The age-herald., 1900-10-08

l ator by sight at any rate, was astonished to see him in such abundant good health and spirits Senator Pettus actually looks
 better and stronger physically than he ap- 1 peared to be twenty years ago. When his visitor sought to assure him of this fact,
 the Senator seemed almost embarrassed by the evident sincerity of the statement,
 and answered with kindly courtesy. Il thank you-I am very wellv' with em-
 phasi1 on tho verb.
 The Senator was ever a courteous man, and al nearly four-score can teach almost
 all of his nearly two millions constituents gentle lessons in practical good manners
 and that noble courtesy that never fails In
 the lobby of the Morris Saturday might he Was resting in low seat. When tht young
 man addressed him he immediately and
 quickly arose as erectly as a fleld-marshal
 reviewing army; nor would he resume
 his seat until his visitor was seated. His
 action was as graceful as that of a courier, as noble as that of an old Roman such as Augustus was. Few great men ih this
 country know how or care to be courteous
 or civil, and the smaller the man in public
 station the more likely he Is to display rude
 ness, under the false impression that it Is
 manhness Some men eat tobacco solely because they fancy that habit to be manly, l The same Is true of red llkker'' Sena- tor Pettus himself is a famous lover of tobacco, which most men love, and prob ably he likes an old-fashioped dram as most men do; but he Is a great big man! Double superiatives are always appiicable to praise of Senator Pettus. He is great big gentleman, and Senator and sta tesfnan and lawyer; perhaps the most powerful personality In Alabama within nearly forty years He is an Ahabamian born, and in all the essentials Is the right sort of Ala bamian.
 All men admire and reverence Senator Pettus; most men love him. Few cdlarac- ters in any land are so admirable or so lovable as he.
 The familiar tuft of white whiskers on Senator Pettus' great chin seems to be smaller than in the old days; 1t couldn't be whiter. And his great strong face
 seems to be rosier and younger than in
 many year before He looks happy, and
 is certainly sturdier. He Is so. He nevef
 seemed sq altogether splendid as now; really never wah so. And he works-works all the time. Can | slop work; nonsense for me to think about retiring; can't retire." as he looked benevo- | lenuy over the familiar gold-rimmed spec tacles half way down his great nose. He is off now to. work for the Democratic l party. Did you you ever mark how Sen l ator Pettus speaks "Democraitic party?'' | It's an oration. He is gone now to the | Seventh District to help John Burnett.
 Many old friends over there; men who were In the war with me. I am going to | talk to them'
 Noble old man of noble fame! l
 1 Col. W. W. Brandon, Adjutant General | of the state, was in Birmingham yester-
 day on his way to the Seventh district to make speeches in support of Congressman | Burnett and the Democratic national
 ticket. He will speak at Guntersville to. | day and at Albertsville tonight, Colonel
 Brandon Is very desirous that MT. Burnett
 be given a great majority in November
 and to that end he will labor as best he
 can; and Colonel Brandon's best Is very
 powerful, as everybody knows
 l Referring to the recent New Hampshire | visit of Governor Johnston and his staf
 and party, Colonel Brandon was most earn 1 est In his praise of the kindness and hos | pitality of all the New Hampshire ant
 New England people generally whom they
 had the happiness to meet "They seem | ed to fear that they just couldn't dc
 enough for us," he said Such friendly
 such generous kindness could not be sur
 passed by any people in entertaining any l visitors!'
 It is but common fairness to emphasize
 the fact that the success of the New Eng land visit, in so far as the Alabamians
 themselves acted, was very largely due tc 1 the Adjutant General of Alabama. He
 made plans and perfected arrangements
 and was the tireless spirit ceaseless in his
 efforts to make all things well. Colonel
 Brandon is man of extraordinary energy | and industry, added to which is a strong
 and ever alert mind that Is baffied by noth-
 ing. Few young men are so able as he | none Is of stronger spirit.