The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-22
IT ENDED TIE STRIKE
A Mas from Heary County and hts OuaH
Siorr start The street Cara In Colunhun.

a Aan from Henry Couhty and his DaaReF
story start the Street Care In CoIu.suns
CoLvNRrS Ohio. June lL-"I don't mind
telling you on the quiet. but wouldn't like TO
have 1t go any further, Just exactly what
brought the sireetcar strike IN this city to such
a sudden end the other DAY." said McMllen
avenue man who knows 1; all. Mutual con-
cession and all that Is all right OF course.
That's what DID II, and everybody Is glad: bue
what pushed concession to the front on the
part OF the strikers so blame quick? There's
only few o, US know. but I'll let you In on the
secret Anyhow the creii. o! the thing ouRht
10 be nut whore 1t belongs
You know that the day the strike ended the
strikers committee handed to the citizens
committee a schedule o: Just what they re-
CURED the company 20 accede TO. and the
citizens committee luGSei the schodule over
and loaded il on the compAny's committee. The
strikers had a big tent down by the Oak street
stables. where they were living good on cake
and pie That US sympsIhizinE fellow citizens
cheertully chippAd Ia Tor them. The strikers
committee sal IN the ;eni anXtous!y ana pa-.
tenty awaiting the de 'ision Of the cumpanys'
but full Of determination founded on right.
justice, aud starvation wages, While the come
mittee were Inus husiIy engaged in waiting. .,
TAI: huhsiy.lookihg man eniered the tent
snresi his gaze over tn tables % pes and
things Tor maybe a minute. and then APP,
preached The committee.
E1eqse me. Gsu;.emsn.' said he. but II.
you'll tell inc where | csa GO, OUT and XIII .
FIVE ace snake I'll show you tricks
Tue commits tee LOOKED a. the man. little
startled. tor they thought sure he was crazy.
He stared BACK loE sps i, and then said;
Can't be. an It. tia, you don't have any hves
ace snakes around here
The committee were kini.hesrted and
didn't want 10 hurt me strangers feelings so
they ss q the ave.see snake was new one to
Vel. then exc 'atnei the stranger. eyi-'
IDENTITY tehEh;ei; ani sitting down n 'front.' OF .
big le,n2n pie ive So s2me;ainE, TO tell Jou
"a n a Z a. IN fE0T n n
north. Henry county i. my ratiy. heath. and.
Black swamp IS my dontcile. l have long
Ohio where the back bar sill has his range.
but thought that peshAps the i.ve-ace snake
wealth. bu; seems ike 4; hasn't. Tie tve-acer
had is origin tq Henry county. and the history
Don'i srect var eve knew Junius Cam
field. 'TAin't likely. Jurius used TO be .
!oEt!heT when We hunted around Black swamp.
Bat discovered IN a singular way once thas,
him and We pared. We ware living in q BLACK.
swamp cabin. ant " hen We wsren out after
saSs rtrcnsIiy rser Sofse ;SIss All iS
draw. There was snake !3 henry county in
Laose days that We called he white whistler.
Il was short clumsy suaks. harmless as
cncer.ror and tame as HES II could
WnisIe somethinG ..Ae guail. and I've
and follow one Q! these wN.;e whisilers around
al! day. Just by the sount OF is whistle. think.
one one q hes sHaSts Ss she "Hs ana al she
was use!u 20 me IN q good many ways. She
Ing little gam = irSw With any one thai she.
wAsn'i &C 4uain.ed Will. and. Kind o skinnineS
tfS stranrsTs 1.-The s!ansee 9 nand V stzed up
a little oette. than mine, sarah Ann-tha WAS
careless ch!rp. and / laid down Hight there and
Thea. But sarah Ann knew Junlus Canfeld
.ered when he and l were having a recreating
Saule-that IS. never until the one time that Is
now historic in Henry county.
/. | living
Black SWAMP cabin. one day We were PLAYING
our tavori;e game. acd the hAn4s maj Jupius
that day. 6ui lever suspected him; By and
10y l pulled IN a ban! ina: had three Kings and
70 the kin: AMI drew one card. AID that card
was another klng.. Junius crew one card. too:
seems IKE got you this tine said
sarah Ann had noticed the. hands that
Junius was ho.d!EE AMI she had got uneasy
and beGua 70 move AROUND. she saw nv baud.
and then, slipped beh nj Junius aud got
s9e ms 81 ms @ sn Nae ssd to
Ihers Gil rtEa, aEl stay b. him. out Jus; as l
e.s Ma lead aiA Ss! q 1THA W WI
lH96ed up surpEtset tui there vas was sarah
me Is msd an l0osef al nv land as TheSs
were the four kings and the ace,
sell. iss'ss hS,htas Il. :he tscE 6us e
straight fqsh can eea, this hand,
shaSin: EsE Essd at rns aud io5ked Wild sas
had never .oo.ed NE ye'. and knew il
and laid down a. meek as a LIANT.
II there ever was a disaI pointed nan. that
didn't say anything. and began gathering the
cards 20 deal sarah A1n cane back ana laid
9a jn S s ihen It's seemed to s;fEs hin ali
q: once mat she bad given his ha1d away. and
re e Se AZ On ae ee sa s e4
IecarE II, and i SCARED her almost into 8 III.
a
Junq; Of dong cooked T3Ek on me;
About week after iha: Sarah Ann dug 2
laid il full o. esq. They hatche1 out when it
was ZINE and Sarah Anus i;tye family began
l didu't pay much attention to EN- unit! one
dag saw one OF the young SNAKES. which had
l. was covered al over With red ana black
spots picked tie snake %, 20 examine is
S9s And god reason had Tor icing I aston
ished. think. tor that sn4&e was marked. as
tasfe IS a IN a ds;S ca caush: lot " his
snakes brothers AMI sisters. ana every one Of
Saderssoa t i ate, .9 s9 Tle arah A6G lad
been terribly started by Jupius Csnfeld
ss!apm!IS the s,S SaFdS on heF !, and is
Ia, had al been repiroducst in her lyely yolng.
AMI hence The ma'ks q the rack o. cards on
y5urg snakes resulted IL a discovery thai sad-
de1e4 ma icoun;et the cards on the snakes.
Iasn slough ;or regular, rack. Then I
couu:ed the suits. and found ;-en al come
ple;e, and az 9 o! spate- - spare. The king
was pain Junigs Canae.t had ruG al extra
ace In on ne. and heEe uIeEE!nG nature had
revealed 70 me his per.ty.
~ called these snakes the fve-scers. and
they ami inelr progeny have grown TO be nu-
ruefous and use:u. 4 hab!iar;s Of Henry coun-
-. W. never spend money for VlGyinG cards
up there. II We run CUT Of deck We step out
and XII .ive-acer. Try his skin, and sG!p .
pack o. car!s Gu; e Il, AID there We arei
Seems Ike !: was a shama this snake HASN'T
been :! an;ed around the state more
The strange! ha1 hardy finished his
story, said the NrNi..el avenue man, when
In cane the answer Of the Street Railway
COMPANY - the strikers committee Tho
committee vsrs gazing az the man from
Henry County dun 'o-nded and s;,e-chless.
The company 01er 70 the strikers committee
was way below the demand tLt before the
corur.i.;e- cou.! r. over from the Influence Of
Henry County a.! the aye,acer. tlsy ac-
ceTtei -" "om1 any ofer an! 'Le siriSs was
700 ,a;e % ba,s down. and the man from
EeEEJ coMELy. tEe Q.E .eM-n pc. Ali TWO