The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-30
Seeing President Hayes About School
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3 Yesterday afternoon there was one
man in. the crowd around the City-hall
who said he must have a personal inter
view with the President if it broke his
suspenders. He had come % miles ia a
lumber wagon on purpose to see the
g old man - and have him settle neigh
borhood dispute regarding the location
of a school-house.
8 80 You see; 3hhe explained rte anintere
esting knot of listeners, Z" the Thomas
crowd are bound and determined to To-
cate the7school-heused down there by the
Widder Hull s, which is the worst place
on the hull road, while the rest of us
want it UP on the jackson Hill, which
is airy and salubrious and handy to two
creeks and a mill-pOnd. The Thomas
crowd are cracking their heels just now,
and they think they've got the bulge on
us, but rather think if the President of
the great United States decides in favor
of the hill the school-hOuse will be plant
ed there. It's little dodge of mine to
see him, The Thomas crowd don't even
suspect what I'm up to, and when /
reach home tonight there'iFbe waiting
and gnashing of teeth; and DON'T you
recollect it!'' ,6 -
There were men in the crowd who
sympathized with him and were willing
to aid him in securing an interview. II
took only about ten minutes to so ar
range matters that the SchOOl-hOuSe man
was walked around to the southern en-
trance of the hall and introduced to ex-
Coroner Cahill, who looks as near like
Hayes as one pea resembles another.
The " President - bowed, shook hands,
and with a kindly smile, inquired: ri
Well, Mr.. Slammer, what can I do
for YOU? Don't be afraid to speak right
out; used to wear old clothes and car
~ a red nose myself, and am ready to
| sympathize with you
Mr.. Slammer WINGED a little at this
personal al1dsion, which was responded
to by hoarse laugh from the little
crowd, but he soon got his breath and
began;
Thomas crowd?' -
4. q Yes, do-you bet 1 do" respond
ed the President, ''and they are mighty
good crowd Of boys, too
They-are-eh? slowly inquired
Mr.. Slammer. g Why, L don't think
so.''
81 can't help what you Think blunt
ly replied the President, as he cooked
his hat on his ear. q tell you the boys
are all right, and III bet on 'em. every
time. You can't give me no wind on
| that crowd-no, sir! -
Then-then you've heard about that
\ school-house trouble, chi? :" gasped Mr..
/. Slammer.
YES, I have, and you've got tc
! come right down off the roosti That
school-house is going to be built down
\ by the Widow Hull's, and don't you for
! get it! -
s'Whati down thar in the heller? ?
q Yes, sir-that's the place for it;
can't get me to favor putting any
school-house on your internal old hill. >
g Waal, Mr.. President, I'm sorry
that
g Sorry be hanged!' interrupted The
g Chief Magistrate, - in a gruff voice
'What do l care how sorry you areP"
"Why-why-!"
.sDon't you why at me, sir-don't yor
do it, Although I'm the President o
the United States, IN allow no man tc
why at mel" r.e..
- Why-!'i 500 H.
''You villain - roared the Executive
as he made a grab for Mr.. Slammer'
collar, but Mr.. Slammer stepped bacl
] about ten feet at that moment and wa
hustled around the corner.
"Well?'' inquired one of the party a:
they came to a halt. 44-ls -E--l
''.Waal, I'll be durned!" hoarsely
whispered Mr. Slammer. Why, hang
it, not only got bilked on the school
! house business, but come mighty nea
gettin' blazes knocked out of me-
Something wrong, somewhere,
sighed one of the jokers.
''I'Il tell You what it is, - replied Mr.
Slammer, striking his finger down a
every word he's been sawni Som
o. that Thomas crowd has got in ahea'
of me and cut all the wheat! !''-DetrOi
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