Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-27

reared to middle age in old Kentuck,
and he knew what good things were
He was a pioneer preacher in Arkan
q when that State was making tn
world ring with its terrible deeds. On,
Sunday evening he "correlled tn,
boys" and preached on "The Day o
Judgment" His description of hel
and the punishment Of the wicked viii
be remembered to the tenth genera
ton of those that heard him. Hi
graphic portrayal of heaven, the hom,
Of the saints, will go sounding down tn,
ages, especially the latter part of it
when, rising on tiptoe, lifting boil
hands up and in a voice loud enough
to be heard a mile, he described heav'
en- as "a perfect X kentucky of a place.
amidst the cheers and shouts of hi
wrought-up congregation. So l say
that dinner was "a perfect Kentucky
of a dinner" Well, sir, / do love tc
see a hungry man eat. I have beer
thar" and l know what it is. But
MI. Editor, the recollection of Johr
Atchison's seat" at Santa Fe will fol.
low me to my grave. John was on
"his native health" and thought he
had particular and peculiar rights and
he never stopped. He eat at least sc
sandwiches, four fine chickens, three
and a half pounds of John Kerr's old
ham and drank, to my certain knowl-
edge, nine glasses of cold tea. ]
mourned for him all the way home
that evening, wondering what the
doctors would say allied him when he
passed away Wednesday night.
After dinner Mr.. Rodes, a lawyer
from Sedalia, mounted the sta nd and
he pounded General M%cIntyre's argu-
ment for Jefferson City for an hour.
He spoke well, forcibly, clearly and
earnestly, but I imagine he didn't
make much Roadway, for those I talk
ed with shook their heads when I ask
ed them what the sentiment was on
the subject of capital removal and
said: at won't do"
Next came Judge Bashaw, of st.
Louis, formerly of Monroe County.
He spoke for Bryan and silver, and
his speech was a good one, a strong
one and very forcibly delivered. He
is an exceptionally strong speaker and
the State Committee should send him
out.
Next came our friend, Bob Cauthorn.
Bob's heart and purpose are right. He
is patriotic and brave and would be
happy to see a glorious prosperity
once more in this land, but his notions
are sometimes ''out of whack' with
those of other patriots. But he has
his own ideas and he is entitled to
them, and he spoke them vigorously
and ably and was listened to with
great respect. The writer left while
MIR. Cauthorn was speaking and didn't
hear Mr.. Bodine, who, it was said,
would follow Mr.. Cauthorn.
All honor to Santa Fe. The thanks
of Mexico and Audrain County are
hereby rendered for the elegant hos
pitality of the 10Th of August, 1896.
"May all her ways be the ways of
pleasantness and all her paths be
peace" May her young men follow
in the footsteps of their fathers and
be a guide and a stay to the imperial
commonwealth of Missouri. May her
daughters-God bless each one of
them-ind that which is essential to
the complete happiness of woman on
earth-a good, kind, loving husband
and q faithful protector and a legion
Of friends through life. May the older
ones, those who, like myself, have
passed the half way mile stone on
checkered journey, find unceas-
ing consolation n the fact that their
children are worthy sons and daugh-
ters of noble srres and fully compe-
tent to the task of making Missouri
greater and grander in the future than
she has ever been in the past. And,
when "life's fitful fever is
o'er"-
"When the sun grows cold,
And the stars grow old,
And the judgment book it's leaves
unfold"
May they all find an abundant en-
trance into that "mansion not made
with hands, eternal in the heavens"
n n ALIEN L