The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-07-27
FOB THE HERALD.
1 Wonder.


when all men will think and act alike;
perhaps never"
We had not intended further allu-
sion to certain nes as bondsmen, but
being again called to task BY Ajax,
Jr., it becomes necessary for US to.
refer back, (hope they will excuse us).
did wonder how it was that some
men had justified as bondsmen in
double the amount they paid taxes on
(stating amounts); the allegations Of
allegations), were fatty contradicted
by Ajax, Jr., who asserted that our
$4,000 bondsman paid "most" of his
taxes in another County. We then
discovered that be owned 81 500
tract of land in Orangeburg County,
and wondered how it was that more
taxes should be paid on $1,000 worth
of land in Orsogebrrg County than
on s3,440 worth of property in New
berry County. Now Ajax, Jr., says
that the word "most' might have
been uisapp'ied. Now wonder by
whom it vas uisappiied aud for what
purpose. Was it not by Ajax, Jr.,
himself Intentionally misapplied, aud
if without this misafpIication his
whole paragraph is not without mead
ing.
l wonder if the word of Ajax. Jr,
Of itself is sufficient to make the poo
ple believe that what We have said,
supported by the records in the Clerks
Office and the Auditors books as re-
CARDS our $4,000 bondsman is untrue.
I wonder how much absurdity there
is 10 saying in any community that
81, 10 is less than one-tenth of Sl2,-
900. We think We could show that the
legacy hiuted at by Ajax, Jr., is one
that tie Sheriff could not reach to
satisfy said bond in case of default
but for the reasons given by Ajax, Jr.,
We will let up on that point.
I wonder how a mans war record
has anything to do with the correct
ness or erroneousness of what he writes
concerning the public men of nova
days. It is true Hard Tack had his
ankle dislocated at Gettysburg, from
which he did not sufficiently recover
to do active duty till the end of the
war; but upon board of Surgeons
certificate, which was from time to
time renewed, was placed on light
duty, in which capacity be served to
the last. And as to the esteem in
which be was held by the officer with
whom he was associated any one can
learn by asking Maj. c. Fl. Suber,
who is acquainted with Col. Bolivar
Christian, of Staunton, Va, in whose
Office We served for the last year of the
war. Maj. Suber also acted as arbiter
in the adjustment Of a business matter
between Col. Christian apd myself.
And as regards Hard Tack's conduct as
soldier, he is willing to be judged by
the surviving officers of the company
to which he belonged. We do not
know what they will say; they are
Hon. J. C. Wilson, Of Newberry, aOd
Joseph Culbreath, Of Edge6eld Coun-
ty.
I wonder if any man, officer or SOL
der, served during the war without
being censured. We know there we're
those who we're ever ready to censure
almost any man, who for almost any
cause, at almost auy time, was not in
ranks but such ceusure almost always
came frou men without character,
lner of lev Standing. And without
knowing who Ajax, Jr., is, Te take
him to be DO exception to the general
rule.
I wonder how Ajax, Jr., can take
US for Greenbacker. We think it
only freak of the Imagination and
strictly confined to that Of Ajax, Jr.
Now, to sum up, We conclude that
Ajax, Jr., has made "a Jack" of him-
self; first, he became the champion of
other men second, be made assertions
10 their behalf that be now admits
were untrue; third, he lodges the
question and endeavors to divert the
public mind from the matter in hand
to private Or personal matter, which
is not the practice among gentlemen
in discussing ueritorious questions !;
and, fourth, as bis own trumpeter has
brayed loud and long in describing
himself. Now, to conclude, if Ajax,
Jr., will, we are willing to drop the
contest.
wonder when it will rain.
HARD TACK.