Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-11-07

AT the Literary, III NHlcA INC iIieiiip'i
of the name Of 'Tomps read piece on
dreenin' swamps." was matched here
in Georgia recently, where similar
Literary was held in rural neigh
borhood, says the Atlanta Constitution.
On the occasion referred to each mem
Der was expected to read an original
poem, and here are some of the specl-
mems from the minutes of the secretary:
Brother Mart Wilkins riz in his place,
readin'. as follers:
Before mankin' yer light should shine
SO said the Scripter wise;
But some folks amt got light enough
TO shine Il pCSsums eyes!
Brother Jonah Eager also riz up from
whar he wuz a-settin', readin', also us
folers
Some folks that were a-knowin' here
Won't git to heavens gate;
They only read their titles clear
To Georgy real estate.
Last, but not least-fer she weighed
200-Sister Sprawlins riz slowly, rcadin
as here set down:
Some men in this here country
Won't light the fire here,
But br the blessir' Of the Lord
They'll light it over there!
after which the meetin' broke up in
perfec' harmony, to meet ag'in when
e-grindin is done an over
1t was little Franks fourth birthday.
He was duly impressed with the i'm
pOrtance of the event. In talking it over
with his mother, Mamma" he said, ear
nestly, where was / before | was ac-
quainted with you?" AS his mother was
silent moment, trying to pull into words
that ne could understand the thought
that trailing clouds of glory do we
come" the little fellow cried: "Oh.
know where | was, | was boarding up in
heaven."-Harper's Bazaar.
Graham Macfarlane relates in the
Memphis Scimitar that the other day he
was in a barber shop presided over by Il
tonsorial artist who is a man Of color.
The operation of shaving Mr.. Macfar-
lane was about half finished when there
came in another negro, a hack-driver
who demanded 50 that the barber owed
him for a hack at a funeral.
Come IN next week an III have ii, y
said the barber, as he continued to
scrape.
But the creditor got on his ear
Look a-hyar.' said he, Use gittin
mighty tired o comm eroun' here after
dis we're money. Hits always de same
thing. Come eroun' mex week I'm
tired o comm eronn' mex week. | want
ma money. / come in las week and yo
tole me ter come again mex week, an
comes mex week and yo' tells me ter
come de week after. l wants ma
money!"
With that the barber took the middle
of the floor and declared himself.
Look a-hyar, black man." said he
.whut yo pesterin' me about yo' money?
Isn't | done tole yo' to come mex week ::
What yo' expec'? Eve done tole yer de
week. l tole yer dat las week and [
tells yer dat now. l hasn't changed
Use prepared to do jes' whut | says
-:O:--
Those Amiable Creatures Again. Maud
lovely?"
Enthusiastically adorable. How gem
erous Frank was to give you such a
valuable one. And to think that folks
say that your father paid for it,'-Bos-
ton Transcript
Il suppose" he began as he entered a
railroad ticket office, Il suppose you sell
tickets to New York;
"Certainly, sir was the reply.
You have direct line:'
we have, sir
rs it the only direct liner
1T is
1T is down on the map as the only
direct line?'
As you see, sir replied the agent, as
he opened a folder
Yes. [ see. You land passengers in
New York ahead of all competing lines
OF coul'se?''
"Of course
Luxurious coaches-no dust-fnest
dining cars-scenery unexcelled?"
Yes, sir
by taking your line I avoid delays and
reduce the chances of accident to the
minimum?
Yes sir, you do. Have a ticket to
New York over our line sir?"
Cant say yet. I'm going to see FIVE
other agents, each with the shortest and