The Magnolia gazette., 1882-01-20
MIsCEGENATIoN.
REV. DIR. JAMESON CREATES A START
LING SENSATION.

On Friday, of last week, a man stoDned
at the Magnolia Hotel, in thus place. who
claimed to be from Indiana, but recently from
Vicksburg,. representing himself as Baptist
minister, physician and temperance lecturer,
under the titles and name of Rev. Dr. Jameson.
He appeared to be man of fine address and
good conversational powers He retired
about 10 O'Clock that night, and for ought we
know, dreamed the happy hours away. The
next morning soon, Uncle Paul. trusty, old
colored man who stays at the depot, came to
the Magnolia Hotel, and asked Mr.. Concrly,
the proprietor, If there was q man stopping at
his House, who was doctor and preacher.
Mr.. ConerlY told him there WAS. Uncle Paul
then told Mr.. Conerly that there was q woman
at the depot, who came down on the early
train, who asked him If there was a man in
town who was doctor and preacher, aud he
told her he did not know The woman then
said to Uncle Paul, he lectures TO white peo
pie and colored people too, and he may have
stopped with some colored person. After Mr.
Conerly informed Uncle Paul, that a man with
those titles was at his house, Uncle Paul then
said, tell the gentleman there ia woman at
the depot who says she is his wife, and wants
to see him. All right said Mr. COnerly, will
inform him at once. Mr.. COnerly proceeded
to the room, where the doctor was reposng
with the drapery of his couch about him.
knocked on the door, and disturbed his morn.
ing reyery. Mr.. Conerly having been answer
ed from within, asked DIR. Jameson, il he was
looking for any person this morning The
do tor responded in the negative. Mr. Conerly
informed him. that Uncle Paul, colored man
who stays at the depot, told him a few
moments ago, that your wife is at the depot
lis that sol" asked the doctor, and added:
"1'll see about that" Mr. Conerly left the door
of his room then and was in the act Of going
down stairs, when DIR. Jameson, called Mr.
COncrly and requested him to have the colored
man to tell her to go over to the other house
and will be over after awhilep The singular
request of man wanting his wife to go to
another house, excited Mr.. COnerly's fuspi.
cion, and he proceeded tO the depot to satisfy
himself in regard to the problem. He saw
the woman in question, and saw she WAS a
eolOred woman, and the problem was solved
DIR. Jameson soon emerged from his room and
found his way "over to the other house"--the
Central House, the proprietor of which is a
very worthy cOlOred man. After an absence
of about an hour. DIR. Jameson retured to the
Magnolia Hotel, and while at the breakfast
table. told one of the dining room walters that
he was rather late for breakfast, he had been
over to see "his girl" He settled his bill
with Mr.. Conerly, and told him he was going
down the road on the mixed train, and would
be back next day. Shortly before the mixed
train, was due, he sent for his baggage, but
instead of having it taken TO the depot, he
had it taken "Oyer to the other house, where
he remained in close quarters all day, and was
| registered thus; -. t. Jameson, M. D., ID. d.,
anu Lady, V. Is" tic did not leave on the
mixed train. Dr. Wtoten called on John
West the proprietor of the Central House,
and learned from him that DR.. Jameson and
wife were IN tho colored department
Of the hotel, and that Mrs. Jane
son was not allowed to enter the parloi or the
dining room. Mrs Jamesons meals were sent
to her room. and the reverend doctor took his
Ieale in the dining room. The citizens of
this place were very indignant. and the rever-
end doctor may consider himself exceedingly
fortunate, in escaping the tangible proof Of
their Indignation. He went up the road Sum
day night, leaving Mrs. Jameson at the Cen
] tral House, expecting to return in short
/ time,