The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-05-03

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"ui JONES l-aSsl'er hau been
pl"c'''Ins ii" IN heubenVllle about two
years. during which time he had won
several vcrdicts in the justice court on
appeal to jury, and on one occasion tbe
circuit Judge had sustained i cortiorori
with complimentary remarks obout the
commendable energy diSpIoved Nv tLo
young lawyer in his conflict win tho
vicious magistrate who from the barin.
ming of his legal career was of coursa bis
natural enemy Though bearing n nroud
name associated with naval history tLo
colonel had never been soldier. In ms
ticc to him it must be said that no l,id
no claims to a war record. He was will.
ing to let the law of custom have its
way, however, and in Georgia that of
itself had already passed him from
Squire LaSsiter' to Colonel Lassiter"
and when he was so introduced bv the
principal of the Reubenvillc high school
last June his patriotic speech had 81
fenced all inquiry if any, as to his right
OF title, and the school children if nobody
else Were satisfied that at some time or
some place, notwithstanding his youth
he must have been a gallant colonel of
something, leading his charging COM
mand right into the lannon's mouth.
The coloncTs boarding house was lust
across the street from the residence OF
Major Barnes. The major had seen serv-
ice and on the front piazza of the old
barnes homestead he was accustomed to
relate now ms troop Of cavalry had been
flSht win jackson when tn" grim old
/ Presbyterian had knocked out Fremont
ana ShleldS ana was like to have ended
the war before anybody knew what he
was up TO-. Miss Corabel Barnes the ma
/ Jor only daughter would smile ut the
major ana then at the colonel, who sat
+ slIecP pounu laW Vo!uihe' over the print
60 Pa-e ol "hlch ne was alternately cut
tlHE ms eyes toward me Whlte neck and
! p.o"h cuIi9 OF MISS oofabei and with
HlS peHS" 'naNlhS some sentence that
i Nou.u SCUM wen IN commencement
or ~
-! ne CORONER was violently IN love with
NiS9 'oIIoeI' had written an ole to her
ii'oeNl"S p'ru ana once Nehtured to tell
/ Hti sue was I"lrer lnah the hoWers she
S'"l "h'n ne was Ill 'lhe colonel had
u'cl, ~ barbecue gwen py the mayor
oH ms plantation, ana mint Julep and
II'>H Heal gave MN cholera morbus next
u"H put peEohd these sporadic out
ple%hS hau suppressed all manifestation
." Oh MS feal longing because, he SAID,
overly cniilS the affections and dWarfs
tlc SOU, l wait M | can mt myself
IpoNe thelr oid, Wlthcred auStocracy.
DR. Jobnson's nhiosonbr nnt l. rna,,, ~
sooucnre lint ~ in. ~ il orn,,,'aI ,.,,,
in q volume cntitlad - rTb,rt,,J o,J
One Gems Of Poetry ana pos" which
law ALWAYS ALONGSIDE his coda and From,
which he ouotnd coniouslv IN cnrrars.,.
tion and ar,umcpt had oIrnst rar-
cotton 70 stotn hat CnIonoI Tassi+-,',
father was tho ovorsnor on Noior
Barnes nlontation and Ind ,,.o, ord stiII
born tbe ronrtotion of tho hast ,n,n,,,a,
of negro laLorers in that district o,I ,,,,.,
noted moro rs loodnr of tbo .po,,,,'
Iators" (orconized inst ,ftor = e+ril'o ~
thc cotton niclors and tbo inccn,Ii,,.,,
burnin. of some oinhorsosl tban Ca. III
literary ottoinmonts Tho colonel did 10
inherit his poJitical and Ierol ombiti"ns