The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-27

friends rssS NOR. noted for HIS irarr-
INC han for sommon sense-he shook
his head dIsarprovingiy and said; SIN
buying books7 Tske ny advice fof II
and read men: they are the volumes we
can peTuss % msst advantage.
Henry was born In Hanotcr county
near the birthplace o. Henry Clay. h.s
father. Colcna Joha Henry was In moo o
crate circumstances srd cou'A ncf of''c
TO give him a collegiate cducntion, 90
Patrick was sent 70 an "old hr'l h'.
Until no was ten years old. The future
patriot wss not foao o. books an to'H
small stock In Latin or learning lie pre-
fsrred hurting nahlng or. IN fact. any
thing else Accordingly. At thirteen h g
father. IN despair placed him behind the
c0unt.r o. small country store hcrt
hEsin Pstrick was disappointment. lie
had no. the heart 20 refuse fny one Nhe
pleaded Tor credit ard world receive with
al the good nature In The Wor any sut
oVery spoiOgy FOR nou-payrieut Hence
prosperity aid not shine on ths new
undertaking business not being brisk ire
greater part OF hs tine was spent Ia
playing the victim 20 any one who vsuld
listen. or he would shut up his store sni
20 fishing A. ei8hteen Dc MARI ad q pref
ty country maiden daughter OF = noigh-
boring farmer ard IVA years later turn
ed his attention 20 law. For geveral years
he met Win no success. Finally, when
matters looked most droary. be was en-
cared in his frat important trial, tho
&c obrsted parsons cHse
IN 70 that time tho ministers 81 the
Church of England On the GO ory received
90 % 16 100 pounds NJ tobacco 8 year a.
salary Tobacco had become very hirh
fas
stead. Tho King vetoed this; Tie cdergy
insisted or receiving their tobacco 'he
psopie refused At length the clergy
brought suit for the tobacco. with every
prospect OF gaining 3d. Prominent law
vers refused 20 arsue tho case against
them o. hopeless snd 40 was hiven 10
Patrick Henry lie had never spoken IN
public be orc. ard began in ~ awkward
and fait~rinE a manner that the parsons
were observed . ving each other sy
nIdFcs ~ cona1a'ulatien. va tftn'f.
who happcncc o. bo one Of mo ylases.
Was overcome with confusion and moru-
ncstion. Put in p few minutes all yrs
changed. The speaker warmed 10 his
snbisct and rsgained his sslf--ontrol.
FIo9uonoa such "a Ire simple country peo-
pie mad never l-afore listened 20 astoundad
their oars The charm the mfRlc 81 th9
wonderful speaker held them rpoloouuu
until finally the parsons. We arc toid'
could stand 90 no longer ana ran out oil
ths house" The jury immedioitif re lTn
srd the verdict u "one penny damages
T'hs tliumrl.s,ut poop'e Dr. spite or sn-Ilii
court ana cries Of ORDER elevated lht
champion upon their shoulders aho
marched through tho streets with nim.
And Patrick Henrys pubic career 81
prosperity had begun.
ftlr.. j
lacked two very necessary elements. h-
Guflrv ard etud.ous habits but before G
fury his uatclless e,0QLeace ano suotie
reasoning powers combined WITH no smfH
share of plain common sense nod' him
truly formidable Pie hoo the power oi
completely controlling The feelings or hls
hearers Sometimes DO relaxed into r-i-
euIc. when the whole auo.o1,o Would
De CONFUSED We are told of one occa-
sion when -ho OignEed old Clerk OF me
House. unable 20 control himself aHI
unwilling 10 commit a breach OF deco'nm
81 his place rushed out Of the couI
house and threw himself on tho erass IN
such paroxysms Of laughter that the
passersby stopped 20 ask what allied MN
to which ne was only able Co answer
cannot help IT, You should nave heafo
him" Again. hts powers of pathos "hon
DNerlnI we're 80 great t'i'- --r
LUCE The house with tears
Patrick Henry was smphaticslly man
OF the people. TO bin is duo NOT only
the phrase. bat iu O. Freat measure me
fact. OF Tine ems ics,y OF the people. TINS
was the object OF his life work. for which
his oloquence was always eXerted. ln
sustenanoe OF this ne framed The famous
Vfrriuia resolutions ggalnst the stamp
ac.. which be mentions in hts VIII as the
"m0st valuable thing De ever d.d
Many important Offices were offered
him in l176 ne was made the FIRST re-
publican Governor OF Virginia. and re-
elected several times. lie was offered the
positions of Secretary OF State and OF
chief Justice or The United states Boy
Washington. but these. ou account Of his
health. be was obliged 90 decline as also
the posi- lon OF Minister TO France ten-
dcred MIN hy John Adams in li43 The year
OF his death Two couutiea in his native
State were named after him. The nrsi.
Henry county. was organized and given
that name while be was Governor OF the
state. and later the adjoining county was
called Patrick. also FOO his honor
Red Hll is now owned boy Henrys
grandson. William Writ Henry q clever.
cultivated gentleman OF sine "olf school
ne has Bon his possession some most inter
csung relics OF bis celebrated grand
father Including the desk he always used.
which stan contains his letters from
Lafayette. Washington. Madison. end
other great men o. early DAYS. The large.
round-back0d chair in which Patrick
Henry died. end portrait OF him by me
elder Suily under whica hangs yei-
lowed slip 81 paper tivned by chief Jus
tice John Marshall mud several others or
his friends tosufying 20 the faithfu'ness
OF tho likeness. The accompanying illus
trauon 10 n photograph OF this portrait.