Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-10-29
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| AN AFFECTING INCIDENT AT vfcKsBURuH
| THE DIFFERENCE BETwEEN 1859 AND
1960-uNrMELY DEATH or COL. LEoNI-
DAs sLAsHER. .+.
| vNBURo,Iwich is In the State nv Mississippi,
Oct ~ 1903,
ONE nv the most affectin insidents wich
ever come under my motifs, tranpired At
the Southern Gross Hotel, In this city,
yesterday. hev wept oshens NV tears IN
my day, and hov seen all sorts NV horrible
deaths, but never one wich tcched my
heart ~ the untimely dccease NV Col
Leonldas Slasher NV the interior, wich
took place yesterday
regretted the Kernels death for meny
reasons. he'd only madc his acquaint.
ance five days, Che he'd bin in town that
time,) and he'd consekenily only succeeded
in borcrin Si3 NV him 80 at one time and
80 at two other times. lie he'd money and
wus flush with Il; and he'd confidently
counted on subsistin on him for at least
four weeks Troo his death settles wat /
borrercd NV him, but that's no consulashen,
Ez soon ez he he'd got we'll acquainted
with me, he'd q never thought NV askin
me for II anyhow. In addishun to this
greet wich is purely personal 10 myself
the Colonel wuz chivalrous Southerner
Nv the old skool lie wuznt In the Con-
voshen 40 The coz that no forced into tho
field all the moor whites in his vIsinitv
and huntid sich es woodnt 90. out nv the
country with dorgs lie wus troo gen
tIeman He wore rulilnd shirts took the
| Naiionel InteIligenccr and drank his
| brandy and water ,vitbout yyotor
Thc Kernel knnwd ,bS, Inc ,vor u,,,
over-.tbnt he Son,b he'd lin s,,hInoa,od
| and rccnns,y,,o tod Int hodnT .,,,, r. :, :,
| the cbnngls wich Nod taL zen ni,cc TIc
he'd lived on his niantnshen bui nv tho
| recch nv the world MI this time Ue
sposod that RECOMMENDATION meant simnlv
| that Of Le shood Inc elected 10 Congris be
| wood hev 10 20 10 washington 10 nal in.
sted nv Richmond. wjob Le exnectid Ia do
next yeer. -
The Kernel and I wuz In tho oras ~
| tho hotel whom his hoan,,, o,,n M na,,,ni,,
| IN rest on the Rcyister il lioh}aa n,,ta ~,
name, N'N' INV '''''
Wopdou ph;,,iraA pos,on Arossu
Tho Kornol staggored oz ,ho ho hed hin
struck in tho fncc. Wendell phillins 4,
| Vixburg Good Uevcns + where 10 hp vs.
Cant McVav wicb wuz settin hv mint
ed To a tall paunt man. I'M stove .nina hal
| wioh wnz settin Inv tba stoyo rcaIin th,
Moo York Ura,d md rcm"rlss "that % must mI
Inc him. '' '""' '''''
The Kernel gritted his ,eo,b ond an nv
nressinn nv iniense ninos,ro ,oa,od ~ a,t,
his counfenance uContan ojt rnno %,
Major sec ef thai lamn post 10 hioh an,,f
10 string this Yankee IN to and 1,nnrat
cit some NV tbe bows topetber | i,nmeiltiv
| PHI Lni,N harrr go ,,,,,'1 eVa.,i
die onybo,y =, nv '''H'V "i'N0e "'o''
And The imnetuons Kernel mada far tbe
Il "
nj yvich The Yankon rio ana f,nnrn. ,,, ~ Or
mel md Mt II thev went tonti ond ',v ,o
tho wust small t,to oyor " "a1u ""u IVA, Thar
| vYns finally ,lraoscg ora II t,, th" ,,l,,b y,
the hotel and fhe bv's,oydarsN s" v'hT N,ha ,vn w.
yuz arrested nv n n9licon,on hanJ,, ~ h,,
| and draggnd 9fr 10 n ,,n,ristra.n's y yosis' ~
when upon heerin NV tho CAGE the Ker.
mel wuz fined 500 and costs -
"Wat Is thisYn he asked. "Fine ME
| for lickin n Yankee wich we w,iz nbont M
| hanrY WHY. Snnire. do Won know who /
| am, and who he Is ~ ~ ~ wv
"Shi Sh !" sed the Kernels friends
| wich he'd lust usht in -"pav ver fine
"it woodent do for us 10 hey yeo let Of,
| for lickin n aAblishnist, The nigSers woo,,.
ent like il, and il wood lose Is their vote.
| Pay, and saw nothin."
|Wat I" replied the Kernel. turnin nale
| They said nothin, but paid tho fine for him
| and hurried him away.
The Kernel went to his room In most
| fearful state NV mind, mutterin az he
walked, Cant lick an Ablishnist In Vix.
burgl Fine me for lickin Ablishnists 70
please set NY id niggersl Can't lick an
| Ablishnist--wat-"
When he got TO his room he sat down
and drawd a long sigh, Buryin his FACT
L int 10 hnN lu l.a. Fn.,N InlF ~
then fell hintin from his chair. picked
| the old man up and put him to bed, after
| wich chaied his limbs with whiskey and
put bottle NV Il TO his lips and mine. lie
showd some signs nv life, and In perhaps
an hour Good utter words in faint and
| feeble way.
| "I-can't-hanr-a Ab--ljshnist nnv
| morei Ohtn n
| And the moor old man relanst 7 strug.
plrd with him for fifteen minits. when II,
again opened his eyes This time he wug
calm tho he smoke with an evident effort
-"Nasby," sed he In bonrse whisner
"it's time | wnz gone. Il's time that IN,
old stock either died peachy or committed
sooicide. There ain't no more room, ia,
en-. never thot ten years ago thlst thu
time wood ever come when coodnent
hang nlggcr or a Ablishnist In Missis
slppt butithez come and I'm comberel
NV the ground. First my nlggers is sci
free; next, they vote; then I'm fined fol
lickin n Ablishnist, aud finally Tn told
that mustn't hang one NV en-. Good
Lord wat is there left to live for! Here
take this rope, take these pistols, and thi.
bowie knife, and hang en- up in remem
brance NV me. l die sad and clad. Sad
to think things Is ez they is--glad to 80 q
| can't better en-"
AT this pint fed him with little whis
key out Nv q spoon. n ACE
"Hold my hand steddy," sed he, "whllc
| write note given yoo these keepsakcs
that no one may question yoor riteio EN-
| Hewrote this time on leaf NV his memo
randum book, and maxim mashen eE tho
he wu2 tyen n knot under some ones ear
died, His last words WIZ. "Spades /,
trumps blacks the winnln SCOT"
| wept a tear or two and composed hi,
limbs, "IIerc". .thot l, "is "A victim u,
hnatycsm. Here is an ornament To hi,
sex, cut down in his old age by a chang,