Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-01-22
JOHN QUITS SECRET.

no" n ~ 0mAuP4 CuI1OSILE was
Feiled and How a Szhrey1 was Con.
quered. n..f
els Mr.. Cults inv asked gentleman,
who, having knocked at a door, was ss-
luted by woman from an upper window
with, "Wen, what's wantin' nsow2"
eyes, he's in or about somewhere, l
suppose" she replied; 'sbut I'm Mr..
Cuts when any business is to be done.
He's mir. Cults estin' and drinkin'; sleep
in, sometimes"
swell, my good woman" said the
gentleman, 81 think he win be Mr. Cuts
for my business, too. l with to see him."
'FWhst do you want of hint" asked
the shrew, thrusting her hetd still further
cut of the window.
"To do something for me. But must
see himself, was the reply.
SIS it rasl business for psIy, or only
favor you want; can let your boss have
peck of oats, or can direct you to the
shortest road to the -Four Corners, or l
CAM can-why can do anything for
you that he could; and good deal morei
/ take the money and write the receipts,
and pay the men, and take off the pro-
ducel / am as good judge of stock as
he is, and ] can't be beat on horse flesh"
''But" said the gentleman, drawing
down his face, solmnly, "you can't take
his place now. Find him for me at once"
The shrew was baffled. 'ToOk -a-here,
mister, maybe you do not know the cir
cumstances of the case. This here farm
is mine, and it was my fathers afore me;
and Cults, he has M more claim to it than
that hen down there has. And besides,
I'm seven years older than he is, foot
higher, and weigh twenty pounds moret
What's your business on my place, if l
may make SO boldl"
ITO see and to talk with your hus-
band" replied the gentleman, getting out
of his chsise and hitching his horse to
post, as if he meant to stay until he did
see him. .-. -
'sBe you doctore Cause there amt
a living thing the matter with Cuts.
He's the wellest man in the town, and 80
be !, said this "wcman for the times"
'eNo, my good woman, I'm not a doc
tor. Do you think your husband will be
in soon9 Send that boy TO find himl"
said the stranger.
The boy looked up in the mothers face
but he knew his own interest too well
to start without orders.
tTThen you're minister, suppose, by
your black clothes. may as well tell
you and save you time, that we don't go
to meeting, and don't want to. 1t amt
no use for you to leave no tracts for moth
ing-for I've got big dairy and hain't
no time to idle away readin', and keep
him about 80 early aud late, that when
he's done work he's glad to go to bed and
rest I"
'I'm no minister, madam; l wish /
was, though, for your sske,a said the
gentleman. ''Send for your husband; I
cannot wait much longer. l must see
him at once" ....
The boy started to his feet again, and
looked In his mothers eye, but it gave no
marching orders.
'Iook here, mister, now appearing at
the door, and looking defantly at him;
''you're schoolmaster, huntin' up dis
trict school, and you think he's a commit
teeman; but he air't this year"
'tMa's Cults, as the neighbors called
her, dropped her hands at her side and
heaved a grosn. She had found man
she couldn't manage.
See here, now, mister" abe said, 81
can read body right through, and /
knew what you was the blessed minute /
clapped my eyes on you. can tell by
your everlastin' srguin' that you are
lawyer. We hain't got no quarrels; don't
want no deeds drawed or wills made; 30
if you're huntin' job of my husband,
you may as well onhitch your horse and
drive on. We know enough to make
little money, and know enough to hold
on to it."
"My good woman, you entirely misun-
derstand my errand. l can tell no person
but himself what it Is, and must tell him
In confidence alone. If he chooses he
may break it to you the best way he can. :"
go, my goodness sake alivel Brother
Lifts blowed up in the Mississippi boat,
bet 0, Ia me, the poor fellow He
left little something, didn't he?"
II never heard of him, and nobody's
'blowed up that know ef," replied the
gentleman.
'1-now l know You're the man
what wants TO 60 TO Congress, hs, and
have come here huntin' after votes. He
shall not vote for youl hate politicians,
especially them that goes sgin women,
and thinks they were made to drudge, and
nothin' elsei l go in for free and equal
rights for white folks-men and women
for Scripture says there isn't neither
men or women, but all's one in politics.
] believe the day is comm when such as
you and me will have to bow the knee TO
women, afcre you can get the big places
and high pay that's eatin' us up with
taxes! You can't see my husband We
are goin' to the polls on the way 10 the
mill and III promis you that he votes
right"
''Tm no candidate, and don't know
what you are talking about. All there
comes the man ! want" And the stranger