The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-06-01
Two JOsenlls.

Two Josenls.
During the late session of the Southern
Baptist Convention in this City, that body
had In it as member man who now
has upon him Ito eyes of tho whole
country, politically speaking; and, if we
would Judge by the way in which he was
listened to in the convention, one would
infer that he had the ears of goodIy
portion of the religious people also. Of
course, we allude to Senator Jos. T.. Brown
of Georgia.
Senator Brown stopped at the Mansion
Houee, and had with him Mrs. Brown
and probably other members of his fami
~. On Saturday afternoon, c number of
persons called to see him aud he cnatted
freely with his friends. 10 those who
are not aware Of tho fact, we will state
that Senator Brown attended school at q
place known ms Calhoun, situated in An.
derson County, few miles distant from
the GTeenville line and near Cooley's
Bridge. Calhoun had, forty or forty.fiv
years ago, Il substantial academy, which
was taught by a teacher of some consid.
cradle reputation ut that period, named
Leverett. Mr. Joseph Cox, an aged
gentleman, we'll known in this and An.
derson Counties, lived at Calhoun ut tho
tiiHo of which we speak, being one of the
trustees Of the school there. He still
lives in the same neighborhood, and ia
now eighty odd years of age lie is the
same gentleman who n few years ago
canyassed considerable part of the State
lor the purpose of securing bonds from
the members OF the Baptist denomination
Tor the endowment of Furman Uniyers-
ty.
Mr.. Cox WAS n visitor at the late Con.
vention in this City.
Among those who availed themselves
of tho pleasure of calling on Senator
Brown at the Mansion House on Satur-
day of the session, was Mr.. Cox. After
chatting awhile most pleasantly Mr.. Cox.
at the instance of the distinguished Soma
tor, gavc description of the latter as
seen for the first timo by the former
MIR. Cox stated that one morning as he
was going along the road near Calhoun,
short distance in front of him he saw n
strange boy, apparently fifteen or sixteen
years OF age, leading pair of steers.
The boy looked ragged and dirty and
presented anything but II prcpossessing
aappearance-the embodiment Of tho
Northern idea of our poor whites. In
moment or two, the two met, when the
boy slapped and asked Mr.. Cox if he
wanted to buy the animals hc was lead
ing. The answer was, no--at the same
time, the idea entered the mind of Mr..
Cox whether or not the animals had been
stolen. Tho boy with but little delay
stated that he wanted to attend school at
Calhoun end wished to sell his steers
all the property lie owned-and use the
proceeds in paying his board. Upon
this statement being made, Mr.. Cox
thercup"n told him if that was his pur-
pose, he could tell him with whom he
could effect sale, and directed him to
60. TO Major Broylcs, q gentleman of the
ghborhood possessed of some means
and also trustee of the school. The
boy did rs directed, and bargain was
effected between him and Major Broyles,
by which the seller was to be boarded
eight months foy his live stock. This
being arranged, the boy found the teach
er and arrangem were made for his
tuition. The boy went to school year
ana over, after which he moved away !;
but before going, he gave his note 10
Major Broyles for the balance due OH his
board. After time the boys benefactor
N'Suj niiN III. OOA OtCdtIlB ODD OF tue
executors OF the estate. In this latter
capacity, the gentleman last named val
ued the effects Of the deceased, finding
among other papers then of The young
man. After some consideration and
weighing of probabilities, the conclusion
was reached that the boy would return
and pay the note-so the appraiser rather
thought il was good. 1t subsequently
came to light that our hero had also
given his note for his tuition. Both notes
were afterwards paid in full.
The boy was the embryo Governor,
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, aud
United States Senator Brown of Georgia
Mr.. Cox, while depicting the boy as
frss seen by himself was frequently
prompted by Senator Brown rs to for
COTTON circumstances, real or pretended,
some of which gave the description much
RIGHTEOUSNESS. The Senator enjoyed his
youthful portrayal very uch.-Green
uiile Enterprise.
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