The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-13

der the west end of the bridge jest out
side of Bingville before he druv the
stage into town, and conceal it there by
throwing some brush under it and that
he (the Deacon) would call for it there
after dark and take it home & put it
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 a
keg of ale had spread like wildhre, so
that everybody in town l0nowd about
it. 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 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 he hap
pened to meet ennybuddy they wouldn't
know what was under the buggy robe.
Well, as luck would have it he met
UP with Slime Perkins. Slime of course
as soon as he met the Deacon knowd
what was under the buggy robe becuz
he had been to the store the evg before,
but Slime didn't let on.
"Whatcher got on yewr wheelbarrer,
Deacon ?" says Slime kind of inkwissi-
tive like. The Deacon he himmed and
hawed but he kept right on wheelin the
l.
got half bushel of potaters in the
whee1barrer, that's what I've got" By
this time Slime was waltin 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. IF thems
potaters you've got in the wheelbarrer,"
says Slime, chow comes it you've got EN-
kivered over with buggy robe? ?" Be
cuz," snaps the Deacon, II was afeard
they would git frost-bit" "Frost-bitl"
hollers Sine "Gosh-amighty, why it
amt cold enuff tonight to frost-bit eny-
think, much less potaters p and Slime
TUX hold of the buggy robe to lift it up
and look under.
you leggo tibet buggy robe, Slime Per-
kins," yells the Deacon droppin the
handles, Ger Ill haft to
shastise you with richus indignashion. |
You go long and tend to yewr own bus
mess and III tend to mine !"
When the Deacon said this Slime 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 warshing the |
breakfast dishes heerd the Deacon down |
cellar hollering for help as loud as he
could boiler so she ruined down in |
hurry and tripped on the bottom step |
and fell with dull sickening thud on |
the cellar floor which like to of busted |
her When she got to her feet a awful |
disgraseful sight met her eyes.
There was the Deacon trying to hold |
ais hand over a hole which he had ,
bored with ogger into the head of the |
keg of ale to keep it from excaping if |
possible, but it wassent possible. 1t |
seems the Deacon had bored hole into
he keg expecting to put in a spiggot |
80 he could draw off the ale from the
<eg by the tin dipperful as he desired
t, but being as the ale had been shuk
I'D good cal on the stage from the
Co seat and, being as ale is nacherly
ennyhow it was squirtin
from the hole like everythinkl
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 he got