The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-10
An Interesting Episode in Tho Career 0.
The Famous Explorer.
RESCUED FROM A MAD BUFFALO.
Col. All Taylor. of Tennessee. Was ;hc
savior she Neinnrknblc Career Of
the Taylor Family Father nnd
Two sans Nominated i'm Opposition
for Governor.


rcor that has never been made known un-
til recently x-Congressmnn All A lay
Tor OF Tennessee once saved Stanley's life
away back yondcr when both of them wore
barely men.
II was in 1878 when the Indians wcrc
giving Uncle sam much vcxatious trou-
Die rs the great west WAS hcing opened
and pcoplcd. Hon. Nat G.. Taylor the fa
thcr of Hon. ALI and Ex-Governor Bob
Taylor was commissioner of Indian nj
fairs under President johnson then. and
set out with n commission appointed by
congress to conduct treaty with n trou-
bicsomc tribe nj Medicine Lodge on tho
Ncskutunga river. Young All Taylor az
companicd the expedition III the capacity
of secretary 10 his father, tho commission.
or, and Henry Nj. Stanley was then an or
binary smnrt young reporter for u Nav
York newspaper.
Young Taylor and Stanley, at their own
urging, we're appointed by General liar.
ncy, who commanded the troop. Nimrods
plcnipotentiary and buffalo butchers OK
traordinary To tho expedition. 1t was ~
Peters dream. Game In abundance lined
tho way, to be had for the powder 1t was
hero perhaps that the advcuturou instinct
WAS born In the young tenderfoot q brain
that led him To great achievement but mt
vantage OF tho dude reporter in having
been born and reared in tho east Tcnncs-
see mount0ing and used TO tho panthcr's
scream
The crucial incident happened on buff
falO hunt ono day, Tho young Ninrous
discovered herd in the distance, and
making adroit advance each succeeded in
cutting out u fat bull for his victim. Tho
practice was to give Chase IL the animal
selected and riding alongside shoot him
us lie ran until he foil. All soon had his
bull in the dust, and turning TO 500 what
progress his partner was making saw him
about half milo away tlashiug hitler and
yoEdcr and cavorting wildly about In his
efforts to escape tho mad lunges of n
wounded bull chat had turned the tables
on him Stanley WAS green in horsun.un-
ship and frightened so that hc could not
utilize whit little knowledge he had, and
his escapes from the bulls horns were
managed by tho horse he rode The stun
ton WAS critical and getting more 80.
when Aft Taylor gsllopod down and sue
cecded IN getting in u fatal shot.
Colonel Taylor only admits modostly
that he rescued Stanley from II critical iii.
lcmmn, but Stanley insists that ho saved
his li9o aud always calls upon him when
ho visits this country The Incident lust
told awakcns a train OF reflections con
corning tho Taylor family, for young All
thereafter became moro eminent than
Stanley, though not SO world famous, and
the family history furnishes "a tale OF I'M
common interest even In this new world
OF ours, where men have achieved 20 great
ly in all the avenues of cndcavor.
Nat u. Taylor, AS said already, WAS COM
missioner Of Indian affairs under President
johnson. He had been IA Wing before the
war and had represented the First rcnnes-
see district in congress--the district TINT
returned Andrew Johnson himself 1--WE
succeEsive terms. He was graduated from
Princeton, was a regularly ordained min
lister and giant among this great orators
and thinkcrr, of that day OF bright men.
Nat Taylor had six sons, three of whom
turned out Democrats aud three Renuh.
LEANS. I ho sons were all natural born
orators, peculiarly gifted with charming
powers TO please and le0d lnen Bob and
Ar wcro the only two to essay a public
role. Bob at 10, u Democrat, was elected
To congress over an eminent ana able Re
publican, over all adverse long standing
majority OF 3, 500. All nfterward represent
ed the same district a Republican. Thus
the father SEG two sons represented the
same district, saoh OF different politics.
Again each Of them was clcctor at large
on his presidential ticket. But To can it
All Bob was nominated by the Democrats,
All by tho Republicans and the father by
the Prohibitionists for governor in 1886,
The father declined 10 antGGonizc the sons,
but they nnde the race against each other,
memorable as the war Of tho roses, " per.
hnps the most brilliantly contested cam.
paign in American history. Tho people,
deckod ont in white and red roses. the en-
blems OF the brothers, followed them in
caVa!cadcS from county To county. 1t WAS
"A Democratic victory. Bob WAS elected
twice, the second time getting more votes
thnn any man ever before got in Tcnncs-
see. he was always and IL now 90 600
votes stronger than his party.
And now the Democrats and Republic
Ans seem bent upon dominating the broth
ors again noxt year. Parties are badly
twisted in Ttnnessee The counting In Of
Turney is denounced by many Democrats
and there Ia threatened detection that
portends defeat unless Bob Taylor comes
TO tho rescue. No man imagines he can be
beaten, and he cannot The Republicans
want 10 nominate All TO hedge Bob ont.
They hope he will refuse to run against
his brother again.
The brothers arc now at their strongest
and best, and they arc now about TO M.
penr before the footlights in monologue
drama entitled Yankee Doodle md Dix
ie, Astounding In character sketches. an
ecdote, mimicry and pathos. - Atlanta
Constitution.
Bet He Wanted the Gun.
1t Is said there Is u voter living nnar