The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-03-17

oho iiSi' "iNh {" Ss"H anu q IuStOi
aud instructed them to shoot any
suspicious persons seen on the
place. The general himself would
not retire to his bed to sleep, but
would keep watch in his library,
catching nap now and then while
sitting III his arm chair.
The widest reports were soon in
circulation in the neighborhoOd
and it was lot long until every
body lii this end Of Madison cnun.
ty had heard that "Cash" Clay, AS
he is called hy tile natives, had
gone crazy and had placed an arm.
ed guard around his honse; which
had been instructed to shoot the
first man that came on the place.
KnoNi ing the determination IF the
General, his neighburs were atrai,.
to go near him, but his children
sent a well known minister to talk
the matter over with him. lie
gave the man Of God a careful
hearing, but when he had finished
the General told him that lie had
made up his mind TO marry Dora
Richardson and he intended to DO
SO. The next day the General
went to Richmond, got his license
to marry the child, secured the
services Of Il minister and the next
morning they were married. He
found his bride an ignorant cOuu.
try girl. She could read a little,
but could scarcely write her name.
He employed govcrness to teach
her, bought u piano and had mu.
sic teacher to give her lessons on
that instrument, but his efforts to
make a lady of his bride failed.
The governess finJing she could
never teach her charge any of the
higher accomplishments, abandon
ed the task. Tho music teacher
left, and today the wife Of the
man who represented the United
States government at Que Of the
greatest courts of Europe, is moth
ing more than a simple, unsduea
ted girl.
! For more than a year after they
were married, Dora was a wife to
the General in name only, but for
! The past twelve months she has
been living with hin as his wife,
AID the neighbors say she appears
to De contentea with her lot. She
is very kind to her aged husband
and anticipates his slightest wish.
| She herself prepares his meals
for him and declares that she is
ooe Of The best cooks he ever knew
When thsy were first married the
General fully believed that be
would raise another family Of child
rep who would share equally with
those of his first wife in the divis
ion of his property. Heis pow in his
eigllty.seventh year, and does not
believe he will have another heir
He knows his children will not
take care of Dora. Therefore, hs
wants pension.-[special Cores
poudent ST. Louis Republic.
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"Another big shipment Of can
non to the battlefield OF Shiloh
Tenn., is beng made"
''It consists Of about 200 guns
from the Rock Island CHI. arsenal
which came here by the Chicago
Burlington and Qnincey railroad
and is being transferred to the St
Louis and Tennessee River Packe
Company. 1t is probably the larg
est movement of guns made since
the guns Of the old government ar
senal in this city were removed Il
Rock Island some years ago. Tb,
guns were being stored on tb,
. Tennessee river wharfboat, at thu
foot OF Locust street, yesterday
They are dism0unted, as they arr
} intended for decorative purpose
only on the old battlefield that i
being converted into u park by tn
: government. They will go for
ward by the steamer City of Padu
cab on Saturday. Twent-four o
the guns are 30-pOund calibre
, forty.two are 12.pounders and TIL
remainder are 6.pounders. Til
: entire shipments of guns weigh
7 about 243,O0O pounds. They al
] tracted much attention yesterday