The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-27

1kSSESl&Ag dle-and there are
~ SD grave doubts that
EtlN,as; -AA he over will-there
NtMlllD will be gathered to
kl~Llg his fathers as typi-
l,b3l cal buccaneer az
rANrNa ever sailed the
w ~ Spanish Main.
Looking at this old
man, with his heavy figure bectllng
brows and feroclous mustacho, obsery-
ms his constant pugnaclty OF manner.
and listening TO the hrcce. raucous
voice OF him. Il Is easy 20 picture him
upon the forward deck OF some black
.ow-lylng schooner while :ho half
gale huns In tho booming canvas and
he skull and cross5oncs whip over his
head. No one knows how old be o..
sor many a year he has refused to state
BIS age to the comp.lcra Of the Con-
| yrcrsional Directory that remarkable
work wherein oongrcsumcn write their
lwn biographies and say warmly
] lIAlH'lNl ANlNNH W ANitll"'lf'Hs ahh
ioubt some member Of his family
nows. but the secret Is carefully
guarded. lie has seen. however. moro
han eighty summers and q correspond
ng number q winters lie II unique.
Ills eye silll CLEANS kindly Tor d pretty
woman llo sim preserves and uses
nc most wonderful swear-word yocab-
| Harry east % the Rocky Mountains ile
. IS stlll ramo for q twcniy-four-ho1r
aitlng when @ takes jacks or better 90
open" and the limit Is the ceiling
|ue SIN contends that the pharmaco-
/ leia holds no medicine Ike eight
| ioar-old bourbon. and gives daily proof
III his belief in its virtues Ills long.
ong term In the legislative service Of
/ la country has taught him one thing
Ie docs not make spo'eheL hc has
.o time 90 give 60 oct ora'ious. Oc-
asl1ually DO has his secretary write
me and prints u In the Congressional
.ec0rd. but he does not waste his voice
20 50. lie saves that organ iCr hnrass-
ng and bruwbe'ting his opponents
IFS influence Itch Is great a. re-.
served for work In the committee
'ooms. he knows the inner ways Of
ogislatlon thoroughly. His mark Is
upon many OF our statutes with which
ais name was never publicly connected
llo 4 an acute manager OF debates, lnt
: MIS- advice IA always listened TO anr
frequently taken by his party alsoci
ltes. Many times. when tho fate o
A motion Is IN doubt he viii take N.
noor and attempt 20 carry % or defea
Il by aggrcsslycnoss "Bulli1zIng' .
The common name for H. lie 81 IN
gralncdly honest His word Is aa gnCO
"a his bond. lie Is not popular ,ssi
y Lin his own state. but De- g. respcctc
: and largely feared. Free coinage d
\ silver ls hls shihhd'cth. lie has bee
: a stcadfas, champion 81 ;he Whit
I metal since g got into dlmcul.ics mOr
:. than twenty years ago.
For hls honesty; when me Federal
got possession oi Tennessee. Harm
= Who was governor disappeared wlt
100000 belonging 90 the state PARSE
Brcwnlow pa, a price on his hel.
More than a year after The war end,
Harris walked into Brownlow's o.ic
The "Parsou." who was near 90 death
door. was stretched on a sofa. HELL
Harris" said nrownlow. "Holl
Brownlow." said Harris Where's tn
tO.O00?" said nroUnlow. Here Il j.
said Harris. laying the money In bil
on the table II was determined "a
you I'D Yankees shouldn't get q
AN right" said Brownlow. and tur
ing his face 20 the wall went to sic,
Harris had carried the sum on hls %
son Tor a long time and then had TAX
Il with him 90 the City OF Mexico. \
cent was missing More than once
had lacked food. but the states fun
wcro sacred.
Joe shelby % Missouri came
Washington IN 1893 10 press his clail
10 the United States marshalshlp
the western district OF bic state. +
two men had not met since 1866. VII
they were members OF the "Carlotl
colony near the City % Mexico. SheI
. ran across Harris In the marble roo
of the capitol and spoke 10 him en-
lively. "D--n you, sub. / didn't kn
YOU" growlei Harris why,
las shelby-Joe shelby" All, how
mo sholby." ho responded without
thuslasm. They talked awhile NJ
IN. times and the Mlssourlan went away
Ice. "D-n that shelby" Ga Harris s,
iris as the tall form OF the soldier dis
neared through the door Il don't
Inn whore he got the impulcnce 20 80
Inc 10 me at all. Me an Pap Price
h. Governor Allen Of Louisiana "
n, down at Carlotta when that n
chicken stcalor came along, We
- axcd up a little distlllcry an
.N' made TO- bottles OF the hncat llQ
' n'. sub. you cyah tasted This ShO
''' drank ono bottle OF it the fust
o' Next mornin' we had 10 ride oyah
NV plantations We LEI him a. the ~
l'. ana hc drank two mo- bottles o
subj
"what became of the other ho
inc sgn.tore" asked a listener
Jay eve ar,d % an drunk to. sun.
app Glow long dId you keep it senat
Tor ttft,f Frra ruh %