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(To be continued.)A Slugger the taood Old Days.Special correspondence of the Globe-Dem.Brazil, Ind., January —1The Globe Democrat of Saturday last contained a sfcetch of Simpson Harris who had just died at the wonderful age of 101) years and 19 days- Reference was made to the extraordinary good health which he enjoyed all his life, as well as the fact that he had voted at every Presidential election since he had cast his first vote for Jefferson in 1800. He would sometimes haye to be hauled to the polls, but he insisted on voting, and he scored a record perhaps no other American has ever achieved. He was always loyal to his country, and a stanch defender of it whenever occasion arose. It is related of him by Mr. L. B. Smith; his bosom friend and confidential adviser, thal during the late War, when the old ipan was hauled to the polls to vqie, he would always read the buys a lecture on loyalty; be fore casting his ballot he would say: “Now, boys, I am an older man already than most of you will live to be, and I have always found that it pays to stand by your country. Help her out now while she is in trouble, and if you have any difference to settle, settle them afterwards.MIn his prime Mr. Harris posessed great physical streugth and prowess and in the good old days before pistols, knives, or even bricks, were substituted for the natural fist ip the adjustment of questions of honor, he enjoyed considerable reputation in his own locality as a slugger. In au early day, there was a numerous family of boys by the name of Lawson in the neighborhood, and it was a oheriahed idea with them to whip Simp. Harris. One day five of the boys thought to get him under the influence of liquor an then thump him to their hearts content. They began to proceed as usual but Harris after getting a 44bracern or two allowed the liquor to waste in getting it to his mouth. When the boys thought him sufficiently mellow they opened the ball. Five well-directed blows, and the Lawson boys were sprawling on the ground. Jumping up and cracking his heels together, Harris said:44Bring on the rest of the Lawrnns, lean licka a whole regiment of ;emyet,”edinttalt;ttseA]biasalciwitat(hunifv*iiantJg3iiL0V1et
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Princeton Gibson County Leader
Princeton, Indiana, US
Wed, Feb 09, 1887
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