The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-02-27
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Andy JOhnsonat Home.

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Andy Johnsonat Home.
Ex-President U.,iinsot, 'is agaiii on
bis legs. There is something game
some, as it we're, 10 see an old prize
fighter, long retired and ont Of wind,
shy his castOr into the ring and ,insist
any I great r ssissssM go. ss u penis i,
In him tho eatipe .cilesmstancs b hi
temperance. He cOiaes to the SEN
ate. on, tl,esnpport of the lewer massea
Of the population Of. TenDessee, and
against the will of almost every poll
tician in it. gaa
John Brownlow AgAve me a sketch
of Andy johnson ut home about a
month ago, wliicIisis characteristic. 1f'
"Old Johnson," he said elves at
Jonesboro. It costs him no more. than
1920 a year. for be. never speItls any
thing. sHssbuys.his l&liskey by thu,
key, nAoaatain distilled daty free. It's
a crime in our country to pay any rev.
enue tax on native whiskey. The
mountaiq aistileries vese freedom
first affairs. You drink it new"
Here John picked lis teeth with a
jack kniee, satf isoifod up to see if I
Yes,' aid John, Andy gets hi,
whiskey .hs taskeg.s Hesdrisks ses-
eral times 2 day, all by zhimself.Y,
Said I: John, ii he drinks By him
self how do you know It Z"
John lookeA up solemnly, and
twitchedhis eyes: /" Because do that
myself. But that's neither here nor
there"
Excnses me- IOhn."ss ii. -gom
"Old Johnson, AZ REMARKED before
] was interrupted, lives for 1920 q
year. When he goes to Nashville he
pave 80 week for his board He
buys not more than One'suit Of clothes
a year. His gallantri-s cost him potll-
ing, but are tributes to his fame. Old
Johns"n's very gallant, as l suppose
you know. Well, sir. he never enter-
tains anybody. If q man drives up to
fathers door and Gays, Senator Brown
low, ! voted for you, sir, six years
ago. my father replies, whether he
saw him before OF not, .Very WE'LL
sir, hitch up your horse and give him
. feed, and come TO dinner That's
the way public I1men have to do in
Tennessee. But Andy cries ont, to
sucl, man, I'm not. entertaining at
present, sir. There's Mr.. Carter over
there At the tavern who'll take care
Of your horsesP Yes, old johnson
loves money! @'''
saidI, "John, what are his pas
times - .e...4 .;.,.i- yt fIgt b .f1sl,4i
John looked pp and smiled. He vas
q very eyaslyc John. - /" The old fei-
mental sort. but .pnblicitysg sHis apn-
in-law, Senator, Patterson, is a. close
as he y, andsmor II a ,k,per.i Pattsf-s
sons, face 10 Of O. rich, vinous damas-
Gene color now It locks like y grape
too full Of expression, ordained to
drop, but still hanging on FOR little
more nourish,nent. Did I say that"
John, looking up, "or. did
y GU g. Efs soSnd lihesyea. ~ aGfs31'Eft
+" Never miua AOnn. Il nsvisO psritas.
A good ecoloes like = good meer-
scllaum-slowly, logically. But do
you believe johnson is q Iiyp0crite 4
Does he love freedom, the people, the
constitution, aud 80 forth, for ali. his
eyes, said john, ~ believe he
does: For SO many year. has he been
speaking on those. mAttsrs that if he
ttun't believe in th1m he must be the
mostsusise,nble mau alive. | think
no does. He's a great speaker, and
the people will come fifty miles to
hear him. His power of. invective,
denunciation and reasoning on the
same shallow make him a. great, dem
agogue and I think ties said more
about Credit Mebilier than any man
in America. It is foreign word, and
our people thiuk it's Il dieadful thing
somehow. ~" Why, air," said John,
s. if that had been named in English
and been the same thing it wouldn't
have vitality Oversope campaign"
Andy'JvAnson begiss life anew in
a measure He lnay either sprawl or
be strong. It inatte,S very little either
way. His administration is only mo-
table for bis MpeacLment.- Congress
was the administration and he was
the veto. Where are the Cabinet and
snpportera ,of this only surviving ak
Presidency Where are Seward and
Dixon, Randall aud Stanbery, Loren
20 Thomas aaaasthe meteor Stanton.
and Gideon Welles, Doc
little and Gsimesf saw an old man
going toIaarioet . fsw days ago. 4. He
wore On old blue mantle and i rusty
hat htA appearance was that Of some |
householder ont Of bust
ness, out Ut pride, and respectable |
under difficulties. Nothing martial |
Of Lorenzo Thomas, the |
bravo put forward by, johnson to dis
may dove Of ahis thunders. The lesson
IT public life ought to make gentle
,he heafts Of those who follow it
y Wnshtagtes Carrsapealsst ef ~ NeD
Strong Levees Rettar Than Bad
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