Smyrna times., 1892-03-02
SAM TOWNSEND And THE PREACHERS
PROBABLY HE WOULD SUCK AN EGG.

I
Every man, woman and child in the |
State of Delaware knows or has heard |
of Sam Townsend, the great Demo
cratic War Hoss" of Apoquin mil k.
He lived al Townsend, from which |
that place took its name. He vas
man with limited education, but one
" no had a strong mind and distinct
individuality. He was an uucomprO-
missing Democrat, aud power IN the
councils of the party. He had heart
as big as that of an OK, though ne
could swear blue streak for half an
hour without trying. He was kind to
the poor and unfortunate, aud no man
in the county had more friends. He
was bt loved by the negroes, who
could alwaN depend that while Sam
Townsend had IA crust not one of them
would he allowed to go hungry during
hard winter. One Of his last requests
was that no negro should he allowed
To attend his funeral lie was dying
when he made it. But so great was
their love for him that when he was
buried more than one half of those
Whn followed the casktt of this great
! diamond in the rough, to its last rest
! ing place, Wtrr negroes whom he had
cursed IN ms best style one minute and
fed the next
An, man who remembers the ID mo-
ciaulc county conventions that used to
be held il the cid court House at NV
Castle, will rccuIlect sam HuWu-tud
/ He had self assumed right To the
court Crier's chair and Woe.betide the
unfortunate Individual who tried to
usurp ghI> post of honor. There Town
send Wuu Il ~lt and direct his forces
with the true instinct of gene raj. He
wa- born leader among men and Re
publicams loved him even while they
feared him.
A. the Wilmington Conference is
abont to meet soon, perhaps it would
be we'll to relate an anecdote OF this
great muu.
The Wilmington Conference Wa.
being held at MiddletOwn. Town
sends wife, Mary Aun, was great
Methodist. When the question O
entertaining the ministers arose, Mrs
Townsend volunteered to entertain
four Of them at her house in Townsend
few miles distant. She acquainted
sam with her intention and he prompt
~ acquiesced for there was not mor'
hospItAhlt man in the county.
Conference came and so did thu
: preachers. Mrs Townsend had pre-
pared splendid dinner-turke ey
> chick en-, duck, boiled ham. and every
thing that the stomach could crave il
, the way "f vegetables.
IL Il nd
= cravated divimcs sat down with Sau
: and hl- wi'r. sam did the carvin
af er he had ,qul:mtd through long
> wiudcd blessing.
MIR Jones, will you have piece o
+ turkey p
3 No, thank YOU" said still, sma
voice.
"Wil YOU have piece of chicken
s NO, thank you"
1 Sam elevated his eyebrows an
j thought it very strange conduct for
d minister to pass chicken with turke
s for left bower aud duck and bOlle
ham FOR ace and king.
Let me give you little duck"
n "Oh. no thank you"
!. "Well, here is some ham. 1t IL goo
4 | nom tuItu Hdul. CulCN II u 'Sii
/. M, thank you."
: This broke the camel's back TurI
;. ing to his wife with despair written "
!. every line of his face, he said
!. Mary Ann, perhaps the d ID fo
- will suck an egg"
!. The minister did not suck an egI
,s The silence that followed the remal
- could have been cut with a knife.
/ is needless to say that turkey va
- trump during the rest OF the carvin
i and when Sam called Turkey" 1
no one passed or wanted to suck an eg
m - -Erening Journal.