The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-05-12
A Wallace House Incident.

Seeing some allnsion to Col. Orr's
leading the members of the Wallace
House into the State House in 1876, l
was reminded of another incident that
occurred on the same day.
We got in and we're seated when the
members of the Mackey House came and
the utmost confusion began. 1t seemed
as if there would be general fight. I
had no arms to defend myself, so I went
out and up to John O. Dial's and pro-
cured good pistol and handful of car.
tridges, and returned at once to the State
House, but when I presented myself at
the door I was told that We could not get
in, as the Laurens and Edge6eld delega-
tions had been counted out.
I felt that I was in q dilemma and
turned off into the lobby, and found my
friend and colleague, D. Wade Ander-
son, sitting on box looking as forlorn
as felt. I took my seat by his side, but
in short time the portly form of that
noble patriot, James N. Limpscomb, de-
ceased, appeared near us. who at once
took in the situation, and vent back in
| the hall and in few minutes we were
called to the doors, where stood the
above named, Col. A. @. HASKELL, Col.
| James L. Orr and John D. Brown, ser
geant. at arms for the Wallace House.
These brave men formed themselves
into hollow square, pushing back their
opponents, and We passed through to our
seats about as much relieved as prisoners
turned ont of Jail. 1t looked as if this
would precipitate the fight, but the deter
mined bearing Of these men and the p ru
dence of Speaker Wallace averted the
storm.
Who but an migrate could forget this
scene and feel grateful to these brave
men for their promptness in risking their
lives to shield US? And this is but one
of the many incidents that could be told
of their unsel6sh risks for the good OF
their PROSTATE State, and the small honor
of Lieutenant Governor is very small
compensation for the services rendered
them.
One of those men has been abused be-
yond measure for party purposes. The
other is nick.named Shanghai, q feeble
effort to defame a man who has not
blot on him his career has been above
reproach. None of the traits of the
Shanghai apply to him. I will suggest te
his defamers who think he is Shangha:
to try his pluck and, my word for it, be-
fore they are done with hin! they viii
conclude that instead of Shanghai
they have struck a ten pound game cock
with all the good traits of that noble fowl
You will find it hard to find cleaner
set of men than John G. Sheppard Jas
L. Orr and Joseph B. Humbert. l pre-
sumo the balance of the Conservative
ticket are just as good, but I don't know
the rest as I know these. Good mel
should examine into the moral as we'll a
political standing Of both tickets and se'
who will stand the test of moral integrity
for in this consists the great diherenc
in the mentor they all claim to b
Democrats.-J. Washington Watts, Il
Laurens Advertiser.
"A farmer brought il sleigh'load 0
June butter, packed in wooden tubs, AM
the grocer was examining il with viey
to purchasing. "Hallo, farmer" said he
"here's one tub broken opeu." "Wall,'
drawled the farmer, II knowed some c
that butter was pooty strong, but didn'
calc'late twould bust them tubs"
Husband-I know Pm going to die
The doctor says am suffering frcn "cil
cumscribed subcutaneous Inflammation
characterized by indurating and suppu
rating with q postular tumor." Wifi
crushing alarmed to medical dictionary
oh, darling, darling. That's all right