The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-25
TN D|SGRASB!
Deacon ButteWorth, One Of Our
Most Respected Citizens Al
most Lost His Repputashion
Which Wassent Very Much En-
nyhOW ---TurribIe SkandaI--- Read
the DeIishus PartickIers Below

! Deacon Butterworth, one of the stanch
I pliers of the Bingvil1e church, and a
/ man who has heretofore been consid-
| cred one of the most respeckted citti-
zens of Bingville, has got hisself into a
| awful mess, which it will take him
years and years to live down, and we
persoom the Deacon will never live long
enuf but what there will be them in
| Bingville who will remember this awful
| smooth upon his characl<ter and will
throw it up to him to his dyin day.
Last Tuesday evg the Deacon was on
his way to the P. 0. to see if there was
emmy mail for him, being as he was ex-
pecting letter from brother of hisn
out in Lowry, from who he has not had
a word for 10, these menny yrs, and as
result the Deacon don't know whether
his brother is dead or alive.
Well, as the Deacon passed Bill Hep
burns blacksmith shop he heard some
buddy inside and went in, and there was
Bill just tal1in off his apron preparatory
to goin home. Bill had worked later
than ushual and was all logged out
The Deacon he set down in the shop
and begin to chat with Bill. To tell the
truth Bill was turrible thirsty and had
jug of hard cider hid in the shop and
his throat was jest parchcd for a pull
at that cool, hard cider afore he went
home, which is why Bill wished the
Deacon would be on his way to the P.
o. so he could take drink of the hard
cider after his hard days work in the
sanctity of his own closet, as you might
say.
But the Deacon he jest set there and
set there and diddent show no signs of
offer the Deacon a drink of the hard
cider wassent becuz he was afeard of
insultin the Deacon, becuz everybody
knows that there amt nobuddy in Bing-
vile who likes a drink of hard cider or
even ticker better on the sly than jest
Deacon Butterworth. The reason Bill
held back was not that, but becuz he
wanted to econnomize on the hard cider
and make it 60 as- fur as possibi1 for
hisse1f. But the Deacon hung on and
stuck around, and at last Bill he brung
out the jug and handed it to the Dea-
con.
The Deacon was afeard he wouldn't
git seci1ond invite to take a drink, so
he thort he would take advantage of
the opportoonity and drink all he could
at one swig, which he done Bill said
he thort to goodness the Deacon would !
empty the jug and it made him SO ner-
vus to see the Deacon drainin that jug |
like he done that it was all he could do |
to keep from hollering at him to stop, |
but he refrained becuz it wouldn't of |
been perlite.
The Deacon must of drunk at least
at and half of that cider and it was
sent long until he was as happy as a |
lark and singin hins and quotin scrip
ter and tal1in on turrible. Finally Bill |
got the Deacon outen the shop and shut
it up and told him he had better go
home and go to bed. The Deacon stuk
hands with Bill when he parted with
him and told Bill he loved him like a
brother. When the Deacon is sober
ne's got no principel tall hardly, and
will skin his best friend in the world
f he kin, but let him git full and he's
IS kind and lovin as a kitten.
Yes, the Deacon throwd his arms
around Bills neck and told him how