Show TAUES OF TILE BAY A Dying Testimony to Free Silver They tell you here on the floor remarked re-marked Private John Allen of Mississlp ni that the silver sentiment is dying out down south Dont you believe It For example down In my country there was an old reprobate who had done every mean thing he could think of He always al-ways managed to keep out of the clutches clutch-es of the law But one day he made the mistake of his life He stole a horse Down our way the people think that horse stealing Is about as mean and contemptible con-temptible a crime as a man can be guilty of A posse was organized and struck his trail and after a long hard ride captured him The posse found a nice suitable tree with a good strong overhanging branch and proceeded to ship Mr Horsethief into the sweet by andby Just as they were drawing the rope taut he said he would like just half a minute to make a few remarks and though the posse wernt any too good natured na-tured about It they concluded to let him have his say Now note from his words how strong in death is the ruling passion Boys said the doomed man all Ive got to say Is that I still believe in the free and unlimited coinage of silver at 1C to 1 Washington Post |