The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-07-05
.soNEE'> SERMON FROM rsiE WHITE
AOt~E


another bottle Of beer. and he hA
drank, BE- wiped the foam of hi
moustache with a red baudana hand
herchicf. and opened his mouth an,
taught the ''cuchuos. - saving.
TAKE heed that Ne boast uo. q
your own greatness, for se arc bAsh
lng IN the sunshine OF my pres
tlse, and eating at nv PIE coun
ter.
Therefore | say unco ~ou, take II,
though Of YOUR constituents. or d
the people. or of promises ana plat
forms, for Will provide you sof
places.
Behold the fowl. of the air fol
they SOW not, neither do thew reap
nor gather into barns. vet tn.
"cnchoo' is nicer bird than thcy.
and shall he 20 hungry Notwhiio
there Is pie OF tire counter. There
fGre, DO what ! want YOU to do, and
7. yc shall BE- clothed and frd, % like
1 wise, shall your hrothrrs-in-la and
your sons and daughters.
Bring us some more beer suAi-
cient for the day is the evil there
| Of.
Judge not tnut yt be not Judged.
but the Judgment of the senate viii
knock that Judge higher thar Glide
roy's Mite.
Never blow your own horn. for /
have known lIogpuloWe. u come
to grief, and even the "'cuckoos could
not save him.
If there Is a political beam ir
thine eye. let il alone, for the me.
mrnt thou remoyest it thou bccom,
a crank and a calamity howIer.
Ask and it shall be given Won for
The cuckoo is my fayorite bird.
Let us open another bottle Of
beer.
Ii your constituents ask for legiS
latlon, give them speeches and gar
den seeds. Not every man who says
Mr. President shall eat of my oil
claI pie, but he that ,toeth nv
will,
Many will come to me for office
and say: In thy name have we spok
Ell and promised to turn the rascals
out. In thy name ha}4 w done
many WONDERFUL works.
And then will | profess unto them
| never knew you; depart from me,
ye Democratic Denovgats.
Therefore, whosoeyer heareth these
sayings Of mine and doeth them, | 7.
Will IIkel unto John Sherman, who |
went into public Office "a poor man /
and got t. be millionaire on 2 sal !
ary Of $4,000 a year! OF unto myself, |
who AN d millionaire in much /
shorter time,
And when he had drank another
bottle of beer, he put on his rubb,r |
boots and went over into the smoke /.
house and got bis .!sh.ug pole and |
bal,-uan ana started down Pennsyl-
yanla Avenue to take the train 20 90
out to tuZsard'S bay fishing.
ANU iltn llc udi COME OUT INTO !
the street he met Ben Harrison, who I!
came up to him beseeal,ing saying
'Groyer my presidential boom lieth
at the point of death, and | come t.
thee for aid. -
And Grover took up a hitch in his
left galIuS and SAID; CRY inter
0atlOnal himeta!isL. think that
VIII restore it, and he turned to
go,
But Ben caught hold of the tail
Of his rubber coat and said. "Nav
| have tried that and it won't work,
and | al. sOroly distressed"
Then Grover handed his bait-can
to Gresham, and said: Il will come
and heal it,
But Ben said: 81 am not worthy
hat thou shoH.dst come into my
house, ana, besides, | have moth
ng for you to ride on but IN ice wag-
iii.
"1ou see, | am . man und r au-
5hOrlty, having soldiers under me:
md | say unto this man 90, and he
5oeth; and unto another come, and
he cometh; and to my servant do
his, and he doeth it. Now just say
.he word, and my boom will be heal
,d.7
And when Grover heard this he
naryeled, and whispered to Hoke
smith, "Nerily, | have not found so
great faith either in the Democrat
II Republican parties; wish had
made him Chief Bait-can Holder in
stead Of Gresham
And Grover said unto Ben. 'tr-ta
old boy, we will fix that boom all
light And Ben got into his wag-
iii and drove off while Grover went
after suckers.