Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-05

IN
JUDGE y. r. FARRAR.
cJohnny Reb.)
tributod largely TO my success. AT THIS
entertainment ] made an effort TO sing
a song. Personally. my effort was sat
isfactorv. but l have no right to be-
lieve that the audience shared my plea
SIRE. Mark Twain said that he was
saddest when he sang" and so is every
body else.
THE JUDGES SINGING.
That night, when seated in the hotel
Office with lot OF g0od-natured drum
uners. one of them asked me If ] made
a habit OF singing in public l told him
not often. j generally sang Tor the en-
tertainment Of my friends. lie re-
marked: when you do sing always Sc
lect your best friends" Said he: Talk
ing about singing reminds me of an Incl
dent. A drummer friend Of mine had
a wife who was given 10 singing though
not gifted in that line. She olten
tried to regale his leisure hours win
her songs. Her health grew niue
feeble. and one day he drew near her
and said to her Darling, | know If you
die Won will go 10 Heaven; but l want
to ten you, when you get there, eat all
the milk and honey you can. but don
you try 10 sing.
An the dear drummer-boys, I can't
say too much for them. They were so
good ana kind to me. They carried my
satcheI. took me to the best hotels, ana
rave me all the information which they
had. and that which they didn't have.
Noble fellows, Resolute, energetic. 81 II
sacrificing. Drawing every Vicissitude'
and meeting every fate with manly cour-
.fasAs oh a
drummer myself. One OF them asked me
one dav what line ] carried. | told him [
was working up on the headline. lie
replied: II reckon you have poor trade
OH your sample"
At San Marcos | was more than
pleased President Thomas gave me the
use Of the college hall of that place.
NV rcceptiOn was all that a kind people
could bestow on my unmerited service.
I must mention here the San Marcos
river-thc crystal stream. the stream IS
about fifty feet in depth. To The eye
IL does not appear oyer two feet. The
bottom Of the river Is full OF rocks OF
varied hues. The waters are absolute
" nellucld 4 friend said 10 me: IL
YOU were 10 drop dime in the river
could see il at the bottom" ! said: You
drop in a dime. and L will see if l can
see it,"
NET MANY VIRGINIANS.
At Waco | met number of Nrginians
lectuied here under the patronage OF
Mrs. II. H. Shear, president OF the Epis-
copal Guild-a splenc-1 lady. and
great Christian worker. Here / met the
Rev. Frank Page. the rector of the Epis-
copal church; brother Of Thomas Nell
son Page. Jlc and his accomplished
wife did me gracious service. After the
the Virginians held an in
formal reception.
1 had the pleasure Of meeting a Mr..
Mayo, formerly of Richmond; George
Davis. son OF the gallant Colonel
j. Luclus Davis. Of IIenrico; and j. u.
Parrot. OF CharlOttcsvilc one OF the
dauntless followers of John S. Mosby;
Judge Lyle, formerly of Christiansburg;
IN. Sncad. and others. whose names l
cannot recall hut whose tender greet
ings ! cannot forget.
CELEBRATED MURDER CASE.
While at Cameron J attended the trial
Of the celebrated criminal case of Dan.
MacCray, charged with the murder of
Or. c. Freeman. This trial excited the
deepest interest throughout the State.
The facts are briefly about as follows:
The prisoner and the deceased for
eighteen years had been in sharp and
litigation over piece Of land.
The prisoner met the deceased on a
train of cars, while he was asleep, and
aroused him, and said TO him: Are YOU
going TO harass me all Of my life at law
As you did my father before meg'
lie then drew his pistol and fired tho
deadly shot Some OF the witnesses testi-
led that The deceased grabbed at his
as n 10 draw a weapon. This
was argued In self-defcnce. The pride
md talent Of the Texas Bar We're engaged
n this case for and against the prisoner
Mr. Scott, formerly of Fauquier county,
lnd near knsman f our esteemed At
= prominent in the
prosecution. neard several of the
speeches of the biz lawyers, but 1 can't
'ay that they 20 far eycelcd the MEM
,crs of my own bar. i don't think any
If them surpassed Bob Southall i'm mas
i've power. or General Hund.ey in in
cisive logic; or William Flanagan in
ertile resource: or Meade Haskins in
otund argumentat.ons; or Judge Mann
n forceful eloquence After a long and
edous trial the prisoner was acquitted.
received much kindness from Judge
Taliaferro, the presiding judge. and here
net Mr.. McGregor, an old Petersburg
boy.
At Lampasas ! was the guest of Mr..
Lewis Woods. formerly of Charlottesville.
He met me at the DEPOT, and laid violent
hands upon me. and bore me TO his
hos pitable home. lie. together with his
wife. spared no effort to make
my visit pleasant and comfortable. At
San Angeles. which is the terminus Of
the southwestern branch of the Santa Fe
road ] met with unexpected liberalty.
The night of the lecture was cold and
stormy, and there was q big society mar
rage and my audience was small. The
local management on settlement paid me
more than double the receipts of the
evening. l protested but they said they
knew their business. and would settle in
no other way. After the lecture / was
most pleasantly entertained at the home
" Mr.. Penroe Ions, who married
Mss Lewis. of Rockingham county, Va.
, near relative OF Judge Lewis, formerly
II our Supreme-Co Court Bench. II | ever
aw personifcation of the true Virginia
adv | ala I'm this estimable woman. At
his place | met a man by the name
4 Howard, who travelled with me forty
I've wears ago. when / was in Texas.
lie knew me at sight, and said 10 me:
You are the man who used to play the |
'anjo: | know You"
A TOUCHING STORY.
/ must recount touching story. One |
,yening. while | was lecturing, an old |
soldier wounded and en- |
eebled by age. sat before me. ] was
diving a recitation entitled. "The Death I
II the Last Confederate" Among other 1
Kings. l said: "Shroud him I'm his jacket
4 gray. wind about him his tattered bat |