The New South., 1894-12-01

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fsrssi4ens Harrison WAS . Fresby terian
smd w wsre most of the members OF his
saasinek President clevsiaxd il Press
byteriAn and 20 are snost all OF bis cahi-
net. And now comes Governor Atkin-
Ton. another prtshy terrain. though his
Encmies ~ hs h nothink but Presby-
terian sinner, Well, had rather b. :
Presbyterian sinner than ropnlist
saint Ny wife is not as loyal TO She
faith as am. for sho was raised . Meth
odist, and like Lots wife, looks back
that way yet She was grand daughter
of old Hines Holt. who was Methodist,
and nothing but her loyalty 70 me ever
got her into my church. She believes
in falling from grace but she has never
fallen. | don't believe in 1t, but am
falling most all the time ever and anon.
Sho believes that anybody whose name
Is Hines or Holt is little better than
anybody named Smith or Jones or
Brown, and so when Judge Hines came
out as a candidate for governor she was
for him because OF his name, and wanted
me to write him letter and find out
the kinship, but didn't II he was TO
call at our house now she would claim
kin and have two chickens killed and
mako him stay to dinner. She has ono
boy named Hines and another named
Holt. She claims kin with all tho
IIolts in the country and the Coiqultts
and Tarvers and Ben Hill. because they
descended from the old Holt stock.
Not long ago told her that another
ono Of her emincns kinsmen was dead.
"Who?p said she very earnestly. "Yout
great uncle, Joe Holt" said |. ''Nho
was he?v said she. "Why, don't you
know Judge Joe Holt, OF Kentucky?
Mr. Lincoln's attorney-general- 1.-the
great man who prosecuted poor Mrs.
Snrratt and had her hung"
! That was mean In me, but try TO get
even sometimes. for there's nobody on
my side to brag OF. She has q family
tree which tells how her grandfather,
Hines Holt, descended from Sir Charles
Holt. An cid bachelor. who left an estate
OF 500, GOO, 900 10 be divided among his
brothers children or descendants, one
/ Of whom she il.
/ That was more than one hundred years
| ago, ana IT has been In the bank oI
England over since. drawing interest,
and the bank Is just waiting for the
heirs to come over and get the money,
and my wife Is just as proud OF ii as II
she had IT. Her share is about 5000, and
she would have TO move To England TO
get IT. and pay lawyer half OF the
legacy, but still she is proud that Holt
could die and leave Sl00, 900, coo.
This reminds me OF my gold lot up in
the mountains. ] bavo owned 1t for
forty years, and never got dollar out
oft, but 1t has got oodles Of gold away
down in its bowels. where the Yankees
couldn't find IL. II is the only thing
they didn't find and carry off. 1t is good
thing for the family to brag of. and say
they have got a gold lot. and SO / nm
just letting il stay tbore for the next
| war.
But was ruminating about Governor
| Atkinson how be ever got elected. being
rs how he was Presbyterian, and there
arc only about 300 voters OF that church
In the whole State. Joe Brown had
10000 Baptist voters to help elect him
and they did 1T. Governor Colqnitt had
$4,000 Methodist voters to vote for him
and they did it, but sIr. Atkinson had
to depend upon the sinners mainly and
they stood up to him. There were more
OF them than we thought. Poor man
! poor vtctim--poor prisoner. ! felt sorry
for him yesterday. ] started in 10 see
him and pay my Presbyterian respects,
but / found seventeen ahead OF me in
the ante-room, and they all wanted
sugar in thcr'n." Some OF them had
been waiting three days for their turn.
But the rush OF this ofiice-seeking bust.
ness will soon pass away and then maybe
he Will have time to receive friendly
calls. To relieve his mind thought
would write ON my card mo Ak" II
must take power OF patience to listen
to fifteen or twenty men who arc all
after the same Office. Besides these
personal interviews he has to read
scores OF letters from their friends
Here are eight of our town lawyers after
the judgeship OF our county court and
they are all SO clever and capable and
have 50 many friends that | wouldn't
know what to do if was governor
Think would make them draw strawB
for then wouldn't make seven OF then
my enemies. The governor is not hide
bound He bazn't shown any sign ye1
that none but original Atkinson mer
need apply. was glad that be reap
pointed my life long friend Jim Warren
who has now been In the executivs
Office twenty y-tbree years, the faithful
efficient, trusted secretary Of twelve ad
mihistrations Always gentleman
always kind and considerzte. alwsyI
diligent In business. be grows old grace
fully. and bis habits and manners xrt
ever the same. He was an Evsns mar
and It was graceful thing for Governor
Atkinson to do 20 retain bin. As Mr.
Warren's college mate and life long
friend. feel like thanking the Cover
nor for it. and Kill do SO ia person wher
get an opportunity. That be will
make good governor and show NJ
bitter partisanship ws need have NJ
fear. His past record as statesman /.
| guaranty for progressive adminissra
tion. How proud he felt At the presencs
Of those go girls who camo 80 TAR {.
grace his inauguration They knsv
who founded their inassssisl ccileg'
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