Show i ANDY JOHNSONS TOAST giorg a Il artier air S IK v sor history la Is not altogether written in ill books nor carried in ill tile tho minds of sav i ants arlio sources of historical anfor ma antion tion ire aio varied for instance s bays lys tile indianapolis kindlam polls news os ono allay get lt in idea of 0 tile tho thai char actor acter of johnson froin aiom a talk with tits bis barter barber ulio bo to 1 live 0 in ill this till city and Is none udit f v hi in george 1 L ono one of tho the proprio properio tors of tho young lions christian jaso akiso elation barbershop barber shop 1 I have boon tho the first free col bretl man mail to bo married in tile the house slid said george but I 1 was iq riot not willing alln Ul ln to wait alt until wo ivo could go froidl nasli 1110 to ington it happened ilea in this way ay my wife ifo wag iab mrs arrs johnsons mild silo sho waited on oil the front door of elio johnson mansion and aa cry cr atily treated by tile family whon lion governor johnson Jo linson went ont to washington Icil knowin ff that I 1 wai is wait ait ing on oil mrs mia johnsons dinald wo aero asked to go along and bo be inari 1 oil at the flip capital 1 ibo 1110 ch of my TO courting conr tins wt wrt ro unusual al ono day I 1 inas ivas wall cill past jast house II nhon I 1 saw B i u 11 captain of 0 tha tb hr iny in ill nashville alk mr johnson jison who ho was vas in tho the yard rd and begin to uso use abusive language lan guasp amon aleong oth othor things 1 ho called Jobi johnson ion a tr traitor altor johnson fired up tip in an air instant tits his right hana bind anil ana arm were par alicd dutli ills left ho P arlick out briskly and tumbled tile captain down don upon tho the aragi after that guards an ada rda wore cro placed about the premises with etli instructions to exclude all persons not having li vinn biaso pisses I 1 this ibis interfered somewhat with tile other young fel fellows loNs nho vve ro bilco myself paying attention to mis johnson maid ind hut inc tile maid jt at tho front door told tile guards to admit in and by the time tho governor inor was ready to go to washing is bins ton I 1 had h id prosecuted my iny courtship toa to a resil I 1 t 11 itow illow did mr M To linson hlin balf if ils tile colored people ile ho was 1 11 1 free and visy with us for instance in stanco lio lie would oma conis down to my barbor shop of it 11 morning and about th alio first rom reni aili ik would IP bo well ell george rio do you ion know where I 1 can find fand a good mint calep 1 I generally know to find ono one ond and ile bo would always invite mo me over to try tho liquor with him bim in drinking tie ho would ye generally propose a toast tind and this was tho the most couanon ono one god bless tho the whito folks and tho the lord say sav the biggers |