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A FHESIDENT WHO TALKS.
Erom the N. Y' Snn ]
The Main came to a stand-still
in the station and Returning B.
Hayes walked out into a cold gray
dawn of a Washington morning. No
one was there to welcome him—not
even a Republican Justice of the
Supreme Court. A solitary tear
stole forth unbidden and began to
make the transit of Iteturiug B.
Hayes’ cheek, and thpn, as if dis
heartened by the magnitude of the
undertaking, retired again into bis
eyes, to be winked away into noth
ingness.
No one to welcome him? Even
while lie wept and winked, a dozen
representatives of a down tredden
race sprang into existence as if sud
denly materialized from the very
gloom. They surrounded him, vied
with each other in expressions of af
ie tlionate esteem, and struggled for
the honor of relieving him of his
traveling bag, and 8 by 7 rffuir, con
taining a tooth brush, a tract and a
ropy of the collected speeches of An
drew Johnson sndU. S. Grant, which
the forethought of the prudent Mrs.
Hayes had added to his Washington
outfit. For the temporary posses
sion of this traveling bag, and of bis
umbrella, the representatives of an
oppressed people contended.
“This is, indeed, kind of you, poor
African,’’ said Mr. Hayes. “Allow
me to say in return that my heart
has bled for you ever 6ince the Sih of
November. It bleeds, it bleeds ! I
would say that in other respects I
am enjoying excellent physical health
and if any of you wish to shake
hands with me I shall be glad to do
so.”
A poor African grasped his hand
with eagerness. “Right dis way,
sah!” he said cordially. “Right dis
way to de mos’ ristocrackit coach in
de city. Druv Madising Wells, sail,
week befo’las,• and ’spressed him
self satisfied wid de couvehicle.”
“Ah!” said Mr. Hayes, sighing', “I
had thought it was a disinterested
tribute —an ovation.”
“No sah! it’s a dollar an’ a half,”
replied the poor African, ph honest
smile darkly illumining his broad
features; “an’ we specs half a dollar
in advance where a party talks so
promisens.”
“Drive to the White House,” said
Mr. Hayes sadly, as he pressed a half
dollar shinplaster iuto the poor Afti
can’s palm.
Gen. Grant was on* of bed early
that morning, packing his household
gods in sawdust with the corks in.
“Show him up,” he said, when Air.
Hayes’ name was announced.
“He doesn’t need any showiu’ up,”
replied the ingenious domestic.—
“He’s one of them as shows himself
up.”
“I felt it a duty,” Mr. Returning
B. Hayes said, as he pushed his way
past the servant anil into the room —
“I felt it a duty to lose no time in
paying my respect* to the greatest
living General Allow me to add
that I aui enjoying excellent physical
health, and if you wish to slmke
hands with me I shall be glad to do
so.’’
Grant—Sit down.
Hayes—You are too kind! This
warju welcome I do not take so much
as a tribute to me personally as to
the strange and peculiar manner in
which the Presidential question lias
been settled. I will sit down, Gen.
Grant, with pleasure.
Grant —If it is all the same to you,
I’ll go on with my packing. Do you
see that black I ottle, the third in the
row on the book case? It’s the last
of the Parson Newman Scotch.—
You’d better lake an eye-opener,
Hayes.
Hayes—An eye-opener? Ah, yes,
I see. In the language of the intem
perate, a drink. General Grant, I
cannot! Nothing stronger than
toast water ever pisses those lips.
Grant—Then take a cigar.
Hayes—l cannot take a cigar, Gen.
Grant. Since the great cholera year
of 1833 no tobacco has polluted
these lips. Heaven, I thjnk, has given
me strength to abstain.
Grant —Don’t smoke, don’t drink,
don’t chew? What in the world do
you do? Do yon talk?
Hayes—Yes, Gen. Grant, I talk.
Grant —Well, then, talk lively, for
l’ye got to pack.
Ilayes—Realizing my lack of spe
cial fitness for the Presidency, but
remembering your noble word-:
“No man worthy of the office of
President should refuse to hold it if
HAMILTON, HARRIS CO., GA„ FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1877.
counted in or placed there by
fraud”
Grant—Eh?
Ilayes—Remembering, I say, those
noble words of interest and encour
agement, uttered by yon when tilings
looked dark for me, I resolved to
coma on here two days before the
fourth, and obtain from you tho
fruits of your experience.
