The Owosso times., 1897-06-25


III QcI5nel Edward w. Ayres of Virginia
iGI(ed Senator Money at his Mississippi
n 8ntation last summer and tells maIny
hteresting experiences of real life in ,he
Kcommonwealth where the old negroes
/ are still slaves. although veneered With
/ freedom. They are as provincial and
cunning as they were before thel civil
| war. and just as much inclined to prey
upon the white people as ever Colonel
Ayres says that one morning while Sen
ator Money was showing him a 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 lookn' fur you, kurnel, to
tell you how it was"
II see how it was. You have slipped
in here and stolen my wood
II dun didn't steal 1t, kurnel. I was
gwine ter cum up to de house today an
pay fur it. 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
ry was tooken, an fust 1 knowed de
baby was shakin' all ober de fioah.
Didn't hev stick of wood at de doah.
kurnel, and so driv ober heah to get
some."
And you are going to build a fire to
thaw them out?"
Oats de ideah, kurnel, If it han't too
late. If dey's all froze to death, kin I
use some of the bo'ds off dat old cotton
gin to make up de coffins? An I reckon
I'd best ask you if can bury 'em down
on dat knoll by de pecan trees? Til
crowd 'em in clus, so as not to take up
much room, an If you'll let Mars Jim
Roberts cum an preach de funeral SER
mon I'll ak de Lawd to make you a 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 town
and sell It,"
but you appeared to believe him."
Certainly; so long as 1 let him steal
occasionally he'll keep all other would
be thieves away; and while he is slxirm-
ishing after my wood he won't meddle
with my pigs and chickens"
Reed Jolly Good Fellow.
The fact cannot be denied that, aside
from his politics and political environ
ments, Speaker Tom Reed is jolly good
fellow. He will tell good story on him
self as we'll as any one else. His first
entrance into the arena OF politics was
funny, although 1t did not
seem so to him then.
1t was In 1863 when he made his maid
en- struggle for the state legislature of
Maine. He was then in his 29th year,
and possessed all the ambition of a new |
~ hedged politician. The nominating
committee had met, and 1t was decided |
hat 5at rom" Reed should be the candi- |
paa1 On the day of the convention /
awaiting the news OF ht. ouAiousIy
was dull, rainy day ana 1stlon. LII
growing impatient, when the porta, was
kpunced that three gentleman wished
see him. They were aS--'.-~a. 80
d, lmItlc,-, aid \
ne ..,...lunce indicated that they
yere the committee appointed to in
orm Reed Of his nomination. They were,
nd, kas usual in such cases. it was:
NOV, gentlemen, if you will join me
, a little lunch and bottle Of wine we
an talk this over"
Reed Had Been Sold.
Such culinary luxuries as Portland
,as then able to afford were discussed,
ogether with several bottles Of wine,
nd after an hour or so the committee
ook its departure. feeling very pleasant.
iced returned to his office and was COM
1uning with himself when a close friend
rrived and informed him that he had
een nominated
Eyes, the committee has just left me-"
aid the candidate.
what committee?" asked the friend.
1.-THE committee appointed by the con-
ention," replied Reed.
1T am the only committee appointed |
" the convention" said the new-com-
r. land if any other committee has been |
ere you have been sold"
Investigation proved that his friend
vas correct, and for several days Reed \
vas busy looking for the committee"
ut they had disappeared as completely
8 if the earth had opened and swal-
owed them. In the meantime. bill of
early $40 was presented to the unfort-
mate candidate and paid by him.
ParneIl "a Dramatic Author.
Il
t arms Of the house or representatives.
oday said that the late Irish leader.
,harles Stewart Parnell. was dramatic
uthor. He says that for more than
i've years a play entitled shamrock
sreen, by Charles Stewart Parnell, Esq,
4. p" enjoyed prodig!ous favor among
PROVINCIAL audiences In the Australian
olonies. The lucky proprietor of the
,iece netted $4,000 by it. It's proprietor |
an Irishman--never ventured to pro-
luce Il in Melbourne or Sydney, doubt
ess from a shrewd suspicion that the
ramatic critics of those capitals would
want to know something more about its
history and antecederts than the bald |
on the playbills that "Mr.
,arnell wrote this play when a younN
nan at college" Provincial newspaper
nen are not so unpleasantly skeptical,
nd the Irish men and women of the in
erior towns considered 1t a patriotic |
uty to roll up In their hundreds to see
Mr.. ParnelPs play"
Seven senators-three Democrats and I
our Republcans-who quarrel and
vrangle in the senate over the tariff |
,iil sometimes saying very bitter and |