The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-03-27
GOLD BIZ
Tho Old Man Takes Glance Backwards
Hartwcll SIN.

The other day a Sun reporter heard
"Old B." talking of his boyhood days in
the old Palmetto State. BE spoke OF
some of Carolina's noted men-Calhoun,
Cheeves, F. K. Buger, and others, who
lived near old Pendleton, and some that
had summer residences in the neighbor.
hood. He thinks CheeVes the most in.
tellectual man ever reared 10 the State.
"Old B." said:
"Cheeyes was poor but managed to
get a fine education. When young
man he walked to Charleston, arriving
there without dollar. He went to the
Office of the best lawyer in the State and
told him he wanted to study law with
him. After looking the young man over
and little preliminary talk; the lawyer
told him herould stay in his Office, keep
things in order, read his books, and be
would do all be could for him. The old
lawyer soon found that be was the smart.
est young man he bad ever met. CheeVes
was soon admitted to the bar. The old
lawyer had a very important case, in.
volving very large amount of money.
They read together and studied the case,
and when the tirae for trial arrived the
old lawyer informed the Court that his
young friend Cheeves would speak to the
case. The young lawyer made grand
md irresiutible speech and gained the
case. From then on Cheeyes rose like
rocket, soon stood at the head of the pro.
! fession, and married the richest young
lady in the South. He was elected judge,
u. S. Senator, aud when Andrew Jack.
son was President took charge of the
old broken down Il. 8. bank, brought the
money up to par, and built that white
marble banking house in Philadelphia
and then returned to his rice plantations
and spent the remsipder of his life in the
enjoyment of his wealth.
IF. K. Huger, highly polished gen.
tleman, had two sons In the U. s. navy
and one in the army, who was afterwards
a general in the G. S. army. I have
heard. it said when ! was q boy that
Huger managed to- get Lafayette out Of
prison in Austria. Both were captured
and in prison for year before they were
released. Calhoun li7sd about six miles
from Pendleton, was customer of ours
and great friend of my fathers, and
through him could have gotten cadet
ship at West Point, but F. e. Hugel
told my father was entirely too delicate
for the army. Judge Chesves said tt
me: BOY, let the tell you, pick out the
occupation you think you would like t.
follow through life and stick to it, So
preferred to handle the yard-stick anc
measure tape and calico rather than wield
the glittering cavalry sabre.
"B. =. Bee and A. F. Marley, Of my
class, got appointments to the army ano
navy, both Of whom distinguished them
selves both in the u. S. and @
S. armies and navies. Bee was the mar
who gave Jackson the name Of. "Stone
wallo at the first battle of Manassas, anc
it was there he was slain. Alex. Marley
served on the Confederate Ram at New
Orleans. Both of. them distinguished
themselves in the Mexican war.
I'm the days of Modification thought
Governor Hamilton, who lived near
Pendleton, was the greatest stump orator
I ever heard-aud still think 80.
"Old Judge Prioleaux's son Charlie
Was in my class. Charlie did more thar
any one in assisting the Copfederacy witt
his money.
I'D. u. Sloan, of Atlanta, was in school
but not in my class. In game ofshinny
I accidentally killed him with shinnJ
stick-he is still alive, and as whole.
souled man as lives-and, like myself
too clever ever to make big fortune"
Here the old man smiled, and seeing
us scribbliDg with pencil on scrap O.
paper, hastiI y-withdrew.