Grant —You want “points?”
llaycs—Preci-ely, if we may em
ploy the phraseology of tho worldly.
For that purpose I have come on
alone unheraled, like the good Lin
coln (whom I resemble ; n several
particulars) at the imminent risk of
an assassination on the way, and
have been received here at Wash
ington without pomp or disp’ny, save
by a few friendly and disinterested
Africans, who gathered at the depot
to’bid me welcome. When I say at
tho imminent risk of nssasination, I
speak advisedly. At Pittsburgh, last
night, two dark-visaged ruftn*'s en
tered my sleeping car, and I over
heard one saying to the other: “They
say Haves is on this train,” and the
other replying, “D—n the thief!’’ I
had the presence-of-mind to draw
tight together the curtains of my
berth, lie pei fectly still, and hold my
breath. To this I probably owe my
life. But this was not all. In the
night one of the two men, who oc
cupied the next compartment, said to
the other in a low, but fortunately
audible voice. ‘ John shall wo pots
on?” Then I heard a gurgling sound,
as if some deadly liquid were being
poured from a vial. When the train
stopped at Baltimore the porter
brought me a cup of coffee. I took
it, and when his back was turned 1
poured every drop in between the
mattresses. Thus tho conspirators
were foiled. Divine protection is
granted, I think, is extended over me
of late, in all things, but as I was
remarking, I have come to talk
Grant—Yes; sol see.
Hayes—Come to talk of tho past,
the present, and the future. I wish,
my friend, you would allow mo to
speak frankly and freely on the prin
ciples of the constitution, to un
bosom myself to you as ono Republi
can may unbosom himself to another.
I suppose, in tho cold and artificial
atmosphere at. Washington life, you
have not had many who would come
to jou as a brother, as I come, and
discuss those great problems which
we all ought to consider who are
charged with the duties of the gov
ernment under peculiar circum
stances,
Grant—Not much since Schuyler
Colfax was caught stealing. Childs,
however, occasionally talks about
death. Do you know Child.-?
Hayes—l have not that honor, but
as I am at present enjoying excellent
physical health, I should he glad to
Rliake hands with him. I was just
going ta say, when you interrupted
me, that when I bring my family to
Washington to lake a prominent part
m the administration of national af
fairs (lor which work I sometimes,
in moments of humility, I feel that I
am not specially qualified), I trust
that I may have assurance that your
prayers for my success will not be
wanting. May I, Gen. Grant, rest in
the
Grant —Good gracious, man! I’ve
got to pack. Call again. Go and
talk with Newman.
Hayes—But, Gen. Grant, do not
send me away without imparting at
least a small fragment of that valua
ble experience which you must have
acquired during an eight years’ resi
dence in this mansion, where
Grant—lf I’ll give you a point will
you promise to give me a rest ?
Hayes—l promise it on the word
a Christian gentleman—l was about
to say a Christian statesman—who
cannot tell a lie, and who, notwith
standing the apparently extraordina
ry circumstances which surround his
accession to the —-
Grant—Well, then, listen. I came
here with a great reputation. It was
the most important and valuable
possession which I brought with me
to the White House. Until this week
when I began to pack up my belong
ings, I thought I had it still. Now
I find that it is gone. Here are my
bottles, there are my bnll pups, my
horses are safe in the stable, but rny
reputation is nowhere to be fonnd.
It 5b lost beyond recovery—lost in a
confusion of foolish words and si ill
more foolish acts. Now, Returning
Hayes, take warning
[ Hayes—But I havn’t any reputa-
tlon to lose.
Grant—True, I hadn’t thought of
that. Our cases are different.
Ilayes—Bcforo I leave allow me to
say that I am in the enjoyment of ex
cellent physical health, ana that if
you wish to shake hands with mo I
shall be glad to do so, I realize my
Grant—Remember your promise.
Cnod morning.
llaycs (to hia haokman at the
door) —Now drive to Madison Wells’
apartments ill the ba.-cment of the
Capitol.
A MINE ON*"FIRE.
A CO J.LIEU, 8 J.OVK STORY.
I was twenty-five years old and
was working as a regular pitman on
she day and night shift, when I fell in
love with Mary Andrews, the daugh
ter of one of our head pitman. }
Not that I dared to have told her
so, I thought, but somehow tho In
fluence of Mary used to lift me up
more and more, till I should no more
thought of going to join tho other
pitmen in a public houso than of try
ing to fly.
It was about this time that I go*,
to talking to a young fellow about
my age who worked in my shift.
