Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27

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polite. Why, il Ia; " han 70 XIII Cog
thea lie dl,l it in nn cas- and gerlewan-
ly way. \ spirit Of ctiiuct.c sce@o! to
pcrvadc the atmospM ~.
But now I warrant that il youchCaldl
gct into u quarrel with some man on
board this bon5 lie woGll be b,.,tal
enough to haul OF and knock you Gdwn
with his ii>t. There mustCome aClargcs
though. sooner or later Society can't
stand the uncouthncsa of the prescn. cr;l.
The customs that came in after the TGr
robbed us Of our good breeding. When
every man carried II Pistol for tho pur-
pose Of inducing his ncighbor TO he po-
lite every gentleman was genial. Eadc-
ness. that unsightly fungus growth on
the trunk of careless society, rcaub
crude correction or polished lca!h. Am
boring you subj"
| Far from it, answered..
"Ah! 1 like you, for | see in you d
/ remnant. though somewhat removed
one, of the old days. You would r;;thcI
tell II smooth lie than u rough t!Uthl
Sticl; to that idea. sub. Truth. cHccps
as it relates to history and the sciclces,
is u brutaliacr of mankind. The log
that wallows i'll the mire has truth. tho
artist that paints gis:itssfictme has del
ceptiou.'
The boat landed. This is II wen re,
membcrcd spot with me- said tho
! planter. "Onc night in the aprinS OF
1859 seated myself in Il poker game
just MS the boat left this landing. From
it didn't seem that | could lose FIRST;
one and then another of our party dYop-
ped out. until 1T last SIT facing DID
Mai. Pclton. soon had him lr5 &c.
Look here said he, I'm not going to
jump this game I'll put up my body
servant. he :ad, sub. Come here Bill.'
Bill came up. and IL husky fellow he Vas,
too. Well, won him, and the old ma
jor went to bed swearing. Bill. said L,
who's Your master now" You is. "ah,'
said he. Correct you arc. Bill. L!aclt
my boots
We'll. sub" the planter contiaUed,
II kept Bill right with me. although
do believe he w;!s one of the biggest rGs-
calls [ ever SAW. One day, just abcut
the time Grant was marching into Nic,.s-
burg. and while w;.s marching il an
opposite direction about as fast as I
could. Bill came up to me and said:
Mars John. I've dun got enoughf
Enough OF what asked
Enough . dis ycrc wah!
Il CAD, so have |; bat what are We
going to do about it:
- Il doan' know what you gwine do
bout it, sab. but knows what 1 gwine
do-im gv;inr ter dc Yankees.
Il Didn't offer him any advice sim
ply struck him over the head with a
handy carbine and left him lying near
the rp;tdsit!l.'
The old fellow.v vas silent for q few
moments. Il have but little farther to
GO he said, after gazing down the
river. II have been down to see about
some land. | got into sort of sqUabble
with the government, and, was told to
go down tn keesport to see the United
States land commissioner | had had
some correspondence with the Office,
and, from the tone of the letters re-
ceived, did not expect that my treat
ncnt would be any too courteous. When
got there | WAS shown into u room
and told to await the pleasure OF the
commissioner Presently IL voice said,
This is the commissioner. suh.' Hooked
up and there stood Bill-my Dill. I
didn't know what to say
"'Good mawnin',' said he.
"Look here. Bill. said |. are you tho
United States land commissioner
"'Dat's whut de president says. he
answered with II grin.
"'Wcll, if that's the case. Bill, I
reckon might us well go back home.
suppose you remember how we parted.
oh, yas, sab. | ricollecls er little
t argument we had bout dc war, an yere.
sah.' he added. as he touched n lump on
his head, is er part o dat argument yet.
! Takes it longer ter go down den any ar
/ gyment eber seed. Sorry ter see you in
trouble, Mars John, but lemme tell you,
dar ain't no use in worryin'. Yer, Mr..
:Sanderson, fix mp dis genrmans papers
ter dat Ian. 1t amt gwine cost you er
cent, sah.'"
I A look of tenderness shone in the old
mans eyes. Yes, sub, he added, "Bill,
, the rascal, fixed up everything all right
, and wouldn't charge anything This is
, IL curious world. Well, get off here.
-Opie p. Read in New York World.