Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-18

customers talled and the arttul ones
resorted to- Il dodge they would
start Il cali on some timed fellow,
wlnklng to- one another. Usually
the victim, Flushed and made Il little
stand for himself but bit of well
timed III ienle would bring him to
terms and, qashing his independence
aside, he walked up like good fell
low - and had his name entered on
the account book for Il treat What
OF 1t? A days work would pay /!
One fellow wouldn't 90. Sarcasm
understanding failed-a shrewd
fellow had It. Come less mark !"
SAID he and ne took pencil out of
his vest pocket and seized scrap of
paper. The man who stood the rid
lculc was designated, and now he
was bound ln honor.(0 He disputed
the fairness OF the marking, but il
was of no use: the public opinion of
the crowd was against him Had
he seen wink which some of the
rest saw, there might have been an
other dodge to relate Thus they
filled themselves with beer and left.
y few old crones remained as if 10th
to depart. One Of them hobbled up
( to the couater and addressing the
shop keeper said, " | havn't got any
money now, but, | shall have some
the last OF next week and then | set
tie up that are score o. mine but |
want you 80 Go me leetle favor"
All right all right" said the
shop keeper, "whatll ye have ?"
The old crJne's eyes danced and
his frame thrilled with excitement.
Give me a little Of that are whis-
key with sCmc sugar in it," he said,
smacking his lips, and the shop keep
or waited OH him with an air OF un-
disguised contempt. The cars came
along and left the grocery. We
were soon at Toledo under q spa
cious roof where half a dozen rail
roads converge. Four or five engines
stood harncsscd 10 their trains ready
to depart to the four quarters Of the
globe. | took the train for Cleave-
land-it was but step to the st.
Louis train-ah ! that's the place to
appreciate the importance of start
ing right The car which | entered
was packed but in front there was
seat which had seemingly been
overlooked took it and found my
self faced hy live dccautcr. Per.
/ baps it was man, but he had sacrih-
ccd the grandost, birthright to which
man Is heir; his own respect. At
/ Fremont the wretch staggered out
and took BIS fumes with him. Ere
mont is i growing town and appears
attractive even from the rail road
from it the gallant Mcpherson went
forth to the wars They say that he
1 was great business character and had
inexhaustible energy. At Sandusky
station the train stopped and crowd
Of people entered. A gentcel Old III
dy, leading her 4little grandson was
among the foremost and she took the
seat with me. She was viyacious
and She began az once to unburden
her mind | soon learned that she
was southern lady and took a
donblc interest in what she had to
say. She,was distrusttul Of our rad>
zeal congress and asked me what |
thought Of them. told her, !
thought they had great question
to settle and VIC ought to be patient
with them rs for the southerners
they staid out nearly five years Of
their own accord and now they
ought to show becowing patience if
they were kept out while. | told
\ her that wrought to exercise charity
towards TIC President and all Of oar
rulers and that, if the people would
only act prrdcntly, everything
would cotaQ out right She said, She
wanted Jc*f Davis hung, but she
didn't WANT the. negroes to be made
our equals She believed they wore
only bali human. | tried to con
sole her by saying that there is no
danger that a donkey will ever be
come a horse and so she needn't ems
terrain any fears about negro cquall-
IL if there il natural difference
But iii Int succ3e very we'll She
! teltncrvousdeAst our radical Congress
would bring about an equality and
we would have to associate with the
negroes. L told her that | would
rather sit iH the same seat with some
negroes than opposite a drunken
white She admitted th&t-shn would,
but she got nervous again she feared
Sumner and Stevens were plotting
equality and her mind revolted from
it. | asked her il she didn't thirll
the southern and northern people
are alike III every respect except cd
ucation She said, "they are entirely
different aud can never live togcth-
err. Yen Will have to kill us all off
or let Us 90 by ourselves" asked
her if the southern people are more
religious than.the northern. "Non
said She 'tEere. is more vitality among
christians 1t thc north. Allsonthcrn
people watt their minister for to
preach entertaining sermons, but he
must not rebule their vices"
This gedteel old lady was the moth
er of Frederick Montgomery Of the
Vicksbure Wing They were sur
rendered with the place and came
north to live. She has lost all her
worldly possessions in the South
and she is now endeavoring to make
the best of the new order of things.
Ii il n had 1isci,,Iinn for one whose