The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-10

son, for with all his strength he's as re
fned and as gentle as a woman. That's be-
cause he's brave man. Did you ever no
uce that a really brave man Is always
gentleE Well, it's so.
And that there man Hixson," the lat
Ter went on enthusiastically, actually
don know what fear IS. He'd night the
whole Chinese. empire II there was any
need of it, He'd been killed a dozen
times over in the campaign of 80 IL he'd
even took the ordinary precaution Of a
prudent man. But he didn't. He didn't
know what danger was, and so he es-
capped He went through the campaign
an spoke promiscuous one day at dem
Oeratic meetln' and the next day at an
alliance gatherin', where no democrat
was allowed. and where IL had been re-
solved If he appeared they would DO
i'm. But he went, just the same, al
though he knew Of the threats and the
parties who made 'em.
There was about half dozen who
took il on themselves to lay him out,
and when his presence was discovered
on the grounds they collected together
in a council OF war. Hixson saw EN-,
and he sauntered round and round until
he got look at each man square in the
Never saw Hixson's eye, did you?
Well, it's like an eagles. Then when the
men scattered he walked sorter socially
up to one of them and told him he wanted
10 see him just a mint. They stepped
aside, and HiXson said, in low, quiet,
and friendly way: Ben Higgins, know
what you fellows have been talkin
about. 1 came heah TO speak to-day, and
you object to it. l understand m 70 ne
killed II l attempt TO get on the plat
form. Well, 1 like you, Higgins, and
I've called you aside to give you the
honor of KILN me. I'd hate to be Killed
by them other fellers, and now's your
chance. Hixson, you will understand,
had the devil in his eye and his hand on
his gun 1n9,.
What did Higgins do to him? Higgins
said: Hixson, l amt got uurh 'HIns
agin' you. I've knowed you from boy
and ] knowed your IA
That's all right Hixon interrupted,
but this is wastin' time I've oHereu you
an opportunity TO kin me, and you naHh,i
taken ii. Now, then, l am going TO XIII
you right heah. provided you don't agree
to do Just exactly as l tell you.
" Just anything you say in reason hiS-
Never MIND about the reason said
HiXson, well discuss that later. SIT
down, fold your arms across your breast
now turn over and stretch out run length
"Then Hixson raised Higgins coat,
drew Higgins siX-shoOter from Higgins
waist and then told Higgins to get up
and go and tell Bart Dabney TO come 10
him.
To shorten the story, he went through
Bart as he had gone through Higgins, and
he also went through the other conspir-
ators, until he had six guns besides his
own, with a promise from Higgins to
move a resolution saying that, while ar
etc, we invite our old-time friend and Tel
lOw-countryman, Col. j. Courtney HlNson
to make us talk.
THE result was that when the time
came the motion was made and carried
and HiXsOn mounted the stand with
smile of graceful acknowledgment ana an
armful of six-shooters. He explained MS
possession of them by saying, that while
there was at first some opposition to his
presence and desire to speak, mutual con-
cessions had been made, and in PROOF OF
fHa doh In rad n Lead
ers, they had allowed him to carry their
guns to the stand. And gentlemen he
said, impressively, they're every one Of
'em loaded
speak? Well, should say. And with
the assistance of Higgins, Dabney, and
the others as a condition of his profound
silence about them consecutive interviews,
the precinct went democratic, whereas
before Hixson spoke it was just as strong
the other way.
on the Chinese empire with that mus
tache and them eyes of his'n. it'n be all
day with China. His most lofty and mag
nifcent majesty, brother of the sun and
the moon, ruler of the blazing stars, great
potentate over the four seas, and grand
celestial chief and king of the Middle
Kingdom, whose splendor surpasses a
mount of the purest ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
| the Emp'ror of China, won't be in it.
"All of us Alabamians feel proud of
| Hixson. He is a thorough gentleman in
morals and accomplishments, an able law
| yer, an eloquent speaker, a splendid ed1-
| tor being a fluent and graceful writer a
military man, and-well, you might say
! he ranks right along with the China en-
! p'ror in the matter of titles. Besides,
| since he went to Foochow he has been
appointed German consul, was selected TO
deliver the address before the Anglo-Chi-
nese College then made a member of the
board of trustees, then elected president
of the board, and was next rendered the
| professorship of international law.
Hell acquit hisself with credit to his
country, HiXson WILL