The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-19

induced ma to occupy this stand-i am
very sick man aud will most pToDsDiy %
worse from this effort. Friends, ! hh'o oeen
sick all my life. but am not 30 SICK AZ NY ~
loved country which seems almost III tne
agony of dissolution. / VIII, AZ wnaee'ol
risk, try 70 speak, not for myself; ous Loi %.
common country--for your bioOu-oouIs sa
liberty and for Virginia. God bless heI. ueai
mother OF US all. His voice low. SWEEP ano
musical rs the soft breathlngs oil nule, wa
heard 10 the outermost verge OF tpo eiva'
crowd which stood ia silent. nihoss oi1a'H
less attention. Az no rose TO the helsnl ~
his argument the voice rose 10 clarion s"o''
And was heard around.
Cloar As a trumpet with silver soui"'
Hespoke for four hours. and. becoming some
what weary, he caught with his lelt nanu .n
bough OF the oyerhangIng aspen, ~ ,r;,bin'
form. upbOrne by the brave beAIe WIZ VIII
seemed 20 bend and sway with every uneu,,-
ton of the bending bow. My inforlnaht
soid That speech surpassed my nighest iuoa'
~ eloonence | have heard most OF our
greatest orators, but never anything Wnlcn
would compare with IT. Dr. ArchioaIu A,eAt
nnder who gives 50 interesting IN hOSg o.':;
the discussion he hearu ue9"oy" seams
Henry and John randolph; ~
AS remember. to give the palm 20 the La,'er,
Hut started only 10 give an incident tnaI OC-
cnrred ON election day. A notorious charac-
ten who had amassed fortune Dy ncEIoII
trading and in other disreputaole ways . nau
some wears before been convicted OF an Illa-
mons crime. and by the tree use OF money
escaped the penalty OF the law. was bitter
opponent of Mr. Randolph; SAID ne woulu
vote. although be knew he was Legally 9iS11
frauchised He had sworn that he would XII
any man who questioned his right, ana LOT
several years he had voted. Ml.
Randolph was seated on ing
in
the courthouse near the judges of election;
sitting low down in his chair. the length OF
his legs were out Of proportion TO the oouy,
and he looked very like SICK oid woman as
he sat bowed and wrapped IN his CLOAK as
the man 20 whom We have referred advanced
% take the hand Of the sheriff and orally an
nounced his vote as was done 10 the better
DAYS OF the republicl, with his hute-like voice,
Randolph said: II challenge chat mans right
TO vote. for under such q chapter and section
of the Code lie is DISTINGUISHED, having Deen
convicted of an infamous crime.
The man advanced 10 the platform anu de-
nounced Randolph as id aristocrat.
Then sprinqing to his full height with long, al
most skeleton finger pointing IN the face OF is
bold and furious antagonist and with shrlli
and discOrdant voice at last graf
ing harsh thunder. no shreked these
simple words: GO u Richmond, you
iail-bird and make shoes" The bully turned
pale and trembied. the glance the voice tue Tue
spectral finger seemed Ito unnerye and para
lie him: then when tine voice OF the people,
like the sound of many waters and the voice
of mighty thunders was heard the desperate
turned left the house. and, we all thought.
went 10 Richmond. and will have 70 make
shoes as long as the Wandering Jew roams
the earth. This said my informant, was mes
meric power. the attitude, gesture and voice
suggested q rattlesnake and lightning.
j. III. J.. WILDERNESS.