The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-01-22

Mh. LAMAhS OLD MlbSlSslPPl HOME.
have supported a horse for a year. and he con-
Guided that It was moi, such a bad thing for the
government to supply Its of1oials with car
on horseback, sending his portfolio On
used asei to ride In those days q Handsome
hay mare which r. bought at q horse auction;
as Sie W. n aoos 9 p seg Ism, On n h tsoe efe ~ tb 2 w sart
ior ridi!9s = h9Fsc, si|h such : els wait us
sSiitit}ish and dislodsed the. 'cssbineit .I liz ter
i and t Sen AMI hin frd praSMi, M sio Sn the b sr9 SaEEsd B 5oMn
town. and that night Daisy wa sent to sena-
1Sr Ma Ssa anb% opssba II E n E Wssb Ths sso ssain'
riage allotted to his Assistant Secretary. Col.
MMldrow, for all official errands.
per. the men who can say that they, : have seen
any exhibition OF It since he entered Mr.. Cleve:
n lands ha Ssei1 iS s sS1 b fif counted So%sv on the ra iag GO, s Of
many man ss : &!srriac f iiGh, he G hss had NH IN Eis y yo ssa 81
s saSs na nasre z Il { arm & e Lamar isMssrs u is Mssn1 Is 4
nephew Of the ex-Secretary. Zachary is q
sslsssHe Of 2 a!eG lisTss f Sso s xss s ct sps s1%' tbs tbs
Tarmest friend. Their quarrel grew out Of
slight exhibition Of temper on Mr. Lamar's
was a Wing. Zachary being somewhat older
d q f Hot Words Ha foli low o In and at length en- ! yo ooos
Lamar drew his pistol and thrsatsned to kilI
i tes S,f HIN R nion. un ESev he m mGnld L ssat Up as sR I'd
days aIterward Lamar was in a store buying
close to Lamar. he leaned over the counter and
rested his face on his hand; In a moment Lamar
snsqsa s saa s anS , him n H lis TUNED sims hRRd d's eo ana
for s2n, he was ssJ without m,s his aS vd,E coo 9IdJ jim a merely !
and hit Zachary q terrific blow. s~quarely be-
tween TIE eyes: hS afterwHrd said LA fha e ! he Ok;
seS was determined to die game A sEirmish
followed, the two men rolling and struggling
back and forth oyer the store until finally they
Lamar fell on his side with his right arm up
aTy a tremsndous blow, which nearly knocked
his head OF and finished the fight; As soon as
fhS opa man of,s got sSe 81 os sah a. m wfth his HIM WAY sa 10
from that time on they were friends. When
Zachary gave up bis law practice he gave a
MI. Lamar's. home at Oxford. Miss. is q sim
PIE. unpretentious house OF one story, with but
usefulness, MI. Lamar's home, lie has always
been very delightful; He calls himself 2 farm;
many pr M n . 5eEe ana aro ais aa56@ aioed. rs At Iee one s'P 9i@s S %
bought q lawn mower. and tried to persuade
e W H. week they .1 Could "a ct ssi more s grass Nf Hs WAS
one Of tho first mon in Mississippi to invest in
Jersey cows. He has never made any MONEY!
giving way the best calves; still. he somehow
manages to. have q few, left. He is
very fond OF comfortable hats. and the
hat rack. in the hall never contains less thar
half q. dozen. Among them is an immense
broad trimmed palmleaf, which is his ~favorite.
shirts and old clothes. Few people in Washing
ton who look upon him as the foremost states
him If they should see him at home in midsum-
mer. He is always anxious to show his devo-
ton to his live stock. and has been known to
nfter some cow or horse that probably would
have gotten along much. better without the
sary.. Wherever you go in Oxford you hear tho
people Joking about Col; Lamar's farming. but
you nowhere hear a word against his character.
His picture is to be seen on all sides. and
men, women, and children revere his name.