The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-19
STILL MORE CHESTNUTS
eArHERED IN THE WILDERNESS
And Freshly Roasted 20 Suit the Iimes--Sir'
fuckers story About Old irsd Cole
man-one on Judge Beverly Tucker.

anecdote from the lips OF that profound Jurist,
able statesman. true gentleman and inimi-
table raconteur. John Randolph Tucker,
man. whom believe, great majority Of the
best people Of Virginia desire and expect to
be our niled States Senator.
Ola Fred Coleman as he was always loving
IL named 10y his legion Of friends and admir-
ers. after securing a competence by teaching
tor wears o classical school of the highest
character. retired from his educational WORK
aud come % take his ease IN hisiun' 10 red
ericksDurg. Here IN our cultivated, Iehneo
ante boium society. he was our highest
authority on Latin, Greek and general lltefa-
ture and the Resolutions OF $3.50. lie was
our social Jupiter Ionans' and Samuel
Johnson ia one. There had been some pleas
ant but sharp sparring between MI Iuchei
aud himself. 10 which Coleman came out Oesl.
when some one asked Iucker 10 zen a Sei 20"
srOry and even up With him. Ooieuau 40
rentine. MI Tucker proceeded TO tel now
years AGO. AIS friend had loved not Wisely
but too well, and receiving Alnu
but firm refusal from one ~
49, most famous aud beautiful bellies OF iHch-
,rop3 vounr. petite-spirituel and an heiress.
said old Fred. ln that terrible moment
etagcored out blindiy into the street, Tor 1
had received from that lily white hand blow
more terrible tnan could come from steel
gauntlet OF UlNA-IlaW WNAAiNAs VUA III sAAo
ouiet night with thrObOing pulse. burning
brow and breaking heart. looked up at the
rtars as cold and bright and unsympathizing
As when the Chaldean. IA the far Orient, gazed
upon them sfr0m his lonely watch tower on
mountain or desert. and these lines just
penned by Prentiss came IN some strange
way % my bruised heart with WelcOm-
ing Ike a meadow gale of spring; Love
that kneltat passion 8 hoiiestshrne and gazed
ou bis hearts idol as on some bright star,
whose purity and distance makeit dOuDly dear
and dreamed OF ecstacles until bis soul seemed
but Tyre that wakened 10 the touch OK the
beloved one" Thus standing, musiDq be-
meath the stars and scattering the sweet How
ers o. memory on the grave of Il dead past an
irresistible impulse seized me % return and
once more look upon that loved face. As
opered the gate and walked to the open win
dow of the parlor, whore my lost love was still
sitting ] was greeted 10y low s0bs whicN
sounded sweeter thsn any words. for they
proved She felt for me that pity which IS
near akin 20 love- Lmboldened by despair,
only said. Give me your hand; viii never
ask f0r it again. covering It with kisses and
invoking upon her dear head and life Heavens
riches, blessings ] tore myself away and
walked rapidly down to the Exchange Hotel.
Il. hour was late. On entering my room. /
called iu vain for JIM the waiter. To my
surprise "a head popped up from the vacant
bed 10 my room. which then, on striking "a
With that "Dasal twang oft heard IN conven-
ticle and that peculiar and offensive accent
which shows that he early kissed Plymouth
Rock the bl0rney stone of 1ankeedOm). he
udeiy informed me that he had paid for his
room and drunk or sober. / must stop that
uugentemanly disturbance. At once. as
revelation there flashed upon me the certain
conviction of what I needed to soothe nv
la,erated soul. fin the aching, burning void
within aud bind up my bleeding. broken
heart IL was not even the oil and wine of
heavenly consolation, but blOOd-bood, and
Yankee blood at that. So rushing ovor
90 the bed and pouring upon his
devoted head stream of vim
dctye vituper0tion and threatenings
not found ia the New Testament scriptures /
stood over his covering. PROSTATE, silent form
AMI cried Jiml JIM jim till day. The pc
TUE will ever hang in the halls of memory
o. the irate form of the gigantic Coleman,
arertable son OF Anak. OF elephantine pro-
portions. whom his friends named Colos-
sus OF Rhodes, towering over the trembling
Yankee half dead with fear and shouting
jim Jim. jim. tll day.
The name OF Tucker suggests an anecdOte
OF Judge Beverley Tucker, for many years
professor of law in William and Mary Col
lege who wore without IeprOach the grand
Ola name of gentleman 1t was told by
General Clarke, q member OF the Coined
crate Congress from Missouri. Said he
with him at the bar and before him as
Judge in Missouri for years, and Sir, / cav
him do a thing which believe Is without pre-
cedent i'm the lega. profession. had client,
a very rich and bad man. who was tried for
seduction lie was ind ubtedlv guilty j
told him. Your best chance ls % let me employ
Tucker 20 assist me ia the defense. To this
be readily agreed. wrote % Tucker giving
him "a full statement of the case and offering
him a fee OF i've hundred dollars b. assist mo
in the arguments before the Jury. Well sir.
he came made an argument Of four hours and
cleared the man. My client greatly gratIhed
and very grateful. asked me 90 hand Tucker
his foe with his thanks Our currency then
was Mexican silver dollars bought IN by tho
Sante Fe trade. The fee was in two canvas
bags each containing $3.50. Two OF three
hours after ] had paid him Tucker burst into
10Y Office in state az great excitement,
having ia his hand one of the bags of specie
Said he; Il have been all over the
town 10 find our client but find
that be has left the town. / wish TO
return him half " the fee. ] can't consci-
eutOusiY take &C. neither did him nor my
self Justice 4 became strangely confused and
during The last hour lost entirely the thread
of my argument / replied Tucker. you
can't De serious and sane and mean what you
say 10 was the worst case l ever had and !
tod the old rascal my client, that
you were the only man in the
you were q sentimentalist and sOphist
and might possibly SO confuse the minds of
the jury that they wouldn't know what YER
dict to bring in. But in this case you have
surpassed yourself You We're so sentiment
tai and superiatvely sophistical that you COM
pletely oDfuscated judge. jury and yourself.
Leave the bag there on my table If you please.
Tor i never wish TO induce any man 10 violate
the dictates Of conscience. but | swear that
old scoundrcl shall never SEQ a cent OF it, but
it shall contribute 70 the comfort of
large interesting and increasing
family Tucker replied. Clarke 1 don't be-
ieve YOU caught the DRIFT Of a legal argument
which. but for that strange cloud that came
over me. would have been a splendid and per-
fect demonstration. No. ! said; no drift nor
ray nor CLEAN of argument, but when. with
high rhetoric. fine sentiment and subtle sOphis-
tries YOU "daTkened understanding with
words without knowledge" / thought OF one
of tho lines you quoted Can such things be.
aud overcome us like summer cloud, without
ours oc.al wonder" Sutor ne ultra crepldam,
STICK o. sentiment and sOphistry and you
viii always win as you did IN this case" l
saw be was too mad 70 reply. Only seizing
mo bag Of coin. no said. II d sec You ia
Heaven, where YOU would be most une pee
yea aud unhappy denizen. before you should
nave TINS he bolted out of my Office. and
daHt was the last time / ever saw him. And
tucker vas tne only lawyer / ever knew who
""iAeo ih tue SUI for two hours hunting Tor
V'.olt 10 Lad cleared % return half the fec