The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-14
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"Well, say" said ono of our best
young men ut q North Hill hop tho
other evening, s'you know bout this
tcllah Hancock? We'll, say-hc ain't
same one that's president of oil insur.
ance company,is he? Writes awful
~ coarse. hand, you know?"
"Naw," replied tho best yo,,no man
address, "hc's man that signed comsIi.
tuition Of United States; great politi.
clan, Ircckon. Had a row with Gen
washington at battle of Monmouth. u
"HaW, no." intcrposcd n third best
man, "tain't that tcIlah. Cad, he's
doad, man; 'pon my soul he is"
"Wcll, say" exclaimed the first best
young man, "when'd he diG?'
;, "C@n't say, m sure" replied the
Chlid best young man, who appeared
to bca young man of broad informa-
non on general topics, sfbut l know
he's dead. This lInncock's a military
man; Colonel IN The army, and Gov
ermor of some island near New York
The other best young men gathered
around him with u common express
sion OF the livelicst interest. FINALLY
one OF them asked:
"Wcll, say, what's hc want TO run
1or PRESIDENT for, if he's Governor OF
an island?" -
,"Dont know" said the wcll-inform-
ca best young man, "but guess he has
to. B'licvc after q tcllah's been Gov.
ernor OF all island for bout SO long rs
ne, has to retire, an if he can't Get to
nc l,rcSldcnt, lie has to-hasn't cot
nothing to do, YOU know. | don't
know Just how it is"
"Well. say, who's this preacher fcl-
la!l, Garfield, that's runnin' the Demo
Gratis for President" asked the first
best young man, after al intelligent
pause.
"Don't know much bout him." said
tue Wcll-intorncd Young man; "hc's
been PRESIDENT once. [ know"
"Ialkin' man or dancin' man ?" ask
ell thc third best young man.
"Ohio man, | blicvc they call him :"
SAID the wcll-intormcd best young
man.
"What's that?" asked the other best
young man i'll intelligent chorus.
"!'on my soul, don't know" re-
pllcd the Wcll-iniormed best Young
man, frankly. "Somc kind of a--cr,
ah--cr---kind Of man-I don't
know IN sure"
And just then tho band struck m,
and the three best walters in the room
ceased talking politics and abandoned
tho profound study of statccrntl to
Join in tlIc gidlv mazcs Of the dance,
The glory Of the land of freedom and
the pride Of society is its young mon.
SURPRISED TO DEArH.-Oll John
Norris. Il Little Rock negro, hit mon
the idea OF Tanner anti-bilious pills,
compounded. Us hc declared, accord.
ing TO recipe obtained OF the long
faster. IIc sold some t, womnn
who dlcd soon after taking them. John
where the following dialogue took
place:
So. where did YOU get the medicine
you gave the woman?"
g made hit trom directions sent ter
INC by DIR. Tanner"
"What arc its component parts?"
"ilit's made outcn roots from the
groun' and leaves fun de trees. Does
yer wantcr buy a bottle. Jcd@c?"
NO. sir, [ don't. The charge
against you is a serious one. What
made mcdic'n, kill the woman =:
,",Mhy, Jcdge, do medicine didn't
kill the oman"
"What killed hci ~
CIV ny. JctlgG, dc 'oman died oh dc
surprise. Aer sec she had been tnI;iu'
cbcrylhing in The medical market mn
Mt didn't do her no good. She didn't
hab much confidence in my medicine,
and WI hen she tuck it an tnun' that hit
went right ter wurl< tcarin' at the cor.
nerS ob Gle biliousncss, hit surprise de
oman TO death. Yer can't hole q man
for surrrisin' anybody to death. Ef /
come an tells YOU a good piece OF
news, an You falls dead, de law can't
nor me 'sponSiblc. AM 'cordiu fer dr
same 'stonomy, if | gins Il 'oman dose
ob medicine and hit surprise her tcl
dcath, dc law can't put &c clamps on
me-"
The Justice is considering the points
OF :'ohn's argument, but John is still
in JAIL