John Kelsy was his name, and I used
to think it a pity that a flue clever
fellow like he was, handsome, stout,
and strong, should be so fond of the
low habits, dog fighting, and wrest
ling, so popular among our men.
I was going along one evening
past old Andrews’ house, when the
door opened for a moment as if some
one was coming out’, but, as if I had
been seen, it was closed directly. In
that short moment, though, I hail
heard a laugh, and that laugh I was
sure was John Kelsey’s.
Tiino sliped on, and I could sec
one tiling that troubled me sorely
—John was evidenily making an
outward show of being n hard work
ing fellow’, striving hard for improve
ment, so as to stand high in old An
drews’ eyes, while I knew for a fact
that he was as drunken and disipaled
as any young man that worked in the
pit.
I could not tell Andrews this, nor
I could not tell Marjf. If sho loved
him it would grieve her terribly, and
lie dishonorable as well, and perhaps
ho might improve. I can tell him,
though, I thought, nnd made up my
mind that I would; and meeting' him
one night, evidently hot with liquor,
I spoke to him about it.
“If you truly loye that girl, John,’
I said, “you’ll give up this sort of
thing.
He called me a meddling fool; said
he had watched me; that he knew
had a hankering after her myself; but
she only laugheJ at me; and one way
and another so galled me that we
ought. I went home that night so
bruised, sore, and ashamed of my
passion; while he went to Andrews’
and said that he had to thrash me fo
speaking insulting of Mary.
I heard this afterward, and I don’t
know how it waa, hut I wrote to her
telling her it was talse, and that I
loved her too well ever to have acted
so.
Six months passed over my head—
six weary, wretched months —till
Christmas came on cold and bitter,
hut not so cold and bitter as was my
heart.
It was Christmas Eve, and in a drea
my, listless wav I was sitting over
my breakfast before starting tor my
work, when I heard a sound, and
knew what it meant before there war
shrieks in the village, women running
out and making for the pit’s mouth,
a qualrer of a mile away. I tell you
I turned sink with horror, for I knew
ihat at leant twenty men would be
down on the night shift; and thought
it was close upon their leaving time,
they could not have come np yet.
‘•PitiS fired! pit.’s fired!’’ I heard
people shrieking; not that there was
any need, for there wasn’t soul that
didn’t know it, for the pit had spoken
for itself. And as I hurried out I
thought all in a fl ash like of what a
Christmas it would be for some fam
ilies there, and 1 seemed to see a long
procession of rough coffins going to
the church yard, and to hear the wail
ings of the widow and the far
tUerless.
I didn’t loose any time, as yon may
suppose, m running* to the pit’s
mouth; but those who l’ved nearer
were there long befouo me, and by
the time 1 got there I found that
cage Lad brought up part of the men,
and three who was insensible, and
that it was just going down again.
It went down directly; and jnst as
it disappeared who should come run
ning up, pale and scared, but Alary
Andrews.
“There is no one belonging to you
down, is there?” 1 asked her.
•‘Oil, yes—yes! my father was
down, and John Kelsey.”
“Now then who’s going down?” I
shouted.
“You cau’t go down,” shouted half
dozen voices, “the chokogot most tho
better of us.”
“But there arc two men down!” j
cried, savagely yon are not all cow
ards are you?”
Two men steped forward, and wo
got in tho cage.
“Who knows what Andrews was?”
I cried; and a faint voice from one of
the injured men told tne. Then I
gave the warning, nnd wo were low
erd down, it having boon understood
that at tho first signal wo made we
were to bo drawn up sharply.
We reached tho bottom and I
found no difficulty in breathing and,
shouted to the men to coma on, I
ran in the direction where I had been
told we should find Andrews; but it
was terrible work, for I expected
each moment to encounter the deadly
gas that had robbed so many men of
their lives. But I kept on shouting
to thosu behind mo, till atonoe I trip
ped and fell over someone; and ns
soon as I could got myself togothor,
I lowerod the lamp I carried, and to
my gieat delight, I found that it was
Andrews.
Whether dead or nlivo I could
not tall then; tint wo lifted him among
ns and none too soon, for as I took
my first step, back I reeled, from a
curious giddy feeling which came
oyei me.
