The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-01-04
Anecdote Of Andrew Johnson.

fear YOU should think | have some axe
TO grind, because l try so hard 70 keep
YOU at nv poor house all night l will
agree to entertain YOU free of expense"
expostulated the landlord of the only
inn in the village of jefferson, Ashe
County North Carolina. to @ General Jack
son. late one evening in the Autumn of
IS, as he entered his carriage to pur-
sue his Journey towards Tennesse. The
Blue Ridge. sir, IS Infested with banditti,
and you will certainly be robbed, and
possibly murdered before morning. l
6eseech you to stay J"
You are very kind, sir. and / thank
YOU replied the General, but l shall
proceed, and try and reach the Tennes
see lac, at 81 events. | have no fears
OF being molested. Drive on, Ned.
briskly Adicu, gentlemen, all = and
the old hero drove on at a rapid pace.
"Hilloa there youngster. I. cried the
landlord to slim, wiry, faxen headed
STRIPPING. standing in the motley crowd
IN front of the tavern, IF you are going
to Tennessee. you had better jump up be-
mind and go along with the General it's
IS cheap riding as walking
"Snre enough, 1 reckon I'd better,
and thank you replied the young man.
Off.
They rode on quietly for some hours,
until they began to ascend the mountain,
when the General, hearing slight cough
behind. called out sternly:
who's that
a. 1t is me, sir--Andrew Johnson l
am a traveller, on my way to Tennessee,
and ] thought | might git lift on your
carriage, sir. / beg your pardon, sir.
/" ou are quite welcome to my car
riage, sir. Come forward and take
seat with me-.
THANK you, sir, but as the noun
tain is rather steep here, II 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
backward and forward; now his knees
would double up, and he would miss a
step, as If the earth had suddenly van
isHed before him; then he would cross
his legs, and lureh would send him
diagonally across the road. He stop
ped and braced himself up so as nearly
to fall backward, and then drifted help
iessiy along Presently he turned an
angle in the road, and was out of sight.
That man is beastly drunk remark
ed the General.
Drunk NOT much, sir" laughed
the young man "he's no more drunk
than am. He's playing 'possum, and
means mischief. Look there he's ly-
ing in the road
As they drove up he raised himself,
l. I
i say, gentlemen, can't walk: I'm
loaded too heavily with ID mean whis-
ky"
Then stay where You are, and get
rid of it., replied the General. sternly.
The devil exclaimed the man
springing to his feet with the agility of
cat He gave keen whistle. and
planted himself in front of the coach
Three men sprang out from the bushes,
and made a rush for the carriage.
Quick as thought the General sprang
upon one of them, and they rolled in
the road together. dull, crush sound
was next heard over the conflict, and 4
second one rolled over in the dust, pro
PEELED b, the loaded whip in the hand of
the driver The young man. hy a time
Iv shot. fired aud brought down a third,
and then sprang to the assistance of the
General. who still fought manfully with
his herculean antagonist, while the driv
er engaged the remaining robber.
STAND back stand back - cried the
General to the young man 1--WE are man
to man. III give the villain fair play.
By the Eternal, | have you now - and
he threw his anita gonist over, apparent
ly lfeless.
Are You hurt. my boy?' asked the
General g And you, too, Ned? Where's
Ned -
Here. massar' replied the boy, puff
fing up the road. MY robbeIcoward-
he run-he. he he! / golly l save
one, massa save one, an de young gen
tleman save one-he he. he.
All this occurred in less time than it
takes to record it.
q But you, General, are you much
hurt 2
"No; nothing but few bruises.
thank God But, look there, one of
them is stirring. You. sir, and Ned pin
ion his hands, while l examine the 9th
ers.
None Of them were found to be dead.
Two were only stunned, and the thild
had received pistol shot through the
shoulder. and was crouching in alright.
They we're all soon pinioned. and coun-
Gil was held. when it was determined to
disarm them and let them go, rather
than be detained on the road No fur
ther incidents befell oar travellers during
their jaunt
On their separation in Tennessee the
General gave the young man much good
adyice. He recounted to him his own
history and bade him to be good and
useful. The General continued en route
for his home in Middle Tennessee, and
the young man stopped and settled in
the town of Greenville. Tennessee, a. a
journeyman tailor. OF his subsequent
career it is needless TO speak; it is part
of the history Of our country.
NJ E. D.
Jonesborough, Tenn. Nov 1865.
A little girl, being sent to the store TO
purchase some dye stuff. and forgetting
tho mo IF The desired coiH Ao