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Show A Tlirifl.v Negro. "The down'rod.leti negro we hear a great d'-al about him these days." The speaker was Mr. V. 11. Jones. "Listen. 1 was going from Helton to Greenville, it) South Carolina, tliu other day when a white man came into tho car and said to a line looking six-foot-two mulatto, Going to Greenville, Billy 'Yes, sir.' Won't you please get this check cashed at tiio bank there ami bring me tho money' "Certainly, sir.' I began talking talk-ing wilh the negro," continued .Mr. Jones, "and these facts were developed, ilis name was William .Madison. Just after the war lio borrowed if I, ti M from his former master, with which ho bought a small plantal ion. "Ho gavehim 1 percent, for four years for the loan, and tit the end of that time paid him back his money in full. William Will-iam Madison litis always attended strictly strict-ly to his business, keeping away from politics, circuses and excursions, lie is now worth ijdfl.UOO and owns threo plantations, plan-tations, lie hn.s raised a family of six-teeti six-teeti children, ull of whom aro doing well. Ho made seventy-live balesof cotton cot-ton this year, Ho lives tit Helton and has tlio respect and confidence of the entire community. When we reached ( ireenvillu William Madison said, 'You see I havo money,' and ho pulled a bag (if gold and silver from his pocket. 'I i um going to put it in bank.' "Atlanta ! (Ga.) Journal. |