The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16

c .ll-cal by reading the names Of the
n e,nbers OF the house I'm less time than
Il was ever done before.
Congressman Crump Is having a hard
time over the appointment Of a pest
master for Harbor Springs. Editor Clark
of The Republican Chairman Deuel. of
the county committee. and Judge Will
lam Crosby are Candidates and all Of
them good men. Clark and Deuel. are
here fighting each other like cats and
dogs. Each tells the postmaster general
that "the other fellow" is totally unfit
for the place.
A Plantation story.
Colonel Edward w. Ayres Of Virginia
visited Senator Money at his Mississippi
plantation last summer and tells many
interesting experiences of real life in the
commonwealth where the old negroes
are still slaves. although veneered with
freedom. They are as provincial and
cunning as they were before the civil
war, and just as much inclined TO prey
upon the white people as ever Colonel
Ayres says that one morning while Sem
ator Money was showing him corn
field they came across a colored man
with load Of wood on his cart. He had
taken 1t from the chopping near by.
which belonged to the senator. and the
latter called out:
Here, boy. what have you been do
ing?"
Il was just lookin' fur you. kurnel, to
tell you how it was"
II see how it was. You have slipped
in here and stolen my wood"
81 dun didn't steal it. kurnel / was
| gwine ter cum up to de house today an
| pay fur il. Awful times at my house
| dis mawning, sah."
"How?"
| All Taken with Chills.
Hadn't got breakfas' befo' de ole
woman began to chill. Den de oldest
| gal she began to chill; den my boy Hen
| ny was token, an fust / knowed de
baby was shakin' all ober de fioah.
| Didn't hev a stick of wood at de doah,
| kurnel, and so drv ober heah TO get
| some"
| "And you are going to build a fire to
| thaw them out?'
Oats de deah. kurnel, if it han't too
| late. If deys all froze to death, kin
| use some of the bo'ds off dat old cotton
| Gin to make up de collins? An i reckon
| I'd best ask you if | can bury EN- down
on dat knoll by de pecan trees? III
crowd 'em in clus, so as not TO take W
much room, ar if you'll let Mars jim
| Roberts cum an preach de funeral SER
mon I'll ak de Lawd TO make you big
cotton crap"
The senator laughed as the negro
drove on. and ] asked him:
us he telling The TRUTH
BLESS you. no. He'll draw It TO towr
and sell it,"
But you appeared 10 believe him.
Certainly; so lCrg as J let him stea
occasionally he'll keep all ether would
be thieves away: and while he is skirm
shing after my wood he won't meddi'
with my pigs and chickens"
Reed "a jolly Good Fellow.
The fact cannot be denied that, aside
from his politics and political environ
ments, Speaker Tom Reed is jolly goot
fellow. He will tell a good story on him
self as well as any one else. His frs
entrance into the arei uf politics wa
particularly funny, although it did no
seem so to him then.
| 1t was In 1903, Wntn ne Illdue HIS maj =
en- struggle for the state legislature o
Maine. He was then in his 18th year
and possessed all the ambition OF new
ly hedged politician. The nomlnatln
committee had met, and 1t was decide
that tom" Reed should be the candi
date. on the day of the conventio
Reed was sitting in his office anxiousl
awaiting the news of his selection.
aud Reed
. growing impatient, when the porter an
; nounced that three gentleman wishe
10 see him. They were admitted, an
their appearance indicated that the
were the committee appointed to in
form Reed of his nomination. They were
and. as usual in such cases, it was:
r Now. gentlemen, if you will join m
in a little lunch and bottle of wine W
( can talk this over"
Reed Had Been Sold.
Such culinary luxuries as Portlan
: was then able to afford were discussed
, together with several bottles Of VIM
q and after an hour or so the committe
, took its departure. feeling very pleasan
r Reed returned to his office and was con
Q muning with himself when close frien
: arrived and informed him that he ha
= Yes, the committee has just left me-
r said the candidate.
"What committee?" asked the frien'
. "The committee appointed by the col
= vention," replied Reed.
K ct am the only committee apponte
= bv the convention" said the new-con
err. land IL any other committee has bee
g here you have been sold"
: Investigation proved that his frier
r was correct. and for several days Rec
a was busy looking for the committee
- but they had disappeared as completed
a as II the earth had opened and swa
z lowed them. In the meantime, Dill
O nearly $40 was presented to the unfor
q innate candidate and paid by him.
: ParneII Dramatic Author.
: Tom Cavanaugh, late deputy sergean
e at arms of the house of representative
n today said that the late Irish leade
v Charles Stewart Parnell, was dramat
il author He says that for more thf
h FIVE years play entitled "Shamro'
Green. by Charles Stewart Parnell, Esq