The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-25
HIS PoPUL1TE PRocL1v1T1Es
Lead J. culpepper to Oppose the
 New Constitution.

Editor The Advertiser:
 l reckon people think I've been rus ticating at Buffalo. or perhaps vacating my religion at some convention of the zeal with the Leaguers. or giving my piety holiday with the Endeavorers or enjoying clerical vacation. They are mistaken. l am just home hypocrite without holiday variations. I find plenty of room in the church for audacious liv- ing without seeking latitude in the va great many people are not satisfied with the latitudinous realm of immoral itv in the church. Of course. such will | join the new-fangled organizations. No, my churches have never rendered me the doubtful compliment of a sum- | mer vacation. They seem to prefer to enjoy "the i'll they have than ny to Oth: preachers in the hot weather. Some churches are willing to take the chances. | perfectly satisfied that they can't be hold on to what they've got in the fear than what they is Whenever they vote me a vacation I'll sadden 'em with a much gladness is hid under the sorrow full consideration of a resignation? The regret of a church Is sometimes too joy ful for utterance, and has to. be borne with the equanimty that deceives. Such Is some of the trials of churches. But I didn't start out to tell church troubles
 
 in the church papers-wh hich they do to the sore trial of innocent readers. I saw a good preacher, the other day. and we talked about these things. He said he never permits his churches to write up their praise of him for the papers, but he's a good man. What I really meant to tell you is of a personal nature. We're you ever the only boy at home? If not. you've got great deal to learn. Often and often (especially at picnics and the like) I've wished to be boy again. Ia, 1fFnt fnT1 FTT1 ed the soul of the senior Senator when he saw that wonderful dance in our new | possessions. But sometimes we get more antly. Here I am the only boy on the place. I ignorantly thought I'll be the ''pet of the household" How easy 1t is to be deceived In 'iridescent dreams: Ever since I can remember. and that's a long time, for The suns low down the sky. Lorena." with me now, I've had 1t ding-donged into my dubious ears that
 Mans work Is from sun to SUR. Womans work is never done,'
 but the fellow who wrote that must have been a woman. She certainly was not a boy. It seems to me there are thousand and one things to do every day. that are multiplied for the next
 Satan finds some mischief still Fer idle hands to do"
 was not written for the only boy on the place He has no time to entertain Sa- tanic suggestions. q reckon. tnat Wny I'm getting so good). l forget the -aI,Ine ndne scm ething up a hill that wouldn ,get there, but l can sumpathize Wltn Ii.iiI miin now. recolleCt about Juplter senuins s some murderous wives to Tartarus, ana putting 'em to filling vessels without oot. toms with water. I believe they II set 'em full before the only boy on tne PiaTe Uhat's D will get all his jobs oone. Lt surnrises me how the head of the family can think of so many things to De done, I think she must call in the nelSno33[s 3n to help her think up things o TOT I1' uyi,b vT % 2
 I wish now was an old fellow WItn thousand boys. Ne'er a one ot en sHoui9 have but one thing to do so ne G9uia o get enough of 1t. Before the war a nigger on a large plantation, in his wax l ing dreams. pictured 1t out that ne Woulu be happy If he were the property ol 3 man who owned no slave but nlmserii; aseri; He got his wish. Instead of his work | diminishing, 1t seemed to increase ,aa II- ftnitely till in his anguish ne crie1, eSi Damn one nigger." Well, I'm the only | boy.
 see in the papers we're going to nave l tho tug of war over the new CohSSItu- Sa,tI tion, It seems to be fight among i,SdIr DSIi- ocrats-a fight in which each coHssuehs cii his focman worthy of his steal. OnioUh- n''it CTS are placing no bets on the Its' ,,iI | the chances are so even that eacH VIII VIII
 beat the other in the steal, us Pnl1 I,d Dick pull Devil" with 'em l Ch9er;s.a1u Ch;t t l that all of em have a burning oesme e3 t9 be honest But think they're postponeu
 the intention till after the election. m the meantime, they are going ,,slrl to amuse use
 us with the play of the kettle caiiins the | pot black" ,,, A
 Continuation and recrimination WI. Io De the order: In all my knowledge oi tDvst- Dvst-
 ocratS, l know but one who TId1s can "e 9sfraid
 of doing wrong" Hes my modern ,Se,, Reg,
 uluss, Ho l. the "noblest Roman nor,onrat or onca9
 all. I'm gla there's 0n". S I'ord
 how lonesome he must De in 1bv his Fer'S; Ee Could
 never Gestrn,. %r th bo1nocratic Party If
 you ever read the Scriptures, EoS Wlil II
 ra ollect ver-g interesting story good S9onr nua
 wicked city jailed Sodom; A. kooe ar1n,sr ,ia
 the old tax tax iis Collectors tors of the stateTths names famillar) lived therein, he hrt LoLa ba couldn't while Lot was there l wish General Oates would get out. snemey ana La Johnston and Stallings have sot 0"'' DuS