The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-07
THE SILENT STATESMAN
In Confidential Interv;ew

lreland-"Billy B., They say that during the
late Wharf.-The great war-when death was the
talisman of the patriot the question was asked
about me: oh Seguin Sage Where was hep"
And the answer was:-
Sitting down by the deep Guadalupe
Under the shade of spreading tree,
Talking to jocund and rotund B. b.
Billy, my boy, is that true? Did sit under
that tree, talking to thee?'"
Billy B.-''I was in Virginy, fighting under
the great Lee. You were not talking to me.
was not in Guadalupe"
Ireland-"But Billy B. you know / was in
battles"
Billy B. Yes! yes! In course, but what sort9
Sham! Johnny, sham! 'fout,' deed did, and
I'll kill him what says didn't"
Ireland-"What you mean Billy B.? Amt
you my pardner, and can't you approach me?"
Billy Bob, know; but can't lie, les'ner
1 know wherefo' lie for"
Ireland-"But did talk to you under that
tree?"
Billy B.-'tNo. 1 tod you So cause why agin.
fout;' you were in quarantine"
Ireland" Oh, you don't understand me.
Was not ia Virginny when you 'fout'-in spir-
it, Billy B., in spirit?''
Billy B.-"Eligy, now see; yes, you was
thar in spirit, but you took mighty good care
to keep your body away"
Ireland-"What a mad-cap you are, Billy B..
what mad-cap you are. Was 1 not ready to
fight
Billy BIN course you was, Johnny; but
you never went off, you always snapped
Ireland oh my, Billy b."
Billy B.-"I talk to you like master. 4 fout,'
did. Don't push me Johnny, don't"
Ireland-"Well, well; but they say did not
stop the fence-cutters. Didn't I?'
Billy B.-"Yes you did. That is, when there
were no more fences to cut"
Ireland-'Didn't 1 call the legislator to-
gether?"
Billy B.-"Who says you didn't; but then,
Johnny, you waited two months to get 'em
together, when the fences were cut forty miles
night"
Ireland-"Billy B.; you don't understand.
You know could not take sides-I had to mix
things
Billy B.-"Whyfo."
Ireland-"Well, you know-well, let me see.
Whyfo? Because you know"
Billy B.-"Powerful rlckety. johnny
Ireland-"Well, but the legislator did con-
yoke"
Billy B.-"So. So; but mighty late. But job n
ny, when the legislator did come, what did you
say?"
Ireland-"H-u-s-h.''
Billy B.--"Well what did you say Elegy to
| the stockmen?"
Ireland-'H-u-s-h."
Billy B.-"Whyfo"
Ireland-"I crossed and piled on that"
Billy B-"I hush. But Johnny, what
about free-grass?"
Ireland-"H-u-s-h. Pm on both sides-as
yet"
Billy Booth sides? Well, will be DID,
Ireland-"H-u-s-h.'
Billy B.-"Vaccination!i''
Ireland-"By the eternal it shall go through.
If there be one thing am Andrew Jackson,
| it is vaxinaclon. 1t shall be done, if 1 do it
myself"
Billy B.-"S-h-e-h-o-l-d-y make an ass
of Yourself
Ireland-"No won't-I'se firm-this people
shall vaxinate.'
Billy B.-"H-o-l-d. Wait till / come from
Seguin again. have to go there to wallow to
| get my idees back"
Jreland-"DOn'tg go, Billy B. 1 want to say
what you see, on matter. What about that
$4,000, that dropped out of the treasury into
the hands of the directors of the A. g. NJ. col
lege?"
Billy B.-"That was right. 1 stand by you
tharh heap sitter an do about fitting in the
| war"
Ireland-"BIlly B., you see, the money was
the treasury"
Billy B.-"So it was; but your friends wanted
it-sure, they We're bound to have it,
Ireland-"But it was public money"
Billy B.-"Yes, it was; but it was safe when
| it went OUT
Ireland -"Was it. I'm so glad to hear you
say so; but Billy B. no vouchers were put in to
get it out"
Billy B.-"W-h-a-t?"
Ireland-"No."
Billy B.-"That was blunder' Johnny"
Ireland-'I feel it now; but then the attor-
ney-general said it was all right
Billy B.-"Who?"
Ireland Acknowledgement Templeton said
it was all right, and he advises me-"
Billy B.-"Does he? Why Johnny
Ireland-"Well, the law says So"
Billy B.-"Does it? That's powerful thin
Johnny; powerful thin, did you not do the ad-
vising?"
Ireland-"H-u-s h.
Billy B.-"You make me hush all the time :.
1reland-"Go to Seguin, wallow, and come
back again."