The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-27

the speaker inquired IN that drol wav
that has made him many a friend .sXVho
Is Heflin?. The "anxious INQUIRER. is
said TO have given the presiding officer
a reproachful stare, after which he turn
ed upon his heel and walked away
one hears, by the way, that Mr. Helm
is making a model Representative An
Alabama member Of the house said the
other dav that the FESTIVE young legisla-
tive recruit was making many friends
among his colleagues for the gentleman
" manner in which he has conducted
himself and the Difference he has shown
to those with whom he has come in CON
tact He is working like a trogan to
post himself on every detail Of his work
and promises to make a successor in wav
worthy to step into the shoes of the
lamented Charley Thompson.
convlcts Hired Out.
At a meeting of the Montgomery eoun-
ty board of revenue this morning con-
tract was made with the Tennessee Coal.
Iron and Railroad company of the Biz
mingham district, for the hire of county
convicts for the new year, the price be-
ing SIG per capita The Sloss- Sheffield
Steel and Iron company bid 1873. The
county reserves the right to Il Sc as many
es it chooses on the county roads
It was also ordered at this meeting that
$4,000 of county court house and iail
bonds be recalled. These were issued in
1886 and are of $500 denomination They
bear per cent interest Massey Wilson
and associates were given permission to
construct a street railway into their
property back Of the capitol
Pettus Tells a Story.
Somewhat of a good story is heard IN
connection with the recently developed
penchant of Richmond Pearson Hobson.
naval hero and politician, to letter writ
ing. He wrote to Congressman Helm of
the Fifth district to get OUT or the race
because of rather sensational language
used at Tuskegee, then he wrote to Uni
ted States Senators Morgan and Pettus,
and after that a letter to President Roose-
welt became public. Eventually this par
TALLY for pen and parchment became a
matter for Joking among the Alabama
delegation. The narrative goes on to say
that Senator Pettus was asked what he
intended to do about the advice con-
tanned in his epistle. The writer does not
know 1t, but hears that the venerable
Dallas county statesman told this story:
"Once upon a time down in South Ala
bama a hunting party went out on a
deer drive. Among those along was a big
good-natured fellow who was constantly
telling something to make the others
laugh He had never been on such hunt
before. He was given a stand and told to
shoot the deer when it came by, If 1t did
He stood at his post and pretty soon an
immense buck came bounding down the
valley towards him. He watched the
graceful animal as it bounded TO this side
and that, jumping great distances at each
spring, until it passed out OF range. The
driver coming up saw the deer in the
distance and angrily demanded why In
the thunder-though he did not use the
word thunder-he did not shoot at 1t
What's the use?' was the laconic reply
If he keeps up that jumping he viii
break his own neck in little while.
That was all that Senator Pettus is re
ported to have said about the Hobsor
letter. and maybe he did not say thai
much.