The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-26
TN D|SGRASE!
Deacon RutteTWOrth, One Of Our
Most Respected Citizens A.
most Lost His RepputashiOn
Which HasseRt Very Much En-
nyhOW--- SkaRdaI---R
the Deiishus psitickIeTs Below

Deacon Butterworth. one of the stanch
pliers of the Bingville church, and q
man who has heretofore been consid-
cred one of TIE most respeckted citti-
zens of Bingville, has got hisself into 3
awful mess, witch it will take him
years and years to live down, and we
persoom the Deacon will never live long
enuff but what there will be them in
Bingville who will remember this awful
smooth upon his characllter and will
throw it up to him to his dyin day.
Last Tuesday evg the Deacon was on
his way to the P o. to see if there was
emmy mail for him, being as he was ex-
pecting a letter from. brother of hisn
out in Iowy, from who he has not had
word for 10, these menny yrs, and as
a 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 takin 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
a jug of hard cider hid in the shop and
his throat was jest parched 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
0. 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
goin. The reason Bill diddent want to
offer the Deacon a drink of the hard
cider wassent hecuz he was afeard of
insultin the Deacon, becuz everybuddy
knows that there amt nobuddy in Bing-
willie who likes 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 1t go as fur as possibil for
hisself. 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 ne Wouldn
git a seckond 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 q
at and half of that cider and it was
sent long until he was as happy as a
lark and singin hirns and quotin scrip
ter and takin on turrible. Finally Bill
got the Deacon outen the shop and shut
it I'D and told him he had better 60
home and 90 to bed. The Deacon shuk
hands with Bill when he parted with
him and told Bill he loved him like a
brother. When the Deacon is sober
he's got no principel tall hardly, and
will skin his best friend in the world
if he kin, but let him git full and he's
as kind and lovin as kitten
Yes, the Deacon throwd his arms
around Bills neck and told him how