The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-02-03

fines Of the Republic-the public bar
ROOM. and while down there. he con-
ciuded that he would impress the
barkeeper with the magnitude OF his
social standing. So he turned TO one
OF his guests and said: My lord. I
oeileye You are a marquis in your
own country"
y es."
Then addressing another guest:
And. my lord. / believe you are an
earl at home >"
Yes"
Thereupon. turning 10 the barkeep-
fr. ne said: Jim. these are m~arQuises
anu earfs- What do you hin OF
tina ?"
Jim said: oh. web. | don't care
much about that. There amt but
Two classes of men in this place. one
is them that takes sugar In theirn.
ana the other Is them as amt -
burned particular"
By HON. JOSEPH c. s. RIACKRURN
Ex-Ifnited States Senator from
Kentucky.
Rubbing il in On the condemned Man.
During n of my campaigns in a
| certain section Of Kentucky. had an
engagement to speak at a small coun-
try town, and the place where il had
| been arranged L should speak was
beside h county jail. In this Jail,
a white mar was confined Who was
sentenced TO be hung on the same
day and at the same hour at which
1 was TO speak. In fact, the gaucws
had been built next to the grandtsand.
in order to accommodate the same
crowd. but the idea OF such a grue-
some accompaniment as an execution
filed me with dread and | spoke to
the sheriff. who was a friend Of mine
4 ohnpf tho noC<ihiliyr nf Il-
execution until l la finished my
speech.
The sheriff had authority to fix the
time of the execution at any hour be
tween sunrise and sunset, and could
see, when / spoke Of it, that the exc
%cution, if occurring before my speech,
would mar my reception. He prom
Used, therefore. to STEAK to the con-
deInned man about the stay of exc
cut3On for a few hours.
). The sheriff visited the death cell
and addressed the prisoner: Il have
heard you say, that you had support
ed Senator Blackburn in his various
! here at two o'clock and as your eel
, overlooks the grandstand. l have
come to propose to you that we post
pone your execution q couple O.
e hours, which will give you a chanc,
to hear another Of his famou
s speeches. anyhow, the law Will b.
satisfied, SO long as your party AXE
e place before dow
2 The prisoner was in a rage an,
n most emphatic in his reply:
You know it is usual on the las
day Of a mans life to humor him i
y many ways. You let him eat VIVA
e he likes; youAllow him to choose h
spiritual comforter, whether Protes,
ant, Catholic, or Jew; and l don
mind in the least telling you what
Z. think of your request.
1T is true, I have killed the ma
r. for whose murder / am convicted;
~ committed the crime in cold blood;
-, ave had a air trial and l think IT
- punishment which is coming to n
-, is just; but Notwithstanding all thi
- / am an American citizen, a kel
~ tuckian, and a gentleman, and l kno
~ am entitled to certain rights.
~ have been punished on various O
casiOns heretofore, listening to ].
B1ackbuTn'S speeches and / consid,
you are adding insult to injury I
trying to punish me further vii
~ his oratory. / want my last hou
- to be spent in peace and I dema1
that ] be executed promptly at "
o'clock rather than have to listen
y the Senator again"
(The volume is published by G..
- Putnam'S Sons