The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-10-27
Told or Buck Kilgorc.

the Union who will regret to hear Of
the death Of Judge Constantine Is.
kilgorc ut Ardmorc, |. u. For eight
years Buck" Kilgorc was notable
man " Washington. In person he
was the typical Texan. Above six
feet tall. above sixteen stone in weight,
above the average congressman in
ability, above the average man in
sincerity. straight as an Indian. and
strong as an OK, "Buck' Kilgorc was
IL marked man wherever he appear
1t was the kicking down of the door
leading from the legislative chamber
to the house lobby that gave him
notoricty. 1t was characteristic Of
the man. lie wanted to go into the
lobby ; the messenger shut the door in
his face. lie knew he had right to
go into the lobby without asking the
consent OF Tom Reed or any other
man lie raised his foot, clothed in
an enormous cowlidc boot and kicked
the door down anI went his way.
The notoricty that attached to him on
account Of the act was always distastc-
full to him.
Except Dick Bland and Amos Cum
mngs there was no more Dcmocratic-
looking man in congress. The boys
OH the avenue called him "Buck,"
and after he kicked the door down
every gamin in Washington was am
bilious to shine his boots. Many of
them boastcd Of the honor who drew
on their imaginations, as George ".
did when he claimed to have borne
conspicuous part in the battle Of
Waterloo. Kilgore did not have his
boots shined every day. When he
first landed he took rooms on G street,
not far from the Capitol. After
breakfast he went out for stroll. A
colored boy proposed chine. "What's
your name?" asked 'Buck." "George
Washington" replied the boy. cts
an honor I did not expect" rcjoineG
kilgore; "you can pitch right in
During the whole session "Buck"
would walk half dozen squares to
give that boy the job of shining his
boots.
During the war he was ordered home
to assist in gathering up some desert.
ers. One evening about dusk he was
out in the country in quest of de-
serter who had been off the Layout"
for year. He was very hungry and
very weary. He called at house by
the roadside and there lie found
woman just taking from the spit
nicely broiled chicken. The SAVIOR of
the fowl made him ravcnous. lie had
Mexican de!ls- IN h!s paokot, which
he had carried for years and to which
he was much attached, but he was
bound to have that chicken and ne
pulled out the dollar and proposed o
trade-the coin for the fowl. The
lady said the chicken was for sick
friend and that she could not sell it.
"But," she continued, "rll jump
you for it.
What do you mean ?" said Buck"
~ mean tina. we will see which can
jump furthest from this doorsill out
into the yard, and the one Of us that
beats shall have both chicken and
dollar"
"All right; that suits me exactly"
said "Ruck." The dollar was placed
on the dish beside the chicken and
his gun was leaned against the wall by
the door, and "Buok" slung his arms
and made tremendous leap of.over
Twelve feet. He recovered with diff
Guilty, and, when he turned to Che door,
there was the lady with bis cooked
gun in her hands, with the butt against
her shoulder and finger on the trigger.
"Now, you just Airt the gravel
down that road, young man, or I'll
make buzzard's food Of you before
hell can SINCE gnat, she ordered.
There was shoot in her eyes and
"buck and ball" in the gun. So
"Buck" "airted the gravel" his
bosom swollen with impotent rage and
his mouth ovorfiowing with eloquent
profanity.
by this time it was dark. Over in
field "Buck" spied ginhouse. He
went to it and climbed into the loft,
laid down on the floor and soon was
fast asleep. After time he was
awakened by voices down below. He
listened and made the discovery that
one was female voice, and moment
later he realized that she was relating
the Jumping" episode to her COM
panion, who gave vent to peal after
peal of laughter. There were the
chicken and his dollar which he could