The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-17
colon. colonel watterson in his inlnnabl.

Colonel Watter5on IN MS IHal'f 'nIL'
lecture on the South in Life and shaae'5
quotes the story which we give TINS m 'n1
ing OF Simon sugys, who was q n nero =,
..Flush Times In Alabama NJ =, ap p,,,,.
simon suggs, Of tho .Tallapoosa y DIVA ~. =.
tccrs.,, saws Colonel Natterson is TO
the, hun,o,, ofethe south what Sam Welier
20 itosthc Shln1orf ofy Engand,f and Sancho
s1,anza ia the humor Of Spain. OF course
he is a sharper and a philosopher. But ne
stands out Of the canvass Whereu!l -.
obscure local Rubcns has depicted nm !. 40
lifelike and vivid as Gil BIAS OF otllt.'!
lane. us adventures as q patriot ana q
rambler Il, moralizer and cheat, could
MT have progressed in New En- lana, anu ant,
would have come to a premature enu
Aanvwhere on the continent OF curope.
Although a military man OF great Pre-.
tension, Captain Suggs never th.e" GIe
a. skirmish-line@ or dug rllle-plt.E ny
scorned to entrench h11nscli. he pay ~
his hand. at no time OF the best, PAT
nc q we're, slmon's love for cards
caused an early rupture with his father'
uho vas a hardshell Baptist preacher,
and having been dismissed by his fatheI
from All future service. simon SET ou,
for himself We have not time 70 te!l
how simon turned the jack on ms Iatnei;
and 80 received tho parental blessing a..u
dismissIon. Our story 10 OF ahotner ps O. 4 :.
Z. . 49,.
11,,+ht a,,ch a. start in life, it could hard
,yss Ia expected that the career OF the
Youthful simon suggs. whatever It's trl-
umn1,s would add to the world s stock OF
Ia rmloss Measure. TIc had at n very ten
4 dor. nge evolved out OF his consciousness
tha theory that mother wit can beat
Nook learning at any game. Human M
tur, an, the human family is my BOOKS 4
said simon, 'tnnd I've seen few but what
! co,,d hold my own with, Just give one
!, these book read fcllers, q bottle @ II
nuor an a handful OF tho dockyfnlhts,
nnd I'm mighty apt to git all he's got an
! ~ no knows, an teach him IN! a glnera4
,way5a wrinkle or two into the bargain
1,oolxs amt nt'n for nothing but to give
4 ,litIes children gon' to school, to keep EN-
omtin mischief. II q mans got nnctnel-
/, vii. he don't need en-; ct he amt sol u.
j thcy'llado him no good, no. how, ms lls
4 VAS Simon's philosophy. Ills 1alth fo,l.
4 sisted In, an ineradlcable pe!!ei thas nu
\ Gould whip tho tiger in q fair fight, Many
4 t1srno r. had in nowise discouraged him
4 hc, had m explanation for each, which q.
| innst satisfied his own MIND. RIO HAu
i rirded IN his lions, he had studied the cue
4 napers and he was at length master o. >.
Ia system. Nothing was wanting NV
4 money enough to carry 1t out, ana th!s n u
l was as sure OF FalS4H6 q. az. n.r. S-..,,,,Ia
| hn was that the day or night Wou!d CONS
,vhen he would get the upper hand OF the
beast, and wear his hide the remainder. O.
l Ms life na a trophy. Halt OF his suplllae
nsn,ra ton was realized. Ono fair morning
i Ne found himself possessed o. hunaIeu
and Atty dollars tho accumulation OF many ny
smart local operations--for' a1ter eua'.'! nS
nnnr for twelve or fifteen years, Ne hao
married and settled In Tallapoosa, II was
the Aargest sum he had oyer had Ct aoh ne
| time before. His dream was about 70 Dc
realized Flo would at once go TO I ,lss y,
i ioosa, then tho capital OF Alabama. pea pear
i the tiger In his lair. clean out inc 4selsn-
\ md liyo like a nghtlng- cock off the pro-
ceeds. Considering the magnitude Of th !;
proposed expedition, slmons means.
Inust be owned, were u little short, hA.
what's the odds," said no. when no starred