The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19
a REmINIsCENCE OF HERNANDO
MISSISSIPPI.
How the Lawyers Pi"yea ~ ."
other when They were
and Charming

miner when They were h"""e
and CHARMING
uo,napdo Correspondence Memphis A'"sue"e'
uorrorao ON the Mississippi ana ION
rassee railroad, though lnsigninoans g nf Il
,,aorance. and now far behlhu soiAe
Eounoer rivals, is a noted place ~ INC
torv Of Mississippi. Here once nourisneu
tba fernando Bank, and the raiiroao Son
,,anv tbat projected and parity gfaueo
raiIroad to the Mississippi river al oohit
,nerce. twenty years before the PieSeH "a
RAILROAD was built to Memphis, by when IL
xyas expected to build up Commences aS
rival to Memphis. The bank puliuins 10
gone, the residence of the President, 1n ;tS
a comparative palace in the WOODS, WIN Ito
massive walnut doors and windows, - Low
n ruin, and Commerce cottoh pl"u'"''0'A
on the Mississippi river. n Ma
In fernando, the great orator A. w. W.
Mutt made his last political speech 10 10
Roger Barton achieved some OF ms gLe"yeo'
trinmphs at the bar, and made what ne Sc
lieved to be the greatest speech OF us ~,
when he prevented mob ffon lSnoh LIS
Dyser, the murderer Of Morse. ~ W"o -
that Jos. W Chalmers, III 1891, tneI" o ~.
was considered his greatest pol'icai, go ,,as
ON the question of States fiSh'S' ~. ~ his
here that Joe Matthews demollshe9 liz, Hlo
Know Nothing opponent an" laueh n;ua 4i,,i-
80 of The sneakers stand with singing
1,oocronbv, 1t was here that the celebrated
sStrest Hg6t between Forrest and the MAT
I"oLS oocurred. Here both Gen. Forrese
and Gen. Chalmers may be SAID to nave
commenced their career in life, and mere
lived and died Felix Labauve, one or the
most remarkable characters of the state OF
M;ss;ssinpi The "Reminiscences l propose
TO relate has reference to Col. LapauVe;
whose recent death was moufueu ~ ''>'
friends all over the State:
Tn 1876 Young law yer settled III Her
nando whose ignorance OF figures vas SO
Great that it was absolutely ludlcrous ana
ba nsed after to say that he never coulu res
,nember the multiplication table except
lone enough to prevent being Whlppeu
Of School for missing it at recltatlon' Col
Tabauve was then Clerk of the Court al
Harnando. and one of the most accomplish
I'd accountants in the State, so much 81
that he was selected by the Legislature 70
examine the State Treasurers books wheh
q defalcation was suspected. Shortly aitel
his location in the town the young LAWYER IL
mokino q calculation of interst CT lua9
nant made such a mistake against hlS
client that if lost to him his whole Zee II
the case. Col. Labanve was quick to detec
the error, and although he and the young
LAWYER were warm personal and polltlca
friends the Colonel never lost an oppoftu
nitv to tell of his mistake IN every ofow'
WHARF they met, as a joke was too Sooo u
he lost. The young lawyer was someWha
oiven to writing rhymes, and by wa
of retaliation determined one day to VIII
q cong which he called '"The Life ana Ad
venfnTes of Felix Labauve." After show
;no his composition to Judge George toote
Dr Robt. Temple and Col. I. W. Whlte
all of whom were fond Of a joke and goo
friends of both parties, it was determines
to get up card party III the oach room
Wbite 4 Chalmers office, at which an oys
ter stew and apple toddy we're to be set W.
and the author called on tor song LII
card nnrty met on cool winter evening
the OYSTER stew was elegant and the apr
to5dy divine, such indeed as would nav
5aIinhted the heart of Tam OShanter an
S0nter Johnny. When the toddy mad Gil
cnlated freely. and the fun grew fast an
fnrious y the song was called for, and eac
verse greeted with rounds OF applause 20
T,abanye. though a devoted friend, wa
ouick TO take offense, and always ready Il
fight, and it was stu1y Tor palAUei
watch the expression of his face as eac
line came out, and see his quick glance
from the SINGER to the crowd, to discover
onv offense was intended but all passe
off pleasantly, and he joined in as nearti!
as any one in the merrlment tnat Iollo"el
shortly after, Mrs. Judge Foute gave
bar SINNER, during court week, when JUDI
Jobn ". thompson, General Whltmoor
Fl W. Walter, J. W. Clapp, Henry Graz
and r. W. Harris, nonresident lawyer
and John G. Stampes, J. K. Connolly, Dc
Rrown. T, W. White, j. B. Chalmers,
W Stokes, J. B. Morgan, Sidney Minnie
Felix Laxative, Bryce Wilson, Tom Jon
atom. and young Roger Barton, home la
vers' we're present, with few old citizen
snch as Dr.. Temple, DR.. Burlington, al
Neriwether Jones. 1t was memorao
occasion when the bar undertook to play
practical Joke on Col. Walter, who was co
stantly talking, without intention, OF Bl'h
ND his practice at that court.
set of resolutions, expressing the We
great regret of the bar in parting WIN Ill
we're offered, when he turned the joke III
handsome speech, in which ne deemed
onit on account of the great grief which
saw would be occasioned to his brethren
the bar.
Most of the actors in that scene are 1t
dead, and the survivors are greatly scattel'
During the evening, The LaoauVe oon
was called for and sung for the trst time
public, to the great amusement OF tne cfos
Since the death Of Col. IabauVe' a CO
of this song has been called for to Og p
lisbed, and the author, after amen IHl
somewhat, to make it more suitable
ears polite, has furnished 1t to me- WIN
additional verse. l send 1t to you as yC
paper is widely circulated IL Deooto 60.
ty, and. that strangers may appreciate
rhyme, state that "Labanve Is pfohouh'
''Laboo.'
Yours, etc, Olive bhANoH