The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-28
WHY He Was Leaving the Town.

I remember" said the colonel when the
partv reached the end Of good dinner and the
WATERS stood b hind the chairs v in lighted
MATCHES. I remember an incident which
stamped upon my mn1 the fact that when
man has an eye Tor business he has an eye Tor
nothing else
Tue colonel tells story we'll and paused here.
waiting for the cigars TO be lighted and for the
inspiring fragrance of the Havanas, says TIE
New York Tribune.
4 shall not tell you how long ago it was. for
am getting too old TO speak lightly OF decades
But when first set foot-and 1t was tender
foot. let me say-ln Hugo, Col. l at once con
ceiyed q great respect for a man named Hlg-
gins. Gould not bel , feeiinz reverence Tor
Higgins Higgins was an undertaker de was
the only undertaksr within 100 miles ana ne
was getting rica. Neve. day passed but my
friend Higgins had q funeral 90 hand he vas
the most cheerful undertaken, pernsps' 'na'
ever hourished.
Il remember well the day that babe Higgins
good-uy. He vas as light-splrited as g grass
hopper, and a thousand times express "a ms Z,
gret that was going into the INTERIOR UNI l
felt cls nIny lest he might be erisvea at .He
thought that some one else might nave tue
profitable job Of burying me.
When next saw Higgins u vas AFTER Two
years experience OF CHASING wild steers; Vas
glad to see him he was such a Jolly OLD under-
taker.
Hello, Higgins, said ehesrfully when
walked into his establishment 'Ho" are you
old mann
then stopped snort IN amazemeat, Tor saw
that he was mailing down boxes and PACKING up
his stock.
4" You aren't going to move. are you, l cried
in surprise but lie only damned roll Of Grape
into adry goods box and went on with his wOrS
- See here Higgins. | cried, What's the
trouble? Tell me about it
The old man turned on ne wTat 1ully.
"'Aint 1 been one o Hugo's best cillzens?' ne
asked sternly.
" on have. Higgins
"'kint paid my taxes:'
You have, my friend
g D dnt l organic a board of education?
" You did
Wasn't I it's PRESIDENT
You certainly were. and good one, al
though we haven't any school yet.
Didn't head tn citizens movement for
law and ordrr''
You did, Higg MS
well that's all Now. how % you think
this pesky town has treated its foremost citl-
zen?'
"'Tell me, Higgins. You have my sympa
thy
WELL was maxim decent Twin I let
out contracts for the only brick building in the
town
Yes
1 was goin' to call it the Higgins block.
| was goiu' to let the volunteer fire department
| have rooms in my block for nothin'. pro-
| posed to have temperance union in the town.
| hoped to have free library You know I'm
| a progressive citizen, don your
| ." You are, Higgins
" Well, what do you think this town has done
| to -me!
" Surely nothing bad, Higgins
| Nothing bad he screamed DO you know
! what they've done? They We lynched Bill
| Smith, and if ever there was a cowardly blow
aimed at foremost citizen, it was that.
| " But you can bury him, Higgins
| " Bury him.! he screamed. Bury him,
| Bury Bill Smith, Why, man, Bill Smith was
maxim fortune for me. He killed his man as
regular the sun went down; and buried
every one of 'em. He was worth S25 a day to
| me, he was So I'm goin' to leave EN-. This
| town don't offer no inducements TO an homes t
| man like me- Think what I've done for EN-.
| was goin to erect a monument to our departed
| brothers. And now there wont he a death in
this town once a month. Poor Bill and Hig-
gins seized winding-sheet and tried to stihe
| his sobs'