Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-08-07
TWO DRIOIIT tUJNINN.
Each Thought the Other Might Be
Afflicted, Mentally.


Afflicted, Mentally.
] had been practicIng law IN the cliy
three wear, when | received q letter
from nv uncle. ASKING me to visit him.
-. a.. NOR, ,r,o,io;,o b,ti, r.,rf.
y my casts la' ''e" ~ IT." ''u''
readily count them ON my fingers Ma
ture had been kind in my physical de-
yeIopmepl, and placed a white tuft Of
boir ,o~n.,icuop.j, tn tho front NJ my
, 49,
ne''' ''''''- ''''N -'o"'" Vi up.N
hlrs"lr IN remarkable contrast Inns
distinguishing mark attracted the eye
of the lirbtninp artist, and enlisted
the did,c,ic d~asrrintion. If tbo ronort-
> -, ,La a.'., Jair.. ~.
e'' " '"' -i''. ""',' "' ''in' APP
pc'lod' AZ frequently uId my Plclui"'
IN tine list Of prominent lawyers pre-
cnt. There WA, but one drawback to
the ms ,ljcitrd. hut NOT unwrlcnn,r
nuhlicity | achieved and tina, wa. the
inevitable rnferoncn ia fine fac, tha, I
had delivered a erie. Of lecture, ON
oyolutinn before a literary, rIub which
Prof Huyiry declared amer road
inc them. were in fine main correct and
fo0owad bis idea. c~lo.aly M, uncle
who resided in a small town n the in
terror If thr State. had evidently been
reading fine city raurr. In bjs la,tnr
he said that he wa, rroud ia see my
name mentioned in connection with
such bio ease. and noted LAWYERS. but
regretted ,bat I had .y.r cnu..utnd tn
@lnr,pre sLont n-ew.fanolcd n]ntion.- In
= post.rript he added that hi. stem
daiobtcr. Reha was afflicted" mon.
,aIIV and rautioprd mo moi to .un.l
abouf tbe doctrine If evolution n her.
presence I couId farm No othcr cnn.
rlu.ion but that his dauobter wa. in
ssnn a mopomaniar merriam. an como
subjects.
II was the b~eoinninc of summer so
concluded to sacrifice ANY, rhance
clients that MIGHT calI. and 90 and de-
fend my uncle's case. left a card ON
my Office door to the effect that | was
taking my usual vacation. As the train
sped along towards the town where |
pictured myself As being cordially re-
ceived by the local fraternity a, a noted
luminar, from Inc civ certainly nit
led nv less fortunate brethren whose
NAMES novrr got nnt.idn thn d;rontnr,
Nv thoughts Gnallv rnvertn1 10 nv M,
cle and Ii. stnn.dSrrhtnr ronalInd
VIA, know NJ hi. history
samuel Wbitloy and NV f,th., wor,
the nnIy Children If nv ste,n pnritant
cal orandfntbnr SannoI Wb;,iow nrns
nnrcd marriod and in a four roar ma.
I.ft n widnwor w;tbnrt anr Mil"
An Ennlisb iody Nina ST., !.
widow ak ono ohiId -,
and ros;JaJ in ,Lo tntrn VSSh" n t"l't,1
,ho rLmroG rar,,io ,JI"mr ~i, ".''n''v'
nnioiot"dN 81. 49, - ui'.'
oii,. .o ~ 9" 'n"oo'' ~ 'pIt'u ''p'I'
S nl rran'"u,. na .ne pau,
"on,I mp "0OoP,'u a., oiieI VI
n,a"' t T, VI, s''in' MN CluIc.
~ soHi' ~ EI'"' naPP'
pao,To %nou ele "icu' leaNIhg hei
%3mans '" "h u'.' io'i year, olu' a
Thdo eCrou' o"'ra' ~ p'i nu>o"iu'
,h a'ao was ~ pl1sS Dalu 10 "eIcolll'
uno oP PJ',,'a i"" lei, Out a 9erEah'
oa@o III d" lb ~ ,aN cnaise ol my Jug
a,nu '"'T lno 'ne way 10 Deacon
t",'to" ., NV piquco a
W. aoSel.e u lne worthy ueaco ana
'H.gIIo9alc Ine servant;
lne Dos'' SIR, wanted 70 come, but
nilss nepa put MN out Dy SAYING she
"oulo ENJOY meeting YOU 100.
i "ould nave been delighted 70
meet her' TOO SAID wondering why
her WISH to accompany her father haC
caused him to stay at home.
In a few moments | reached tn,
house, q two-story frame dwelling
covered in front with trailing wi,taris
vines, from which hung large bunche.