The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-06-28
Reminiscent.
HENDERSON, n. C., June %, 1894.
Correspondence GOLD LEAF.l

A Quaker on one occasion after listen
ing with some degree of patience to the
relation Of a very improble story OF an
exploit in which the speaker was the
Hero, remarked: "Mine friend, l will
not suffer myself to call thee hard names
nor would take thy statement with dis
trust. But should l see thee passing
along our streets with Ananias upon
one side OF thee and Sapphira upon the
other | would say that thou vert in the
bosom of thy family
1t is to be hoped the criticism. of the
item headed "a coincidence of June 7th"
in your issue of 21st inst, accredited to
me, will not be quite so severely adiudged,
or on the other hand that it be passed
by as emanating from a source wherein
the propounder thereof knew not whereof
he affirmed.
First you make me to say that "Mr.
Buchanan s visit to Chapel Hill was in
1854" Already our mutual friend John
j, has assured me that he was there
and that "he danced at the BALI and
that he was born in the year 49,, and
was consequently too young to have APP
peared in public on such u grand and
august occasion stripping the light
fantastic" On the other hand, Mr..
Editor, it will not do for the impression
to go forth that as far back "On the
dusty rolf as the year named, that our
good friend was Old enough to practice
the Terpsicorean art especially upon
such an occasion. AnacreOn in his first
ode says B." l wish to sing of Cadmus, |
wish to sing of the sons of Atrius but my
harp sounds only Love. know not what
our friends chief ambition is, but it may
be like the harp of Anacreon, is attuned
for the one only grand absorbing theme.
No, Mr.. Editor, it was not 1854, but
June 18th, 1859. Our friend is right and
know you will cheerfully give him the
benefit of the tree years to be deducted
in the calculation of any of the fairer sex
basing their estimate upon the fact that
John was old enough to attend the
grand Ball and to be participant there
in. You failed to mention the fact that
Hon. Jacob Thompson, then of Misss-
sippi, was a native of Q.easburg, Cas-
well County, N. c., who as Secretary of
the Interior came to present his Chief to
his Alma Mater, which he had also served
as Tutor after his graduation. Pardon
me but such is my admiration for our
Ante Bellum celebrities that the temp
specimen is irresistible, hoping that at
II
The record of this native North Caro-
linian, Mississippi's adopted son, is as
follows, viz: Tutor University of North
Carolina, 1913, Lawyer, Member of
Congress from Mississippi 1S39-53,
United States Secretary OF Interior 1857
81, Commissioner from Mississippi to
North Carolina 1860. q will add by
way of explanation in reference to this,
that his adopted mother impatient on
account of the slow progress his old
mother was making towards the Secs
sion movement delegated and empow-
cred this favored son, to visit her and
urge her forward to cast in her lot with
her sister States whose interest were
| identified with her own.) Inspector
| General Confederate States Army, Gov
| ernor 1924, Confidential Agent of the
| Confederate States to Canada $685.
born May 10th, 1910, graduated at
University of North Carolina June, 1881 );
died at Memphis, Tenn, march "a, 1885.
With regards to Mr.. Folks visit to
Chapel Hill in 1S47 you have not got it
exactly in accord with the tradition as it
| came to me and as intended to convey
it to you. Commodore Maurey was
officially identified with Mr.. Folks adj
| ministration, Professor in charge of the
ton, D. c., think, and he it was who
approached the Elder DR.. Philips in the
complimentary language which you
who was himself an old Chapel lillian
and had possibly sat at the feet of the
same learned Professor.
| r. A. BULLOCK
| >~0D>.
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