The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-10

lricnd of negroes. as all Yankees are sup
1osed to be. Mrs Menninger prevailed
mon her husband, who was doctor, to
give the boy some ipecac to make him
throw up the cake, to keep him from
GETTING sick; but in reality that she
might know whether or not he ate the
cake The ipecac worked all right and
The missing cake made its appearance.
Turner heard of that, and the next morn
ing the Sentinel contained this story:
IF six grains of ipecac will make negro
boy throw up pound OF cake he stole
from Mrs. Menninger how many grains
Of the same ipecac would it take to make
Dr. MenningeI throw up that carpet on
ais floor the State had to pay for?"
My old friend, Sam Merrill, who, by the
way, is Tor was a few years ago., IN the
city, was at that time the manager OF
the gas works, and an unreconstructed
rebel. He attended strictly to his busi-
aess, but kept both eyes open, as well as
both ears, and didn't let anything lass
uEnoticed. He was an ardent TREND OF
Joe Turner, but cordial hater OF carpet
oaggers and scalawags. He knew that
Turner had gone to Smithfield to MAKE
4 speech one day, and he also heard,
rom good authority, that DR.. Mennlngers
crowd consisting of twelve men, among
whom were Bosher Pike, Dixon, Miller
and others, were intending to meet Turn
Ell at the depot, on his return from
Snithfield. and beat him. AS soon as
Mr.. Merrill heard of it he determined
What he would do. And what he did, j
will let him tell. He said: When ]
was informed OF their purpose, | went
10 my office and got two pistols and went
Town the Fayetteville road to toe cross
ing, where the train Stacked up, in those
LAYS. jumped on the ear and gave Joe the
.wo pistols, and told him 10 follow me
a, the depot When we got there 1 took
aim to the other end of the car: but
9osher saw him and said there he goes:
ana the crowd, Mennnger in the lead.
ran after us; Pike, Holden, Bosher,
Cixon, Miller and six others-Cwelve IN
Ill, Menninger said: Turner, are you
The author OF that article in the paper
this morning, about the negro and the
pound Of cake?" Joe said: Come to my
Once and I'll give you all the 'Dforma-
ion and satisfaction you want Men
singer said, IN have it right here!" Joe
backed up against a pump, pulled out
the two pistols l gave him, holcing one
IN each hand, said: THE first rascal
that comes toward me III put a hole in
nim" That put stop to their forward
l.ovement | was in the middle of the
road, near Joe, with a monkey wrench
| in my hand, and was giving them my
opinion of twelve men making an at
tack on one old man, in language l never
| heard used in Sunday school. There
| trey stood, twelve of them, looking at
| Joe's two pistols and at my monkey
wrench, and listening to my remarks.
While they spoke not word lust then
here came Mayor Harrison, running
across the embankment, and saying as he
ran: Il arrest you all: Turner, Merrill.
Holden, Pike, Bosher, Miller, Dixon, and
all the rest of you. Be at my office at
) O'Clock" We all went and there
Turner said that the affair was simply
4 conspiracy of twelve men to beat him
to death" "and if it had not been for a
man with monkey wrench they Woulu
have killed me-" Dixon said something.
and Joe said. That's lie That started
| the whole crowd into rage, and they
rushed toward Joe; but he pulled out
| his pistol, and cleared the room as fast
as they could get out. That was the
IL.
cut how many grains OF ipecac it would
take to make DR.. Menninger throw up
that carpet
The foregoing is Mr.. Sam Merrilissac-
count of an. affair which made as big a
stir here at the time as ii fight had
ceally occurred Turner, doubtless, would
Gave been badly treated, perhaps killed,
if Merrill had not warned and armed
him. and then stood by him with his
monkey wrench AS the matter turned
cut, nobody was hurt. Whether there
was any truth in the report that the
state paid for more carpet than was used
at the Capitol, l do not know.
Those were wonderful times, and car
pct -baggism was in clover, and remained
In clover and stayed as long as the clover
lasted. The carpet-baggers left the State
for the same reason that vultures leave
dead horse; there were no more pick
ings.
am indebted to Mrs. Lottle Boner,
OF Durham, for copy OF "Bonef
Lyrics book of 122 pages, neatly print
ed on good paper and we'll bound IN
cloth, containing the poetic writings OF
the late John Henry Boner, Esq; whom I
Knew LOT many years, ana whose aDlllty
as q writer of verse all who have read
his Lyrics must acknowledge. The book
contains a portrait of the author, and
also picture of his old home-his birth
place-in Salem, n. G. 1t is dedicated to
the memory of Theophilus Hunter HILL
gentleman who lived and died in this
city. and who gained for himself while
living, the proud honor of being classed
among North Carolina S best writer's of
verse. Before closing what l have to
say concerning Boner's Lyrics, l want
TO add, in the language OF the lntroduc-
ton to the book, written by Henry
Jerome Stockard, Esq: Here" Tin this
book "are things that will live. :.
Some of the pieces have already taken
their places in our best authologies, and,
more significant than this, in the hearts
ofSthe people"
hi very complimentary manner Mr..
f. E. billiard, of the Scotland Neck
Commonwealth, refers to a recent
sketch which he says revived some old
memories of his past life. That is what
am trying to do-revive old memories
and, if possible, incline the young peo-