Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-07-24

stand an argument they turned II into
redicule Il know that was so by expe-
rience), and the politicians left.
Potter and |, or | and Potter then
discussed the educational bill before
} Congress at some length, and our
friend, "the man by the stove, seeing
that neither OF US knew what we were
talking about, settled the dispute by
remarking that the court house conven-
tons and old fogies might be against
Federal aid, but whenever, il il could
, be, the proposition was laid before the
people, and the poor people. whose only
heritage is children, got a lick at it
they would carry it by 100, 900 majority
in Tennessee. Ny friend Potter has no
children, but feeling the force OF tAe
remark, his head dropped and his nose
indicated that the fat man was right
and moved off toward the lean man at
the desk and enquired for room and
fire.
The next day went down Franklin
street by Caldwell's stable on my way to
the court house. A, great many folks
have seen Caldwell's lace and they ike
lit, and some worship it. But that is
not idolatry, for that face is not like
anything, or image OF anything under
the sun. make the first command
ment part OF this letter Tex c. as ev-
idence in the cause. Caldwell showed
me the way to the court house, and it
always looked to me like miracle that
so many christian graces could get into
the heart OF that man at the court
house. | found Polk Johnson, G. q M.
: with two blazing fires. He sent to
Smith d Lurton's s for the records in a
lawsuit, for me to look over, and it
took a good sized old carpet sack to
hold them. spread them out and
went to work, and Johnson helped me
as much as he could-that is, he and |
would look up paper and then talk
about Donelson, Port Hudson, Mobile
and brother comrades who have gone
and left US, until my eyes got wet, and
l took the records and left for my hotel.
Now comes in how heard Bring
hurst's name, and | make Innocence
Abroad" a part of this letter exhibit,
"fun, and ask that the same be read as
evidence. staid several days at this
hotel waiting for boat to 60 to Ashland
City The hank opposite had cashed a
$40 check for me, without being vouch-
ed for, though the cashier looked at me
with some shyness and said I've heard
OF you but never knew you, and I'll
just say ''you are the man." intended
if my looks wouldn't pass, to hunt up
Gen. w. A. Quarles, the finest looking
! man in Italy, to identity me, but got
the money.
About daylight next morning Capt
Ryman rang his steamboat bell and my
! friend, John Lee, G & NJ, at Ashland
Potter had returned TO Erin to see aitel
our horses which we had left tied to the
: rack) ran downstairs, then to the lear
! mans desk, paid our bills and ran fol
8 life to get to the boat, and did. The
boat then did not leave until sunrise
r About mile after leaving, registering
s time came, and Lee walked up ant
q signed the book and paid his fare, one
n dollar, to the clerk, then l walked ul
n and signed my name, with the pen be-
u tween my fingers, so as to write bolC
a fist, and handed over my dollar
s didn't have many left. The clerk look
! ed me straight in the eye, and said, 81
}. that your name? In quick, busines
$ style, | said, yes sir and he showed
IS letter to me, with my name on tn,
4 back, and along with it a bright, silve
q dollar. was bothered and remarked
< that had only handed him one dolla
e for my fare. The clerk, not willing t.
n parley with an ignorant fellow said has
4 tily, "that's your property" and wen
q about his business.I took the dollar an(
II letter, still thinking it was a ticket O
" receipt and that the clerk had made
ot mistake about change, / sidled off t
t; one side and read it. 1t was from thi
l lean man at the desk and signed Bring
l. hurst. He said that in the hurry W
< had paid 90 cents each to much, and h
q had sent me one dollar to the boa
e The clerk had told me about it befor
ID we left, and hunted me up on the boa
1, [ would not have been scared half {
OF bad as | was, but mans mind is like
"a horses, if once frightened, always Sc
~ About five years ago got on boat /
I'd Nashville, with my friend Morris, an
10 when called up to register, being in a
'e absent mood OF mind, and not thinkin
- d6hcu my lIlSuU Wlldb my udIlo wa
m and when the clerk showed me the lettt
n and dollar, my mind ran back to th
ST circumstance as cause Of my presel
rry trouble. My friend Lee and myself s
le down and read the letter again, and sal
ID to one another, that's an honest ma
1t, and we told yarns about Bill Arp ar
1g the fellow who charged him for We
ed he never dug. We both said that eve
on time we went to Clarksville we won
as stay at that house. l have never bee
y. there since, but / would like for Jud
OF Smith to run the ball of his index fng
re around in the inside of the palm OF th
Is hotel mans hand and report to me |
ed observations.
ess Now If that hotel was advertised
AK the Press, also Caldwell's livery stab
to there would be no trouble for all t
tic tobacco raisers north of Charlotte
lie, getting provender for their teams Al
nd good lodging and food for themselvt
i'll. The eventful scenes that took place
d a the river with an unruly steer I'll
nm :,yopaJ N.arhnod ord Ho,ot P1a on