The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-10-19
HEAVEN LET HIM VOTE AGAIN.
B. G. in Atlanta Constitution.

Iantas principal residence streets, away
from the din and dust OF the city, ana
inst far enough distant from the eXclt-
inc scenes around the polls down town
to look hazy, reposeful, dreamy ana IN
wiling. was an old weat. er-broWned,
plaster covered house, surrounded by
world of pretty blooming autumn roses,
and shaded by great magnolia trees ana
dense foliage of other kinds which bore
Octobers first pink blush upon the leaf.
The day was so bright and sunny ana
the Stiffness so serene out there that 1t
did seem great nature, wearying with
the hilarious folly of men, had lied G
conflict around election precincts ana
stolen away to be lost there in solemn
meditation upon which no soundobtru-
ded until a carriage ratified up to the
front gate and the driver, lanaged darkey
gave his horse the word halt in low,
half CO.. fidential, half petting tone. 1t
was no splendid turnout; none OF your
paudy laudaus, nor shining victonaS OF
modern fashion. 1t was simply a car
riage, a common everyday old-tlme car
riage with horses none too fat and none
too lean, and a daTkey on the seat clad
in none of your fancy livery riggin, but
we'll enough dressed to inspire even a
casual observer with the belief that here
was ga right spectacle lookin' coiored
man aft er all, to use one OF his own ia
vorite self-applied descriptive utter
anceS.
After champing their bits a nom Mt
the horses dropped their heads in
dreams, and the old negro wormed al
most to sleep himself yawned once or
twice aloud and began talking the 81
uation over to himself retlectiyely.
'Wall. Mars JOe's gwine TO vote er9in
in his lifetime dat show is, less sumppen
turns@ip fore he gifts to de yo,in' place.
I'm glad NIB it, too. [ 'speck Mars JOS
voted as much in IL lifetime as de mex
one. He sh0' oughter know how ter vote
by dis time, case he never misses er
time an er chance"
This soliloquy may have kept up all
day had not the front door Of the house
opened with noise, and an old man. a
very old man, came walking falteriDgly
down the steps,assisted by a neatly but
simply dressed matron.y lady and a sub
stantial cane. Slowly and with feeble
Steps he tottered to the front gate. With
that simple custom and faith Of the old
Southern darkey, the old negro was on
the sidewalk in an instant, his hat in his
hand and the carriage door flung wide
open.
The door of the vehicle clapped loud
" hack. the driver was on his scat and
the little team sped off towards tie
city
There was a tornado of excitement
around the second ward polling place
at the court house when the carriage
with the old man in it came to a halt in
the street
Ah,at a dc zen Third party men had
lust cast their votes in a lump amid the
isers Of the Democrats and the cheers Of
fbeir own workers.
T\vo noliticians bur,ied to the carriage
and with . cheer assisted the man Wilh
snowy white hair and beard to the pave
mont Teanino on their strong shout
dars the moor 0ld man wi \ head Bonded
unna his own shonlder by the touch OF
limo strobe slowly towards the crowded
ballot window. The very SIGHT of him
ca,snd r-citempnt that was painful and
,T,nrassive for if was excitement pent
mn within the bopnds of reycrential re-
sIoc+
AZ 10 faltnrod slowly ALONG the crowds
narrpd eavino \ narrow waV for him to
mass Every hat went off: the silk hat
on tho baad of the rich. the dirty rae of
= botn an the head of the poorest of the
,,on,
h,d no stooo before the ballot box
,,,-1a ,,,',ra Tho faces Of the managers
t,r,,ad daatfI,, MA with nIeasino her
w. NV oad he faIIino Of caIobric
aouIi,e9 a%,' ~ l,o han1 hoard unnI fine
n n,rod votor +ailSino in whisne1y f eb,e
s'5 5ou s0 oiG. V''-''-'7
~ az Sow, qnta tho s+raiobout democratic
+i,llo+ and for al the amendments but
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