Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-07-18
MADR A PINT

TO come In Jest right and hit the school
house on all sides nj once fur one
am standin neutral In this bizness and
I'd like to hear both sides OF the ques-
tton- Mebbe Silas Lapham. who lives
next door to the schooihouse, would
like to make n few remarks"
As fur me-" says Silas as he rises
up. I'm ag'in the Idea of lightnn
rod That there schoolhouse was built
13 years ago. and durfn them l3 years
we've had IL thunderstorms. Ii she's
lodged -. why cant she dodge 200:
Why can't she keep right on dodgin till
she tumbles down of old age? Forty
dollars FUR iightnin rod means more
taxation. Thar's sich n thing as an
emporium OF education, but thar's also
SIGH thing as an emporium Of taxa.
ton. Jericho Is out Of debt and no
one kickin. but let the hand of ex-
cessiye taxation clutch her throat, and
how long would II take to strange the
life out OF her? I'm askin you to
pause and ponder afore II Is too late"
Sins. you've made pint and a
strong one" says the deacon when the
applause has subsidized III the school
house has lodged ~ thunderstorms.
thar's no reason to think she won't
keep mp the record Yes, It's . PITT,
, =. !. man woqd
Ike to answer II.
Il don't think much OF the pint"
says the man as he gifts up ag'in.
'.Thar's SO.00O.O 900 people In these Unit
ed States. and because none Of EN- fell
down stairs last year 1t don't foller
that a heap of 'em won't tumble down
this year I've known n man to go on
dodgin mules heels fur 16 years and
then git 'em both In the stomach at
once. Mebbe your schoolhouse will
dodge a hundred more thunderstorms.
and mebbe we Will skassly hev sought
a thunderbolt rs big as a bar'l will go
drivin through her and leave nuthin
but a heap Of splinters to mark the
spot where your emporium of educa-
ton once reared its proud roof to the
blue vaults Of heaven. / said $40 to
the town board today, but in order to
show my interest In the cause Of edu-
cation and to prove to you that my
hand Is ever stretched forth to uphold
the prestige OF a nation OF freemen
III make the price $SS."
-He's made n pint. gentlemen-he's |
made a pint" says the deacon as he |
whacks on the stove and looks around. |
"Yes. sir. when he talks about our
rearin It's proud roof to
the blue vaults Of heaven he's made a
pint. and TN more favorable to the
lightnin rod than I was. l think this
crowd would like TO hear from Enos
Williams"
I'm with Silas Lapham." says Enos
IS he shets up his jackknife and gifts
his feet under him. I'm fur lettin
sartin things dodge or bust. They
wanted to insure the meetfn house -
FEARS ago. but my advice was to let
her dodge. She's thar yit. I've got a
barn 80 years old. and she's never had
/ lightnin rod or been insured-jest
had to dodge or bust all these years
Ind she's thar yit Seventeen years
iEo. when | built my house. l put a
sell on the front door. Nobody has
-ung that bell to this day. 1t would
~ the same IL we put iightnin rod
N the schoolbouse-you wouldn't see q
around here fur the next
. years I'm all right on the empo-
ium OF education bizness, and can
ee that thar schoolhouse rearin it's
,roud roof TO the blue vaults Of heaven
u plain as II IL wasn't 8 O'Clock at
light. but l don't see no call to pay
ut $SS Let her dodge or tustr'
''Thar's q pint thar Enoe-thars q |
int says the deacon as ne nits
racxer bari with his cane. Yes, SIR.
hairs good deal In your theory about
odgin- When all the COWS around
ere was heyin the lump jaw, Teller
ffered to protect mine agfn 1t fur 81
said I'd let her take her chances. and |
he come through all right l ebsarye
loses Forbush among the audience.
nd. as Moses built the fence around
he schoolhouse. mebbe he's got sun
hin 10 say"
II amt ag'in lightnin rods" says
foses in his slow way-s1'm not ag'in
I'm fur what they are 1t pears TO
ne, however. that we'd better begin at
be bottom instead Of the roof. Thar's
bout 20 hogs nestin under the school
cuse, and thar's about 20 holes In the
Ioor sorter like the idea of a light
in rod, and sorter like the idea OF
Jew floor and drivin the hogs out One
iea sorter balances the t'other. and
Ion't want to cast my vote either way"
You hewitt made a pint" says the
leacon, "but nobody expected you to.
take II. however. that you go In fur
IN emporium Of education. bein you
pot the job Of buiidin the fence and
lev seven children goin to school"
svaa I think I do" replies Nooee-