact number, an whar'
did you git 'em ?"
81 reckon dere was TO-, sab" repli, d
Smith
can Tze right peart suah dere was
six" added Toots.
docs de Bible say either TO- or six p
demanded Brother Gardner. can if it
doan' say, how you gwlne to know? De
ideah of two pussons like you, who is be-
hind on your rent an your wives gwine
bar'fut, disputin' bout de lions dent
Shake hands,
They shook.
"Now go an sot down! You is boat
faed So 900 an cost fur your f~oolishness,
an if l h'ar any mo- of it, you'll think all
dem lions has broke loose on you! Dis
you kin tell who is de GUNNER of de State
or sheriff Of de county! Such precarious
disrupshun on de part of two disenlight-
ened demagogues demands de most re-
bukeful promptness."
The brethren resumed their seats, look
ing as small as possible. and Brother
Gardner then announced that Prof. P. 2.
Jackson, of louisiana, was in the ante
room and waiting to deliver sum ger lee
ture No. 4 before the club. The professor
had reached Detroit by night and during
a thunder storm, and was provided with
a certificate to the effect that he had never
been convicted Of burning a gin or steal
ing a hog. His subject was: "Does We
Transmigra e." and so far as known was
a fluent Sp aker and a profound thinker
THE PROFESSOR.
When the professor entered he was
discovered to be two stories and a half
high, and built for crawling through
barbed wire fences without leaving any
hide behind. He had a solemn, earnest
| ok, a d the white shirt loaned him for
the occasion by Brother Gardner was
large enough for him to hide in
He BEGINS.
In a voice which was distinctly heard
in every part of the hall but which had a
pleasing ring to it, the professor stepped
forward and said:
"My frens, what is TRANSPORTATION ?
Some Of you hev ~porbably got de ideah
dat TRANSPORTATION and transportation ar
de same thing. Oars whar' you ar off.
Transportation means carryin-conveyin'
-movin' from one place to another.
Sensation. When you ar behind in
your rent you hev your goods transported
out on lie sidewalk [Uneasiness. Trans
migration is a spiritual term. 1t applies
to de soul. Now, den, some Of you has
de ideah dat when you die your soul leaves
de body an goes straight to Heaven. I
doan' blame you for hevin' dis ideah be-
kase dat is de way you was brung up;
but ! reckon you all will be greatly dis
appointed when de time comes. ]Great
uneasiness all over the hall
"Doan' you know" continued the
orator, as he got a fresh hold with his
toes, dat muffin in dis world eber dies +?
Take a burdock. De top kills down, but
de root is left. De sunf1ower ripen an
dies, but de seeds spring up agin. A tree
may grow old an die an fall to de ground,
but from a root springs a new tree.
Muffin cher entirely loses its life. When
it has fulfilled it's mishun in one sphere it
begins life an labor in another. TSensa-
ton and signs. Why shouldn't it be so
wild human bein's? I claim it is so. I
can't say dat we is allowed to Oh oose our
fucher shape, but / is as sartin cat we en-
ter upon another form as | am dat | stan
heah befO' you. [Great lutter all around
the hall
"My frens, why does de boss an mewl
act wild such INTEL gence? Why ar some
good-tempered an some bad? Bekase
each animal represents a man who has de-
parted human life an taken up another
form. Ebery tree an bush an flower
represents dead humanity. De sunAower
in your back yard is only a sunhower 10
you, but who KIN say dat it does not hold
de speerit of a great statesman? Eoery
Twin pusson has an affecshun fur sunthip.'
He loves a boss, dog, cat, tree, bush,
flower or bird. 1t mo- dan likely dat
when daath ObartakaS him his SOT11 DacSaS
into dat partickler object. I no doubt
see men heah befo' me tonight, who
thirty Vars hence, will be 'poSsums an
coonS an dogs an cats an buzzards an
canary birds. [Great applause. I my
self should like to be a whale, but I realize
dat [ am jist as apt to find myself a clam
or a grasshopper.
"My dear frens," said the speaker, as
he scratched one leg with the other, a
doan' want to shake four faith in de here