Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-13
VIRGINIA SKETCHES.
CLERK AND HIS LIVELY EXPERIENCE
WITH WAR-PAINT.
Coping Voters in Ante-Deilum Days
Before an Eiecfion-Good Tales OF
Two weIi.Known Preachers.
Tcorrospondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l

recently elected Clerk OF the County ana
Circuit courts Of Rappahannock. went
into Office as gracefully as oiled electricity
glides into q tube containing rod OF
steel. He at first had two competitors TOT
the Office, but before the election both OF
them turned their horses out to Craze, ana
wished Thomas Gas all his friends call
him) success. HAYWARD is young man.
but he already has an experience stretcn-
ing" from the banks OF the golden foto-
mac to the distant waters of BIO Grande.
At IS years of age he entered the
store of MIR. William Anderson, nj
Washington, Va. When he reached
his majority he left for the plains OF Texas,
where for FIVE years he saw the cotton
grow and became one of the most dashing
knights OF the saddle and the lssso that
the Lone Star State ever had. linen IL
was that he bought forty mustangs, Jump
ed astride of one, and started for virginia.
On the way he sold some Of the ponies
and generously gave away others. Mhen
he reached his native State he had but
twenty of the branded animals on hand.
and II was not long before he sold the last
one TO BIZ. J. f. Strother, Jr.. and
settled down to another business.
The boom fever struck Rap
pahannock, and Thomas became
an active agent. The oo0m 1u otsos
whore he had formerly been deputy.
Clerk Edward G.. Hetrick died about SIX
teen months ago and HAYWARD was APP
pointed to fill this place. and az the last
May election he was "reappointed TOT
SIX years more by the people. Thomas 10
popular not only in Rappahannock, but
he and his bob-tail bay are well known
from Culpepor on the east TO Luray on the
west. and from Linden on the aorth to
Madison Courthouse on the south
rIaHTIsG MAD.
Hamet Huffman hos long been presi-
dent Of the Ugly Club. in Piedmont, Va.
and it makes him fighting mad for any
one to suggest even that he may be asked
to resign as late as 1913. lie is better
suited, experimentally. for the position
than any living man we have ever SEEN
Hayward looked at him one day
and said Don't you know you
me?n Their friendship came about
in this way When Thomas was boy he
made his home with nus uncle, John A.
Browning, Rappahannock's representative
in the Legislature during the past two
| terms Hamet was painting Tor Mr.
Browning and during that time nearly
leased the life Of little Tom. who was then
about II years old. Tom tried to get even,
but for some time was unsuccessful. AT
last his time was at hand.
TIE AIR WAS GLUE.
Hamet was high up on the ladder paint
ing near the top of O chimney. Thomas
walked to the bottom of the tall ladder
| and began 10 shake II with q vengeance.
every round in his rapid descent, and
when he etruck the ground he had
on his war-paint both outwardly and
! iuvardly. Wonderful to say. no bones
were broken, but he made the
air blue with his Jndian-liks whoOps and
direful threats. They fell. however. upon
| the desert sIr. for even before he struck
dry land" Thomas was far way. Even
| TO-DAY when Hamet is on O ladder and
sees Clerk Hayward coming towards him
! he will make right for the ground. Thomas
| has rightly said "Hamet will never for
| get me-"
There was system connected with cleo
tious in Virginia before the war which was
| known as oooping." leader in politics
would send out verbal invitations to those
voters whom he knew could be easily IN
| huenced at the polls to gather at his house
on the evening before the election. There
would come men who knew nothing at all
of polite society. and often those who had
spent their best days III cabin. Colonel
! Charles Green about the time ;. OIL
| the forties was one of the leading
politicians of Rappahannock. He had
! fine old Virginia home, TO which his many
friends were elwqys welcome. and where
| on the eve of an election he often
! "cooped thirty or thlrty-tive voters in or
| der TO have them ready TO cast Their ballots
as be should direct on the coming morn:
! On n certSln occasion large number OF
voters had come to ENJOY the COloheI 5
vision had to be made for these men, or
they would pull out for q cooper
of the opposite party. During tht
evening one Of his guests got rather ful
of mountain dew" and in thai
! condition was taken to his room. This
man had spent his years upon the noun
tam side IN a very humble home. and
when he awoke the next morning he was
! lost in wonder. lie looked at the lowered
canopy Of the old-fashioned bedstead :
at the rich drapery which shut him from
the outside world; saw the snowy sheets
and deity woven coverlets; felt ths
pillow upon which hts head was so softly
resting and the feathers which beneath
hlm seemed an airy nothing, and as nc
caught sight of the morning sunbeam;
stealing silently in upon him, he could
but exclaim: Yes, yes. yes l know.
know! Pm dead, buried, and in Heaven =
BRoADDUs SMILED.
DR.. William f. Broaddus, who was Dor n
in what is now Rappahannock county, was
at one time pastor of the Baptist church
at Charlottesville. Dir. Anthony Iwyman
of Madison. was then young business
man of that town. He and eleven other
young men messed at what they called
The Agony" next door TO the home Of
DR.. Broaddus. They often went to near
the noted divine and became quite
fond OF him. ana he of them
Young Dodd. of The Agony" wa,
great mimic and often got off the
Doctors sermon after coming from church
On one occasion the boys told Dodd &c
60 into one of their rooms and play
Broaddus." After he commenced they
secretly called in the preacher to listen e.
his own sermon. Dodd was almost as gooo
as photograph. but when he walked IL
and saw the genial William +; ne oscant
! tho hlankest of the blank. Inc good DOC
tor thus learned 10 love the boys II
Their Agony" To return the complI
ments, the twelve at the opening OF Ger
.aIn season purchased one dozen broad
cloth Prince Alberts. two and ten beavers
an equal number of canes.
FORGOT ALL ELSE.
They arranged their bachelor outfit ant
started for church. Up the aisle they
went. two by two. like the elephant anc
kangaroo. Brother Broaddus was IN {
very serious mood, but when he saw those
Princes" beavers. and canes coming IL
with his boys of the The Agony" be for
got all else, stopped preaching, and, IKE
Salnbo sparkling Arabella, he Just had tC
and smile. He couldn't help 1t.
GRIMsLEY LAUGHED.
II is related that on a summers dag In the
long ago Barnett Grimsley,. the eloquent
was preaching at one of his country
churches. AT the end of the centre aisle
the front door opened out into the yard
There before him Mr.. Grimsley saw mar
sitting on the step fast asleep. with
his head rising and falling as regu
larry as "baby- Jumper" The preacher
noticed a goat also. not many feet
away from the step, which wal
very intent upon the motions OF th'
sleeper's head. That goat looked cross
eyed at that man. paved the grass. anc
shook his horns and whiskers every time
that Morpheus caused the head OF tbs
aforesaid sleeper TO nod. His billyshlT
I 1paIIx, laI hat ba m ban.