New-York tribune., 1880-04-04
EccEN7R7C SENATOR WcRARY.

Washington Correspondence QfThe Clereiand Herald.
BY the way. speaking OF ex-senator MctrarN-
whom everybody loved despite hs Odditlcs-all tho
world is aware OF his penuriousnc@s; but il is
not generally known how INFINITELY ehari-
table he was, and how much good he really
did, Ills own expenses i'll this most eXpcn-
siye city amounted 10 next 10 nothing, for he
screwed his living down to the lowest nuch.
and many amusing anecdotes are told regard
ing his extreme habits of economy The world is
so much more ready. YOU know, 10 repeat q mans
faults than his virtues and then this good old man
had q scnptural habit OF not informing ms lelt
hand az to what his right hand bad been
about. While fulfilling his Senatorial duties
I've generally resided away over in George
though exceedlngy inconyenient. For the
eame reason he always clothes of the quantest
ssa.S n Of an ample fortune Que bitter cold day in
mid-Winter, @ messenger was sent to McCrarys
apartments on business and found the Senator with
his great coat on and his hands thrust INTO his pOck-
cts, trying TO wOHy along without incurTing the OK
| ira Expense Of fire. Thoroughly chilled by tho long
CapitoD the boy sat shiverng while waiting for
| an answer, observing which the dear soul compass
sionafely said, You look cold, my lad here, let
Inc give you something to you )" aud, crossing
| the ROOM he reached TO the top Of the wardrobe.
| took down a glass jar, from which he handed the
messenGer--a glass OF Kentucky - moonsi ne':
| Bless YOU no-but cucumber pickle. we'll sea-
| sOned with cayenne pepper!
| In contrast to this picture never shall forget
| how the grand old man looked one Autumn day IN
the Indian Territory, as saw him standing under
| the trees in tho camp of the captive Ncz Perces
Imagine the epecs of the wretched remnant of this
once proud tribe set upon barren knoll aloping down
| 10 the drv bed of river Here was neither fishing
hunting, nor chance for tiiling in this nhOspit
| able section of the Territory; while another
encamplnent hard by; qnieter, but not more
| sad. that Of the dead, with its rapidly ucTeas-
ing cluster Of graves threatened TO speedily absorb
| them all. Words fail 10 express how miserably
| poor they looked IN scanty and ragged blankets,
hunger written in their gaunt faces, and home
sick longing III their eyes most ptiabe to behold.
Some thOughlcss soul Of the visiting party re-
quested Il war-dance, in lieu Of which the captycs
appropriately gave us their funeral dIrgc.
Forty of the women aud warriors ranged them
selves either side of the forest path. with Chief
Joseph at the head and the nl.Licine man at the
foot, while many of the aiiing crawlcd out and
crOuched upon the ground behind them. Then
stately squaw, wife OF the Third chief-sirOdo
slowly To the front. In her hand she carried
sort Of drum.symbol "a shecp-skin stretched over
q circular frame, fasteEed together by wthcaj, upon
which she beat. first light measured tap. then louder
and louder while her great black eyes were fixed
with intensity upon the centre Of the instrument
then in low monotone she began tho chant, In which
the whole chorus joIncd-thc widest, most
earthly, and withal most plalntive music that ever
fell upon mortal ears; now rising, now falling;
now faint and lOw then grand ana full like the
swelling Or the breeze from Whispering zephyr TO
the widest hurricane, while mOnOt0nOns
wall like walia-wallawalla," ran rythmically
through 1T all. accompanied by upTalsed hands
and Tcyercnt eyes, tine last strain si9nifying
"amcn" aud farewell" at which point in the
regular burial ceremony they shake hands three
times with the corpse Picture it, The stiffness of
forming an appropriate temple; the captive wOr-
shippers III their sqn1d misery the look of dumb
endurance their faces and the unutterable lCng-
ing in their cycs CHANGING at Senator McCrary lust
then saw him as well as could through eyes that
were more than "dim." standing q little apart
COmplctcly overcome with sympathy. with tears Just
streaming down bis checks and mingiing with the
little rivllcts of tobacco juice with which his chin
Is always garuiSneu