The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-05-13


the OCCASION OF the deccase ct some mcnl-
Der OF the Legislative body, though the
speeches, as Byron says, may be said to
present
"a fine sample, on tile whole,
OF rhetoric which the lcarn'd cn!l rigmarole.'
As Il superior specimen OF this studied
impropriely OF speech" we have been
favored by u friend with the following
tribute to the memory OF tie late Colonel
Yell, OF Texas, delivered by !; distinguish
cd colleague from one OF the border DIS
tricts OF that State. For freedom and
breadth ofstyle it can hardly BE- SUI passed:
"Mr. Spcukcr,-lt becomes my mclan-
cholorly duty to announce TO the mem
bers of this yer body that Andrew jack
son Yell, of Yellville, Il member OF this
house, is no more. He has tell victim
to the grim and destroying tyrant, Death,
who Yesterday evening put IN end to his
mortal career; and he now lies lilelcss ut
the pleasant boarding house o; Mrs. Jones,
on the hill, where he and many other
members Of this yer House has boarded
session after session-and where, through
out his lengthy aud consequently pro-
trnctcd typbus-fcver, he received every
care and attention which that ar kind
hearted woman and her numerous and
attentive help could bestow But, alas
all her care and Kindness w;ls OF no avail.
Colonel Yell is gnnc from among US, and
1t has become my mrlanchorly duty t"
offer the customary resolutions Oh this
occasion, which hcv taken the orportu-
nifty to draft out last Right. while >cttn'
up with the body. II ain'l wilLno urn nary
irelin' 5 Of grief, Mr.. Speaker. that | make
this yer communication to this yc: hon.
orablc body; for lnowed the deceased
in purlicuar Mr.. Speaker, and knowed
hin clean through. migilt say, from
AIphv to lizard. There may be men
mean enough 10 come forward LOW hes
gone from among Us, and ;iiude To bis
| faults Of kcrricter-lor. like ail other
men, he had his faults, and who an't got
EN-? There may be men in this Yer
body mean cnongl, say. out Of pure
ca<sedne<s, to fetch up The taiin's of The
diseased, but |, at least. amt Il .,"!n' To
be one of EN-. know iiIcrc was some
things that might be nordted agin him.
He m V hcv ben slightly addicted to
whisky; but thea. Mr. Speaker, there's
others in this House that coui. drink Linn
blind drunk aiort breakfast. and they
know it, lie may hey been quick 70 Use
his shno;in' tools. but hc never ,iraw'u
weapon Qua man il lie wasn't mad They
may say hc ditii't pay his dcbts-wio III
Texas docs. Mr. Speaker? And :gin.
they may tell yon that hc i'roiclcd con-
siderable. Well. aIl | hcv To say about
that is. who in - dom t, Mr.. Speaker?
| pnt it to you, Sir, and to this august
body to answer that pint. Whoever in
this House, ut least is without !: fault III
this respect, let him, rs the Scriprcr Oh
serves. be the first 10 shy Il considerable
sized rock ON to his mcmory-or words
to that effect don't rccll lcct the pre-
else. terms of the passage. Among his
many virtoos. Mr.. Speaker. our departed
friend wlS II devoted admircr of that no
Bile animil the hosS, comScicntiously attend
in every racc-traci within forty miles OF
this yer place and bacllin' lis opinion
onto onccrtin events, in the future to the
extent of his ability. and sometimes be-
yond it. in the cXtcnsivcst and most gem
tlemanIy manner, He WAS also an ac
tive member of the Engine Company.
and often good at fires In short. he was
Il good citizen, IN honest man. and Il per-
feet gentleman. In his mc!oncholy de-
sease, society has lost one of its brightest
ornaments. and gloom is cast over our
whole community, but more especially
over the domestic circle Of Mrs. Jones's
boarding house, where the eligible room
which he occupied, and in which. said
before. lie received every care and attcn-
ton from that estimahlo lady. is NOW.
alias vacant for the balance Of The sea
SON"
..Mr. Speaker Ga member of the opposi-
tion here interrupts,) | rise to pint OF
ordcr.'
The Speaker requested Mr.. Shaken to
state his pint
II want to know. Mr. Speaker, if it is
in order forany member of this yer House
in his speech onto the memory OF dead
man. to ring in hoardin' house. KEEP by
his aunt, and furnished by himself, on
shcers? 1t may be parliamentary and
all right but don't see it y
The Speaker, With Il withcring glance
at Shaken, decided the pint to be not well
taken.
"Ah this is too sollum occasion, MIR.
Speaker, tor me to take notice of amy s;ch
mprrdcncr and side remarks as that air !.
| fully expected some infamous hvcn:,
would be out here to day. hnwlin' round
tie grave of our departed friend. toarnin
at the mouth, gna>hing his tooihie<s jaws.
tent rage With Ills hide covered all over
with welts, all sore and di>%nsIin from
the lash and the hot poker herewith. VIII ch
his inSoence has brought nlon him pretty
much every day durili' this session, he
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