The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24
THE DEACON'S SWEET CIDER
UNFORESEEN DOINGs At THE SEW
ING CIRCLES MEETING.

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resented II, but II. Forgot That the
barrel Had Been Frozen and Contained
Concentrated Spirits of Exhiliration.
LAIRDsviLLE, ~ Y, Dec 20. 1t was too
rainy last Thursday afternoon for Lafayette
Jones TO stack his hop poles, so he took his prize
trotting stallion wilkes. Booth. $780, up TO Bill
Kitchens blacksmith shop TO get the animals
shoes sharpcned a trine. On arriving at tho
shop he found Bill with one hind foot Of Deacon
orvillo Hoppcrs bay marc In his lap
Hello Bill" said Lafayette. as he led his trottor
into tho shop what 70 doin'7-
"Hcmstitchn' pocket hancherkcef fur my
wiie's Christmas present Can't ye soo?"
"Wal yes | kin sec; but sometimes secs bias
'sposcd ye was chiropodizin piece o. boss feshi
but the poit says: Things amt alters as they
seem lIemstitchin' a handkerchief. DO YET
You'd ought TO Join Deacon Orvillo Hoppers
SEWN circle. Mighty lively times they have
down there TO Deacon Hoppcrs." and Lafayette
chuckled.
Didn't know ez there was anythin' lively about
the deacon but his boss flesh. returned the black
smith. This is q putty consid' able boss OF his
I'm workin' onto now"
so il is" agreed Lafayette Jones after a caro-
full survey OF the animal. "A putty consid able
| boss. Yes the dcacons a putty smart Judge q
boss aesh-an' other things" he added after
| a pause. and chucklcd az ain.
| Lafayette Jones'" said Bill solemnly, Il hops
| you amt scandal mongerin no tales about our
good Deacon Hopper an a sewin circle"
1T vans the deacon; twas tho SEWN circle
in combination with tho Hopper brand O. tenn
perance You know Deacon Hopper runs .
cider mill, but maks IL q special pint to have
everybody draw their cider of his place before
IL begins to torment lie says that formenta-
ton is all microbes an wiles OF Satan an IL shant
! do no business on his premises Wal he's right,
too I'm temperance man myself: made a
speech on tho subject once in the old red school.
dcrcd an fa,herlcss But now. jus, wal, I'll
.en se aOoa' '.e , ,",' , so' uo s,s nO,
my Sne, "no M,, "e sn na was INV. " I'm
'bou, il bu, her sense o. bumor 20, the bes, Of
her secrecy an she IN an, told me.
"Yc see las, week Friday tn, SEWN society
| me-, I'm 10 Dencons' Twas a nice afternoon.
an there was 10, of EN- there Aour folks all
went an Smiths folks an Browns an the hull
crowd o stonesc, an Deans. an 'Thomasos, an
putty con SIDE aolo besides e,, 700 numerical 70
ON o'as an po,ennE an iouinsoe, an "e"
other fancy stitchins unoi bout three r Al. an
hearty mess o corn beef sandwiches. onc-two-
three four cake an, bean coffee Then come
They ali begin getiin' dreadful thirsty. The
corn beef got in its work big, an water didnt
in bu, Deacon. an AFTER the customary .Hnow
do-Hanw do--Haow do all raound.' Miss Sukey
Thomas she spoke up peart an says:
Deacon says She Amt ye got no sweet
cider We're in horrid state o thirst an
The Deacon hcsitntcd minute an then my
wife insists that all Of suddini his face kinder
wal ladies', he says. IFS alectle late in the
season FUR The gncral run, he says, but now !
pft o he mil mn test fhat IA. nir
S sweet as honey iii Jest bring IN little for
You TO Try an Tny6e you'll .sSiity along with
Deacon done Delfcrn,ey spse courts n1 Sss
it, with malice a'ofethougbt an aforee aid-b-
vent out 10 where he had barrel Of cider III al had
been iet ont an ir"1c hard You know what hat
"v W scahG ali IN in ' Se ns
ire Of tic ice This good old Christian 'eer go,
NESS an fetched !, in to ,Sem ,Tustn old 'emaio
H ne SsG 1S
"''rhcrc. ladies he SAYS, try that an testify =
w hGy rst G ha Sn sG e r su sS:
ever drnkcd II went down like syrup an SET SCI,
rs. ,2 chin T. An hI Ss n msII syS
!c bsacin ssid sI,hin bout L.yiP' 70 sc iseI:
n mec'in houSe full 81 Mrthodsts with the power
on. ! tell yc that no pous Presbyterian hahn got
now Snm nSt SS pn Gath show what DEPTHS
s.n an ircnsgrcssion The jnrnt love II the reiick-
Nous II bring the most piousest to don't know
whore the Deacon went to or what he sce that made
when the parSon come driyin' in Jest dropped
raonnd 10 have a bite o. yittlcs an pass the rood
word rnuund amongst the sisters Anvhov
wharcycr the Deacon had been, rumor says an
I ! reckon rumur knows. that the pcacon when he
mot rarson in the harm was carryin,, pitcher O
that same mild cider, an the parson. bcn thirsty
drinkCd a good mint right daown an smacked
, his iinS as loud as n Chince frccraCkcr
Good. Deacon, Good he says I always
liked new made cider. jest a day old: not an
hour moro thGther sva allow? Well yes Jest
| ono moro. All. fine: fnr' Guess I'll drop in an
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