, 1877-12-01

Tie fa"ts before tla. AMI. while they tln nnt 1cArc
Mr.. Steward. absolutely guitt1cSs, NC arc war.
rantc' III saving thai at gentleman, after 2
tlt1!t rrtnlke nt the 1'an., o{ Ills neight'o't will
!c permitted IL rrtnin Ills n1rc. 1t scents tint
.Mf. steward, wll" Ii really hiEfi-fnlH.lctl nrl
cllfra'rons tlcor1ian, In one Ut tho. old days
auttcsfent to tie War made Tic discovery That
hts fnrtler WIS insutllcicntiy pruyf,lctl with
necessarica rs to be quite useless nrticIc.
Mr; Steward u not the irnn to stnryc tn death.
and h. las 10 high recarei for hts family that
ne will not permit them to tltI SO, either. At
nti early hour Of darK, rainy morning, Mr..
Steward icft laisl'o!tsc and made his way, swiftly
OF hen. brloi'glur TO ncIelIxr Whether lnn.
ger had rendered Alr. Stewart fains, or whether,
unncettstDtnctl to exercfc,-fDr Mr.. Steward,
though poor, was not given to tcdstly Iabur,-l,e
Steward st,ullcd at tho ,l0or Of tic icn.i,o,tsc
and nntlc ructl notsc that he awakened MI the
hens and . fair portion Of the n,uro legitimate
household. A negro came out uf lila quarters
and inquired, In thu tutlc uncultfyascd sotec of
= his rnee:
"Who larit'
"Yon Ettt" MAS the ecnt1eman's only re-
"stcalin' hens, IS yc," inquired the negro,
with disgusting tircetncss.
"Say smother word anu I'll shoot - replied
Mr. Steward, almost oyerPowcrca with tic lack
OF refinement apparent in the black mans voice.
but Desperately provoking inquiry ef t1e negro.
Annoyed nearly to daatt,, ail SILK to iis soul
oscr the bail grammar thus thrust at him, str.
Steward Eaiscs! Ills revolver ntsl shot the hlack
mau dead IN his tracks. It would hare hccu ub-
vlously unwtse to remain on tic Eronml aHl
give explanation to the now thoroughly aroused
neighbors Of sir. Steward: so tic Inter gut out
Of tho way as speedily as possible, magnan-
m0nely tcfusihg to tnko with him my OF tile
fowls.wl,1ch he had como for, notwithstanding
his own hunger aud that Of lii family. ue ran
lbng dIstnurc and Gnntly cluded hia pusaucrs,
conspicuous among wnop Kere several unc,ll-
1nf>
siou, who appeared to be exaspcratcd for sou,e
reason; and, finally, at daybrcak, he entered
tho cabin Of lonely colorod person
aud asked for, rest and brcakfass.
frugal hoceake was soo,, smoking beforc him.
lie fcll to like a hungry nia,l, without tho
slightest preitmlnarIes. and oven ungonscIous
that Ills host had taken scat at tho table. Tho
no !nttmat!on on tho part Of Mr.. Steward that
he was expected to do SO. Ha did 1t Of hts own
volitiuu, md with TINT aRncgation OF thu pro-
prtcties which Is pccllafto Ills race when tllc
bsen wei, we grant, for Mr.. Steward to iii liz
revolver aud shoot the disgusting person, as he
had previously shot ono Of bis brethren; but
when man Is exceedingly hungry ha Is apt to
forget sumo nAtters Which otherwise would not
b. considered or permitted for y moincnt, ami
besides, alr. STEWARD was naturally under some
excitement at tho time.
We arc particular to gtvc tue details Of this
0ualr tAat 1!I. cteHa!u may DC ~ 1ulig f1ntl!-
Gated as possible. Under ordinary circumstances
to cat with a negro would bo crime, OF course.
It was a mistake in this Instance, but only a
mistake. Mr.. Seward was embarrassed and
hungry. That he did not bclong to TINT portion
which lnnorcd Is evident from Its unsuccessful
effort rclativc to the fowls. That ho would not
haye caten With negro III thu regular COURSE Of
events Is too manifest to require argument. We
hare beard that, after finishing hls ,ncal, hc
pitched bin host out Of doors and set him Ills
head In playful manner nt tile Same TING ILL
Visibility OF punching tho rascal's 1cnti. This
tceds continuation, however, mud nc think Mr..
Stewards caso Is sufficiently established without
noticsIy. md We hive 10 be.1,atIun % n ssy;nr Tr
that the next time be runs for Alderman hc Will
be elected bY rous!ng majority.