Amador ledger., 1900-10-19
Copyright, 1900, by c. Z. Levi


CESAR y
number on the affirmative and negative
side was about even. and Ebeuezer
White was appointed to lead off and
tell how honesty paid him. Each
speaker was to be limited to ten min
It's. Ebenezer had been thinkin 1t
over fur three or four days. and when
he got up he began with:
"Foiler me back TO the days of julius
Cesar. When Caesar was a young man
Of %, he hadn't dollar to his name
and no show to strike job He had
about made up his mind to commit
suicide when he found a five dollar
goldpiece in the road His first thought
was to use the money to start in busi-
ness. but 1t was only temptation.
His honesty wouldn't permit such a
thing. He went around inquirin who
had lost So. and at length found the
owner. and the owner took a lilzin to
him and pushed him along until he was
finally made king"
That's one tally mark fur the affirm
ative side." said the deacon as the
speaker sat down. land decide that
Ebenezer has made five p'ints. We
will now hear from Jonas Bebee on
the negative side"
"Foller me back to the days of Julius
Cesar" began Jonas as he rose up.
IT object" protested Ebenezer. "Hav-
in follered me back. the meetin can't
foller Jonas. | appeal to the referee"
81 shall have to overrule the objec-
tion," said the deacon. "We follered
Ebenezer back. and we must give Jo-
mas jest as good a show. If he's got
anything new about julius Caesar, we'd
like to hear it,"
when Caesar was young man of
%. he hadn't dollar to bis name,"
continued Jonas. ''and, though he Of
fered to dig out stumps fur Is cents q
day, he couldn't hit a job. He had
made up his mind to hang himself
when he found a stray mewl in the
woods. He knew he ought to advertise
the mewl and restore him to his owner,
but dishonesty carried the day. He
sold the critter to the first man who
would buy. and with the $12 he re-
ceived he went into politics and pushed
along until he finally became one Of the
| greatest men of his time. He lived
fur. 80 years after stealth that mewl,
and he was honored and respected
and had good time and died lamented
by all"
That's tally mark on the negative
side" said the deacon, "and the p'ints
seem TO be about even"
But whar did Jonas git his factsT
asks Ebenezer.
"whar did you git yours" asked Jo-
mas in reply.
The deacon said the speakin had best
continue, and he called upon Aaron
| Bradshaw, who was on the affirmative
side. fur his argument
"Foller me back to the days Of julius
Cesar" began Aaron, with wave Of
his hand, but when he had got that fur
both Ebenezer and Jonas tried to yell
him down and appeal to the referee.
1--WE got to give Aaron fair show"
replied the deacon. 'If he wants to be
| follered back to the days of julius
| Cesar, this society has got to tag along
| behind him. It's rather a Gurus coin
cidence that the three of you want to
| be follered back to the same man, but
that's none Of my business. Go on,
| Aaron"
Aaron went on. He had it that Cse-
sar was poor and out of job and dis
eouraged when he happened to find q
| diamond ring in a mudhole. He could
have got an advance of $50 on it at a
| pawnbroker's, but he actually went
/ hungry fur three days while huntin up
| the loser Struck by such a display of
unselfish honesty, the owner presented
him with $75, took him under his wing
and in time made him king"
That's another tally fur the afirma'
i've" said the deacon. and ! guess