Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-18
Mr.. Henry Clay Roby Attends
Funeral.

va SuDu3y OF CNIiSlu % HeSh lue oeaA ''
oinily Of Piocy Chapel vas the scene Of certain
performances not stipulated fJr 10 the grave
yard ritual and altogether unusual as Cemetery
ceremopss. Tbsro or tbereabou:s tourlshes
q festive citizen whose Datronyulc ls Roby or
uanented with the ba Dtismal pre6xHenr9 Clay.
That our readers may tn, better understand
tho pa,ure AID more clearly appreciate the tau.
tas.c capers of this fantastic gentleman we WILL
premise by statiog that he, ths aforesaid Mr
Heory Clay R)oy, sometime last spriug was
widowed By the death Of bis vile. The remains
of the deceased lady, az our inform stion goes,
were by the permission of tlr. Hinoibal Acton
Inferred 10 his family burial lot. Not re'l'hlog
the e. style and texture Of the willow gar
mens" b; way of soothing comfort for his dis
consoa,o heart and is yearniug aztec IONS hs
los. 40 ,ims 10 searching for rio TO tiil up tho
iooonvenient vac.ocy. He quickly found his
sfioity and wilhip the period OF thrco monthS
or thereabouts f0uad himself o,c, mlfe
Beuedict. His grief butthenei sou' %
longer suak b,ocath its weight OF Wo,. bu.
was full of joYous1cSs a1d gratitude ln tejti'
u ouia uf tho plrer lie be vas to lead hs
became o msm9er OF tho BfyantoWo rem
perauc, Souaty ln further Testimonial OF his
appreciation OF this worthy membership. he got
eioriously drunk on brandy the first time he
came 10 Port Tobacco after bis initiation and
announced that by the rules OF the society lts
members wcro allowed to get away with as
much bfaudy a1 they might have mod to.
Well, death Is certain, buC the ums Thereon no
one knows. IL the c3u'Se OF events It mas
lately come to pass tha5 toe venerable MT.
Acton, esteemed by all who koew him, should
bs gathered to his fathers and take hts ap-
pointed place 10 the ranks of tho great ma
i,rity." Til, grav, was prepared and only tho
six foot msssu7o metcd GU. for him or tho
burial lot he had owned 10 htc. Ga the morn.
of the funeral Mr. Henry Clay Roby towards
the grave yard 'psod. bis weary way. En
route he borrowed ot q neighbour double
barrel saot guo sayiog he wanted 10 shoot some
"o!d hares." How i. happened we know pot,
bu 90 his Onward march Mr.. Htory CIsy
L jby divuged TO sOu3 ooc tnst the 'old
harcs" be Was guGnIng after wcro tt the Two
legged kind aud Tcro Interested 10 burylns OLD
| maa Acton too do close to my dead wife.
aod he iurcndcd doing title shooting on that
| acc quot. Inc guo Was taken from him, but he
| rcsched the grave r advance Of the corpse and
mouroers. Between the grave OF bis deceased WHO
and that p!epar ID for tho body VI Mr.. Aston
| there vas room eouush for one or two moro
graves, but, notwithstanding that, when the
PROCESSION arrived Mr. H,Dry Clay Koby was
discovered ia the new made grave With hoe
hard at work dliiog il IL. Il, was renous'rat-
ed wi b bu: tu no effect. He llpUsd and Tore,
cussrd aod ttr., and def al the crowd: fioally
s,me oae started oif tr The nearest Justice TO
yet writ aud briog un Vfi;er. just about
this tune. too, Mr.. Hsor2 Clay RIbg started
IF a=o, but he w:nt fer the woods, tbrsatal-
ug ss hs Went ths. no would o1me back again
aad o.ioter tho boty il 1t was buried there.-
The ufi,ar came srm:d with hi. 1nt but, Dir.
Henry Gay R,by csuc nor. Nor do We kaow
toas hs has yes oceo iouod. bu. the burial took
place aud tho people s,p,r.tcd TO their home5.
| FMS WAS very olsgtaoatu! behaviont oa tho
part CT Nj. H.ory Gay R,bg. lestead oil
tu,,iug for wds ao1 taea huatiog for an
officer who had Afterwards to hua. for Mr.
II .ury Gay Robg. tho friends of tue laueoted
dec .ased should have a. ouce nuoted tJc seVS-
raj stout hi,k lf!es aud then huoted TOR the
most ,t.6f r -p,t On VI. Harry Gay Ro5S's
pufson.- Maryland IplsDemlsat.