Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-09-06
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II didn't look at him." said Mr.. Beck.
II never look ut dead people when can
help it. L just passed by the coffin, 80 /
don't know how he looked-horribly un-
natural, Senator Morgan told me-"
ut was u time for burying animosi-
ties" he continued. "a great many were
put out OF sight in Ben Hills grave.
Bob Toombs and Senator Lamar had not
spoken since Lamar in the house deliy.
cred his eulogy of Charles Sumner. I
knew all about it. and it seemed to me
absurd that two men. each holding to an
idea he had perfect right to entertain,
should be SO near together and not speak;
SO l said to Lamar, Come into my room,
Toombs wants to see yOu.'
g" No he don't said Lamar, 'he has no
use for me. You are mistaken
"'l tell you he does. He asked if you
were here's and gave Lamar talking
to tor holding out with his differences.
told him that Toombs was an old man,
would probably be dead in year, and it
was folly to keep up the estrangement.
SO Lamar went in with me, and shortly
after we were all three riding about the
city of Atlanta with Senator Brown, and
Toombs was as happy as clam"
Speaking further of Toombs, Mr.. Beck
told how he took pride in holding out
the bill of fare, and saying: "Seei. you
all put on your glasses to read it and
can read it without. Yet they say am
blind, or will be very soon," and he talk
ed on about his eyes, which arc really of
very little use to him, saying that he had
lived 30 long and had SO many things come
into his life that he could shut his eyes
and see more than the young fellows
could with theirs open. He told how the
oculists in Paris and New York had ad-
vised him to permit no operation with
the knife SO long rs he could see at all,
and he said. not without glimmer of
fun. "D-n 'em, do you know 1 believe
l will die before l go blind, and SO fool
'em all yeti"
just here Oscar Turner. of Kentucky,
came in with crutch, and Beck hailed
him as the "old outlaw from Ballard
county" which made laugh, and some
members of the party went SO far as to
take another julep. l didn't want an.
other and the senator said he didn't. Il
am not like old Lucius Dickinson, Of
Georgetown" said he, and he proceeded
son.
- uppCuACu tAuL llC uscu W Ue CleFk
of Scott county court away back before
the war, and he was large man of slug
glsh mind, but withal very good one,
once 1t was thoroughly awakened.
AS the story went, he was one of a
party in which was John c. Brecken-
ridge, Mr.. Beck, Bob Woolley, and some
OF the famous old bluegrass set. "Dick-
lnson had not been saying much," said
Beck, "but noticed that he had taken
his drinks pretty regularly Gt always
took several to set his mind working)
and after we had given various opinions
all around about various matters, not ex-
cepting some views of religion and the
plan OF creation, Dickinson emphasized
a slight halt in the talk by bringing his
fist down on the table and saying:
Gentlemen, you have all been telling
what you think about religion and sucl
matters, and have been an interested
listener. Now I'll tell you what think
l am perfectly satisfied with pretty
much everything as God made it, but il
seems to me that if had been in His
place when He made man, l would have
made him about three drinks al.eadn"
So the party broke up, and Mr.. Beck
climbed into the wagon to go to his son.
in-laws farm out beyond the soldiers
home.