The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-06
Shady Grove. Dec. I. 1905.

ShadV Grove, U6c. 1, lSUO.
Mesters W.. w. and W.R. Bradley,
Gents. Since you was kind enuf to print
my other letter l thought I might make an
other bow tnis week.
I'm atiil hubbiln' over Win or most pro,
round gayety and qualification at my gizzard
hats beyoni the power OF this here pencil 70
oicture, 1T the way the people OF the grand
old slate OF South Carolina are WaRin' up 70
their rights and ridden themselves Of tbe
Dlppe Inc good peoI IL OF Anderson
nave done the thing up brown: l popped OF
both bariels OF my ole muzzIe loader when.
heard II and when AbbsVilie votes out TIE
ha'eful ole institution I'm goin' toborry Dea.
con Smiths anvil aud celebrate as is ntteo
on such q hilarius occasion. ..i
Ole Deacon smith and me wus Ia kin' the
matter over tolher day and the deacon was q
little specious about bline taggers comm
after the dispersary was voted out.
Stz'e: SEED, don't you recon blind taggers
will be as thick In this country as polytlshuns
In hades when the Dispensary Is voted QUIZ
bright here I Junk my left ] at myse1)
SELL; deacon, II vel mean II they puts
. blind tagger on every spring dream In Able.
Vile County an q still at the rear end OF every
niind taeeer. you couldn't effort TO vote for
the Dispebsary.
SET SEE /. don't the dispensary sell licker9
Sell then, II you vote for the Dispensary
don't you vote TO sell licker'
Wosid't That be rong sez'I9
Sell, deacon, II they is 10 times as much
Ticker sold after the > d,s l%s,snSs y, Is y voted vo o1s
cleared your skirts.
Sez'e. by the piper that played before
Moses, you're right, Sed.
An It's just that way too II .we-that 10 II
they hood the country with ticker after q dis
uedsary is voted out II dou't dIner to these
mere fellows what say they var prohibition.
They've done their dooty In Votin agin licker'
don't you see? -
these places where q Teller can 'dampen bis
gooRgier, bline taggers. For my part ]
think that's too survygrous q name. Deacon
smith thinks It suite EN- exactty ont mes
preIudioed, now for I've been In many q place
where a Teller could wet his neck, rite IN
Abbeville too, but not since the rotten old
Dispepsary has been there, and as far as l
o >nld zee, Zeou or Yak or gnu you'd De just
20 appropriate as bline tsgger. That name 10
entirely TOO survygrous, as q matter OF fac It's
miebiy bad when q gen'Pman has TO sneak
and hide from gov'ment spies, but II you
have to, why, let or go galeger.
ole scab on the body poIitick, the Diapensary
aint got emu frens 10 make II q ahroud and
when It's dead there wontb be enuf trens at the
I have heard IA how Moot Nickles was in
favor with the Dlspenaary, but q crosse eyed
gander with acute astigmitism In both eyes
can zee at Q ba:f a glance that Moot wants we
f6llor6 tQRL W6L our SOOSicEb ~" huu bhoA w
keep the blame highways OF the county like
dressed turnpikes and skating INKS. They
ssy that that TELLER Frank DooPray. the
school superintendent is In favor with the
Dispeusary:too. but It's as plain az the booze
.nut on your face that he wants plenty
| money 90 he cau send every little imp in the
county TO school when they otter be raisin
| corn and cotton. Anybody can see why them
| feilers 10 In favor oft
| Now Gents, the question rises who puts the
money In the Dispensary? Why We fellers
| what dampins our necks now and then o.
| course. Well, II this Is the case, why CAM
| we have things like we want 'em! It's no
| body elses bizness but ours. These teetotleri
and temters and abstaipers and prohibition
ats amt got nothin TO do with oh They're
| all right we can work together against the
one crate abomination before Beelzlbub, tn
| Dispsnsary,
Ideolar It's nacherly q sin for one to bat
anything ike | hate the dispensary. l hatet
1t when It was fret hatohed out. | hated !
when IL begun to feather I hated 1t when J
was old enuf to crow, and ] hate II now, and
wish I could stomp the jiblets out OF ever!
III That at i there S' saitsr Of the Press and Banner
why don't you gents stop I'm He'll lp1e
your paper az shore as there's q popllst II
Georgia II he keeps on holdin up for the dis
pensary when everybody Ia dead Rgin 1t tootl
and toepail. The editer Of the Medium ain
much better. Ifyou gents will get these ed
shore as my name is Guilermo sed.
Look at the Mccormick Messenger ant
trim your sails accordingly. There's q &c
ter Whuts maxim things hum. You all do tn
same. Well, 80 long.