, 1879-05-06

tile conversation.
'rhc Snowman was the older Of the Sells
travelling etrcus. Efu was not awaro TINT was
4 newspapcr.cerrcspondent un1 talked with
much greater freedom than l,c otllcrwlse would
probably have done. had been slightly ae-
quafntcd With him when he lived In Columbus
t,nl Was cngaaed IN oihcr bustness, and IN that
j" understand, sir. Sells, that you haEo been
In the South during lle winter. Now, you arc
are,-atl.!, as | understand It, sou arc Dem.
ocrat. lluw tfd sou find things down therct
Arc they r. =, ial Is they arc represented by the
"We have teen down South nearly all winter,
and used to he Dcmocrat,-bntl au, 50 no
longer. | ain thoroughly converted. It use1
to bo the fact tlat showmen were nfinost all
can 70 through what we did ard hold 10 tint
faith You Know Il Is generally conceded that
showmcu are nof,odies. The Southern ehivalry
peculiarly believe this. md act upon It III cserv
war they can. They don't put on any asrs for
us. We reo them In their natural alr, aud can
Judge how things are going"
'sWhat arc some of tho Instances which you
obscryed!'
"'riey are so many That I st,ould tire Of tell
tux them nl. THIS will illustrate: We wero
showing ut town in rcnnrsscc. au.i a nIan
with very bal face swaggcrc1. W to the 3,ox.
Office, drew largc revolver, drIlbesatcly cooked
i, and, !cvelI:E, u at my lead, saa; 'Tlat's
the tiekrt that ndnltts mt 10 all t. d.
Yankee si.nws. nestr nays unythng'; and,
significantly winkillg. he still bradslled his re-
volyer. A companion stepped sard. a'"1, In
stead Of making any effort to prevent daniugc
fro, tic threatening soutl'erner, he said IT, me:
'ile's a perfect gentleman, ssr,-a perfect Een-
t'cman.-but slightly IN !lqnor: Batter lot him
as ha the *1y ts ey =" a9Ss G re-
Tie atent Of the California aiinsttela, whu s
with lis here, saw friend o Ills shot In Texas III
colu biool. s!lnp1Y because l'c was shown,an.
IA 1,,.k.,
revolver came staggering In, saying tsat be hail
i cu,1le certain nu'nsIcr Of miles on purnosc to
xiii u---!l-.son Of " Of q Yankee
Snowman lie drew bcal on the showllan.
| The 1atter REASONED with him, saving: fou
have the drop IN mc, there's no doubt ao'ut It.
hut / have never donc you any injury. aM1 don't
want to-. s!tl't even know sott. You dun't
want 70 kill me In cold blno'l. do youl'. but Il
was all III vain. Tie coil-buodcd wretch didn't
take hts eve of the man until nc had discharged
his revolver t1,ree tincs, n,na .nortally wounded
him. The landlord paid 10 nttetti.n to thu
matter. JIG people o. ls!c town were ct,ntent
In liquor llc wns never arsG3lGd fur hls crime,
md thc landlord dla1l't even ttdeF him IL Leave
"Wi,cre do:you lire when at home. Mr.. selI.t !"
II live Ia Columbus. IN Tits state, anu We ro'
turned there lnsL month. Tl.rrc wcsu some
hundred or more ol uE men, ali1 they wcro al1
voters III tue Fifth Ward ot t!at city, wIIcso
their families were stavinE. THY ha,l almost
to nun been Democrats bclure thi. trin IN the
South, but that hu.l the eatne effect IN tlicul "a
on INC. I'hcrc wds a good deal Of wonder ex-
pressed nt the large majority fur tic Republican
ticket slmt was rolled up tn luis ward. rnesr
rote and influence largely did It, for they did
good deal Of tulkE1.E with slIer friends. tell
rou no man can be Democrat and sec HOW
Democracy Is running tltngs III tue South"
Mr. Sells Was Of the opinion llsat there was ia
reality oniy the one thing tlut the t,cgrocs were
going to DO. II tiey once get into L new
country, they can hare some opportunity tu
grow UP with It and be halfway independent,
wh,!e il the south the revolver will ever rule
thGn.