The Dawson Journal, 1883-03-22

'Lookabere, boy, don't you eall this a disreputable place. Some of the best people 1 this town come here,' said the grocery man, as hel held up the cheese knife anl grated 1 liis teeth as though he would like to job it into the youth. 'O, that's all right- They come here cause yoa trast. But you wake up what you lose by charging ie to other people. Pa will make it hot for you the last of the week., He has been looking over your bill, and comparing it with the hired gul's, and she says we haven't ever had a pruile, or a dried apple, or a raison, or any ciunamon, or crackers and cheese out of your store, and he says you are worse than the Junes Brothers, aud that you used to be a three card wonte inaa, and he will | have yon acrested for highway rob robbery. - bery. robbery. Bat you can settle that with pa. Tiike you, because you are no ordinary suneak thief. You afe a high toued, gentlemanly sort of a' bilk, and wouldu't take anything you couldn't lift. O, keep vour seat, and don't get excited. It does a man good to hear the truth from one who has got the never tell him. But about the parrot Ma has been away frow home for 4 week, bLaving | a high old time in Chicago, going to theatres and things, dod I guess the hired giri or sowebody learned the parrot some new things to say. A parrot that can only say ,Polly wants a cracker don't amount to anything. What we need is a new style of parrots that cau converse on the topics of the day, and say things original. Well, when wia got back I guess her conscience hurt hLer for the way she had been carryimg on in Chicago, ind so when she heard the basement of the church was l)ving' frescoed she invited the co:mnittve] to hold the Wednesday evening prayer inesting at our house. First there were four people came, and ma asked pa to stay to make up a | quortm, and pa said seeing he had two pair, he guessed he woa'd stay ' i, and if wa would deal him a queen he would nave a fuil hand. 1 don't ' know wha{ pa meant, but he plays ; draw poker sometimes. Anyway, there was eleven people came includ- | ing the winister, and afier they hal taiked about the neighbors a spell, and ma had showed the women a new tidy she bad worked for th!:, heathen, with & .motto on it which pa had taught her, 'a cowrite heart beats a bob-tailed flush," and pa hal tallzed fo the mes about a religious silver mius he was selling stock in, which Le alvised them as a friend to buy for the glovy of the charch, they all went in the back parlor and the annister lad in prayer. He got down on lis knees right under the parrot's cage, and you'd a dide 10 see Polly | hang on to the wires of the cage with one foot aud diop an apple core on the minister's head. Ma shook her Landkerchief at Polly, aidd looked sassy, and Polly got up on jthe pecch as the minister got warmed up, aod began t).raise the roof, Polly said, 'O, dry up." The minister had his eyes shut, but he opeved one of them a little and look lookel - el lookel at pa. Pa was tickled at the parrot, but when the minister look lookod - od lookod at pa, as though it was Lim tha

was making irreverent remarks, pa was hiad. The ministor got to the 'Amen' and Polly Bhook Lis<elf aud said, 'What you giving us, and the minister got' up and brushed the bird seed off his knees, and he 10-k 10-k--ed - -ed 10-k--ed mad. T thought ma would sink with mortification, and I was sibling on a piano stool, looking as pious as a Sunday-school superintendent, the Sunday before he skips out with the, bauk funds, and ma looke? at m> as thoagh she thought it was had been tampering with the pairot. Gosh, I never said a word to that parrot, and I ean prove it by my chum. Waell, the minister asked one of the sisters #f she wooldu't pray, and she wasa't encaged, so she soid with pleasure, and she kneeled down but she corked hevself, 'cause she gut one knee on s cast iron Gumlb bell that I had been practicing with. She said, 'O, wy," in a disgusted sort of away. and then she bagan to pray for the reformation of the youth of the land, aud asked tor the spirit to descend on the householl, and particularly on the boy that was such a care and anxiely to his pa pareuts, - reuts, pareuts, and just then Poily said, <O, pull down your vest." Well, you'd a dide to see that woman look at me. The parrot cage was partly behind the window curtain, and they coaldn' see it, and she thought it was me. She looked ai malas though she didn't hit ine witi a porker, but she went on, aud Poily said, 'wipe off your chin,' and the lady got througi and got, up and told ma it must be a great trial to have an idiotie child, and then ma she was mad and saild it wasn't bail so bad as it was to be a kleptomaniae, and then the womau got up ani said she wouldn't stay no longer, and pa said to wme to take the parrot out doors, and that wesn wesned - ed wesned to make them all good natarel again. Ma said to stke the pirro and give itSlo the poor. I took the cage and pointed iy fingor at th parrot aud it looked at the woinan and said 'old eataramaran' and (he woman tried to look pious and re resigned, - signed, resigned, but she couldu't. As I was going out the door the parrot ruf fled np his feathers and said, 'Dam 'Dammif. - mif. 'Dammif. set 'em up," and I hurriel out with the cage for fear he would say something bad, and the folks all held up their hands and said it was scandalous. -Say, I wonder if a parro! can go to hell with the rest of the community. Well, T put the parrot in the woodshel, and after ' they all their inuinygs, excopt pa, who ( acted as empire, the meeting b:'a)k(f' ap, and ma says its the last time she | will have that gang at her house.? ' 'That must have been where your | pa got his black eye,'. sail the gro. cery wail, as he charged the bunch of éelery to ihé boy's pa. 'Did the minister hit him, or was it one of the sisters.'

