Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-01-18


than happy. though he was ine
looking fellow and carried himself
proudly He used 10 salute General
Campbell and the other old veterans
on the courthouse steps when they
4 happened 10 be there as he passed (:
aud they always returned bis salute
lgrayely and courteously, without
4 speaking otherwise. no one ever took
any notice Of him | found Out that
| this officer was d Captain Thornton
| Welles OF the 7. S. Army. and ] did
not think he liked Mr. Sinithers very
much. though he did come to see him
80 often: for heard him say 70 the
owner Of the "bure4u, one day, as
the latter started 10 walk down the
street with him
Stop. Don't attempt 10 walk with
me II II men like you who bring
disgrace on any cause they are asso-
ciated with And while my duty COM
/ peis me 10 see you when ii is neccs-
sary, no power on earth can compel
me to do 50 when il is not. And he
turned his back. and strobe of down
lie street Leaving Alr. Sn1ithers with
such an ugly seoWl on his face thai
arthur Hawkins and ! Who We're pass
ing burst oat laughing Al this he
/ seo@led more than ever, and mntter-
ing something about young var
tl'ilts. - quis'Ats 'ui i'''e' s'''u "'ss'
peaFea ~ ms aoof
very soon discovered that Mt
Smitilers bureau was mol the kind
Oh bureau had al first thought put
hat ii had something to do with the
negroes. who seemed 70 be his chief
companions IN faet with the excep-
ion OF two or three other men VINO
lsta cons - toNi apou. Us salAs
siiilf shu "eis s'ii''s' - =. -,
ssls. anu Seemed ~ rs soi''e 49,
= 'isi'ials' aho Z ~ s.i..'' 49, 8.
,,.ot - - ~ c,l,xaps ,I,cy We're
~ a,l,. s.n.nn,r,ans Tom sbnr,s
,ao,,,aa - 81 asne,.i.,llv i,fip,ate With
,.;a a,,an go ,ha,n \, ,losa
49,. ~ .,.,r;,,a 400 ,.a,r. a,a AIr
,s,..,.a 49,, .,,aa Ton, ..ur
sbnr,e y ~. in,ense amusement 81
inv 81 MS BOYS Who happened 10 hear
him.
-. ~ ,rri,.,l ~ AIR Sn,ithers
10. ,.ha a,,ar b.,vins failed
:, $50 $ - axnacsea forty acres and
- ~ a,boIe driffed hack
the neighborhoods OF their former
homes and generally gone quietly
work on The farms and plantations
m shares began to congregate in
| ,pa abopt the town. and hold meet
| ;nps and talk naljtics. under the able
guidance Of Mr.. Smithers and his lieu
tenants
s orou.d ~ thom IN The
s - ha.ra TON,
s.iss .aI,,aa - evci,;ng harangne
saoi,s - z .,:' ar,a talI;rv tha,,,--
- = = e
All US caiieTed IoAes sols. ~.
an ter u-1ine ierssuoei
sWlne Ter run ue sea'e' -
seves. Oe 10 1eels ihe,'u''lsn' Ia
IS les ez GOOD &c ti's Ivy a. -
sote les dc same ez ue WHY toNes'
an mo 100
Tom was htlle miAsu y 49, ~
mendments' ehousa ~ spsssa !
promised 10 De very isieei sss.ns., go =.
would nave ilkeu . Ha'. 49, -
whole q u ou' va i''e a'la 1'1
% hurry on. ano causn1 ~ 'A'o'
Among the whites Of the community.
heard much talk OF constitutional
amendments. Reconstruction, and
other things that conveyed very little
idea 10 my mind. but that were evl-
lently OF great momen, 10 the men
heard speaking Of them; and the
,ounger element was as much or more
excited than in the DAYS Immediately
preceding The war The older men,
like Judge Brown. General Campbell,
Colonel Hawkins and Soloilei sS'sels
another oiu heistaaoI " oi'
4 81 still N the alsathet'e' iloi'eiess s.'ass
he war had leil tileih III anu ~ o4' :
excitement From appearances !
NIGH have been Thought ihat 'ns'f