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Show ANDY JOHNSON'S TOAST. ' Hieorge Keeble, llarber. Talks About Mr. Lincoln's Kucceisor. History is not altogether written In books nor carried lu tho minds of aav-uhts. aav-uhts. Tho xourccs ot historical Information Infor-mation aro varied. For Instance, Bays tbo Indianapolis Nows, ono may get an idea ot tho character char-acter of I'rcsidpntAndy Johnson from a talk with his barlior. who happens to llvo in this city, and is none othor than Gcorgo L. Kocblo, onu of tho prpprlo-lon prpprlo-lon of tho Young lion's Christian Association Asso-ciation barber-shop. "I might havo been tho first frco colored col-ored man to bo married in tbo Wblto .House," said George, "hut I was not willing to wait until wo could go from Nashville to Washington. It happened In this way: "Mywlfowas Mrs. Johnson's maid. Sho waited on tho front door of tho Johnson mansion and was very affectionately affection-ately treated by tho faintly, i "Whon Oovornor Johnson wont to Washington, knowing that I was waiting wait-ing on Mrs. Johnson's maid, wo woro asked to go along and bo married at tbo capital. 'Tho circumstances of my courting woro unusual. On6 day I was walking past tho Governor's houso when I saw a Captain of the army, well known in Nashville., wall: up to Mr, Johnson, whb was in tbayard, and begin to uso ilbu'sjvo language. "Among other things I romombor ho called Johnson a 'traitor.' Johnson fired tip in an instant, ', "Ills right hand and arm wero par alyzed. With his loft ho struck out briskly and tumbled tho Captain down upon tho grass. After ttiat guards woro placed about tho promises with instruc-. tions to excludo all persons not having) tasses. i "This Interfered somowhat with tho! other young fellows who v. ero, llko myf self, paying attuinion to -Mia. Johnson's) maid, llut it helped me. , "Tho maid at thu front dcor told the guards to admit me, u.id by tho tlmo tho Governor w:w ready to go to Washing-. Washing-. ton I had probcautcd my courtbhlp to a successful result." "How did Mr. Johnson conduct himself him-self towards tho colored pcoplo?" 'IIo was frco and e4.y with us. For. lnstanan, ho would como down to iny harbor-shop of a morning, and about fhu first remark would bo: 'Well, Gcorgo, do you know whore I can find a good mint Julop?' "I gonerally know whero to find ono,' and ho would always Invito mo over to try tho liquor with him. In drinking ho would generally proposo a toast, und. this was tho most common ono: 'God bless tbo wblto' folks and tho Lord sav tbonlggora" |