¢ enth annual session of the v« State Sunday School Ad Adso - so Adso L will be held at Augusta, Ga., W od.esday, Thurrday and Friday, 2d. 3rd, aud 4th of May, 1883. The coustitution of the association says : 'The association shall be composed of one delegate for every three hund hundred - red hundred members of Sunday schools com composing - posing composing the County Association; and in coanties where no association, exs ists, two delegates for every Repre Repressntative - ssntative Repressntative to which the county isen isentitled - titled isentitled in the General Assembly of the State-' In eounties where no associa association - tion association exists, the d-legates will ba ap appoinie - poinie appoinie 1 by the Vice Prosident of the Siite Association for the Congress: onal distriet. We take this oceasion to covdially invite the Sumday Schiool woriers of the State ot Goorgia to miterast themselves in the Georgia Siate Sunday School Associatiou, in the organization of County and Dist District - rict District Associations, for the pnrpose of bringiog togeth=r ag often as prac practicable - ticable practicable the seversl dencininations, that we may from each other obtain new ideas and juethdds for eondudt eondudting - ing eondudting successfully this great depart ment of work in our respective chur churches. - ches. churches. We know that each church takes care of its own affdirs; and we have no intention to interfere in the lenst with the schools of any denomi aation. Our object is 'to promote the prosperity and efliciency of the Sanday schools of Geosgia.' by 'requent visitation dnd interchange of thonghity and expression of ex experiences - periences experiences iu the work, by offering to each other pure sypathy and en encouragement - couragement encouragement in our labors, by pub publicly - licly publicly meeting with each other upon a commion plattorm whose foundation and entire structure is Christian unity ind Christian pleasure, and we are confident that those who have usually attended the counly, State and in interintional - terintional interintional Sanday school conven conventions - tions conventions have geuetrally returtiod to their own schools greatly profited and more eager for this important work in theiv respective charclies.

Boynton devoted himself to his profession; but in 1880 he was called by the people of the Twen Twenty-six - ty-six Twenty-six Senatorial Distriet from his retirement and aranimously élec élected - ted élected to the senate. On the assem assembling - bling assembling of that body- he was unani unanimously - mously unanimously chosen President of {he Senate, the only instance we be believe - lieve believe on record where a new mem member, - ber, member, serving his first term in the Legislature, has ever, without op opposition, - position, opposition, been called to preside over the Senate of Georgia and become ex officio Lieutenant-Gov Lieutenant-Governor - ernor Lieutenant-Governor of the Commonwealth. In October of last year Col. Boynton was re-elected to the Senate with without - out without opposition, and when the Leg Legislature - islature Legislature met in November he was again chosen President of the Senate, receiving the entire vote of this body. Such is a brief sketeh of this self-made man, who by his genins and goodness, has fought his way from obseurity to the proud eminence on which he now stands. Of his religious con convictions - victions convictions we can say that he is an earnest and consistent member of the Missionary Baptist Chureh. Of Lim as a soldier, his record speaks in tones louder than mere worils to tell of his gallantry, abil ability - ity ability and fidelity. Of his capacity for public oftice, the records of those he has filled are his most fitting witnesses, and are volumes which tell of his capacity. En Entering - tering Entering the Senate of Georgia at its last session, and glancing around to see the distinguished looking men of that body, the eye of every visitor naturally fell upon the President standing six feet and thrae ineles in height, with broad andjample shoulders, a figure not too heavy, his clear blue eyes look looking - ing looking out from a face that blended benevelence with firmness atid de decision, - cision, decision, his ample brow shaded now with locks no langer sandy to whiteness, but light brown, with health in every lineament, and in intellect - tellect intellect and honesty stamnped on every feature, such is the picture presented by Jas. S. Boynton.

family, aiding him to continue his studies and encouraging him in his efforts to attain the objects of his ambition, and promising to furnish the means necessary for its attainment. During a portion of this time, in order to increase his limited means, he taught one of the country schools, still con continuing, - tinuing, continuing, however, his preparation for West Point. Unfortunately for young Boynton, Mr. Beck died in 1851, soon after he became his guardian. This was a severe blow, and destroyed all hopes of West Point, as without Mr. Beck's aid, he could not bear the expense, and he had no other friend who would aid him; but nothing daunt daunted, - ed, daunted, Boynton, with the consent of Mr. Jno. A. Smith, who had taken Mr. Beck's place as gnardian, sold his property and determined to apply for admission int®the Geor Georgia - gia Georgia Military Institate at Marietia, Ga. Inorder to prepare himself, he re-entered Mr. Roger's school, which he had left in order to be become - come become a teacher, butremained there only a short time. Going to Mar Marietta - ietta Marietta in the spring of 1852, with his scanty supply of monay, all he had in the world, this brave boy learned that his hopes of a milita military - ry military education must be forever aban abandoned; - doned; abandoned; his utmost means could, by the strictest economy, support him but two years, while three was the least number that would suffice to enable him to graduate. Where he was, and under what whatever - ever whatever cireumstances, Boynton seem seemed - ed seemed to thirst for knowledge; his ac active - tive active mind could not rest in idle idleness, - ness, idleness, and we are not surprised to find him next a studentat Hearne's 'School. There he remained until his exhausted hoard compelled

