The San Francisco call., 1895-05-24
my own business than have made in politics.

my own business than have made in politics.
Mind, Garret, am not displeased. Quite the
contrary. am glad of an opportunity to stand
up with the chosen, but you see, l was brought
up to work and pastime is too much in the ma
ture Of idleness. I can't stand it. Why, when
was boy, say in the seventies, was cattle
ranger in Texas. There was the period of my
life when was at home. Plenty of hardship,
plenty OF open-air exercise, plenty of work.
Another thing which used to make life worth
living was the Notwithstanding we did every
day and the frequent necessity of making q
small canteen of tepid water last us twenty
four hours. That was the part of my existence
that would like to go through again. There
was something to it besides luxury. There is
no use talking, Garret, have seen plenty of
hardship and prefer it to politics every time"
'Had to do your own cooking, 1 suppose"
ventured the lawyer, with q chuckle.
The Collector of Revenue half mounted the
arms of his chair and a long, historic smile
came over his face.
'You bet," he exclaimed, ssif there is any one
thingI can do it is cook bacon and make coffee.
You can't get properly cooked bacon in this or
any other town unless it is prepared by &
ranger. 1t is out of the question. 1t must be
done certain way. Ask Budd the Governor
he knows how to cook bacon. Any competent
camper knows pretty nearly what to do, but
the Texas ranger is the true artist at it, The
proper way is to cut it thin, cook quickly, half
crisp, and serve it red hot. Oh! the flavor
that you get then. Can't get it at the resteur-
ants, though. They do not seem to know how
All, there is nothing like it, Garret; nothing
like it. Give me decent coffee, properly cooked
bacon and few pounds of jerked meat across
the back of my saddle and it beats politics all
to pieces"
1t was of the late Peter H. Burnett, while he
was Justice on the Supreme bench, that it
was said "He gave the law TO the North and
the negro to the South Judge Terry was the
Chief Justice on the bench when the case of
ex parte Archy came up. Charles A. Stovall,
who had come out from Mississippi, had petit
toned for writ of habeas corpus for the re-
covery of his slave, Archt. 1t was shown that
Stovall could not claim that he was simply
travelling through the State or on a visit, but
that he had been here some time and had en-
gagged in teaching school, and so, under the
laws, he could not hold the slave. Justice
Burnett wrote an opinion setting forth the
facts in the case all in favor of the slave, and
winding up by denying the writ. But just be-
fore this was to be handed down Judge Terry
persuaded Burnett to decide to take the other
side with him and thus make majority of the
court in favor of the owner. Burnett scratched
out of his long opinion only the last sentence,
in which the writ was denied, and substituted
the following words by which Stoval obtained
his slave: .From the views we have expressed
it would seem clear that the petitioner cannot
sustain either the character OF traveller or
visitor But there are circumstances connect
ed with this particular case that may exempt
him from the operation of the rules laid down.
This Is the first case under the existing law,
and under the circumstances we are not dis
posed to rigidly enforce the rule for the first
time. But In all future cases it Is our purpose
to confirm the rules laid down strictly accord
ing to their true intent and spirit" 1t was
like Rip Van Wrinkles swear-off. So the North
got the law and the South got the negro.
Barry Coleman, who has just returned from
Louisville, was talking yesterday at the Palace
Hotel of the change which time has wrought
in horseracing at the Kentucky metropolis and
in steamboating on the Ohio River. He re-
garded 1t as significant fact that the fast
record made in the sos by the Telegraph No.
Ia steamboat owned by his father), between
Louisville and New Orleans. remained un-
broken for forty years and was only recently
surpassed. He considers this as remarkable, in
view OF the great progress made in mechanical
inventions during the past two decades. In
horseracing the turf gamblers had managed to
get control, and the Kentucky Derby, still in
teresung and exciting, is not what itused to be-
LOUISVILLE" said Mr.. Coleman, sis making
vast preparations to entertain the first National
encampment OF the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie south of the Ohio River. During the war
there was more bitterness between Union men
and Confederates in Kentucky than in any
other State, but to-day the feeling of friend
ship for each other is more pronounced than
the bitterness of the past.
"As an example of the sentiment in Louis