The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-20
cuLPEPPER cULLINass.
He Still Scores Democrats-Time
 Will Cure His Weakness.


 Editor The Advertiser:
 Since wrote to you I've had various
 experiences. I've charged another deacon; got into yellow jacket nest: had
 "round'' with several distinguished
 Democrats; took in the Association and went to a wedding I still live. | I was hesitant about charging the dea-
 con as there was an array Of ciergymen
 present, but the master of ceremonies
 was insistant and yielded.I may get up | reputation for the bushes. l like to
 start a deacon off in ehe way he should go. If he goes wrong Afterwards (which | is more than apt to be the easel it's not
 my fault. My observation Is that you | can't tell a deacon. vestryman. an l elder or a class-leader from a common | man. on the street. A deacon has | hard time in this world and the church. have a fellow feeling for him. Hes | in as great straight as the "distin- 1 guished delegates" in our late convention
 who had to steer between the Scylla Of conscience (which they didn't have) and the Charybdis of oath (which they didn't
 observe.) The deacon has not only to live up to the requirements of the church (which is the easiest thing ill tHs world If he pays welD, but avoid the criti- cisms of the world, the flesh and the devil (which he can't do.) I'll say this much, however for the Godly deacon--hes
  age churchman, provided the average churchman is not some better than the deacon. I believe you are vestryman. Then, you know how hard 1t IS to be good as the preacher directs, and stand in' with the boys. I don't think people ought to be too strenuous in exactions of deacons and vestrymen when they are Democrats. Something should be allowed for such unfortunate and distressing cir | cumstances Just now quite number | of prominent churchmen express desire | to be honest" There are no peniten- | tial tears on their cheeks; no evidence l of contrition in their conduct; they don't | even bring forth fruits meet for repen- | tance," but because they are preachers, | deacons, class-leaders elders and vestry- | men we must take their word for 1t, but | it's a great strain on popular credulity. | do hope and trust that none of these | Godly characters were managers in the | recent election. Deacons and such should | avoid the very appearance of evil and | management of elections. Some of em | won't do to trust. There are some | churchmen who, in business. do, for all the world, just like common every day | sinners. I hope no deacon will ever do | the like again. Some deacons will fight. l They should not do 1t without all suf- | ficient provocation. A good minister who | had a fisticuff with equally good |
 
 of the horn said: "The difference be- tween the devil and a deacon is this Resist the devil and he'll flee from you; resist a deacon and he'll come at you, like a thousand of brick" The yellow jacket business is a serious thing. You may have had a taste of 1t in your halcyon days. A taste Is enough to satisfy the most exacting. I was in the woods. Without thought or intention I disturbed the nest. The jacket Is
 fellow intorerant of trespass. Like Poe's Raven, I was only tapping, gently tap
 ping at his chamber door, when he came out In millions. billions, trillions Git seem- ed to mel. He looked as numerous as the present Democratic ratification speakers. Before could even think My soul be on thy guard
 Ten thousand foes arise.''
 they like Richler's Systems more mys- terious. worlds more billowy, other | heights and other depths, were coming. were nearing. were at hand were at me, around me. on me. all over me from the | and other places "too tedious to men | tion" Immediately, or little sooner, I | put in practice the better part of valor Cor aimed to) full of the philosophy of caught my foot. I verify thought was about to be new edition of "sarmatia
 fell. unwept without a crime" or What | a fall was there, my countrymen" for
 I had been hearing some Democratic stultiloquence Qook up the word lately and was in frame of mind.
 grazing in beard and hair. foraging all under his clothes, he may fall, but like Truth crushed to earth he'll rise again. If the fellow who invented the doctrine | tion in a Jackets nest I'm ready to give him my hand, for the conditions. are
 extremely favora5le; able l am also ready to
 flight. It's the only way. If ever you have battle royal with jackets, pray that it be in the woods. for propriety, of
 jackets are as active and energetic as these Democratic orators and a thou sand fold more effective.
 Considerably disngured I got to the house. The head of the family took me in charge and while rubbing me with any and every kind of medicine that came to hand she administered such con
 solation as you ought not to go near the nest. This will teach you 8 lesson. | Experience teaches dear school but fools will learn in no other. You had | didn't know) It was very comforting and consolng to hear her talk. She sai I'd have to walk by faith" while my
 eyes were closed up with the swelling.
 What made the matter worse. was I
 had an engagement the next day with
 some Democratic spell binders. but the | Lord was with me ana the Iaitn cure l prevailed and I had enough fun out of
 those distinguished gentlemen to com
 pensate me for all the pain and discom- | fort of the jacket fight.
 mon Elders. One was thin. the other
 broad, so. I suppose. 1t could be said. | there's the fat and the lean of 1t" (and
 that was about all that could be sa!d.l
 If they could be as efficient in good
 cause as they are inefficient in a bad | one l would like to engage them as Pop | ulists. My observation is that the fel- | low who runs to girth does so at the ex-
 pense of brain and you may know how l Qla I Mo haA In he, Hra [ sra