"The prograame which is being preparad will embiace representative pen from the various denominations ot Christians from all sections of the "tate of Gebrgia, from the niountains to the seahoard. Arrangements will be made with the various railvoads to carry delegates at reduced rates. Preparations are in aclive progress at Augusta to entertain the deleyates with that genial hospitality for which the people of that good city are noted, and, altogether, the meeting promises to be one of the mostin teresting ever held by the State Associatioa. / "We addreses this circular "to you earnestly desiring to have your in inflience - flience inflience in se:uring representatives from your county from the several churches, to attend the convention at Augusta, and if there is no Associa~ tion in your county to nse the earliv est and best means towards organigs ing one, and we are s.ire that such & work will bring to you and your as associates - sociates associates great spiritnal pleasure and proiit. "Pleass communicate dt once with the Vice President or Secretary of your Congressional district, whose addie-s you will indat the head of this circular. It is important thet he should know the names of all the delegntes, that & cowplete list may be sent as early as practicahle to Mr. I. Bowles, Chairman of Reeeption Comiittee, Augusta, Ga.. and also ;to the State Secretary, at Atlanta, iGy that cards may be sent to dele delegates, - gates, delegates, naming the place where they will be engertained in Augusta." A mother noticing ber little 'Jaughs ter wiping her iouth with her dress sleevo, asied ber whet her haudkers chief was for. Said the litfe one; l It's to «hake at the ladies in the streety v what papa does with Lis"

'O, he didn't get his black eye at prayer meeting I said the boy, as be took his mittens off the stove+aud rabbed them to take the stiffuning out. 'lt was from boxing. Pa told my chum acd we that it was no harim to learn to box, cause we could de fend ourselves, and he said ho used to bea holy terror with the bhoxing gloves when he waus a boy, and he has been giving us lessons. Well. hie is no slouch, now Ltell you, and handles himself pretty well for a church member. T read in the paper how Zack Chandlor pluyed it on Jonkliing by getting Jin Maco, the prize fighter, to knock him siily, and I asked pa if he wouldn't let me brivg a poor boy who hal no father too teach him boking, to our house to icarn to box, and pa said ceriainly, fotch him along. e said he woul'l be glad to do anythiug for a poor orphan. So I went down in the Lhird war 1 and got an Irish boy by the naine of Daffy, who can knock the socks off of any boy in the ward He fit a prize fight once. It would have made you laugh 10 ses pa tell hia how to bold his bands and how to guard his face., He told Daffy not to be afraid, but to strike right out anl hit for keeps. Duily said Le was afraid pa woull get mad i he hit him, and pa said, 'nonsens., boy, knock me down it you cany an i I will laugh ha! ha! Well, Daffy 'he hauled back and gave pa coe on the nosegand another in both eyes, and cuffed him on the ear and punch punched - ed punched him 1a the stomnach, and lammed him in the wouth and male his teeth bised, and then he gave hin a side winder in both eyes, aid pa pulied off the boxing gloves and grabbi a chawr, aad we adjourned aad wen | down stairs as though thore wasa

peaceful events, his active mind was not idle, firad no doubt by the heroic deeds of Southern valor in the Mexican war, the warm, enthu enthusiastic - siastic enthusiastic heart of the spirited boy dreamed of glory, and his pracu pracucal - cal pracucal mind, not content with idle vis vision, - ion, vision, planned for himself a milita military - ry military career. Young Boyuton deter determined, - mined, determined, if possible, to secure an ap appointment - pointment appointment to West Point. In or order - der order that he might prepave himself for this life, in 1849 he was placed in the family of Johu W. Crockett, and attended the school of Rev. W. A. Rogers, a clergyman of the Methodist Chureh, a most compe competent - tent competent teacher, and one who has since attained gvent prominence in the church and as an educator. To the surprise of everybody, his indomitable will and energy, coupled with his natural quick quickness,ensbled - ness,ensbled quickness,ensbled him not ouly to avoid falling bekind in the studies of his classes, but won for him a reputa reputation - tion reputation for talent and scholarship among his compeers. In Novem November, - ber, November, 1849, he lost his father, who left him as his patrimony one han handred - dred handred acres of land and one nagro. Young Boynton, still intent on carving out his fortune in a mili military - tary military career, determined on contin continuing - uing continuing his studies. He chose for his guardian Wm. Beck, Hsq.,wiho took young Boynton to his house and treated him as one of his