Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-15

Treasurer, and had At all times during the
ye,r from S6, 900 to $40, COO in my keeping.
No sale had |. Safer without. Nv safe
was paper bag, in TIE bottom Of vhicl the
funds were placed, and covered over with
chamomile aowsfs.
Beneath q nauseous drug
The gold was kept.
No ssrer way 10 keep
thing from theft.
Whenever pass that venerable building
become sentimental. For
That and many other things
Recall the DAYS OF yore,
When you and l. and all Of us,
slept on the punehson floor.
0fhnmble log built cabin,
without mosquito bars
Ard through the oak spill. shingles
We mum ned all the stars
he latch string always hanging out
lraunshiue and in rain.
FOR weary Pilgrims seeking rest.
Who never sought IN vain.
The red mai in his wigwsm,
The squaw in frail canoe,
imperial crimsoned sunset,
And clouds of gorgeous hue.
The wild bloom of the prairies,
The agate Rottled shore,
alas for natures lovelipsss.
We ne er shall see II more
Marked characters We had 10 those days.
Your own LsClairs-noblc, generous and
Just combining In his psrson the susvity
Of the polished gentleman from one side
of bis ancestry, with the stoical impsrturb-
able gravity from the ether. Who that sv-
er saw, can forget the por,ly. manly fern,
and the iltrid Anglo-Saxon face Of the la
msntsl Dave npors-cr who the sterling
worth Of both. Both enshrinsd in your
affections, and both worthily immort,l zsd
in the cities which bear their respective
names on the banks ofthe Father Of Waters
II 10 no disparsgement to the legal profcs-
sieu OF today, 10 say that the bench and
bar Of Scott and Rock Island counties were
slreng in the past strong in legal lors -
strong IN muscle aud brilliant in wit
Judge Brown was . character on the other
aide. Honest, prsctical and psculiar-su
admixture OF sincere devotion, with ct times
an OUT rsken levity At ono time ON the
circuit IN company with q number Of the
bar, t.s halted for dinner at farmers house.
(iio,ss were then like angels visits. y
While dinner Was being prepared, soms OF
the lawyers wore disposed (an uausual
thing TO bo little proians in conversation,
and were rsmonstratcd vita by the Judge.
The gool woman Of the house-herself pi-
ous-hssring this, set ths Judge down a.
o. K. orthodox. Therefore, on sitting
down to table Che husband being abssnt)
she requested she Judge to ask . blessing !.
Now the Judge had On invs,erats habit,
when taken BY surprise, OF exclaiming, (his
only proianity) Jesus ChSiss." Here he
WAS surprised, such . request not being
usual. Jesus Christ"-and stopped. The
good woman looked astouuded, but. r..
covering said. Well, Judge, so Tar 90
coed, bu, that is The shortest blessing |
ever heard asked. Many characteristic an
scdotss are related OF him. He went to
Califsrnia and died there. He entered the
terrestrial golden gate, ard it is TO be hoped
the celestial.
II was, perhaps, on this, Or il may Be
aome ether occasion, that . scene occurred
among the lawyers worthy Of . Hogarsh's
pencil. IN the circuit they we're in the
then nsw counties Of Henry, Mercer and
Whiteside. Long John Wentworth,
Of Chicago. was along, and my
friend, Judge Drury. All. half
. dozen or more, slept in the same
room. Long John got up first, and mis,ak-
ing the Judges pants for his own, drew
them or bottom came up TO bis knees, and
then the Judge with Wsntworth's pants,
the same isngth beyond his toea-we'l,
that's the long aud the short Of it. Modesty
forbids me 10 speak much OF the medical
profession Of that day, yet il was some. par
ucularly on this side. The present medi-
cal staff is at honoa to any city; yet l
doubt there is man (or woman either,
whe. no matter hew urgent his call, or how
deeply he might sympsthizs with his ps.
tisnts, would put himself aud horse in Capt
Wilson's old skf, and cross the river in a
gale of wind. That was done BY the frst
Pioneer physician of Scott county. Don't
think i. will be again. You will pardon the
il use the personal pronoun more frequent
ly than is deemed. correct. taste. / cannot
however, pass eyer one Of the greatest com-
plimsnts ever had professionally. II was
on the occasion oil my first surgical opera
ton:
A pious old lady, not far from here, had
suffered long from toothache, and at length
it became UNDESIRABLE. In an unaccountsble
way she got the impression that l was On
unbeliever, and would not employ the, but
she bad no alternative, and had 10 give in.
| went. The tooth wasnot very adherent ;
it came easy. giving instantrelisf. There,
said she, "ycu needn't tell me any more
stories about that young doctor. No man
without the grace Of God could pull tooth
as easy as that
The gathering up and careful recording
Of the early history of our respective local
tiaa
member should give his attention. giving,
in connection With matters Of general inter
est, his personal history Those records, il
not highly estimated to-day, will, in future
years have priceless value. They will be
referred to rs family records, when other
evidsnce NAV not be attainable. And hen
the past becomes misty, through tie haze
of time, future generations will bless you
for the gleam of light which your record
will throw back sn the birthday and infan
cy Of your Pioneer life.
The NAV miss its setting,
The moon forget to shine,
And every brook and streamle.,
Absorb the ocean brine.
Till then with industry we'll delve,
As digger in his mine
FOR golden treasures of the past
The days OF Auld Lang Syne.
On motion Of Mr.. Jas. Thorington
unanimous vote of thanks was tsndsrsd Dr.
Gregg, with request for q copy Of the I'd
dress TO be placed in the archives Of ,h,
Association.
The President then brought up the mat
ter Of placing biographical sketch Of sac
Of the pioneer dead Of 1867, among the rec
ords Of the Association. Hs made pastie
ular reference TO their late much esteeme
associate Willard Barrows, Esq. the "Ili,
torian Of Scott County," to whom was u
tributed The honor of founding their Ass,
citation and OF contributing largely 10 il
success. Nessrs. J. P. Cook and Jane
Thorington followed in remarks upon th
necessity aud importance Of the step. Al
ter which, on motion being carried to th,
effect, the President appoisted Jas. Thor
in gton, Jno. P. Cook aud Rev. Father Pal.
mourgues 40 special committee TO prspsr
such biographical sketches.
The Gles Club then struck up that Of
familiar tune, "Auld Lang Syne," whs