The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-04-05

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skiful manoeuvering, he captured one of
North Cardinals fairest daughters, and
carried her back to Florida, where, on his
/ fertile farm in snug cottage. When the
day s work is ended, he sits happily con-
versing with his most estimable wife, and
fondly handles the cooling darling of blue
eyed little Lucy on his knee.
| That Georgia can furnish more bill
/ Arps7 than one, is proved by the speech
i of Howard w. Newman, of Canton, that
| State, made few weeks ago at Waycross,
before the Georgia State Agricultural AS
ISOLATION But the truth is that Capt.
Newman is not Georgian, but a Virgin
ian by birth. He was born III Shenandoah,
and when quite child his father removed
first to Rockingham and then to Staunton,
where he contracted for and built the D.,
d. and B. Institution building.
| Capt. Newman went to Tennessee, from
| Virginia and then to Georgia, where he
has been for more than quarter of a cen
tury. He is lawyer of the highest stand
ing and has very extensive practice. lie
is a man of the most commanding appear
ance and of the most magnetic manner.
He draws the friendship of those he meets
as naturally as magnet does q needle.
His friends are legion.
The Captain has number OF relatives
in Virginia. and among them are the
IalmerS-m prominent, popular aud
valuable citizens of this county and Rock
ingham He was an officer in the e. s. A..
and carried home with him, he tells US, the
fondest recolections of his s0iourn here
in defense of his old State. He tells fun
ny anecdote of a fellow who was a member
Of his cOmDany during the war.
The fellow was too lazy to draw his
breath. No service could the officers get
out of him. He would not even attend
roll call. being so tai1,olly Slow that roll
call would be over before his lazy carcass
would drag up. Every method was adopted
in his case to cure him of his worthless
ness, but to no effect-he was beyond re-
demption. At last, after everything that
could be thought OF was tried, Capt. New
man actually TUNED the fellows face
homeward and used the toes Of his boots
with telling effect upon the easement of
our hero'S trousers Actually kicked him
out of the company and drove him home.
Well, long time after the close of the
war, Capt. n. was in a county some dis
lance from home attending court. While
there case came on for trial in which
some fellow had been indicted fer stealing
a hog The accused had no lawyer and the
Judge assigned Newman to defend him. He
set to work to get up a defense. and says
that he soon found be could make no de-
Tense, as the State had the dead wood on
his client, At any rate the case was called
and the accused brought into court. 1t
was then for the first time that Capt. New
man got fair look at his client and re-
cogniZed him as the fellow whom he had
kicked out of the army.
We'll tO make the story short Cant NJ
pitched in, and after examining all the
witnesses and finding desperate case of
it, he was about to submit the case with
out argument, when a bright idea struck
him. He actually arose and made rat
Ting speech in which he said he had not
the least doubt, but his client was mean
enough t0 steal-to do any other dirty
thing, but (relatlng his history in the war
and the kicking-out episode), he declared
his unalterable belief that the fellow was
too Internal lazy to steal. Such was the
effect of the speech and the speakers
manner that the jury, after being out but
few minutes returned a verdict OF not
guilty am not sure, but think that IN
the end. the fellow offered Capt. Newman
rs 4 Sc mart of the stolen hog.
Ths a2s IS jolly. amiable, whole
souls a =,si and is one of the most
0opy of Georgia. He has
IA had at otf District
Il our folks will have a
~ ggss lls warm hand and well
m % rs old State.
gs On, eN-plesident Georgia
,y....~ -rca's u al Society will be here,
also, unless providentially hindered He,
too, wants to renew his acquaintance with
Virginia people met during the "time that
tried mems souls
And nOw with thousand thanks to the
gallant Captain and his excellent lady for
their many courteSies to your correspond
ent we close. Next week we shall con-
tinue our remarks on Florida and try to
be little less in haste. ROVER.