The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-07-01

: fession, commanding the largest fec
and the most important cases through
!, out the States. He had recovered til
great land suit for the Wick flmi!
| and had received one. half the pre-
perty, which comprised the city from
of Nicksburg, upon the Mississippi
river, as his fee. This property wa
eminently valuable and increased Yer,
. much his income. 1t WAS the receip
Of so much money which led TO u pro
fuse and almost proaigal expenditure
of the same. 1t really seemed to have
no value with him. This and his so
ciaI habits gathered about him a elias:
of men who were sponges of heavy
sums Of his earnings. And yet h,
tolerated them with patient cndu
rance, injurious alike to his fame auG
his fortune. He had not yet returned
to the home of his youth, and though
his name WAS iii every Southern mans
mouth his fame had not yet reached
New England. 1t was my fortune tc
| be With him on his first return to his
parental home.
After spending With his mother
some weeks he came down from Maine
to spend his fourth of July in Boston.
There were quite a number of South
ern people i'll Boston at the time, and
many ofthem were invited to unite in
the celebration. 1t was understood
the States Would be toasted and the re-
presentativcs of each State would be
expected to respond with speech to
this toast or sentiment. prentiss was
selected to respond for Mississippi !;
Mr.. Webster represented New Hamp-
shire !; Mr.. Everett and Mr.. Choate
Massachusetts and others for different
States.
HIS RESPONSE TO / TOAST.
1t was late in the afternoon when
Prentiss rose to respond to the toast to
Mississippi. Ills appearance was boy
ish, and in the features Of the COM
pany and especially III those of the
ladies who occupied the galleries Of
this great hall, there shone evident
disappointment. His commencement
was slow and there was apparent hesi-
fancy in his manner and words. In 4
few minutes he began to warm up and
soon this apparent disappointment
was changed into astOnishment. Ills
chest seemed to diiate and his eyes TO
gleam with an unearthiy fire, as his
words came crowding upon him almost
too rapidly for utterance- 1t was then
that he commenced one of those Won
decful flights peculiar alCuc to him.
Figure followed figure in cumulative
abundance. Grandcr and grander he
rose with his theme as his genius
SCARED away, as though it would scale
the vaults of heaven. The anxiety of
his audience was intense The ladies
were uuconcious Of the demonstrations
they were making, indicating their
and delight, and when
he had lifted nearly every one to the
highest pitch gradually and gracefully !
he descended With the ease and grace |
Of the eagles sWOop. For moment |
he paused, when Il burst Of applause |
in thunder tones through
out the hall. In Il few moments he
was again in tho clouds, and tho en-
rapturcd crowd were shouting their APP
plausc. Many left their seats and |
crowded near him, and Sazed up into
his face with astonishcd wonder. His |
fancy seemed limitlcs5, his pauscs and |
figures incXhauStiblc. His wit
sparklcd like Il basket Of diamonds
cast rolling in bright confusion upon II |
Wilton carpet. Twice did he essay |
to conclude, when the cry came from |
every part of the hail, AGO on! Go
on ~ Nearly every one was upon his !
feet and pressing forward to be near
him lest they should lose II word. For
TWO hours ana twenty minutes be con-
Iinucd TO speak, unit! twilight shade
beg an to da"kcn the hall. At this |
uncturc he closed, whcu the meeting
was adjourned.
Miss Gladstone, the daughter Of the
Premier, is shortly to be married to
Dean Lake. London society, the Car
iiT Times reports, believes that this
causes much grief to
Prince Leopold, the Queens youngest
son. The Prince has been accustomed
o show marked preference for the com
'any of the young lady, and as the Two
'rc very fond of music, they have been
wont to practice together by tic hour.
Il has long been among themost inter
sting problems which have troubled
he breast of society whether, after all
Mr. Gladstone and the Queen would be
brought into family relationship like
hose which exist between her Majesty
and the Duke of Argyll Poor
society" probably worried itself un-
OF all the Queens sons.
Prince Leopold is most like his father
N temperament and pursuits, ana it is
said to be one Of her Maiesty's dearest
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