Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1892-02-20

ani whatever confidence or trust,
whether of O public or private char
acter, has been bestowed upon me by
the people has been done with full
knowledge ofsme in every respect.
This confidence and this trust, how
ever limited it might have been, has
been gratefully accepted by me. l
look upon it as an evidence of the
great progress of the grand idea of
the universal brotherhood of man, as
we'll as an appreciation of their part
of independence Of principle and in
tegrity of purpose. If the man had
remote idea even, that in making
his charge. he would tempt me into
general discussion of principles in
volved therein, he will find that he
was reckoning without his host"
The charge must come from higher
source, and from source untainted
by hypocrisy before it will merit my
attention in general way. Besides,
have no disposition TO enter into
such q discussion, unless the provo
cation wero great indeed. | would
be m Migrate of fine hlnclest dive,
besides, if | failed to acknowledge
and appreciate the confidence and
kindness, both of @ public and pri-
vate nature, bestowed upnn me by
the great hearted christians by whom
I am surrounded. And while / may
have no faith in the doctrines they
profess, vet would indeed be false,
if unprovoked, ] were to attempt
4tonproot the faith that has uplifted
and carried them along through life,
and upon which they lean for guild
ance and comfort, as time rapidly
and relentlessly sweeps them along
towards deaths dark and sladowdy
vale. Lam almostth through, one more
shake of the old bag and ! have done.
So I shake. Hideous sounds are
heard, ferocious growls greet the
llistening eur, sulphnreous odors per-
meafe the surrounding air and choke
orr breath, and with mingled fear
anil disgust, we behold an ugly and
long forgotten demon drop to the
floor. The forkpd tongue, forked
tail and cloven feet are his. His eyes,
long unused to the light of day,
blinked awhile and then shot
their fiery CLEAN athwart orr vision.
His coat was as black as midnight
itself. and across his low and repnl-
sive forehead, was blazoned the name.
"Falsehood", and upon either side,
deep sunk in the hide, were the
words hypocrisy, can't and deceit.
When questioned. as to whence came
We and what came we for? Opening
it's horrid mouth, and revealing its
forI;ed tongue and hideous fangs:
with terrible voice, it muttered these
ominous and significant words. 81
had long slumbered in peace, and in
oblivion to all the world, down deep
in the Internal solitudes. and should
have rested there, content. but that
my father, who is an FIX. Hon. rude
ly disturbed my happy existence,
and babe me once more come on
earth, to again engender hate. en-
nifty and strife among nrn, to once
again array friend against friend.
father against mother. and sister
against brothnr in a pitilnss persecil
ton for opinion's sake. On my bend
ed knees. begged him to leave me
in peace and to spare me the misery
Of thus affecting the creatures of
nth. but he spurnnd both my en-
treaties and nv tears, and rudely
babe me go and do his bidding.
We will leave this monster and the
readers reflections together for an
Indefinite period and for the present
dismiss the whole subject.