The Detroit times., 1908-06-25
.HE FIRST TIME ever saw
Mr.. Cleveland" said Chas. A.

-HE FIRST TIME | ever saw
Mr.. Cleveland" said Chas. A.
= Hamilton, for many years
Washington correspondent. was
when a small boy carried news
papers. and every morning went 10
the office OF The Courier in Buffalo 20
obtain my bundle. A campaign for
sheriff was in progress at the time.
Cleveland was the candidate against
John b. Weber. who was elected three
years afterward TO that once anu
subsequently TO congress. About
o'clock one morning my companions
and myself entered saloon kept ~
German named Blume TO get 0ot-
tie OF pop Therein we found Cleve-
land. Oscar Folsom. whose daughter
Cleveland aftsrward married: Char
ley McCumber, and Geo. Tabor.
These men were playing cards. Blune
wanted TO go 10 bed, and after ne
had served us he said 10 Cleveland
and his friends:
Now, boys, take one more drink
on the house. | have got 10 close up
or the police will be after me.
THE men raised their mugs anu
drained them, and Cleveland started
song:
There was a hole in the bottom
OF the sea. His companions shouted
the chorus:
Pour her down, pour her down,
pour her down
Cleveland turned TO the proprle-
tor: Another round, Blume,' he Or
dered.
When | left, quarter OF an hour
later, they were still drinking.
Cleveland was nearly beaten in
that campaign. He did not make
much financially out OF his office.
From 20 TO '73 the country was pros
porous, and consequently there was
comparatively little crime. Weber
began his term as sheriff In 1873,
when the, panic began. Hard times
caused crime, and Weber had his
hands full As the compensation In
those days was entirely derived from
fees. Weber got more from his office
than Cleveland did"
There are many stories told in con
nection with Mr.. Cleveland's hunting
trips. One OF the best relates to an
experience he had while hunting with
party OF friends In Maryland. IL
occurred during his last term In Office.
He, togethef with Rev DR.. Henry Van
Dyke and Mr.. Ernest Cuttings, was
spending a few days with "Old Man
Burr" Maryland friend, who owned
50-acre forest which was simply
overrun with squirrels.
In log cabin on the borders of the
squirrel woods lived an old Negro,
celebrated for his aptness at wit.
"Hinse" Johnson, the old man was
called. and he. was such a staunch
Republican that he bad no use what
ever for a Democrat, even though
mat Democrat happened TO be the
president of the United States.
Shortly after Mr.. Cleveland's arriva.
all OF the Negroes for miles around
turned out TO embrace the unheard of
opportunity OF seeing a president, AZ
close range. "Hinse," however, re-
NAMED sturdily Indifferent.
II don't want~to see i'm" he said.
But one day he did see the presi-
dent quite Unexpectedly. Mr.. Cleve-
land was driving back TO town when
he came upon a white-haired Negro
beating his mule and yelling:
"Ge' up here. Grover Cleveland.
Go on. you lazy old Democrat"
Mr.. Cleveland stopped much amaz.
ed. and after watching the Negro Cor
a while said:
my man, why do you call your
mule Grover Cleveland?"
"Oh. cause he's so stubborn, an ne
amt no good no how" was the an
swer.
The president was convulsed. and
threw "Hinse" a dollar, This unex-
pected generosity so surprised the Ne
gro that he carefully bit the dollar %
see II II were counterfeit before he