The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10

der the west end of the bridge Jest out
side of Bingville before he druv the
stage into town, and conceal II there by
throwing some brush under Il and that
he 1.-THE Deacon) would call for it there
after dark and take 1t home & put II
into his cellar unbeknownst even to his
own wife, who is awful opposed to the
Demon Rum.
Well, before Ham left on the stage
for the Co. seat next morning the news
that the Deacon was a going to get
key of ale had spread Ike wildhre, SC
that everybuddy in town knowd about
il. but of course nobuddy said any
think about it to the Deacon hisself,
who went around talking Christianity
and almost weeping tears of anguish
for the poor heather In furrin lands
becuz they hadn't no churches to go to.
Ham he brung the 6 gal keg of ale
and hid it under the bridge as had been
arranged and after dark the Deacon
took his wheelbarrow and went after it.
Coming back the Deacon wheeled the
ale along the back street. He had took
along a buggy robe which he spread
over the key Of ale so as If be hap
pened to meet ennybuddy they wouldn't
know what was under the buggy robe.
Well, as luck would have il he met
Up with Slime Perkins. Slime OF course
as soon as he met the Deacon knowd
what was under the buggy robe becuE
heNhad been to the store the evg before,
but Sine didn't let on.
"Whatcher got on yewr wheelbarrer,
Deacon?" says Slime kind OF inkwissi-
five Ike. The Deacon he hin1med and
hawed but he kept right on wheelin the
barrow and finally he says, why I've
got a half bushel of potaters In the
wheelbarrer, that's what I've got" By
this time Slime was walkin back along
side the Deacon and told him if he (the
Deacon) didn't mind he (Sime) would
keep him company a little ways. Dea-
con said kind of short and snappy if he
could make his own seleckshion he
wouldn't choose Slime for company and
kept right on but Slime only grinned
and KEEP walkin alongside. eff thems
potaters you've got In the wheelbarrer,
saws Sine, chow comes It you've got EN-
kivered over with buggy rob" Be
cuz." snaps the Deacon, II was afeard
they would git frost-bit." "Frost-bit J
hollers Slime. "Gosh-amighty, why it
amt cold enuff tonight to frost-bit eny-
think. much less potaters |" and Slime
TUX hold of the buggy robe to lift It up
and look under.
''You leggo thet buggy robe, Sine Per-
lzins," yells the Deacon droppin the
wheelbarrow handles, "er I'll haft to
shastise you with richus indignashion.
You 90 long and tend to yewr own bus
mess and III tend to mineF
When the Deacon said this Sine he
lated fit to bust and went on the way
he was goin in the first place and the
Deacon he went on lords home.
Next mornin about a. m. Mrs. But
terworth while she was warshtng the
breakfast dishes heerd the Deacon down
cellar hollering for help as loud as he
could boiler so she ruined down in a
hurry and tripped on the bottom step
and fell with a dull sickening thud on
the cellar floor which like to of busted
her When she gotsto her feet awful
disgraseful sight met her eyes.
There was the Deacon trying to hold
b;s hand over a hole which he had
bored with ogger into the head of the
key Of ale to keep It from excaping if
possible, but it wassent possible. It
seems the Deacon had bored hole into
the key expecting to put in spiggot
so he could draw off the ale from the
keg bv the tin dipperful as he desired
u but being as the ale had been shuk
I'D a good cal on the stage from the
Co seat and being as ale is nacherly
ADVANTAGEOUS ennyhSw it was squirtin
from the hole like Gysrythinkl
The Deacon was soaked from head to
foot with the ale-his shirt was as wet
as a rag and his whiskers was full Of
ale also his eyes and we spose be got