The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-01-31
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The SAGE OF Ashiand.

his action as freely as any. 1t vi
usual custom. on his arrival home to
the Summer months, for large conf
of people to be present to welcOm
shake hands with him when he Id
stage. Now, excepting u few pc
friends, there were none: and the
even talked Of electing Democrat
place. Clay got into his carriage.
was as rickety concern as can Well
agined, and rode home in moody q
We knew he was mad. The folio owfr
be did not 60 out.
During tine second day his servant
TO his room and informed him sthata
was at his front door. Begone,n "
only response. The negro went d0y
told the crowd that Mr.. CLAY was qul
well, and the fatigue Of travel had
prostrafed him. The doctor had ju4
and forbidden his seeing company,
would be happy to see them as soon
WAS able. For sgvelAl days this we
People then began to call meeting
send committees. The State officers
took it up and invited him to give a
dress. 1 shall never forget That 81
His voice was like q bugle and swell
| trumpet calls. His eyes gloWed lk
He frothed at the mouth, and dehed
with the el0quence and power Of d
But it took the gallaht Kentuckta
storm, and he was again elected
United States Senate. c4r
Clay owed $50, 600, for which Their
a mortgage on Ashland. The interes
always pad punctually. but he could
reduce the principal, and this at leng
came a source of great annoyance to-
In 1874, when he visited the bank %
the interest as usual. the old French
handed out the note. "What dee
mean 2" inquired Clay, under the In
sion that they had refused to let it ru
longer, and he knew Of 0 way to m
" The note is Cancelled, SIR" replie}
clerk: "you owe this bank nOtEl
my God! I" said Clay, &" have frie
good as this?" He was affected to
which is said to be the only time h
ever known to weep. =" - -
John CLAW was wild, reckless felloe
the favorite of his mother. In these
was not beneath a won1an's dignity
something, and she would ofOsn' "a
knitting or pick berries, which she
send to town; and John would soon
a spree with the money. She was
thar kind who can never do enough
world, ard use all their exertions to
yiate distress and the sufferings ar
one night it was whispered around
us boys that John had gone away to 4
duel. In the morning, as, we went
meal. we halted before entering tie
fast room, as was our CUSTOM waiiinI
Mr. CLAY uo come from bis study a14
the way. We saw Mrs. Clay standing
bv. and as he came cut, she rushed to
throwing her arms about bis neck. an
bling out: "John has gone TO fightat
Never shall forget the scene or thee
ion of the old mans face.
He had terrible eve when aroused
now it flashed fire. He seemed TO
the hight of two ordinary men. He
step backward, and. with his hand rai4
the full length of his long arm, and
his finger Quiverins toward heaven,
with a voice that went through me II
electric shock: My dear woman. If
ia right, in Gods name let him hgtl
Godw The poor woman Went Dac.
room to weep. We followed Clay IN
breakfast room, where he cat ms toa5
drank his tea in silence. and then ret
to his study to read. Whatever MS fe3
as father might be. they we're nos 81
in his countenance or appearance.
seen Forrest, Macready and Booth, ou !
are tame to the voice, gesture anu eI
Clay on that occasion.
In the Fall of 1913. Nicholas LongW
of Cincinnati sent to Mr.. Clay dem
of native wine. Mr.. Longworth haviI
norted the grape e-seed from wine-makeI
ftaly. prided himself on having a spill
thing, It was q five-gallOn demijohrl
stonper covered with wax, and sta
with the letter ssL.n There We're six
bows in the family, averaging some sil
or seyenteen wears old. We used TO
In the evening in our room, and would,
row the cellar-key of Mrs. Clay and
up a pitcher of cider and hatful OF a.
to heip us along in our lessons. One
II was proposed we should taste OF the|
cinnati wine. We found q corkscrewj
carried up pitcherful. 1t was capital
before many days we found tne oem|
empty. We knew Clay was liable TO
It any time, and it must be filled.
On the following night we took SCI
who toted the big bottle on his neaq
small store-room, two or three and /
miles away. kept by o negro, where hI
it filled with whisky at fifteen cents q
Ion which, with a quarter we gave tn
for helping us along, cost us dollar.
had hard work getting this demijohnII
| to the house-it was not shaped rigfl
easy carrying-but at length it was q
the cellar. We had previously made
WAX about the color of that which vi
the stonper. and had carved letter.
ont of a piece Ofbark. The bottle was|
sealed. stamped, and deposited in the
er place. -..-,.S
In 1874 the prospects were that Mri
might be President, and he thought %
self. He gave a grand dinner, amo1
ouests being John J. Crittenden ant,
Corwin. Everyone was in the best
and after the ladies retired the merrI
was even higher than before. The bo,
manned, never being excluded iron,
great dinners. As the party were aool
ing, said Clay: Gentlemen, hsvej
of the finest wine in the world, and thII
native American ever manufactured
there can be no more fitting opportI
for testing its merits than the prl
John, do you know whereabouts In II
lar that bottle of wine is which was 81
me from Cincinnati 20 "Yes. sir" n
the servant. 'sDo you think, John, I'd
bring that demJohn here under your
and not shake itups" "Yes, SIR" 4
90" In few minutes John camd
With that big fve-gallon demijohn
This arm. Snow, John, set 1t down AMI
ont the cork" The cork came out
ea Wit had been out before. I
Now, John, take that demijOhn
your arm again. and tilt out q littlel
the glasses" John again took the
john under his arm and went around
all the glasses, while he looke'' on in v
silence. ''Now, gentlemen" cont
Clay, I've will drink this standing, d
health of my friend Longworth Of q
natl. - He passed the glass to his
stopped and gave look about the
We six were just going out Of the do
single file. Just as fast as cur legs coul
ry us. We heard the word "boys !"
lion-vOice Of Clay, but the remainder
sentence was drowned In the shout of i
ter from his guests. w.
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