El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-24

the land-the Tunstalls, Erwins,
Crooms, Walters, Nelson's, representa-
| tives of the refinement, power and
wealth Of ante bellum days of Alabama.
They could look out over thousands of
acres white with the feecy staple, cul-
tivated in some instances by several
hundred slaves. subject to the will of
one master. In speaking of this old
Alabama stock some one very tersely
observed of them: They had that
simple dignity of manner which re-
suits from long acknowledged hereditary
right to consider themselves to be con-
sidered of superior caste.''
At the time of which this story
begins young Whitaker and Bayse
were the only male Representatives of
their families. In their youth ul train
ing cautious minds of wise parents,
where we alth sufficient for all needs
stood within call sought to give them
practical education. Young Whit
tsker early showed desire for city
life and by his own choice was educa-
ted as a ply stefan. James Bayse, or
as he was Familiarity csllei Jim"
registering, open-hesrted. manly young
ster, always said; 81 have no ambition
other than to duplicate my fathers
life. love the open fields, the warm
sunshine, the growing corn, the sound
of hounds and horn. Give me the life
of q planter"
Jim, however, so the chronicle states
was unce tremendously bundled up, chip
ped off to the university of Alabama,
at Tuske looss, winding up at Bards-
town, KY, il Que form to be finished
be6tting the only son of Green county
planter, with the strict and firm injunc-
tiOn from his father: Il expect you to
come back, Jim, having acquitted your
self with honor to your family and
credit to spare" Jim's youthful expe-
rience with the old man had discover
ed that his father expected results and
never tolerated excuses. He set in
years later. he came home, he was
finished" quite up the parents
standard: fitted to grace the position
he was called to occupy.
EoThe two young men, w6llo within
the same circle, we're unlike in every
distinct particular. Whitaker was
Bayse's senior several years. The
doctor was of placid, taciturn DISPOSE
tioo, reserved, yet self-possessed, q
ready tslker when the occasion de-
manded, practical, orderly and exact.
One disposed to judge harshly would
say cold and calculative. Still he had
those elements in his nature which,
while not generally popular, drew
around him warm friends. AT the
time of Bsyse's return from school he
found Whit aker enjoying an enviable
position in life in his 18th year.
Jim Bsyse had throughout his col
lege term preserved his sunny good
nature-in fact, it became fixed upon
him. He spoke unpremeditatedly and
without reserve, yet in q manly and
open way-this sometimes ran into
desire to nag and tease. Widely as
they differed in every particular, they
had one trait in common-Doth were
keen sporrsmep and marksmen whose
skill was the admiration of compau-
ions. These were the hot times OF the
whig and democrat. The Whittakers
boosted of a long line of whig ancest-
ors. The Beyses were "hOwling,
speechifying, Fourth of July demo-
Gratis" to use q playful sentence of
Jim's own coming.
THE ''PEARL OF GREEN VALLEY
We now enter upon q portion of the
record of their lives which was the
opening chapter wherein they seemed
drawn henceforth more closely tOgeth-
err. In their circle of life in Green's
boro lived the daughter of wealthy
planter named Underwood. Miss I'm
derwood's mother bad been dead sew
eral years. In the daughter was CEN
tered the hopes of the father. Her
education had been acquired under
difficulties. Her absence from home
was wonderfully borne by the father.
Previous to young Bayse's college
life he had shown no decided prefer
ence for Miss Underwood's company.
Returning, he found DR.. Whitaker
foremost among her devoted admirers.
More in jest and spirit OF rivalry Jim
threw himself gallantly into the strug
gle to WOO and win the'tPearl of Green
Valley" a title affectionately given
Miss Underwood by the people of her
native town. Jim while ordinarily