The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

a good title for the story. although not
the one given by Madison. would be 1.-The
snow-Nhite Girl with the Jet Black
Ann" lie uses Jonathan Bull to repre-
sent the north and Mary Bull "the
SOUTH while old John Bull" who also
figures, petsonihes England from whom
the two others have broken away and
married.
But let me give you the tale in the
words of President Madison. changing 1t
only to clarity the characters or to bring
out their historical meaning. The story
begins describing the condition of the
colonies before they declared their indie
pendeuce. 1t reads as follows:
Jonathan Bull and Mary Bull, who
were the descendants of Old John Bull,
had Inherited contiguous estates in large
tracts of land AS they grew up and be-
came well acquainted. a partially was
inc dentally felt, and advances on several
occasions were made toward a matrimon-
ial connection. This was particularly
recommended by the advantages of put
ting the two estates under common SUI
2erintendenee. Old John Bull (England)
as guardian of both, and having long
been allowed certain valuable privileges
within the estates, had always found a
means of breaking Sof the match, which
he regarded as a fatal obstacle to his
sweet design of getting the whole prop
erty into his hands.
AT moment favorable, as he thought,
for the attempt he brought suit against
both, but with the view of carrying 1t on
in a way that would make the process
bear on the parties in such different
modes. times and degrees as might create
a jealousy and discord between them"
Jonathan and Mary had too much
sajacty to be duped. They understood
well Old Bulls character and situa-
ton. They knew that he was deeply
in oil cIrff -
They knew that he had a stubborn and
persevering temper, and had. moreover,
a very long purse. They were sensible,
therefore that the more he endea vored
to divide their interests the more they
ought to make a common cause and pro-
coed in concert of measures"
The next paragraph relates to the
union of the northern and southern col
onies against England ard their fight
for Independence, conslmmating the
Union. 1t reads:
las this fighting Old Bull could best
be done by giving effect to the feelings
long entertained for each other, an in
ter-marrase was determined on between
Jonathan and Mary. 1t was duly SOL
emnzed with a deed of settlement as is
usual in such opulent matches and duly
executed. No event. certainly of the sort,
was ever celebrated by a greater fervor
OF variety OF reJolclngS among the re-
spective tenants of the parties. They
had a great horror of falling into the
hands of Old Bull and regarded the
marriage of their proprietors. under
whom they held their freeholds. as the
surest mode of wardins off the danger
They were not disappointed. United
purses and good advocates compelled Oil
Bull after hard struggle (the war of
the revoution), to withdraw the suit and
rellnquish forever not only the new pre-
tensions set up, but the old privileges
he had not allowed.
1.-THE marriage of Jonathan and Mary
was not a barren one. On the contrary,
every year or two added a new men,
Der to the family, and on such occa-
sions the practice was to set off por-
ton of land sufficient for a good farm
to be put under the authority of the
child Tor state of the Union on it's at
tanning the age of manhood and these
lands were settled very rapidly by ten
ants going, as the case might be. from
the estates, sometimes of Jonathan,
sometimes of Mary, and sometimes part
~ from one and partly fro mthe other"
ut happened that at the expiration of