The age-herald., 1898-11-11
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 the state several years ago many thousands of dollars short in his accounts, had been seen within the past few days in this city" said an old friend of Ran dolph's. "It is understood that similar ru- mors have prevailed in Montgomery, his former home, where he has great number of devoted friends. amongst them being some of the best and most influential citt- zens of the capital. Former Secretary of the Navy Hilary A. Herbert is one of the former judges best friends, and probably no man has ever been in public life in Ala bama who enjoyed more devoted friend- ships than Frank Randolph His troubles in South America make up story too familiar for repetition at this time. The rumors that he has been seen in this city and in Montgomery are most probably based upon erroneous impressions. l be- lieve that Judge Randolph is now inside the limits of the United States, but he Is not in Alabama, and has not, so far as l can ascertain, been in this state since he quilted when discovery of his shortage became inevitable Judge Randolph is the victim of unhappy circumstances. He never meant to do wrong; is incapable of intentional wrong doing. His defense is in the esteem in which he is held by good men who have remained faithful through all of his msfortunes I hope to see him back at his old home a free man,
 "Hannis Taylor was appointed by Presi- dent Cleveland to be United States minis ter to Spain. MT. Taylor is an Alabamian, living in Mobile, and is one of the most dis tinguished citizens this state has ever had. His history of the English constitution, for example, has won him the praise of all the world of scholarship, and the highest honors from universities like Harvard in this country and Cambridge, Oxford and Edinburgh in our mother country" So spoke Miss Cahalan, one of the most gifted and popular of all the teachers in the Bir- mingham schools, addressing class of little girls on the specific subject of "Spain." Miss Cahalan directed her class to write each an essay "Spain," and make special reference to his excelency, the Hon. Hannis Taylor of diplomatic re- nown, and the Good Hannis," as he is to the thousands who regard him with affec- donate consideration One of the brightest of Miss Cahalan's pupils turned in her es-
 
 Taylor, appointed by President Cleveland to be a preacher in Spain.'' The dear child had confounded the diplomatic title minister with the religious designation preacher. This will no doubt shock the Good Hannis," who is a devout Roman Catholic.
 Speaking of Hannis Taylor" observed a personal friend of that gifted and great hearted man, "all the world is praising his masterful work on the English constitu- tion, of which our own great constitution is a direct outgrowth. Even in England his work is acknowledged to be the great est ever yet written concerning the tra- ditional English onstitution-traditional in contradistinction to our own written con- stitution, or paper constitution as Carlyle sneeringly referred to such state papers Many of The Age-Herald's readers know Taylor personally, but, of course most of them never saw him. To these latter it will be of interest to know that he is one of the most lovable men in all the land. He is as tender-hearted and affectionately simple as child. He never had an evil thought, not to mention an evil purpose His heart is filled with sunshine, and in times of trial sweetness and light never leave him. He is something of a fatalist, and fatalist on the happy side of life. His home life is very beautiful, for he has bright and interesting family MT. Tay- Tor owns one of the rarest small collections of paintings on this continent He picked up the pictures here and there in Europe whilst he was minister to Spain-or "a u.b in i,,t school girl designated him.
 
 "Colonel W. A. Henderson, general coun- sel of the Southern railway, who made a flying visit to Birmingham yesterday, is one of the most entertaining men in the United States" said railroad friend of his last night He is the ideal southern gentleman, and can tell more interesting historic stories pertaining to the south than any other man I ever met His an- cestor settled the city of Henderson, in Kentucky, and his kinsmen are all over Kentucky and Tennessee. It is family Of very wide connections and influence, and Colonel Henderson is a noble type of a grand race of men. He loves the south and he is filled with its legend and it's lore. He could write a book of thrilling interest. ana wish he would do so; but he won't He is the most modest of men, and if it occurs to him in his talk that anybody is listening to him account of anything like curiosity he becomes at once as dumb as an oyster. Colonel Henderson is a rara southern gentleman, with the chiyalrous instincts and habits of the old school. now unhappily passed away
 
 "l delight to remember the old days at the home of my maternal grandmother. Mrs. Jackson, near Florence" said Hon John J. Mitchell, the distinguished legis iator from Lauderdale. q was a 1O-year- oio boy before the old regime passed away, and l recall that my erandmother's great old country house was always filled with guests. She kept open house, and, after the the old style, lived like the princes of the earth Every luxury was there, every con- venience. Carriages and horses servants