Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-05-14
THE WISE MEN ABROAD.

Iytuldo Vi IulS city, 10 COuIef lIe
/ Wise Mems Degree upon about Al
members of their Lodge, the fol-
! lowing members of the Grand
Lodge of the sublime order of Wise
Men of Tennessee left this city on
: last Saturday, some in buggies,
carriages and railroad. The party
. consisted of j. G. Joseph, G. ";
: G. b. Wilson, g. c.; Jno. E. Red
f mond, q. P; VIM. KIeeman, G..
r.; DR.. p. d. Winship, /. w. K.
& G.. o. D.; w. p. Titus, DIR. N. l..
: Carney, J. w. Pardue, w. r. Shell
ton, Jas. e. M0seley, VIM. War
field, Ed. Munford, Jno. S. Neblett,
]. w. Keesee, II. A. Rick, r. d.
Caldwell, B. M. B%arksdale, T. E.
McReynolds, A. F. Rawls, S. r.
Clifton, j. II. Turnkey, Ben Frank
lin and j. M. Bowling. Nothing
occurred during the journey thither,
except occasional rain showers.
The route to Hopkinsville by pike
is delightful. The farms through
out Christian county are not to be
excelled by any in the state, unless
in Central Kentucky, the noted
blue grass country, and l question
if by them. Five miles this side of
Hopkinsville a committee, consist
ing of knights, H. H. Alternately
and Jas. l.. Vail, two of the most
courteous and valiant Knights that
ever drew a lance, met a portion of
the Wise Men. These gentlemen
came in a magnificent barouche,
well accoutered, and having ex-
changed friendly greetings, request
ed Mr.. J. G. Joseph to exchange
carriages, which was done, arriving
in HopkinsviIle on or about $50 P.
NJ. After being escorted to the
Phoenix Hotel, we were then met
by the following worthy knights 4:
Chas. NJ. Meacham, editor of the
South Kentuckian; the jovial A.
D.. Rodgers; the bridegroom, J. X.
Cant, Jr. ; DIR. G. n. Campbell,
Prof. j. B. Solomon, ID. G. Wiley,
j. G. Cant, Bdily Waller, ThOs.
w. Long, the immaculate Bryan
Hopper and the inimitahle Ben
Thompson. All of the above gen.
tlemen had become Wise Men by
their visit to this city on April 16,
and to whom we feel greatly in
debted, for the kind invitation to
confer the degree, and install the
Grand Lodge of Kentucky. These
generous knights and Wise Men
constituted themselves a special
committee to extend to us a most
hearty and sincere welcome, the
equal never having been attained
by human hands. After tea, we re-
paired to Castle Hall and examined
the grand floral decorations, pre-
pared by the fair ladies of our sister
city, HOpkinsville. The artistic
skill displayed in blending the
colors of the flowers, and the de-
signs of the notices, showed clear
ly that they are no nOvices in the
art. At $50 P. NJ. sharp, the sub
lime order of Wise Men went into
secret cOnclaVe to initiate fofty-five
as good, generous and worthy citi-
ems as any city, town and hamlet
boast of; all of whom, like Caesars
wife, were above suspicion. The
mystic veil must here close until II
p. NJ, when we were aroused from
our lethargy by one of the most
soul-stirring and inspiring speeches,
delivered by Knight Jas. Breathitt,
an exceptional Wise Man, and
now a candidate for legislative
hOnOrs, and we predict, if elected,
that the halls of the capitol, at
Frankfort, KY, will resound with
his eloquence, and prove to Christ
ian county that their representative
is the Wisest of them all. Brother
Breathitt brought his remarks to a
close by inviting Us to Il sumptuous
banquet. Responses were made by
Bros. Wilson and Joseph, after
which, we repaired to the banquet
at the Central Hotel to partake of
the quintescence of goodly things
to appease the appetite of Wise and
worldly men, the caterer being no
less a parsonage than Mr.. Gus Hall;
the very name of itself would in
sure success of the bill of fare. The
tables fairly groaned with dishes
and tropical fruits. The writer,
not anticipating such IA feast, could
not do justice to the event, as to
have partaken of each and every
article contained on those tables
would have been to prepare, like
DIR. Tanner, Il forty days fast, in
advance. After the banquet, most
of the Wise Men repaired to the
Hotel, and while we were enjoying
the aroma of good cigars and con-
versing upon the Immortality of
the soul, we discovered that two
o'clock in the morning had passed.
We concluded, if possible, to obtain
at least forty winks; in order to do
so, we retired to III bed. On our
awaking on the 9th, Sunday morn
ing, and going down stairs, we dis
covered that all the Wise Men of
HOpkinsvilIe, not wishing to be
understood that those who are not
members of the sublime order of
Wise Men are fools, had assembled
to escort each and every one of us
to church or the lunatic asylum.
The latter place l think the most
suitable for us. Carriages were
waiting to convey Us to any portion
of the city where we might want to
go to. After breakfast, w. ?. Titus
and DIR. w. ID. WinShip, before
leaving in the morning, on going
up to the Hotel clerk and calling
for their bill, TO their great conster-