“Rim if yon can, I said faintly; for
my legs seem to be sinking under me
I managed to keep on through and
at our next turn we were in purer
air: hut wo knew it was a race for
life, for tho heavy gas was rolling
after us, ready to quench out our
lives if we slackened speed for an in
stant. Wo pressed on, through, till
wo reached tho cage, rolled into it,
more than climbed, and were drnwn
up to bo received with a burst of
cheers, Mary throwing her arms
around her father’s neck and sobbing
bitterly.
“I’innot much hurt,” he said, free
ly, tho fresh air reviving him, as be
Was laid gently down. “God bless
those bravo lads wiio brought me tip!
but there is another man down, John
Kelsey.
No one spoko no one- moved; for
all knew of tho peril we had just es
caped from.
“My lads,’’ he said, feebly,, “can’t
yon do nothing to save your mate?”
and as he looked wildly from one to
the other, I felt my heart like in my
mouth.
“Do you all hear?” said a loud
voice; and I started as I saw Mary
Andrews rise Horn wheie she had
knelt holding her fathers hand; “do
you all hear? John Kelsey is left in
the pit. Are you not men enough to
go?”
“Men can’t go.” said ono of the
dayshifts, gruffly, “no one could live
thero.
“You have not tried,” again she
cried passionately, “Richard Old
sbaw,” she said turning to me with
a red glow on her face, “John Kelsey
is down there dying, and asking for
help. Will not you go?”
“And you wi.-h me to go, then?” I
said bitterly.
“Yes sho said. “Would you have
your fellow creature to lay there and
die when God has given you the
power, aud strengia, and knowledge
to save him?”
The next moment I stepped np to
tho pitta mouth, where there was a
dead silence, for no ono would vol
unteer, and, in a half blustering way
I said:
“I’ll go down.”
Thero was a regular cb f, er rose up
as I said .hose words; but I hardly
heeded it, tor I w as looking at Mary,
and my heart sank as 1 saw her
staudmg there smiling with joy.
The wejft moment I had stepped
into the cage, and it began to move,
when a voice cried out, “Blow it all!
Dick Oidshaw shan't go alone! and a
young pitman sprang in by my side.
Then we began to descend, and
through an opening I just eaughi
sight of Mary Andrews falling back
senceless in the arms of a woman.
Then all was dark, ami I was nerving
myself lor whit I Lad to do.
To go by tho way by which I help
od to save Andrews was, I knew
imposihlc; but I had hope by going
round by one of tho old workings
wo might reach him, and I told my ,
companion what I thought.
Turning short off as soon ns wo
wero at Hie bottom, I led the "my
holding my lamp high, anil climbing
anil stumbling over the broken shale
that had fallen from tho roof, for this
part of tho mine had not been work
ed for years. By pressing on I
ound that wo were right, and grad
ually nearing tho point at which the.
accident had happened.
As we got nearer, I became aware
of tho air setting in a strong draught
in the direction iu which we were go
ing, and soon after wo eould make
out a dull glow, avid then there was a
deep roar. Tho pit was indeed on
fire anil blazing furiously, so that as
we got nearer, trembling—l am not
ashamed to own it, for it was an aw
ful sight—there was the coal glowing
of a fierce red heat; but, fortunately,
the drain'llt set toward an old uhall
fully a quarter of a mile futher on and
so we wore ab’o to approach till, with
a cry of borrow, I leaped over heap
after heap of coal, torn from roof nnd
wall by the explosion, to where, eloso
to tho fire lay tho body of John
Kelsey—so close that his clothes vt ere
already smouldering; and the fire
scorched my face as I laid hold of
him nnd drew him away.
How we ever got him to tho loot
of iho shaft, I never could tell.
1 have some faint recolleoHon of
hearing a cheer, nnd of seeing the
chill December day; but the only
thing that made any impression opon
me was a voice which seemed to
he Mary’s nnd a touch that seemed to
he that of her hand.
Anil its not much more that I can
recollect, only of being in a wild,
feverish state, wandering through
dark passages, with fire burning my
head, and coal falling always, and
ready to crush me, and then I seemed
to wake from a long, deep sleep, and
to lie thinking in a weak, troubled
way about getting lip.
It was a month, though, before I
could do that, and then thero was a
tender arm to help me, and a solt
cheek ever ready to be laid to mine;
for m those long weary hours of siok
ncsß, Mary had been by my side to
cheer mo back to health, and I bad
learned that I was loved.
The L’oimmtion Hill.
