The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-06-21
Nhfgsmnrrat-S Sta
GRUNTS AND GRUNTRRs
Farmerville Gazette.

IS suggested by the presence In socie. |
" at this time Of 4 large class AZ
grunters who are doing their level
best In grunting. The grunter exis. |
ted In the morning OF creation and
his last grunt will be heard when thu
clock OF time makes its last s.roke
lie begins grunting In the cradle and
II he had the voice to speak you could
hear him grunt at his own funeral. II
he happens to gain admission through
the pearly gates into New Jerusalem.
where the ear Is bathed in the raylsh.
ing music Of the celestial choir where
thousands sea ringing hosannahs to
the Son, and where an angel makes
music Ona harp Of a thousand strings
his disc0rdant grunt can still be heard
lie is a born grunter and grunteth out
his days on earth and goes to his final
reward where the gruntcr flourlshes
as the green bay tree planted by the
still waters, and where he can gruut
forever MORE.
Did you never see the grunter ? He
exists in all communities. II his liy.
er IS right his kidneys are wrong il
his head is we'll he Is suffering in the
pedal cxtremitles with either a stone
bruisc, bunions, frost bite or the toe
itch. lie is born for u life Of misery
and misery he enjoys. He Is never
good awake in the morning without
his usual morning grunt. He never
closes his eyes in sleep until he has
muttercd his good. night grunt. In his
sleep lie dreams a grunt and In his
waking hours he is II bundle Ofgrunts.
He is as i'll al a setting hen and IL
confined in a pen with IA pig the ply
would soon be ashamed to grunt.
MAN was born for trouble" in hi,
continuing sigh.
There are many classes OF grunters.
There is the gentleman with imag.
mary physical ailmchts who ills the
doctors office with grunts and his
stomach with boat loads Of patent
medicines or doctors prescriptions.
He imaglnes he Is a physical wreck
and goes to the health carpenter
early and often for repairs and while
the doctor diagnoses the grunter
grunts. There Is not a doctor within
the range of his acquaintance who
has not at one time or other had him
as a patient and there Is not u pateut
medicine within the scope Of his
reading he has not tried. Vigorous
exercise and attention to business
would make him sweat and give him
good h 'alth. But this prescription
lie leaves to the nan Of robust on.
~stitution and cheerful spirits while he
gruntingly plods through life and
with a last and feeble grunt ''passes
in his chcckst' and goes to u place
where the gruntcr dieth not and
grunting is never quenched.
Then there is the political grnAtcr.
All the ills Of lfe are traced by him
directly % the Cover nment. II God
in Ills wisdom witllhOlds the rain and
tho crop is insufficient to pay the
store account II God in His good
ness, sends u bountiful supply OF re-
freshing showers and the grunter's
crop is captured by the grass the
grunter gruntS at the government.
Ii by any mis-management Of his
private affairs lie falls behind" he
grunts and signs wishfully for a mil.
lion votes that lie may remodel the
government and equal out The per
capital Of money. While he grunts
the grass grows, the stock pass over
the defective fence to devOur the
already small crop prospect, and his
credit declines ut the heel. This class
Of grunters abound even here In our
own free America where nature Is Law.
ish In her bounteous resources, where
homes are cheap and where the soil
will smile with an abundant harvest
If tickled with the fingers Of toll.
This class Of grunters, are like the
poor, they will be with US always.
AS many quack doctors take ad-
vantage Of the gentleman. Of grunts,
and imaginary physical ailments to
enrich themselves, so there are polit.
ical quacks who have the very medi-
cine to cure all governmental ailments
when the political grunting abound
in the land. 1t Is a well known fact
that these quacks always prescribe
the identical medicine that the po)iti.
cal grunters want. II the grunters
are numerous to-day and claInor for
the drOuth Ofshard times TO be broken
by a food Of grecnbacks, the political
quack mounts the stump and with
gall and voice makes Of himself .
second jeremiah In preaching that
the government Is going tn the dogs
in a fast trot and proclaims green.
bucks the remedy. II. times change
and the political gruntsr .cIamore for
silver dollars a. the panxcea for oil
ills, again the Qusck mounts the
stump and loud aud long e~xpAtiates
for silver to the delight and great Joy
of the grunters. II his grunting Is
not cured BY the salary. OF IN once
and the grunters want : new msdi'
cine he Is again on thu stump heart
and soul for the new medicine.
The people Of Coahona county have
refused to swallow the .convs1tion
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