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SIXLittle Grissums From De Ole Ken« tucky Sho’,Two of Whom Went Up de Flume, end Den Dar Was but Fo’.Trnbble In lt;'• Culled Camp Among de Coonx HO Brown, About do Lot Dry Unite DI'I Bo’t in T’oddrr End of Town—Prayer ly the Big Four.About nine years ago there came to tliis city a colored family named Grissuin. Five boys and a married sister composed the band. Shortly after their arrival one of the men, Edmund, by name, and his brother-in-law, John Curtis, bought (!o acres of ground lying south of the city, from the late Kalph Colescott. Several years thereafter Edmund died, and Curtis disposed of the ground to the remaining four brothers, deeding to each an acre, reserving an acre for himself, and the remaining portion descended to his nephew, young Nelson Grissum, the only sun of Edmund. Will Grissum, the elder of the quartette of “coons” opened his doors to young Nelson, and the boy has resided with his uncle ever since until very recently.Robert Watkins, pastor of one of the colored churches persuaded the lad to make his residence his home, and undertook the guidance of the boy's future, spiritual and timpora'. Lately Robert seems to have become possessed of the idea that William Grissum bad swindled his protege, as lie had not been the legally qualified guardian of the child, and that no money had ever been tendered the boy for hfs support. Imagining that the bovrs money had been wantonly spent or appropriated to the use of others, Robert this morning applied for and received legal authority to act for his charge.William states that lie had applied the rents of his brothers laml to the payment of certain debts the defunct had omitted to liquidate before ascending the flume, and that he had kept a set of books which would bear testimony to the truth ol his assertions. Watkins-seems to doubt him, however, and is evidently bent on yanking some of his parishioners into a court of justice if the glare of noonday fails to disclose the dark transaction. All “coondom’’ is excited, and an expensive lawsuit is brewing. Just who is most to blame at this writing it is difficult to tell.GENEHAL CABT.A Brief Biographical Sketch of the Talented Man.Samuel Fenton Cary was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, February IS, 1S14; graduated at Miami University in the class of 1835; was admitted to the bar in 1839. In 1845 lie relinquished the profession to devote himself to the cause of temperance. On the subject of temperance lie has probably been heard by more people than any man living, lie is one of the original founders of the Order of the Sons of Temperance. In 186!)-’?0 he made an extended lecture tour through Great Britain, and everywhere immense crowds greeted him. It is said that since the days of Whitfield no man commanded as large audiences. His style of speaking is peculiarly his own. A distinguished writer lias j said of him that “lie speaks like; a Greek, with the ease, the, Ik grace, the naturalness of the ancient j a orators.” His speeches arc the hap- ! picst combination of logic, argument, wit, sarcasm, pathos, apt illustrations, anil felicitous anecdotes. He plays upon the passions and feelings of an audience with consummate skill. His persoualc gives force to liis utterance.He is five live feet eleven inches in J di height, weight two hundred pounds, bi has dark complexion, a large head with an unusual amount of hair, large black and sparkling eyes, with a full, gi clear, and well-modulated voice. lie hi never gets hoarse, never tires, and of-
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Shelbyville Daily Evening Democrat
Shelbyville, Indiana, US
Tue, Mar 01, 1881
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