Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-24

From the Detroit Free Press.
"Shall we-shall we consent to be slaves?"
he said as he halted before group of striking
painters who were lounging on the City Hall
"Neverv shouted two or three in chorus.
''Of course we WON'T" he continued. 1.-The
heel of the oppressor must be taken from our
neoks! Our forefathers died for liberty and
we are ready to follow their examples"
"You bet!"
''The tyrant capital must be taught a les
sonw
..IIe mustw
"From the pine trees of Maine to the roll
ing surf on the seashOre of Texas the laboring
man Is calling for justice. The worm has at
last turned"
"Thats SOL"
''rhe tolers have arisen as one man to de-
mand that capital shall share its profits with
the bone and muscle which have made our
mllionares. TOlers of the great and glori-
Gus w est -"
"Are you a panter?" suddenly inquired
one of the men.
LET me finish. Toilers of the great and
glO-"
Where do you work."
"Sayn' he answered. as he came down OF
his high horse, ''how many Of you will chip in
10 cents apiece to help me on To Chicago,
where | have a wife ana five children"
They ran him acro's the street in such a
hurry that his hat fell of. but ne turned at
TIA curb, stretched forth his right hand and
sa q
"Toilers of the great and glorious West. I
kin lick any two of you with one hand tied
behind my back! That's all-good-by."
No Woman Coud Make "a Fool Of Him.
From the Chicago Herd5d.
"Of all the fools in this world" said an ell
derby passenger on "a Michigan Central tram
II think senator Jones takes the blue ribbon
The idea OF a man Of his age making such a
Ounce Of himself over woman. The woman
never lived that could hit me so hard as that
They can't throw any of their dust in my
eyes. am too old bird TO be caught with
feminine chaG."
These seif-congratulatory remarks were
S''e Woman with a. fo % or a. nT neon
and still passable with the aid OF skiilfullv
applied coat OF rouge, came aboard at way
station and occupied the seat next to the eli.
derry man. At 1880 she struggled vainly
with the window blind, and at n q her neigh.
Dor went TO her rescue. AT l:4j they were
seated side by side. At / go he took her out to
dinner. At $3.50 her head rested upon his
shoulder. and his nigh arm fingered along tho
seat back, with a spAsmodic tendency 10
drOop. AT sharp the train stopped live min
utes TO change engines and telegraph mes
senRer came into the car At 1905 the
woman was wringing her hands IN des-
PAIR and her companion was read
ingEthe telegram which she had placed
In his hands, aud trying to comfort her In her
grief az this sudden Intelligence at the death
Of her mother IN Boston aud equally sudden
call upon her TO return Immediately. At8l5
the elderly passenger was standing with his
open pocketbook In hand, counting out $40 In
crep btlls, AMI placing them in the hands OF
his fellow traveller. At 1890 the unhappy
woman had controlled her grief aud STAYED
the Hood OF tears. At 2 $50 shc alighted from
the train, after an aiectlonaie and thankful
parting with her benefactor, promising To
write him from Boston, WHITTIER she was TO Nv
by the next train for the East. At 1881 she
entered q cab which was waiting near the
platform, and which WAS occupied by a nous.
tached man with high hat a loud scarf and
a wicked eve. At9:32 the train started an M
" nd n trIl Ia
the Gao window and waved an arch and CAV
go0d-hy 60 the elderly passenger. Al 1898
something seemed % come over the old man,
lie new into Nc OF rage, showed his teeth,
looked into hia pockotbO0k, shook his head
e.enched his fists, and mutiercd:
"Cuss an old woman fool lfke me ANYHOW