Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-05
GEoRGIA's GREAT MEN.

The following story is told Of a senator
who was power among the ''wool hat
boys" of the mountains Of Cherokee, Ga.
The capital was at Milledgeville, and the
gaverners were very sociable. The sena-
tor attended one of Gov. Towns levees.
He had no acquaintance with any book
on etiquette; vet in his way, he was polite
enough. At the levee he said TO Gov.
Towns:
Governor, eff don't do right ter-night
jest pint out the way and put me
through"
every gocJ," said the governor, "Come
with me and will introduce you to Mrs.
Towns"
When introduced TO Mrs. T., and de-
slrouS OF paying her handsome compll-
ment, he did it IN a way that he thought
would be most pointed and pleasant.
MADAM" said he, "thar's mighty
sight OF heap uglier women here to-
night than you are.'
Mrs. n. smiled and thanked him, for she
saw that his intention was all she could
desire.
Mrs. T. was very attractive lady, and
her manners were graceful and elegant,
and she used to say that she never had n
handsomer compliment paid her than the
one coming so unstudlsd from the man in
homespun.
AN APOLOGY NOT APPRECIATED.
! When Judge c. b. strong, in the '9Os,
was holding Putnam Superior Court,
| Hon. Stephen w. Harris was arrayed
against his brother-in-law, Hon. Eli ).
shorter, In law case. Mr.. Harris was
about half hour behind time when the
! case was called.
Judge Strong said to him: "Mr. Harris,
| the Court regrets that YOU have kept IL
waiting so long, and hopes that you will
at once proceed with the case."'
Judge Shorter, with a mischievous
! gravity, said to the Court:
"Mr. Harris ought to be excused, as it
was evident that he had used all possible
expedition, for the Court will perceive
that in his hurry to complete his toilet he
| has put on his shirt wrong end upwards"
-alluding TO his enormous shirt collar,
which was full-grown specimen of the
then prevailing fashion. The roar of
laughter that filled the courthouse mOrt-
| fed Mr.. Harris. He lost his self-pOsses-
sion and his case, and for no other reason
Mr.. Harris found 1t difficult to forgive
Judge shorter for his humOr.
HE MAY RESIGN.
At McCombs hotel, in MiliedReville, in
1925, just after the election OF Mr.. Adams
to the presidency, Judge Dooly was sit
ting by the fire with a number OF others.
i "A young man WAS complaining very Hnucn
that the country was dsgraced by the
election of Mr. Adams. 1t Was his delib-
crate opinion, he said, that ruin and dis
honor would result 10 the country from
the administration Of MIR. Adams.
Judge Dooly was attentiyely listening,
with his head dropped on the back OF his
chair. Then, raising his head and look.
Ing the young man in the face, he said:
Young man, does Mr.. Adams know
that you are opposed to him?"
''No, sir; | wish he did know how little
thought Of him." said the young man.
Suppose ! write on to let Mr.. Adams
know that you are dissatisfied with his
election, perhaps he may resign"
The way in which the Judge said 1t,
and the roar of laughter that followed
from those around the fire, was too much
for the young man, and he made for the
streets.
WHO WAS SPEAKER.
The Hon. Thomas +. Foster, of Greene
county, was one among the great men OF
his day, both in State and national legis-
lation. He was fine speaker and gen.
tleman of culture.
While a member OF the Legislature from
Greene county, a plain citizen from a
distant county visited MilledgeviIle on
one occasion and on his return home he
was asked who was Speaker of the House
of Representatives.
Said the artless citizen: "a little risky,
hard-favOred, pOp-eyed man from Greene
was the Speaker; for he was nearly all
the time speaking, while the man which
he called Mr.. Speaker, high up In a chair.
said nothing but: "Ihe gentleman from
Greene"
JUDGE DOOLY's HORSE.
Judge DoOly had happy way OF hav-
ing favorlte horse he drove taken care OF.
Whenever he drove up to an hotel he
would ask II he and his horse could find
quarters.
If answered favorably he would apollo
| gize for his horse by informing the land
lord that he had not long since purchased
him from a Frenchman, and that his
horse had not yet learned to speak Eng
lish. and that he had 10 speak for him,
| that his horse WAS DESTROYS that he
should be put in charge Of a faithful
hOstler who would feed, water and curry
him three times a day, and furnish him
with clean straw every night, as he was
very neat horse.
HON. MAI. WALKER.
Judge Dooly ard Maj. Freeman Walker
disagreed at a public table. aud Mai. w.
observed that be had borne with the llber-
ties taken by Judge d., long enough, and
that as the attack on his feelings was pub
lie 80 should be his redress. He there
upon caught up a chair and advanced on
Judgl D., VINO seized large carving
knife for his defense.
Several gentlemen sprang TO keep the
Judge from stabbing Mai. W., and only
one gentleman held back the Major.
Looking calmly at the scene, Judge
Dooly saidI
"Gentlemen, one Of you will be sufi-
cient TO prevent me from doing mischief;
the rest OF you had better hold Major
Walker"
A burst Of laughter followed. and soon
friendly relations were restored.
GOING TO PLANT 1T.
On one occasion, at the close Of a court,
Judge Dooly was seen coming from his
room with very small pillow under his
arm. Some one asked him what be was
going to do with IL.
81 am going to plaintiff" said the Judge,
''in some rich soil that IL may grow larger
by next court, so that ! can have some
thing 10 lay my head upon"
The Darkey and His Mullet.