The following is tho full text of
of tho Convention,bill ns finely passud
by both branches of tho Legislature,
with tho exception of the number of
delegates from each district, which is
the same as published by us a few
weeks ngo. This (the 25th) District,
is entitled to six delegates:
A RILL,
To bo entitled “An act to proyide
for tho holding of a Convention of
the people of Georgia for the purpo-c
of revising the Constitution of said
State.”
Section T. Be it inneteil by fbe Sen
ate nnd House of Representatives
anil it is hereby inneted by authority
of tho same, that immediately after
tho passage of this bill, His Exceieri
cy, the Governor be and bo is here
by authorized and required to issue
his proclamation, ordering nn olection
to be heled in each anil eveiy county
in this Stale, on the second 1 uesday
in June,lß77, for delegates to a Con
vention of the people off Georgia to
convene at the Capitol in the city of
Atlanta on the second Wednesday in
July, 1877, for the purpose of revis
ing the Constitution of said State.
Provided, nevertheless that at tho
election of delegates provided for by
the nets tho voters may have writ
ten or printed on their ballots the
words “no convention.” And if a
majority of those voting on the ques
tion of holding a convention shall
vote for holding a convention, the
Governor shall by proclamation so
declare and order delegates so elect
ed to assemble accarding to the pro
previaious of this act, and if a mujor
iiy of those voting on tho question
of bolding Raid convention shall be
opposed to said convention,* it shall
be the duly ol the Governor by proc
lamation to so declare and order
that the delegates so elected do not
assemble aud the convention shall not
be held.
Section 2. Be it father enacted by
the authority aforsuid, T hat Baid elec
tiorf shall be held and conducted by
tlie laws of the Bute, in the same
manner aud at the same places a*
$2.00 A YEAR.
I
elections for members of the Genetal
Assembly are now held in the State;
and the returns of said election shall
he m the same manner forworded to
the Governor, who shalli*sne certifi
cates of election to such persons,
chosen as delegates to said conven
tion rcceivind the highest number of
votes.
Section S, Bo it. father enacted
the authority nforsaid, That represen
talian in said convention shall be
based iipoo population in the ratio of
one delegate to every six thousand
.MiharMtanrs, and to this end each
S’tfftaiorial district in the State as the
districts arc now arranged shall cea*>
stitute an olection district from which
rich-gates to said convention shall bo
chosen.
Section 4. Be it further enaefed by
the authority aforesaid, that in said
election any person shall be entitled
to vole who is entillud to vote for
members of General A-sembly under
the present Constitution and laws of
this State; and that any person who is
entitled to vote at this election shall
bo clegiblo as a delegate of said Con
vention.
Section 5. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, that the con
stitution adopted by tho aforesaid
Convention shall be submitted to the
people of Georgia for ratification or
rejection, and that every person em.
tied to vote for members ot the Gen
eral Assemblyuuder the presentjCon
stitntion.
Section ft. Bo further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, that the sum
of twenty-five thousand dollars, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, be
and the same is hereby appropriated
to pay the expenses otsnid Conven
tion if held, and his Exnelenoy, the
Governor, is hereby aslharized to
draw his warrant on the Treasury for
the same.
Seetion 7. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, that all laws
and parts of laws iu couflicit with
this act be, and the same is hereby
repealed.
GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA.
KXBOUTIVI DKPAItTMSKT.
Alfred II Colquitt governor.
1’ W Alexander and J VV Warren secretaire
executive department.
Thomas C Howard ami Samuel (,’ Willises
clerks executive department.
J 1) Campbell warrant clerk.
W il Grigsby messenger and recording clerk.
STATIC IIOUSS OWRKBS.
N C Barnett secretary of state.
J P Jones clerk.
W b Goldsmith comptroller general.
i W Goldsmith rferUe.
J W Rcnfrootreamrsr.
Miller Grieve clerk.
Joel Branham librarian.
E A FJewellen gup't of puli’ie buildings, eta.
G J Orr state school coinminooner.
Dr Thomas F Green aup’t of lunatic aa-.-luu
W 1) Williams sup't H'utlemy tor the b ind
\Y 0 Connor sup’t ileufand dumb asylum.
SItPBKMZ COURT.
ITon Hiram Warner chief juetics
Him II K McOuy judge.
Him HPT i Ippe jirdir*.
N .J Hammond attorney-general.
2 D Hat rison clerk.
Henry Jackson reporter.
The Supreme Gnrirt fit# nt seat of govern
merit, beginning on the third Monday in Jau
unry end lir.st Monday in July in each year
” Tin: SI N '
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