The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-06-26

duties utterly
'The parson confessed that he could
not guess what had wrought the
change. He said:
My sister, do you remember any
extraordinary occurrence in his life re-
Gently?
"'No,' she replied, except the death.
Of my mother. Her last words to him
were:
"'"NIy son, will dwell with you for
ever and forever in heaven" and he has
been growing more wicked ever since
"'No wonder, my sister, remarked
the preacher, with faraway look in
his eyes. He had evidently had trou-
blous experiences of his own" conclud
ed the great wag.
IN Take Care of Caesar.
Colonel Dyer is strict teetotaler
himself, but many of his bosom cronies
are not averse to taking a snort occa-
sionally. Among those of his political
foes, but personal friends, who had
their convivial moments was the late
Colonel Don Morrison of ST Louis, ia
nous in his own right throughout the
Mississippi valley as well as by reason
Of being cousin to Colonel William R.
Morrison, once chairman Of the great
committee on ways and means, nick
named Horizontal Bill' by reason Of
his tariff measure.
Dyer told this tale: zone night Colo
mel Don had been out on mild lark
with the boys. 1t was the full moon in
June, the weather delightful. In the
sma', wee hours they arrived in front
of Colonel Dons palatial residence,
and he began to sing, 4 won't go home
till morning.
"SOme of his companions remonstrat
ed with him. saying:
"'Hush, colonel, hush! You will dis.
turb Mrs. Morrison"
Don replied: L will do as please.
Caesar is master of his own house"
"About that time Mrs. Morrison, who
had been from behind the lattice an un-
seen but interested listener, poked her
head out of an UP stairs window and
In her clear, silvery tones said:
Gentlemen, you had best go home
| to your wives, and 1 will take care Of
C@sar""
Question of Veracity Between Hus.
band and Clock.
This started bibulousness as the
theme, when Judge Griggs contributed
the following: '"The head Of the house
hold was late in getting home. He was
very late. 1t was long past midnight
indeed it was very early morning
when he came walking in. He had
been out with the boys, and his wife
reproached him.
why, it's early yet. It's not late
he pleaded.
"Just then the clock on the mantel
sounded one, two, three. The wife
looked at him with grim rebuke. He
caught her eye and jerked out this re-
ply:
"'Well, now, if you want to believe
that darned one dollar and half clock
in preference to your dear husband it's
all right, and have no more to say"
Seeing Double.
Having started, the judge continued:
at was a similar occasion, only more
so. At this time he was little drunk
er than usual-had been reduced to the
status of billed OWL His vision was
bad his step unsteady, but he had not
lost his courteous manners. His wife
met him at the front door, weeping re-
proachfully.
"'Oh, John, John" she cried. what
makes you do this way?
"'You are (hic) so awfully pretty
he said, with thick tongue, making an
extravagant bow and kissing her, that
| like (hic) to see you double"
"And she put him tenderly to bed
bathed his forehead the next mOrnin
and forgot about the scolding she la
fully determined to administer to him
CHAMP CLARK.