The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-25

airy among these men, as exalted in
 its nature and demand. as among gen tIemen. notwithstanding the lack or
 refinement and courtliness Tn us ex-
 pression In Cracker parlance the es- cort hangs his girl when she accepts
 his profYered arm. but his galantry and appreciation are as unquestonaple'
 as that of many knight or the car
 pet. who is vastly his better in social rank. Many of their phrases have the
 flavor and quality of English which IS IonR obsolete and some of their songs in high favor on festal occasions smack strangely of the Eiizabethan age. suitor who Is rejected is said to have got the sack" and the selection or partners for dance or game Is or
 ten preceded by the chorus In when both sexes join:
 There's a flower in the garoen TOT you, young man,
 There's a flower in the garden for you;
 Come and pluck 1t while you can'
 There's a flower in the garden for you"
 Nor are there untutored and un- sophisticated minds wanting in se- riousness of conviction, either in reli-
 
 the war between the States, fought on
 the Union side, and as many on the Confederate and there are no more inVeterate and upcompromising Phil istines of opinion when once they are | ''minded"-as they say. to accept any course of action. Previous to the war
 large proportion were old-line Whigs
 and 1t is a notable fact that after the
 extinction of the Whig party, the rpRinn nf
 Alabama obstinately refused to vote at all until a prominent Whig among the ''restercrats" instructed them concern ing the new issues. when they voted.
 to a man, according to his instruction, and equally persistent are they in what they call their religious persuasion.
 In a recent mission held by the Epis-
 copal Church in this region, man applied to the bishop for baptism and
 insisted on being immersed. Certain ly," replied the bishop, the prayer
 book plainly says immersion. aspersion
 or effusion," and, as early as prac- ticable the bishop and candidate went to a stream near by, where multi tude awaited them. The baptismal ser vice was read and explained to the
 company and the bishop proceeded to
 administer the rite, and in the name
 of the trinity to submerge the candi- uaIe three llIHeS. AlASl thp iSe Sub~ mersion, the Cracker escaped from the bishops hands, and was walking
 toward the bank os the stream, when
 the bishop grasped him, and subjected him to a second immersion, whereupon the man exclaimed; The Baptists don't do 1t but once" This Is the Church bsptism, replied the bishop.
 as he put the refractory convert un-
 der the water for the third time, nor faIf monial of baptism by immersion, lose aAght of it's solemnity, notwithstand- ing the obstanacy of the candidate. That the Cracker woman has also the courage of her convictions Is evident 1 from the incident of marriage cere- mony performed by the same bishop. | On this occasion the young woman was | a convert to the Church. while the gawky young bridegroom was ignor- ant of the requirements Of response, and when the bishop put the question
 Wilt thou have this woman to be thy welded wife?" he stood absolutely
 mute. in fear and trembling. Five
 times the bishop put the question, l without eliciting an answer, when the
 bride, seizing the terrified groom by
 the collar, gave him a robust shaking, as she uttered the words in tones not
 to be misunderstood T will
 | JTpon another occasion 1t was the l bridegroom who was master of the
 situation, and in response to the same
 question said with imperturbable cool
 ness. Why. Bishop. that's what I'm
 here forr The "moOnshiner," among
 these people, although under the ban
 of the law, esteems his logic unan-
 swerable. when he argues that the
 corn. apples and peaches from which
 the contraband article is distilled are
 his own and as he can sell them when and where he pleases. the right to sell