The Delta independent., 1904-04-29
'ANDY'JACKSON'S WAY
oooo 6ToRY OF the NERO o.
NEW oRLEANk

NEW oRLEAst.
~ Found Tins FreM oNseiai Dvsiss
70 Obtain ~ Poor Wemaa Hsr Just
ouss-orsat Surprise for DishenssG
Whatever nay have been his faults
ana shortconings. Gen. Andrew Jack.
non had one weak point, oy which hs
might have been led - . lamb to the
slaughter. and this fact vas never
more clearly demonstrated than In the
following true little story. now print.
ID for the drst time.
During the Generals term Of once
- President hs was one day called
upon BY . woman who appealed 70
hin - Doaaows:
II - . widow. sar. and . clark In
&hs govefAnsat employ Ii indebted 70
ne 1ot Board to considerable
.mount. which cannot collect. I
Esed money sadly. and l cane to ask
" . portiso el his pay cannot be
stopped fro0 me to time untI this
H
q. which he had the full valus-shail
b paid"
"what T. he amount. madam"
Seventy dollars. sir. Here u the
biIl."
Exactly. I ~. And his salaryf"
asked the President
1T 10 said to be twelve hundred Q
year" she replied.
And not pay his board bin!" hs
calculated.
'As you So. sir-this has been
standing Eve months unpaid. In three
days he win draw his mosthly pay.
and I thought. sir. u yos would b.
kind enough To-"
"Yss. l have It," remarked the Cen
sral. 60 to him and get his note To-
DAY. for thirty days"
His note. 0snerai!' exclaimed the
widow. In surprise. 1T wouldn't b
worth the paper On which II 10 writ.
ten He pays 10 ose . dollar volun
tas1iy."
But hs win give yos his note.
madam. Go to him. obtain his note at
thirty days. give hin . receipt In
full and come to me tAis evening"
The lady dspaxts1 under he Pre-,
idcnt's orders. called upoa the clerk.
dunnsd him for thS amount, sa which
hs ouiy smiled and made the usual
sxcuses Finaily sA& asked hin to
give h's soes TOR the amount It thirty
days
TO " sure readily replied ths
eisrk.
You'll pay n vhsa II falls Dc. ssF.
thirty days hsocs. voat yoa. sirs-
asked Tie iady.
Yea. certainiy: Of courss I VIII.
always pay ny notes. I do and ~ the
widow departed the knowing young
naa believed As had accouplished .
vssy neat trick.
TIE widow called asain upoa the
Prssidsnt. Who asked her. ''DsA you
get the note. AadsDf~
"Yss. 0sner,l. Hers n H." shs ~
piled. The Prssident quickly turusd
k ovsr and With . dash os his pa
vruss upon the hack OF II tho uaDs q
he President oS The UniesA States.
aks Il to tAe baAk. 0adaA." sai1
ths 0enesal smiling. .aAA yos caS
81 The noesy for r."
Ne ios.A 70 At0csity b ootaisins
: eAs cash 1ps 4 as siSA1 0as week
hesors the sad q he thirty AAys J.
0aitA received soties that his eots
opr 50 vosla b dUs On Tie 37tA last.
cd As vas rsQuoetsd - call q tee
baAk ed pay ths sane.
-Ha, ha!" laughed Ar. Smith. asA
sssy soon forgot u Psy day cane
around agaiA. ana hs Cacs Dos~ ~
eeivsd his Dosthly salary froa Uacls
tiaA--eioo.
A. hs passs1 eov1 Rsansyivania
avsnus he aots cane TO his mine
asais. aaA ~ vondsrs1 Who could
have bssa fool sooogh 70 aid ths
woman. He dstsrainst 10 % 70 The
baak aaA solve tAs mystery.
"N vas discounted. ssiA he sots
teller.
'Thseosntsd!" sscsai1ed he CLERK.
who - earth would disecsst ny
sotsf
-Anybody With sseA . barkss -
yoa have o thia." replied the sniiias
esiiss.
Packer! Ne! Whas haeksrs" asked
the bevtldcrsd boarding house cheat
Here's IL note. yov sss.- said the
teller. peessntinS he document %
which he clark iastaatiy recognized
The bold aisnaturs ol The tAsa Prsst.
dent VI the UniesA 0tAtes.
He recognized n hat Signature he
aand Il fate, and cosAtsd out so fos
eAs pieos os paper. Another papes
srssSsd hin nsxt morning q he Do
OAftsAsnt. which told him that his ser
Vacss vses - longer rslsirsd TO rus
eko eovssa0aof.-NsW Yssk Hsrsh