Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-10
w, C.. T. u.
BY 4 MEMBER.
a Fable And Its Appli-
cation.
BY J. DHU HUGHES.
THE FABLE.

times, when somebody tries to
steal somebody else's pig, Uncle
Sam awakes. And whenever
anybody says that he has a rich
er farm that is better fenced,
Uncle Sam wakes right up. But
whenever anybody says that
Uncle Sam has no need of fences,
the old gentleman Frances
around, shouting, "You don't
give your cattle as much liberty
as l dol"
Big Uncle Sam was sleeping,
as l have already stated, while
his livestock was wide awake,
and tramping down his grain,
and breaking down his fences,
and devastating his farm.
Still he slept. One night
Satan sent three of his servants
to injure, and if possible, kill the
old man. One Of them was
named. Sociological Imp, alias
the Pickpocket; the second was
known as the Currency Devil,
alias the Burglar; the third was
called the Whiskey Fiend, alias
the Murderer. They found no
difficulty in entering the farm,
for the fences had been broken
down.
Uncle Sam slept on. The
thee emissaries met at the door
of his house, shook hands and
embraced each other. Said the
murderer with a chuckle, "How
are we to get in!'
"Just you leave that to me"
replied the burglar, as he played
with the lock.
Still the old man slept. Shorts
ly afterwards a bloody hand
gripped the throat of Uuncle
Sam. He awoke. and politely
addressed his assailant in these
words: "Please, Mr.. Murderer,
will you be kind enough to delay
action for one moment, until |
catch that gentleman who has his
hand in my trousers pocket?'
Replied the murderer, tighten
ing his clutch, Don't worry
yourself about him, He's in my
employ. Look after yourself if
you can.
"But, Mr.. Murderer, there is
man at my plate>chest also
"Never mind your chest, I'm
at your throat. It'll take a long
time to strangle you, but I'm
here to do it."
"Well, it it's going to take
long time, l may as we'll Sleep"
whispered Uncle Sam as he
turned over.
Course this mans vitality"
said the murderer, "hell only
knows how long shall have to
hold on!''
"Won't he die?" @sked the
pickpocket anxiously.
"Course he within time, nut
if he gets to kicking I'll have to
haul off.
"Suppose, suggested the bur
glar, II so home and ask Old
Pitchfork to send you reinforce
ments."
No use! there's no one in hell
who can do the job as we'll as l
can"
And Uncle Sam fell asleep.
| ITS APPLICATION.
The currency question affect
the pocket of the Individual. So
Geological questions affect the
comfort of the individual. The
liquor question affects the life of
the individual.
| Which of these three CUES
tons clutches the throat of the
people and strangles unto death?
Which shall the victim of all
three fight off first? Shall l
parley with the murderous whis-
key-hend until l have obtained
an abatement of my tax rate?
Shall go to sleep and care not
if my son and daughter go to the
grave embalned in whiskey, and
wake up only when the Ice Trust
and Coal Trust charge me few
dollars more than they need2
Shall | trouble myself one mo-
1nent of eternity whether the
"Init!ative and Referendum"
are adopted or not, while my
wife pawns her clothes for whis>
key and ruins herself and all that
belongs to herr
The Prohibition party is first
of all the party of self-sacrifce.
It will die when it becomes self
seeking party, a political ma
chine party. Any issue which
aims at lessening or dive1ting or
weakening the main purpose of
Prohibition is self>seeking and
not of God.
Straighten up! Stop your
divvying with the devil Face
the enemy with a solid front and
act as near as you can to the I'M
selfish Christ!
MIS-. William G.. Stronach.