Holly Springs gazette., 1845-10-11
e-ee1 1F TIE WIG CANDID.
s'ND ATES.
p,rRIcx w. TomPKINs.

90 by close apP''0'''o - ~,
nilu ,Ial Is now opening oei're nm.
elfss. dark man" then, | mean man
d, IN IN 10 tame. knew hm 10 very
ua'.' ,;rne after lie came to this count y
SGT sts Ead quietly and unos,en'aiIcusiy
hd -a,ced business" with very sina'i
~clnIl'Lt, M, the" biggest kind hopes--he
=. had many difficulties 20 contend
~. fr.t. poverty, "1he lot o, genus
Ei-1 - he asDiIations and make restless
Ila. oD:4a;ght pillow that hangs like
las I'm around the finely organized
hsa,t aJ weighs and Paralizes aud not
H'--ut'--,ontIv snaps the gOldea cord. when
1~-,' tb,iobt prospects and hopes. that am
s,aTts ID life, are scattered 10 the
'' IT, had to contend with bar Of
R.Lardinary ability, equal in part TO any
.S,be same number IN tie S'aie-known
n he people by long residence or lame
.,;,eJ In other States. To these Clients
ted daily but never one TO him. sui
IA NJ, hint by the way side, but took
~ =, ,,on, his honest heart and pushed
n baJ 10 contend with a bad delv-
op "a evtraosdinary diffii nee, both Of
u..EJam happy 10 inform those who
,-ro, Ut had he pleasure Of hearing
I-., w. 10 aas mastered completely as he has
n.'-' y, obstacle. II he was tired there
49, l,l,rars -r "a good brush" 10 hand d-if the
- al disappointment settled on his
- be would wipe them of, aud his
- c,rebead and clear blue eye wonid
No c,Im. however tumultuary The con
a. within. A few years only have elaps-
IN and ire bright rays of fame and 9eat
tfse- ftrf
~ ling away aud drying up the traces OF
early corhict--he is now distinguished
evyer. q strong and fell. itous pubic spea
tor loved bv every one, Of every party
M, knows him. and who don't? and In Z
nr more years WILL be the pride Of Ih'
Sare-bul in one thing there has been NJ
change. there has been no change IN hI
heart. shat was always good, and alvey
vi.f be-. lie can never be otherwise than
wam.heaued, generous, liberal man
There Is not ia his composition one gran
ofsslfshness, envy OF avaTice, but much O
the mix Of human kindness that endear
btuto every one. shoul Enever be atrai
u trust nv interest in tho national council
The guidance OF such mamie Is a
American-he loves his country, "h'
many and great rivers, her mighty mou
AIMS. her institutions, her wealth and y
du,try, her great names and her morals
re feels d generous pride IN beng COZ
ponent part Of so much grandeur, al
would be the last man, among the last me
who would by act of his, sacrifice one alto
OF territory. letter of The constitution
right of the people do not know no
lean better illustrate his chaIacier than
relating an anecdote Of him, which W
do briefly as possible. In a couversatl
with an old gentleman, kentuckian c
erl years since, in speaking OF TompkI
hc otservcd:-"He is all Kentucklan, a
commenced the world BY doing good ;
--he took the right path at the star,
will find himself al the right place wh
he gets to the eEd Of his journey \
used to have heep Of :aIk about PairIc
'lourbi, piece you see il was the tirss
boy ever had, and he found that lie
gong 70 mill one day, slashng along
Cd brown mare, when he .ound IN
read a half.dolIar-at ihat time II was
comm, n occurrence, aud Patricks y
was tie families lalk.-He was for :
Ing Off 10 town TO spend II but bis mot
Tut her veto uron that, by informing
tie money was not his, that he had to
l., but that sore rerson had lCstit, and
must trv and find out who that person
and give i 70 him, bu, that after Ger
lime, ,f no cwuer was found, he she
have IL TO spend In any way he plea
Well, sir, the time stipulated by PatrI
mother. passed slowly enough with !
but at length il was delivered Dvef !;
The first Saturday morning aher, dresse'
IN bis new 'budernnr homespun,and mt
tgd on the same old mare. he was went
bis way to the store. filled with as n
importance as he would be now, .weie
discussing in the halls of Congress IA
Nv measure. He had been making c
calculations on knife, a 1etrsA0Yp a.
t-P but when he got 10 the store
priced the articles, he found his -four
piece Insufficient 10 pay for them all,
was difficult mater 10 determine "
20 iOrtgO-he was bound to haven K
and Billy Hart had just bought jews
and could outplay the Jews and be tho
lie could do any thing that Billy hart
he would, therefore, buy kniie
l-wsharp About this time. when he
rveryIhIng arranged in his mind, IN rel'
% lie purchase. his attention was sttrs
ny a little crowd ia the street, curr
prompted him to see what was going
and he ran out in the middle of the C
stood an old man and odd soldier dis
ng his wounds, describing his battles.