The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-13

but when you don't, ice. Whit he can OUT
swear any person you ever saw"
Ever hear Of how Isaiah Swasey the
blacksmith tackled himg' asked my inform
ant. mo! Why the whole town is
talking about it. Well. you see, Swasey
had a bill against Sully of some $50 for
horseshOeiDg, and he wanted MS money, 80
he called at the Suliy place ono morning a.
| 10 O'Clock and asked to see him.
MILLIONAIRE AND BLACKSMITH.
Can't see him. said tie servant, he's
not up yet Wen, said Swasey, III wait
here til do see him and so he pushed by
the servant and seated himself in the hall
He made such a racket about it that pretty
| soon Sully himself appeared, and asked him
what the devil he meant by calling at that
hour
g BY gosh said Swasey, bracing up to
| him, 4 mean to collect bill, that's what L
mean Wei, sir, Old Sully just lit into the
| blacksmith in q ay that made the air blue,
but when he had finished, SWasey took a
| hand and he outsWore Suliy.
This seemed to stagger Sully for a
moment, but be finally reached out MS hand
and said Shake, you're the only man I've
met around here who has any grit Wen
the bill was paid, and now Sully and the
| blacksmith are the best of friecds."
l heard SO much about Mr.. Sally while /
was in Hackettstown that resolved to call
| upon him, confess with some trepidation,
as l was warned he was liable to fairly
annihilate me if he was in bad humor. l
had never seen Mr.. Sully, and pictured to
myself some ferce-visaged old warrior,
with stenrorian voice, who would order me
off the grounds the moment I pu. in an ap-
pearance.
From the Jehu who drove me up to the
place, an old resident of Hackettstown,
learned much Of Mr. Sully's alleged eccen-
tricities.
RECKLESS DRIVING.
"You should see him drive down the
mountain" said he, "when he goes lickety
split, rain or shine, mud or no mud, aud no
matter whether it is light or dark. No
money would induce me to do his driving,
for I'd be in fear of my life all the time"
was then told Of Mr.. Sully's Give
stock" experiments. 1t would seem that he
took fancy few years ago to raise cats.
Thes5 cats were the woader of the people
for miles around. There were Maltese cats,
China cats, cats of high and low degree and
all manner aad condition Of hide, voice, and
temperament. They were seen at every
window, and night was made hideous by
the strains of feline Wagnerian opera that
could be heard all over the valley.
Tiriug of cats, Mr.. Sully's next venture
was rabbits, and then pigs. He had, it is
SAID, over 800 pigs of all sorts OF breeds
wandering over his place. These, however,
SOON went the way of the cats and rabbits,
and fancy breeds of horses and cattle were
the next venture in this direction. The
latter are Mr.. Sullys present hobby, and he
is said to have some of the finest cattle in
the state. There is some speculation in
Hsckettstown as to what Mr.. Sully's next
live stock venture will be, and various
| speculations are INDUCED in regarding the
| same. Just as liable to be elephants if he
takes the notion" l was told.
On reaching the house | was impressed
| with the taste everywhere displayed The
| house is q large, commodious mansion, of
| Elstlake style The view from the front
windows Is superb. The grounds are
beautifully laid out. There are extensive
| lawns, fountains, greenhouses-eYeryt thing,
| in short, that wealth could purchase or a
cultivated taste suggest.
NOT SO BAD AFTER ALL,
But if the house surprised me, the owner
was even more of a surprise. Here was a
mild, blue-eyed gentleman, apparently
about 81 years Of age, courteous in the ex-
| IRENE, who received me with all the grace
and politeness of a country squire
was not "eaten up" as half expected to
| be. After l had enjoyed a pleasant half
hours chat left, with pleasant invitation
| to return and stay longer
"Well," said my liveryman, "you struck
him just right, and he can be agreeable
when he wants TO be, but"
80. never mind" L said, 81 think you
HackettStcwn people are prejudiced."
certainly left Mr.. Sully and his beautiful
| place VITA the best of impressions.