The Greenville times., 1886-10-09
liREENYIL[E1'TNES.
TIE TENNESSEE CIRCgs.

TIE TENNESSEE CIRCGS.
The Taylor Brothers, rival can
didates for Governor Of their m
tive State. were at waynesborO
Tuesday. The escort which &C.
eompanied them into the city was
joint one OF Republicans aud
Democrats. During the evening
the brothers played the fiddle to.
geiher and told stories on each
other:
@what sort OF = boy Was Bob r
was inquired Of the Republican
candidate. ALI replies, -Well, he
was q queer boy. To begin with
-"IIe careful, Alf," smilingly IN
terjected his younger brother.
"All right and then, continuing,
"yes, he was queer. Bob was al.
ways an artful dodger. He was
la all manner Of mischief at all
tunes, but he had a knack Of get.
ting out OF the worst scrapes with.
out a scratch, while Nat aud jim
aud | eaughtit. lie was natural
horn humorIst, aud with his droll
ways could trick the old folks nine
times out OF ten. A lncky star
has been over that boy pointing
TO Bob, ''from the day he was
born. Let me tell you how he
got ahead Of Us on one occasion,
but II will serve as an instance Of
how he managed things. Brother
Nat, Jim aud !, Bob aud a little
negro boy went in swimming one
Sunday morning in the mill pond
near our house. Father had told
us he would whip us If we went
swimming on Sunday, but we dis.
obeyed him. lie found II out that
afternoon. lie would not punish
us because il was Sunday, but-he, '
~--.i.--..--I,r,ri,t-- carly IN the :
morning to the barn yard. We b
knew what was coming. He took
u shingle and bored holes through !
II with gimlet, aud then he made
US bend 0vera log. You can i'm. .
agiue what was the result. lie
punished Jim aud Nat aud |, aud +,
we were all crying when he went j
up to Bob, who was leaning over
the log waiting his turn. Father 0
raised the paddle, suddenly Bob !,
pulled half dollar out Of his pock
ct, aud twisting his head around =
NJ father, with u most hum ,rons
expression Of countenance, he y
said, Dad, III give you this to A
let me on, at the same time offer
lug father the hnlf dollar. We r
were all watching him as intently
as our pains would let us. Father =
stood with the paddle uplifted. 10
Bob continued IN his leaning posi-. v
ilon holding tho half dollar he. y
tween his uplifted fingers, with :,
That grimace unnlterable Oh his ,s'
features, Dob was cool as u Gu :,
rumbcr. Father at length broke u
cut IN laugh aud babe Bob TO be y
up aud OF IN a iwinkling. Bob i
sprang to his feet, aud slipping his v
h. II dollar back IN his pocket, j
walked by us TO the house making h
laces ut us MS he went by.' The q,
laughter which this fraternal sally II II
had created having ceased, the z
'ame nquisitor asked Bob of the T. +,
,"Jhood OF All. "Well," said &
Bob, with merry twinkle In his &
yc, "Alf had more temper than | ,s .s
70 bad more 6gbt than | did, but g,
had more fun. lie was quick 20 r
esent an injury, aud equally quick .e'
. forgive. All was my favorite 4,
BROTHER, II | had favorite, and | vi
link he thought the most Of me, IaaI
Though he never told me SO, for ,'s ,s
- always did have n way of con. L II
ealing his affection from those co co.
~ loved. Father thought there ia, ,s,
'as more outcome IN All than in ,nl ,,,n.l
ny OF Us, but brother Jim, who gs.
vented that gun of which you ,,,,a
ave heard, IL the smartest. Ar ~
Jo,
ways was u keen one. You may lia'
' Gru
G sare he could work scheme lsr
well as anybody. Ill tell you Nj
u incident of bis manhood which Ma,
lastrates his boyhood. When Gre
e was running for the Legislature i,
,ere was a hig Baptist vote which sis, IS
e wanted, and wanted badly. II,n I,n'
Inc day he went to baptizing. s"" ~"
he preacher had a number of 4
Dnveris IN the creek. All, rs bio ,,el k.a
! lfe, stood among the people Oh 'Iey, icy,
icre singing for dear life. AS 4, ~
st as person was baptized and Fra, Fra,
arted for the shore .ilf would Met
Jon,
ade Into the creek, aud, singing row
he advanced with his hymn. ian,
DOk in one hand, he would ex viii
ND the other to the dripping iout
'nlient aud escort him or her to Jchr ni"
q shore. All got the vote of III, \ p,
iery Baptist in the district. .,on ! M
iats the sort of fellow he lew T"|
u.s." aud In this gay badinage the ! s,sr ,sr
'euiuo nnssaI son