The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

and yet these clippers of reputation" say that the GoiHke Daniel did not have
in mind the immortality of the soul o his place Elm the Pantheon of Fame,
but meant merely to indicate to the attendants that he as alive and conscious
According to them. his last words were, Il still live; morebrapdy" Why, the
next thing we know they will be telling us that Washington never crossed the
Delaware, and Jefferson never wrote the declaration of independence and John
Hancock never signed it. and John Adams never advocated it IN the floor Of the
house and old Ben Franklin never said, I'VE must all hang together " we will
all hang separately" and big brave old Ben Harrison never poked little Elbndge
Gerry in the ribs and said, when the hanging comes l will be better off than
you my neck will break quicker" and Charles Carroll never signed his name
Charles Carroll of Carrolon; and Patrick Henry never said, give mt liberty or
give me death noticed in the papers the other day that Thomas Jefersons
hdds' the one which, according to tradition helped him to win a wife, was of
fered for sale in Baltimore last week by an aged negro who claimed it had come
down to him from his father who vas m oft the jefferson family servants
That reminds me- Of a story I heard Dr. Carey Randolph Baukhead, of Pike
county 'n d. bankhead is himself a lIeal descendant Of Jefferson, and sev.
eal years ago he made a visit to Monticello He W as the guest of Dr. Wilson
Randolph, and rs they drove up they noticed an old blind negro sitting at the
"m M' ~, '" ,mo INT .'nueeA grounds Now said Dr. Randolph to his
cousin Il will stay in the background and you accot this old darkcy and see
hw many hes III Will tell yon" Good morning, uncle" said Dr., Bankhead,
~, u" Ivy s sn II" VINO " nm ana cares or TINS estate nowf u does sab, said
the sable functionary, Strengthening himself up with an air of dignity. Use one
OF te Jefferson descendants" We'll, l reckon you can tell me all about Mr.
Jefferson and his family them Eyes. sab. can dat; knows all dy is to know
bout en-" Slipping a dollar into the negros hand, Dr. Bankhead requested him
TO tel all he knew about the Jefferson family history; and he did tell; he spread
himself but when he offered to point out the very hole in which Mr. Jefferson
s"reted himself wnen the British yer after him, DR. Randolph could restrain
himself % longer Hi, You old rascal he exclaimed, what do you mean by
telling all these iesS You know Mr. jefferson lever ran from the British. oh.
Mars Wilson, exclaimed the old negro lin CONSERVATION recognizing the familiar
u didn't know You was on de place o nvr would have opend my
monf Now, you see" said DR. Randolph, turning to his cousin, the sources
ron whlch northern tourists get their information concerning Thomas Jeferon"
The Metropolitan NJ. E. church, being the presidents chosen place of wor
snip is of course very popular Easter weeks services we're ushered in with a
hctnir by Mrs Logan, who talked on Seville in Holy Week" Mrs Logan
H's'" '' Importance I" Seville when it was a center of art and literature. and
told many interesting facts about the old city, She gave a graphic description #
DIV '' III" @eWs ouh SeVnle,e especially on the occasion of her visit ito il q
ear ago when she witnessed the great Easter bull fight, and said it was n won
der that vice and brutality now pedomrated in Seville under such chynm
stances tits moi a matter of surprise" she said, that Spain should lose re-
sPect IN Cuba and the Cuban people should not be satisfied with a government
hot IN lme with the age when ON sees such scenes of brutality and signs of de-
generation In passing would remark that the president of the National HUI
M"he oocaety avs thai after the Ccrbett Fitzsmmons prize fight the less we have
to say about the Spanish bull fight the better
Mr. Thomas Nelson Page, the author accompanied by his wife and daughter
nus one ABROAD Tor the summer intending to spend most of the time in Italy
mrs rage family arr now at Naples The Marchesena Spincia ne Lily Page
OF Italy is daughter of Thomas jefferson Page, of Virginia, whose wife vas a
Miss Mason The whole family have lived in Italy since the civil war with the
eN'eptoh OF red M Page who isl professor at the Pennsylvania University
ar rage has been very successful AS a writer of short stories but he is ambitions
TO Try his hand n something more prctentous Such a work will engage his at
"huoh whhle he abroad, On their return in the fall the family will take pos.
Z" their beautiful new home here in Washington, which is being com.
pRted
lhy 20 say tina Col John Hay, N new ambassador to Great Britain i'll
awtnih tired Of Little Brooches and Jim Bludsoe. You see he created
them IN his salad days, when he was green in Judgment and poor in purse. and
nov mat he wiIo occupy a villa in the most swagger part of London and le
!" William Waldorf Aston he would be thankful to be well rid Of the
MI OF them But like the ghost of Banquo. they will not down, They have
nc sa before him. and will be the first to greet him IN the other shore
n tel chances to one when Emla@ador Hay sits in his splendid mansion on
terrace hotnobbing with the British aristocracy and taking in the
queens Jubilee n will SEE Little Beeches standing in The midst Of them and