The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-20
SHADY GROVE JUBILANT.
Shady Grove, Dec. IS, l9Oi

AoA ASS AVSs
have seen the snow capped mountains az
they lifted their majestic Leads into illumi.
Table space aud thrashed the sky With their
rugged rocks, IAN ] thought II was gran." /
nave stood On The Beashure and listened 10
Lne shrllI mad rage Of the STORM as ~ dashed
Win orlui Jury Inc .lrouOitt seas an Bcat.
Tered The foam thereof among the stars. IAN l
thought IL Was gran" l have heard OF the
great caitracks OF NiaggeIer III how they
swoop over The oriul kasm down into the
terrible abiss. an how the mighty roar theroi
rsveroorates turnout the altitoOdinOus
depths Of Etheral expans, an ! thoLgt II
must be granl l have been one oil the en-.
,hIalled audgeuce as the notes OF n inspired
singer shot into The soles ot men an fur y In.
| slant tore the sperit loose from the b.dy and
lifted II mp ON the wings Of angels into perly
gates an down golden streets thru q atmos-
phere OF giury-an I thought It was gran
aud then ergln l leave Shady Grove ON h
quiet morning an comes 10 town 10 bear the
| words OF wisdom AZ they tails from the ups ol
The leaders of our grand ole COUNTY,. An !
sets that mighty slatekm Sisero ol
the Carlina FOIum-thaL JOhn l.. Sullivan ol
our periItical ring, The highest man on the
oraols BeDJamln Rian Tiimsn. an l heard
nim say " the immence audRence Assem-
| oiled That faint no harm TO drink licker an
The same Can be proved by. the Bible. re-
pete that l Learu lila, "an l knoWed IL Wds
gran"
Ny chillun said az how the teacher told em
that II teller by The name Of De sure Toe bad
usen squintln aroun' IN Fiafiidy fur q
lountsln OF perpetual youth, u tuis ole spun
De bore Toe, had stood with me rs The words
VI wIsuutn. as mentioned auove, ieil rom TOE
lung vi our inlerlecttlal giant. Hon. b. Il
| Nllmun, he wouI u Jumped out Nv his six'
Ties BACK into bis teens Quickerp yOu'od Say
scat, Ieastwise l renewed my you b thel day
rhe ole oman had give me sixiy sents 70 o.
u frien pan and u cuekod apuu but l was Ht
upiytttd above sech measly lhlDgs.I jest spen,
L 4 lar n MINI nf unsnf ,lph ~ an 6FnIk IL La lnH
heltu Of the greatest sta.esInan the wurld nas
ever seen, Hon. Il. r: TilImun! May he live
70 be u thousan Year, ole an never wet Ms
mex with anything short Nv XXXl
Now gents, whether q mai ike Tilimur
says Up blight 10 he true. he says vs. nc
harm TO drIpk lieker. That oeip' the case
they aip't but one alternative ap thai 10, it,,s
rong 10 throw any rssLrlctiupe ar0up' ". !
strict, amt that ~, now gents, be Rand1d
see az how the Baptist brethren Is des,
and sGITt how sp icy desire SoS to make Ike Il tam a mlssaemsSe,
W git druuk. Now they amt but one condi'
lion under which Id be willin to vote ful
such a issher an that Is I make IT a misde
meaner TO git DRINK on dispensary Ticker, an
omit good homemade ticker from any suof
restrictions.
I clsim It's rong to restrict the drenkin o.
licker In any way, whether by high iisenc'
sery. think II 10 u unmitiKated. Ia Jes'
about as soon hev nuthin. You can't trea
= fren IN the inferntl ole hUle, you can't buy
as much as you want, you can't GIT II atai
otter the sun goes down, the very time q tel
Ter gifts thiBty. an last but not least you
can't git IL without signln yer name ! As ]
say I'd Il bout as soon hev uuthin. To b.
To me is The most compromisln. uniortunat
degraden or deal, that I ever parsed thru
1 abominale all restriction on Ticker but
hates the dispepsary with the deYlishes
fingrsined hate that ever emmynated from
human beip'.
HooraW fpr Tillmun
Yourse truly,
Cutler no Seq.