The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-06-23
CHE Demurrat-St,
SAN JONES isR BrrTERnnk.
Memphis Commercial.

Memphis Commercial.
The Dallas Ne,cs tells a good -.
on Rev. Sam Jones. Brother une
is very fond Of batlermilk. and s.
conversation with a reporter ~ Ia
other night jocularly lemartos
that he could drink more but,aa.
milk than any man in town. Sa'eii
no one" said he, could send na
anything that l would apprec,a "s
more than fresh bnltermiIkr T%e'
Ners published Rev. Jones, "e
mark, bull it seems that lie brs,e
rem and sisters failed to sea ~.
joke-and took it seriously. Th me-
next morning Brother Jones Lad
not been out of bed len mlnutss
before there was a knock a, II
door and the bell boy handed HIM
a lin bucket full of fresh bnl,e.
milk, sent him by a sitter who h.,
a fine Jersey ccw. He accented !,
ana turned the brckel up to HE
parched lips and took a long sw;,
of it. Just then another knoei
sounded ON the door and The beIl
boy had a pitcher Ct bultermilk
sent by a sister who had a Hal.
stein cow. "Humph,r said Bru,h.
er Jones" II won't suffer for butter.
milk on my last day in Dallas
he resumed reading, and in
few minutes a knock came ayain
and this time the bell boy had tyo
half gallons. Of bnllermiIk. sent
by two differen, sisters, and Broli,.
er Jones commenced to smile. II
wonder il somebody amt putting
up a joke IN me-" he remarked, a.
he lett the four vessels of butter.
milk and went 10 breakfast and
picked a chicken back and drank
IA cup of coffee. Then he hasten.
ed back to his room. When he ar.
rived at his door there were no
less than three men and two BOYS.
and each one had butiermilk for
him, and before he could get his
GOor unlocked two more brethren
came. bringing bultermilk.
Brother Jones commenced 10
grow restless, and was beginning
TO wonder if every sister in Town
churned the day before. He Ilsh,.
ed his cob pipe aud started 10 read
the morning paper, when The bell
boy informed him tina, there were
Two ladies' who wanted to see him.
He wen, down, and 10 his horror,
each lady he'd a pitcher of butter.
milk for him, and they commenced
10 sing the praises Of their COWS.
liz thanked the two sisters and
started with the bllermilk, only 10
lind three more brethren. each
with a bucket of bullerlnilk FIR
him. and by The time he was again
settled, four more arrived, all with
multermlk. Brother Jones was
beginning TO louk. haggard and
distressed. and when the tell boy
brought up the card Of a caller, he
shouted Go Eek and tell the
gentleman w il is impossible for
me to see anyone, and that lurIh.
ermore, I've got buliermilk
enough to float a Trinity river
steamboat" Rev. Sam then pick
ed up the Ne,cs and read his talk
with the reporter about butter
milk. "Thal's what's the matter
he said, throwing The paper TO the
floor. "Tha, long legged, ganler-
necked tool Of a reporter put that
in The paper, and here they are
sending me enough buliermilk 10
drown in" Then another knock
was answered, and a darkey enter.
al with a gallon Ilckle bottle full
OF builermllk. "Ge, ont Of here!'
exclaimed Brother Jones. Stake
that butiermllk back and tell them
that | am sick oi butlermilk that
I've bathed in il and That I've eot
enough TO do me len years" Then
he made IA bee line Tor he eleva'
tor and barely escaped three more
sisters with pals OF milk.
Next time Brother Jones works
of a joke in Dallas he will seq
that 1t is accompanied hy a dla
gram and the legend: "No butler