The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-31

 throw you head foremost out of the caf- riage window, sir? I will, by C., sir l You are not Henry Clay now. sir: you are the candidate of the great Whig party, sir, and you must go into that car riage.
 MT. Clay smiled and stepped into the l carriage.
 On another occasion Clay wen, down to Hardins5urg 10 make speech. Green had just made a great race for Congress over strong odds, and was elected by a small majority. When Clay met Green he said:
 Il thought you were popular down here. Willie: see you jus, got back by the skin of your teeth"
 Il was popular man" screamed Green. and l wouldn't have had any trouble in being elected if il had no, been for you and your - bank rupt law
 After the grea, statesman had con- cluded his speech. and while he and Clay were walking down the street to- geiher. arm in arm. Clay asked him what he thought of his speech.
 Humph." snoried old Green. !" guess it's good enough for you. but wouldn't be elected constable on such speech as that"
 I In iS4o Clay and Webster were not on speaking terms. Some time before Green had made bet with Webster on the electoral vote of Kentucky and Massa- ehusetts. The loser was to pay for din ner. Webster los, and Green told hun he would like 10 have the Kentucky del I sra af tho 1tnnar ftaxy af i the delegation.
 l understand you. sir. said Webster. Say to Mr. Clay that he Is cordiall, .a- vited. and the two great statesmen set tied their little trouble when their legs were tucked under the mahogany.
 lnnumerable instances are gwen by Major Kinney of Greens shrewdness as politician and hls devotion 10 Clay N hen Clay made his grea, fight agains, i Jackson. Green. of course. was Clay s,aunchest packer. He was betting man, and the Jackson men knew 1t. Although he knew Clays chances were desperate. he also knew ,ha, the little chance he had would be lost If he re- fused 10 take up the bets that were showed a, him. He therefore prepared to sacri- hce his fortune to hts friend. He wrote to hts wife telling her of the large sums he had bet. and that. fl he lost. his home would probably be swept away 10 pay ,he debts. His wife ai once set to work She was in the saddle almost day and night. The farm was one of the finest in the state, and enormous crops were put +ta.@ She traded in cattle and managed tae farm with so much skill that when her husband returned from Washington he found she had raised enough off the farm to pay his gambling debts. She was a woman of extraordinary ability. and did all the canvassing when her hus- band made race, as he never person. ally solicited vote Tn his life. He often told the Major of his electioneering tricks. He was once running agains, 4 man named Charles Wor,hum. who N as very s,ingy They agreed to divide the legitimate expenses of their campaign. Green would go 10 a picnic and buy all the lemonade. and ginger-snaps. and the crowd, knowing Worthums parsi- mony. would think Green did all the treating.
 Green was never beaten Tn a race before the people. He announced at one time that he would not be candidate for the legislature where he had been elected the year before. \ man named Nol Yates announced himself ,o hll his place \ big meeting was called. and Green wen; over to hear Yates. When the latter arose to speak he criticized Green 5 former seryloes very severely. Old Willis stood |, as long as he could. and tlnaily ne jumped up in the crowd. and Tn his shrl voice piped out:
 By C.. l am candidate. That was afl his announcement. A few days afterward circus came to the county seat. and Green wen, ,o see Il, \ poor old lady he knew was looking longingly in.
 Why don't you go in = said Willis. haven any money.
 "G,o in on my credit 20 in all of you. Let every woman go in. said old Green. and in he marched al the head of semc hundred or two women. who represented two-,hirds of the voters of the county. Yates was in the circus. and looked n open-mou,hed wonder as Green fled in with the women a, his back Al length he jumped up on a seat and exclaimed ::
 ~ I'm willing enough to run agains, d man. but I'll be d-d fl am going to run against all the old women and chil- dren in Grayson county decline"
 Much more had the Major to say abou, brave old Willis Green ahd his oddities. The old fellow is now lying side by side with his wife in Cave Hill.