The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-11-26
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The Inimitable Sam Jones at the Opera
House Tuesday Eight.
4 TALK, NUMEROUS LIND INSTRUCTIVE.
A Large Audience, Who Listened At
tentively, Now LaushiDgly, Now
PathcticaIIy. for two Hours.

PatheticaIIy. for two Hours.
"Get There'-with the "E.l~ left off |!
The inimitable Sam P. Jones is a
speech-maker-he gets thscesl
He delivered his famous 6eefure to
a large audience at Browns Opera
House Tuesday night.
1t was $50 when the speaker walk
ed upon the stage, accompanied by
Revs. P. j. Carraway, H. A. Brown,
Ira Erwin and C. L. Whit aker Ia 1t
few words Sam Jones was introduced
by Rev. Mr.. Carraw La subs tance,
Mr.. Jones said:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:-It was
my. privilege to ride over .our city
this afternoon and l was plea sed to
note the progress you people are
making. 1t leads me to believe that
Winston has already "Sntlen there"
and is now 3i-ing for Iii to come
up. L congra bul; e you upon the
start and the poa ress You have
made In your urie ara march.
This subject. Get There is very
broad. 1t Is an itnerican phrase and
originated Irotu the telegraph. loro-
motive, etc. G'hes- ~ no1i. ;ng more
expressive OF car ives.
l might stand here and talk TO you
for hours abouE a duGe and dudine.
but my words would express nothing
but society gone IT, s.aed. You wake
up some mornings and f..d ii lutte
red pimDle on yolr cheelS-thab is 4
dude-squeeze it and its 1. Gudine. 4
man met a dude on the street. His
little son said: PA, what is that %
THAT is dude replied the father.
"Who made it?'' again asAe,: the
roy. "God," Was the reply. Well"
said the son, Good loves to have fun
as well as ether folks
There is no such thing as raising "a
grand man or woman our of society.
Frequently we pass along and See
the so-calied society ludies and
gentlemen, but il you come over
into real life you viii SEE something
better. The finest type r.y eyes ever
beheid was Ill that home where the
sturdy and noble-nearted father and
mother gather around tie hearth
stone with their children, read Gods
up a fervent prayer. This, L say is
the finest type of social life mine eyes
ever beheld. From these are what
come GOOD men and women.
Money is like a walking stick-one
will help you but fi:ty will break you
down. Like fiv that falls in . mo-
lasses barrel-bhe molas.es is good
but it is all mOiasses and no hy.
Every saloon is bOtUcu,e.i on sell
fishness. There is nothing eelfishness
will not do to meet it's ends,
You hear some men say, II am
laying up for Sallie and the children"
/ knew man who laid away a nice
little fortune for "Sallie and the
children" aud after he died along
came fellow who married the wild
ow. He would stand out On the front
porch of the dead mans home and
brag about his good fortune. l told
my wife that if she wanted to marry
again after l died all right, but for
goodness sake / wanted her to keep
the old devil Oil the front porch.
Where will you find a contented
man? A fellow offered to give his
farm to find a contented man. Along
came one to claim the land on the
ground" of contentment. "WelI,"
said the fellow who made the offer,
eff you are contented why do you
want my farm
If you want to ruin n man for both
worlds run aim for Office aud then
elect him. He may be al right when
he goes in-but getting out is the
trouble. Polirics is Il dirty pool 10
=
the Democrat and Republican, plat
forms except on the tariff. Democrats
come along with 4 barrei OF W iskey
and say you must swallow th.~ j you
go with us; Republicans come With
the negro ana say swallow this.
Well, if / had % swallow either d
say to the Republicans, pin back
your 'nigger's eaIs and down be
goes You Republicans needn't to
grin, Eve never gotlow enough down
to be Republican, however.
like Prohibition, tut it will be Il
long time ''gettiri. there Every
procession you see IN this worili is
followed up in the rear 9th fools.
Then there is the Alliancemen-they
are good fellows but ar not used 40
travelling. / want 20 See til Alliance
and Pohibitioniat get thors' some
sweet day-yes md toe balauee Of
you will be like Pat ard Nike. They
laid down on railroad track and
went to sleep, bur AS a last express
came rushing by Fat woke up and
"M:keI Aisel they are
moving hell aud the first load has
dcne gone by
I don't stick close to ny subject
stick to the crowd. Old roman said
to me once: s.Brother Jones, you
talk more foo;ishness than any
preacher ] ever heard" asked her
If she knew what foolishness was.
She SAID no. l told her it was the
"stuff" to rub on fools.
You spit OF dude and if he can't
swim you've got him.
Mr.. Jones told the kind OF "grit,"
courage, ETC., it took to
make a man. He gave many practical
Lessons about how to De what he
termed O whole man." He also
rasped the preachers pretty severe
but none of his hearers seemed to
enjoy his criticisms more than did the
reverend gentlemen who were sitting
on the stage.
It was fine lecture and We regret
that we cannot give fuller notes on
it-space forbids. Every young man
that heard it should be profited lit
was practical, it was plain, it was in
structive and effective. ssBe A Man.
was an impresse ed Injunction and be