The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-07-24
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said, and would, for tie gratificas
ton oftbe company, rehearse their
several hspeeches, together with his
own Thereupon, he rcommenccd
with. the speech of Gov. Adams,
| who was then Generator Cavalry,
aud had been an old line Wing.
In succession She' made "a speech
for each ''ohe of the other ucandi.
dates, and concluded with his own.
They were inimitable specimens
of%his wit and 'huthof,e and never
did a com panySof gentlemen en-.
Joy an exhortation with more rap
turous glee. oEe'
In the argument Of Q Grim. con.
case at Spartanburg. Major Henry
took occasion, most wittily, and
hunorously, to asallude to Poti.
phar's wife. The senior counsel
on the other side, who was taking
notes of, the Majors argument,
and not being well versed in Bib
lical history, enquired of his iu-
nior sitting by him, Where that
case of Pogtifer's wife was report.
ed p The junior counsel, who was
fresh from his classics, said " he
thought he had read it in the Greek
Testament !" The enquiry and
answer were overheard by other
members of the Bar, and produced
a burst of laughter. This gave
the Major an opportunity of con /.
tinuing his humorous remarks, to
the great amusement of the Court
and spectators. a. ,-.s
In the latter part Of his life Ma
jor Henry Joined the Methodist
Church, and became sincerely pi.
Gus. He told me lie found it hard
to break himself of the bad habit
he had contracted Of cnrsing un
der sudden impulse and excite.
ment.n Shortly after he joined the
Church he hoisted window to
look out. when the sash fell on his
head. He iuvoluntarily y exclaimed
Damn the window" Judge
Earle told me that he returned
from Columbia in the stage with
Major Henry and his partner, Ma.
.jor Deane, some time after they
had both attached themselves to
the Church. Henry enquired OF
Deane if he had lost none of his
piety in Columbia, and whether
he was as jealous in the cause OF
religion as lie was before he left
home. Major Deane replied that
he had experienced no change
whatever in his religious feelings,
and begged to know whycthe aues
tion was asked him. Henry said
he himself did not feel as much
zeal in religion as when he left
home that meeting his old friends
in Columbia, and spending three or
four weeks with them, had, he
must confess, demoralized him
very much, and made him neglect
his religious duties. .a -n3 = b.
When l first became acquainted
with Major Henry he had just
been defeated for the Legislature,
and in speaking of the canvass,
he said he was most unfortunate
in meeting two Of the most serious
charges that were brought agains,
him, and which defeated his elec
ton. / enquired how that was.
he replied that both ofthe charges
were true, and he could not deny
either of them in his public speech.
es! This somewhat excited my
curiosity, and l begged to know
what these accusations were. He
said they accused him of being q
lawyer !! which was Irne, and they
charged him with being q Yankee
and that also was tbe'truth H. VS.
In the Legislature, every session
Major Henry would submit 9
string Of resolutions, to be referred
to the different committees, to eE-
quire and report as to the expedi
ency of legislating on the various
matters referred. These resolu
tions generally embodied a good
deal Of popular sentiment express
ed during tire canvass. Some o.
the Majors friends said to bin
that he had introduced his resolu
tions for Buncombe, and If they
should be favorably reported or
he would have to vote ragains
them himself l@No,nn said he
"not all of tbem-I think / coulC
vote for one half Of them at least.
| ! had, through life, a very strong
land sincere. tGendsbip for NJ ajol
Henry, and deeply regrettedst6a
habit of intemperance, which car
ried him to an untimely grave
and which was contracted in Tho
latter part of his life by Lis cordi
ality, sociabiln. aiidlove of friends
4 and company. He once said, Il
me that no one was in dangef o
being d drnnkard if he only dranl
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