The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-09

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believed that to spare the rod was
to spoilethe child He was stickler
for discipline in every walk of life.
1t is told of him that one day he was
iconVersing with several of his friends
at the Senate when the question of
! fiogging in school came up. A child
less Southern Senator said that he did
rot believe in applying the rod either
! by parents or school teachers.
Kindness will govern in many
cases, said Senator Hoar. but a good
duplication of hickory tea will effect
a cure in unruiness when all else
| fails
| II never received but one whipping
from my father in my life" continued
| the Southern Senator.
| But deserved many" laughingly
added Senator Hoar.
That may be true. The one | re-
ceived was for telling the truth"
And it cured YOU"
Representative Johnson of South
Carolina, says that a few weeks ago
| a negro man WAC carries the mail
from the depot to the post office at
| one of the stations in his state unin-
! Ientionaily got into a little rucuS with
a spirited young man from down about
Hamburg, the most notorious lighting
place in the Palmetto State.
The negro had picked up the mail
sack and in an attempt to swing 1T
over his shoulder accidently struck the
young man. who at once feathered into
! the son of Ham, Who chung to the mail
sack and exclaimed:
| Look. a-haeh, white man, you be
/ keerful how you hits dis niger.
| Youse poundin' on de whole United
States of Americy when you hits lis
chile, case Use carryin'' de mail, l is"
| 70,
| Blackburn of Kentucky about a law
| yer of his State who was employe1
by a citizen to defend him in a suit for
divorce instituted by his wife 1t APP
peared that the good woman had a
comfortable fortune when she married
the man. but that he had MANAGED
to run through a large portion of the
estate. and the wife finally decided
that if a halt could not be made in
any other way she would get d.
VOrce.
4 AS the day of trial drew near the
defendant would nay frequent visits to
the office of his lawyer. one of the best
| in the state. The Kentuckian did not
relish the idea # losing his wife. and.
still worse, he hated like everything
to be placed where he would have to
| let the sweat drops trlckle down ms
cheeks to make a living. His tale OF
woe was poured into the ears OF the
attorney so often that it became
burdensome. The day before the cause
was to come up in court the defend
ant presented, himself in the attor-
ney's office and announced that he
would like to have a short talk about
| the case.
81 am very busy said the attor-
tney land YOU will materially aid me
in defending your case II you will go
home and write me an essay.
Write you an essay? An essay on
what?" asked the client.
About what hell on earth it is
to marry woman with more money
than you have"
The defendant departed and failed
to appear in court
Now that some of the big guns of
both political parties are receiving
handsome checks and all expenses
paid for telling the ballot-casters how
to vote" says one of the oldest Sena-
tors, Il am reminded of pun Mr.
Webster perpetrated during the Tay
lor campaign. / believe it is a matter
of history that Mr.. Webster's normal
condition was hard-up-tinanciaily He
received the nomination of Taylor
about as coldly as he did Mr.. CLAWS
in 1914. However, Mr.. Webster
agreed to make a few speeches during
the campaign. and there was to be
| five hundred dollars and expenses for
each speech made by Mr. Webster. 1t
| is said that when the committee called
| on Mr.. Webster to arrange for his
| tour he was found in his room drink
| ing a glass of-soda water. 1t was
a beautiful. October day. and one of
| the gentlemen. hoping to be agree
| able, remarked to the great man:
MIR. Webster. this must be the In
dian summer"
! mo, sir-e-e" answered Mr.. Web
ster. as he stuck his first check in his
inside pocket. This. sir, is the harvest
MOON"
When Benjamin Enloe. of Tonnes
see, was in the House, he proved
| himself a tip-top yarn spinner. and
one of the best was this:
! Down in my district there was a
protracted meeting in one of the
country churches. Some money was
needed for a good purpose, and after
a sermon on He that giveth to the
poor lendeth to the Lord the parson
asked that someone pass around the
| hat. A new convert, stranger IN
the neighborhood jumped UP and
commenced circulating the hat, in such
way as to finish the job at the door
and pass out. The preacher observed
| him making his departure and said.
| IF that young man goes off with the
money he will be damned The col
| lection taker stranger was plklng 1t
down the road when a deacon. sitting
near the door, said, He's gone With
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