The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-28


Vile The little community that made up
sne village was quite cultivated, and deeply
interested in the college and its students
| nen young Stevenson went there some
| HVO students were IN the institution, and
many OF them were from the best families
OF the south. Net few we're poor and de-
pended upon themselves to prosecute their
college course. Adlai was one of thi,
klnd. He paid $3.50 week for his room
rent and board. It also included his wash
ing and mending. He was good student
ne didn't stand at the head of his class, but
ne managed to maintain fair reputation
Tor scholarship and read considerably.
de was member of the Phi Delta Theta
fraternity the same society, by the way,
"hich includes President Harrison upon Its
rolls. Harrison, however, was a member
OF chapter in another college.
STEVENSON ANECDOTES.
The fact that Gen. Stevenson has been
made vice presidential candidate has led
many people throughout Illinois to begin
| telling interesting incidents in which he has
| Inquired. One OF the first stories which the
| garrulous fellows relate is about his graft
tude. Many years ago when he was stump
ing Illinois in a national campaign he found
hlmseltone evening in small settlement
eight milrs from a town where he was billed
to speak later In the evening.
There were no railway connections be
tween the two places. He and another
| speaker hunted up man who had horse
and carriage and engaged the rig to take
them to their destination. A lad about 10
years old sat upon the carriage seat TO show
them the way. He was such a sturdy little
chap aud knew so we'll how to drive horse
that they let him drive.
After they had reached the town where
they were to speak Gen. Stevenson offered
the boy 81. The lad declined to take it.
| Mr.. Stevenson thought he was bashful and
told the boy that he really ought to take the
money and keep it, as his services " ere
worth that sum- The little fellow drew
himself up, and with considerable dignity
remarked:
pleasure to me to drive you over here and
won't take any pay for it,"
The boy could not be persuaded aud Gen.
Stevenson, thanking him most heartily +,
| babe him good night, and taking his friend,
| the other speaker, went away to the place
where they were to talk to the voters.
HE REMEMBERED THE YOUTHFUL JEHU.
Years elapsed and the incident passed
| from Gen. Stevenson's recollection and he
thought no more about the matter. One
day, while he was First Assistant Pestmas-
ter General, while a tall, well-proportioned
| young man called upon him at his office in
self, briefly aud stated the errand upon
which be had called. qs8uF
He said that he lived in Kstucky, and
| there was some trouble down there in his
town over the postnastership. "Iown some
property in the place" related the young
man, land the postofflce building adjoins
1t. Now, understand the man likely to
| be appointed postmaster do IN there by you
| will use for his postoffio d store quits dis
| tanoe from my property. II he does that,
as he has right to do, ls williniHre my
property by lessening its value, ard will
also hurt business in our neighborhood.
Now, Mr.. Stevenson, / haven't any candi-
date for this postmasbership, but lido want
to urge upon you that this fellow who is
| being talked OF for the postmaster shall
not be appointed. l wouldIike TO have you
name some other man who will be willing
to keep the office where 1t Is. 9EoJ l54 20
MIR. Stevenson had been looking intenkly
upon the young mans face.J he had not
recognized his name, but he felt very sure
that there was something In the strangers
countenanoe which reminded him of an cid
time acquaintance. Disregarding the topic
upon which the young man had been speak
ing, Mr.. Stevenson said:
81 believe have seen you before; am
pretty sure that know your face. If am
not greatly mistaken you are the young
man, or rather the boy, who took another
gentleman and myself In a carriage ono
evening to place where we were going to
speak. You would not take any money for
it. Now aren't you that boyF
The young man, who had not In, any way
given Gen. Stevenson a hint that this was
the case, admitted that he was the boy In
question. The result of it was that Gen.
Stevenson and the young kentuckian had
quite long talk about old-tinle affairsih
Illinois and Kentucky and thbn Gen. Stew
enson said: em 1871 zbhJIHt
APPOINTED HIM Postmaster afni be-.
"I will settle this postmasterBhip TO suit
you In every way. / think about the best
way to do it will be to make you posi-
master, II you will take the place. You
wouldn't take that dollar which i wanted to
give you for that ride, but / hope that now
you will accept this favor from me.p -n7eIsI
The young man was greatly astonished,
but after a little persuasion he ttnally
yielded, and when be left Gen, Steyenson's
Office he carried with him his commission as
postmaster. ..,,,.. IN
al remember very well,n said a long
bearded old fellow sitting in grocery store
hers last night, as he changed his quid Of
tobacco from one cheek to anothef, a"wherii
Adlai Stevenson and Jim Ewing We're boysd
Jim Ewing Is his law partner and a brother
OF Adlai aud Wing Ewing of Chicago.
When Stevenson and jim Ewing first came
here they had potato patch just out of
town. They were poor and relied on the
potato crop to bring them in spending
money.
zone day they brought a load OF potatoes
to town, and, while passing livery stable,
the hveryman began to guy them. This
incensed the boys, and after they had sold
their potatoes, they found thumper who
was loafing about the corner aud asked him
If he wanted job. They told him they
wanted him to thrash man. The thumper
asked them how much they would pay, and
they said they would give him all they had
realized ON the potatoes He accepted the
job, and they told him to get In the wagon
and lie down.
Then they drove back past the livery
stable. The lveryman was still standing IN
the door, and young Stevenson asked ii he
had changed his mind about them. The
liveryman said he hsdn't. Then the boys
threw the lines over the dashboard and
made a rush for the insuter.
Before the first blow was dealt the
thumper, who had been concealed in the
wagon, leaped over the wheels and tackled
the livervman, who was laid up for repairs
in consequence for several days. Adlai told
me that was the first time and last time he
had ever spent any money for fight"
A BOOM FOR TUE PRESIDENCY.
"Did you ever know" asked another cit-
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