Washington telegraph., 1848-04-12
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ABOUT BILLY MrDANlELS AND SO oN
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Many faua ago lbffe lived upon ane
81. the raad7 iaudIng la Nashville. fat.
welsto de, loIlf inn keeper bt The namr ul
Billy hDeuigIz. This said Rllly#was a
man of substance in estate and person;
and, moreover, being pious'y inclined. Eas
a deacon o. the church. lie W. yeU
much liked in spite of samc pacuiiqr,es.
aud his hnn,e Was the ayufilr stopping
place luf nj. lawyers vino went hg that
road 10 Nashville during Court TINT
Amnng these last were felix GuulY.
Thomas Il. Ban'an. llaYes, lhr AHouey
General, sam Houston. = IA aruus onaf.
M'DaaIsIs=lr m'hsf N DanneIs, In
hi. ncighblrs always knocked the i
ont Of his name-was possessed ui very
even lemprE except in one mal,cr=-Col.
Thompson couid mol abide a reference
TO Marino sheep-BiIly M'DanieIs was
equally sore on the subject of buging his
own COW. The wbY aud wherefore Of this,
il is necessary should tell you before
come to my main yarn. You musl have
the glass sbiyefed belore You can get the
real out Of the bottle.
Once upon time a parly Of jolly ifl.
lows eommiug up The roaa, ON dalk eve.
ming, observed line tat COW at the raad
side, patiently fecumbrnl and eonienlrdr
chewing her cuH The foremost man dis
mounted aal stirring up the yirliua ads
drove her before him to M'Danicl's door,
which was aboal loaf hundred yaris from
where lhaY found the COW. Billy was Al
the pouch talking with a neighhaf. AMI
gIceffd the nea ooHmofs.
low are yaa gcuI.e.Wea-lHiyina COW
hume. el
Oh. answered The foremost. its caz.
sai hHre | bo4sb down IN Nashville, Iaf
aunt Naflin. VI over ,anlcr She ga
SONS pl the Danum N hef They ,af-hm
dem hfr, She g.u me m1re ir1uhH naf
dly eaws-lui I've Col uiac milcs as You
know 10 drive hef. Ral mf .kia c. /
wouldn't sal. her iof Whu she'd lesirh 10
got I'd o. the euliat would MOI d.iNr
hrra mils further Ia save her lite, Of /
could snlI her.
'kad sa YOU sly Martins nesE Is
Ynul Nice uId vuman sally Marin
Nhal d 'ye ask ibr the eoW
Aud liiIY inspected the animal by the
dim light thrown from the door and win.
dow ol h.. own house.
why III take anything, almost. I'll
tell you what ii is, Billy, there's six on u.
here, sharp .rl Tor a tusi nj you'll g.n
as as much q. vr can tuck under ouf Hu.
soy. IN todd, aul chicken dHens, from now
Il. ma.nin. ihr cows your'n.
'lisa migpu' said Billy, who ordered
one oi hi. boy. 10 drive the animal into a
stall The nry adjourned to tho house,
where 'iey kar ilup 'iiIl moraing. when
they departed, ubyIous Of cows aud Gaze,
10 phu- unknown.
The nrti ily, bright and carly, f.uhn,
d., Billy. eoored gih, wen, into ibc .'a,
BE 90 dive oU, lAo new COW and milk brF.
Presently she returned with her eyes d..
.aicl io their utmost extension.
'NhN laws a mas.y, missus. cried slc.
'dai new COW Masters went an bought.
Br1lkg.
II can't be-, replied Mrs. M'Dauicis.-
Mr. NJ Daniels wouldn't buy his own COW
| rcckin.'
well Mssus, jest You come see. EI
you don't say is Brlkky, den dis coloieJ
gal don't know muffin 'aiss all.
And FionnIa leading the way, Nrs. b.
ID. made a yislt 10 tho cow, and hrcamr
a convert. on she went to her husband
who was busy talking to a customer.
why Lord bless me. Nr HDan!r,s
what on the lace ot the lcuakyus ,auh
iear you about That thar new COW
Br0klN
What put that In your hcadr
jest you 60 sac, Hr .TDaniels.
lie did 60 see, and became a convert 40
}, 10 The FlorInda theory. Maybe b. didn
pitch. The story got wind, and wus lht
theme Of the whole country, much To Bii,
ly's chagrin.
Ana now 10 tel OIL Bllly ilTsl Ciiurl ai
a temperance lecturer.
One day in autumn, tho day previous t.
Coun week, Sam Houston, then Co.0lti
and a practitioner ai the Tennessee bar
came along togo to Court. On bis wai
be- stopped al lhr residence Of Hayes, then
Attorney General, who lived sgm, milo.
above MDancis, arl who was usual,
Sans companion down. Hayes was d
man Of much talent, but rather lazy, and
u feeling unweH, prone lo eza-gemte ,ht
extent of bis sickness. So hrlo.i H1us
ton that pn,al, business engaged h.s at
trntion uua,o.JllN, and said he, d wish
you'd attend ip my cases lili Thursday,
feel so sIeN that can't gl down tiII then
and you may as well prosecute as not.
"Wcil. replied Houston, IN take y0ui
| place until IhuslaG bul o you don com.
then I'I drop a'l your cases.
'Oh. III be- there n Thursday aIre.
On rode Houston until De- camr lo he
/ Daniels then be dsmonied, You mus
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