The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-07-24

Threw the kindness and courtesy
of Mr. Aull I had the perfvund
plezyure Of attcndin' big peril
tickle speekin' at Mt. Bethel last
Tuesday. But speekin' shore wcrnt
awl Of the program.
There wuz a zozycuc dn.ocr cook
ed by w. p. Harris, am the way we
people ct wuz site TO be seen. But
IN gettin' the kyart before the
horse, in tcllin' of the dinner first
thing.
Well, l felt sorter like I'd be lost
down there, am had no idcc I'd see
a sole that node; but it's better to
be lucky then rich, an 1 shore am
one if I aint the other; am when
/ got outtcn the buggy an seen mi
deer friend, Miss Lille Cromer, l
never wuz so releYcct. tt s sortcr
hard fur "tar hccl' to git ackwain-
ted down here in this sandlapper'
State, but when wonce yew do git a
friend, thcy'ce stick! Me and Lille
went an tuck good look at The meat
Mr.. Harris WIZ coollin', an the
smell Of it got our appctites on edge.
Now, one thing we bin studyin' on
ever since I went to that speellin' is
the inconsistency of men in general.
Mitey nj ever one of them candy
dates that spoke, raised cain about
cxtravergince, an preeched econ
ermy. 7 alters heard that charity
or good works, orter begin at home,
but them candy dates air awl fur
goin' down to Columby to begin the
mitey reformation! Yes they preech-
ed econcrmy in jest few Steps of
where the biggest kind Of waste WIZ
ccln :,.. an neve' ID n -! III
protest! "Oh, man! thy name is in
consistency !" Jest think fur a NOM
ent about bakin' thccc or fore hogs
an sheep, an awl the grease trap--
PIN in the fire an br'nin up!
When ] got home I told Jecms that
I node we'll an good that enutf nice
\ lard WIZ burnt up down there to il
lasted me an him year, while
candy dates tn a raised platform wuz
preechin' econermy.
A mitey fine loollin' gent in pink
shirt sharpcncd my pencil fur me
an anuther tall handsum feller treat
ed me an Lille to lemernade, which
WIZ hily appreciated,
| won't call their names fur they
may be ma,rid fur awl ] no, an their
wives mite start to lccturin', an we
mite miss trctc next time!
But 7 must hurry on.
Mr.. e. II. Aull, the genial an
much admired editer OF The Herald |
and News. made the FIRST speech. He
is q candy date fur senate, an so
is Mr.. Allen Johnstnnc. Mr.. Aull
made fine speech, after bcin' inter-
dooccd by tall athletic lookin' fell
Ter wcarnin' glasses, who was named
Mr.. Chairman. An Jest let me tell
You somcthin that man acted as il
he wuZ boss of the .oic concern an
"monarch Of awl he surveyed
Now. I'm a tcllin' ycw the strate
truth; when Mr.. Aull had got to the
intcrcstincst part Of his speech, that
man actually walked up to him an
scd; 'can't give ycw but three more
minitcs an when the three minitcs
run out, Mr.. Chairman, was
rcgler "Johnny-on-the-spot,' an
called him down! Yes, an lie jest a
young fcllcr, an Mr.. Aull a hole lot !
older! | tell yew it shore did git bi
me. An he dun 'cm awl that way, /,
even TO Mr.. Allen Johnstone, whose
age orter commando great respect. !
I never seen a pcrliticlIle campain
before, where thare wernt two par
tics-an' sumtimes three. But it
shore is goin' to be hot race an
a hard fite, twixt candy dates of the