The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-03

clined to give what we charged very
positively At last l said: Look here.
my friend have you had your dinner?'
Ms No, he "a answered sffe abr1Ptly and that's
| your dinner and come back at $50 this
afternoon" He did so. 1 renewed my
| terms, which he accepted with extra
| courtesies extended After contracts
were signed, / told him that / never
made business contract with a man
with an empty stomach. He laughed
good humoredly and we parted the best
! of friends
One December. just before Christ
| mas, we went out to New Market on
the o'clock morning train and re-
turned on the p. M train laden with
farm truck for subscription: Turkeys,
chickens eggs and butter, a ham, and
| with pleasant memory of unbounded
| hospitality of the good farmers and
like lords on those paid-up subscrip-
| tons We have dabbled in politics,
and retained the respect of the COM
munity and politicians. l have been
| the only woman in county or Con-
| gressional Convention from necessity,
and always received the utmost cour,
tesy from gentlemen in the convention.
| In fact, have met none but gentlemen
| IN tne conventions l attended. On
September 3, 1894. Mr.. Lane said in
| The Tribune:
Miss Virginia Clay of The Demo-
crat. was the most distinguished look
| ing and honored representative of the
press attending the Decatur conven-
~ ten H., Indeed n,be1 she looks the Queen
battleax of the time honored and bat
| tle-scared Democrat
OF course. he meant battle Scared"
bit was victim of the typos joke.
| on the same date. Mr. Boyd of the
| Argus said editorially: Miss Vir-
ginia c. Clay was rmong the crowd
| who went to Decatur yesterday to wit
ness the nomination of Gen. Wheeler,
/ y not Inn I, L..
stauncher supporter or nobler 4ieu-
tenant in the entire district than this
same Miss Jennie Clay of the Demo-
| crat."
was timid about going to that
convention. but father urged 1t as i'm
| portant and drove to the station to
see that my courage did not fail me.
When Capt. Joseph F. Johnston ran
| only paper in Madison that supported
! him, and we did II with a will and
vim wrote campaign songs set
them up In type and printed them
| sometimes on our proof roller press.
1 arranged the Democratic platform
into a campaign song for Clevelands
second administration. TO the air of
Bonnie Blue Flag" and composed
| other campaign songs to popular airs.
| My sister and l formed a campaign
| chorus of fifty or more voices and
conducted the music at pubic speak
| ings during the national campaigns.
L
| won prizes and praise for others; have
| answered letters in rhyme for others;
| have written love letters for others.
| with the peculiar fact that my love
| letters never resulted in matrimony.
| l have written many circular letters
| TO- candidates during campaigns, and
have been on terms of the friendliest
| feeling with candidates of both par
| ties though always strongly partisan
in my editorials. For ten years
| carried my father to the polls to vote,
So the casting of a vote would not
| even be a novelty. While l was flying
ing items over the politicians gather
ing itms over the district, Susanna,
ever faithful and energetic. stuck in
the Office setting type, making up
forms and looking after the business
end of The Democrat. AS a reward of
superior merit l added to her local
fame with the following lines lovingly
indited on the train. to my dear
partner in adversely. They have al
most been prophetic in the last lines;
Susanna Susan Sukey Sue.
Thou art the sweetest girl l ever knew.
With eyes of brown and cheeks Of tan.
The loveliest type of American
Susanna Susan Sukey Sue.
Well thou knowest | love thee true:
Though oft | travel tho old NJ & C..
My heart. my lov'd one, is ever with
thee.
Susanna Susan sukey Sue,
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