Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-13
2. Mai they bad very high notions.
Aneedote of President Johnson.

poor house all night, L will agree to enter
tain you free OF expenseP' e~xpostulate
the landlord of the only inn in the villag
of Jefferson, Ashe county, North Carolini
to General Jackson, late one evening il
> the autumn of lS- as he entered his car
rage to pursue his journey towards Ten
. nessee. THE Blue Ridge, sir, is infeste,
with banditti, and you will certainly b
robbed, and possibly murdered, befor
morning. I beseech you to stay"
/ "You are very kind, sir, and 1 thanl
: you" replied the General, "but L shall
/, proceed, and try and reach the Tennessee
line at all events. L have no fears O
being molested. Drive on, Ned, briskly
Adieu, gentlemen allF' and the old herr
drove off at a rapid pace.
"Hilloa there, youngster p cried tht
landlord to a slim, wiry, faxen-headed
STRIPPING standing in the motley crowd in
front of the tavern, Eff you are going tC
Tennessee, you had better jump up behind
and go along with the General; it's as cheap
riding as walking"
"Snre enough; l reckon I'd better, and
thank you,p replied the young man, jump
ing up behind the coach as it drove off.
They rode on quietly for some hours
until they began to ascend the mountain,
when the General, hearing a slight cough
behind, called out sternly:
"Who's that?"
"Its me, sir-Andrew johnson. I am
a traveller, on my way to Tennessee, and
| thought l might get a lift on your car
rage, SIR L beg your pardon, sir
"1Ou are quite welcome, sir, to my car
rage. Come forward and take a seat with
me-"
"Thank you, sir; but as the mountain is
rather steep here, I'll jump off and walk
up"
He walked forward up the mountain
side in advance Of the carriage, but had
not gone far before he saw a man ahead
of him ascending the mountain. He APP
peared to be intoxicated. He lurched this
way and the other way, staggering back
ward and forward; now his knees would
double up, and he would miss a step, as if
the earth had suddenly vanished before
him; then he would cross his legs, and a
lureh would send him diagonalIy across
the road. He stopped and braced him
self up so as nearly to fall backward, and
then drifted helplessly along. Presently |
be turned an angle in the road and was
out of sight.
"That man is beastly drunkr' remarked
the General.
"Drunk mot much, sir" laughed the
young a "he's no more drunk than |
am. hes playing 'possum, and means
mischief. Look there he's lying tn the
road
AS they drove up he raised himself
lazily, and hailed them. "Hic! all! II
say, gentlemen, can't you give a man a
lift? 1.-The! can't walk; I'm loaded
too heavily with id mean whisky"
"Then stay where you are and get rid
of it replied the General, sternly.
"The devilp exclaimed the man. SPRING
ing to his feet with the agility of a cat.
he gave a keen whistle and planted him
self in front of the coach. Three men
out from the bushes, and made 4
rush at the carriage.
Quick as thought the General sprung
upon one of them, and they rolled over in
the road together. A dull, crushing sound
next heard over the conflict, and a
second one rolled over in the dust, pro-
PEELED by the loaded whip in the powerful
rands of the driver. The young man, BY
| timely shot, fred and brought down a
bird, and then sprang to the assistance of
he General, who still fought manfullv
with his herculean antagonist, while the
lriver engaged the remaining robber.
'Stand back stand backl' cried the
General to the young man 1--WE are man
o man. I'll give the villain fair play.
the Eternal, Ihave you now r and he
brew his antagonist over, apparently
"Are you hurt, my boy?" asked the
ieneral. And you, too, Ned? Where's
Ned ?"
"Here, Nasal replied the boy, putting
Up the road. "My robber coward-her run
.hel hel hel 1 golly; L save one,
nassa save one, an de young gentleman
ave one-heI he herf
All this occurred in less time than it
axes to record it.
"But, you, General, are you much
mo; nothing but a few bruises, thank
lodi But, look there one of them is
You, sir, and Ned, pinion his
lands, while l examine the others
None of them were found to be dead.
'wo were only stunned, and the third had
eceived a pistol-shot through the shout
er, and was crOuching in alright. They
Fere all soon p%inioned, and a council was F.,
ED, when it was determined to disarm
lem and let them go, rather than be de-
on the road. No further incidents
efell our travellers during their iaunt.
On their separation in Tennessee the
ieneral gave the young man much good
1vice. He recounted to him his own q
and babe him to be good and use :
Il. The General continued en- route for
is home in Middle Tennessee, and the
Dung man stopped and settled in the
'wn of Greenville, Tennessee, as a jour .
eyman tailor. OF his subsequent career I
is needless to speak; it is part of the :
of our country. NJ. Z. D.
JoNEsBOROUGH, Tenn, Nov. 1865.