The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-05
DEMOCRATIC
K ROADS.
THE SHAPE OF THE CITY.

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For The Csno~sianl.
D.nocK.nc X RoA M. Aug. 10Th,
1895 This noteworthy tosu 70
built uppn . andy foupdst,on, on
.snd-stone pillars Bsb,io loo nsy
taast Of hrr Hssg,ng Gsrdeas
Egypt Of her Pyram,ds. but this
CITY prdes itsrlf upon its Phs-
roahic ChieftAin astride The Golden
Calf.
The form OF the city 10 IN elop-
gated circle. COMPRISED In the half
centre into the SHAPE Of the AR blsd.
der OF mud sucker. General co.,
fusion prevsiia Their language
has not been ooufouIdcd, boz tbsls
tongues confound every other city,
town and hamlet that manifesto 90
snu-disposiiion 10 their mode of
government
Some Of their citizens are .ery
wealthy; Others are 20 poor th.t IL
takes two 70 sing the bass line 10 O
gold bug doxology. Once holding
10 the grsat avocstion vi the upprr
clssses. but many are enabled 70
support themselves by the aid Of
pensions and Yficisi patronage.
An officer here 10 about syuoly.
nous with tae ancient hairy man
Who sold his birthright for Q mcss
OF pot,age. When they get su oiiics
they are free meu no more They
are expected TO 20 vben their master
says 90 and come when he ssys
come. IL they refuse TO do - be
bids and iran" for the \ Rosds, "a
comes their political narrative and
henceforsh aud forever they are .
bob-tsil-d puppy.
The underiiugs and cob-vob-
blers have no occupation ~bstever,
but live upon the far sway-smilss Of
the rider-In-chi.f. which are handed
down by the cffiner in charge Of the
Interior Department
They promise much but perform
little, and the more they ssy they'll
do thing the more they don't do it.
Their argument on the vex~d
money QUESTION amounts 70 about
thus',: The less money there i. the
more there will be an circulstion,
and the sounder IL 10 the safer &c will
be in the Wall street bsaka
The late scare crow here ass s'lou
tariff" which signi6ed sn,ibing
from tax knee high 10 . duck, "a
r-venue MS high .s Mitch-ii's P-sk.
Their bim~tsllic butter 10 made from
the ssme old -.moo.y" cow ~ba-~
p digree dsf-e back O. th. hrta.ing
of the tables f sop. st SiaA,.
Their music i. mn sd- fron, ,h. .ishl
notes of monon,~I Ialisn-m 4 -ss.-
to m--se~-be-h,!-sLd the gouiy feet
If the aged ~ yell ~ the bimhle
'-fantastic toe" mark time To tho
gold oug WALK
The cits has IN imaginary ~sli
surrounding it ~ h'gn .. that Ia the
land of Nimr.d. The inh.tiiauts
think this make s~li-ye structuse o
kangaroo proof, but many sr~ jump
mg II On their cay u the Cay of
Refuge. Nevertheless some are %
wanting in intelligence thst they
imagine that ~ Moses lifted up the
serpent in the wilderness % they
, must be lifted up in order TO get over
it.
They have even made and have on
exhibition in the public plsors Q
serpent Of the boar-constrictor type.
He 10 painted in bronze color, bat
his forked tongue 10 one prong gold
and the other silver.
lam passing "a here under Q
"nick-deplume" - . political life
: Insurance ag't, but Holme9 villiaoy
> has psrs.i1ed my occupation. A
citizen ssxed me yesterday il I would
insure Grover for fou- years, bat ]
answered "nsry time" He insisted,
saying that no other President he'd
e done 20 much for thk Old NORTH
r State. 1 enquired hovi Why, said
!, be, he has gone and named bis prst
J. ty little third girl baby after youl
: great Senator Butler-MARIoH
? Every Pop in your State ought 10 b
}, proud Of him for that and pile ID
8 the votes for hin In '96. Then n
$ walked OF - il ne had done - mucl
= for his ooantry - our late Congrsss
!, men Who promised % much and dis
8 % little.
thought to myself-vhst Won
d these Democrats do 20 carry thei
T. points. HAPPY HARRY Huxr.