The age-herald., 1900-07-30

Queen, you know We are AmurerldnS,
 and we aint got no use for queens and
 kings and effete monarchs in general; but
 we do want t see the Queen of England
 As I said, we're Amurerkins, and I don't
 mind tellin you there ain't true Amurer-
 kin Twin that don't love Queen Vietoriai
 And that's the truth-the plain truth-that's
 what we are here for
 ' And you wish to see her majesty be-
 cause you love and respect her?' the little old lady asked with note that was almost
 eager.
 :" That's just it. and if you would sort O help us, we might make it worth your
 while. At any rate, we'd be mighty thank full to you "The little old lady's eyes glistened with
 moisture, the infinitely sad and sweet face
 seemed to become happy, the little figure in
 black trembled with apparent emotion; and
 slowly she held out a fat little hand in a black thread glove, and, softly and modest ly as a little child, she said: "I am the Queen, gentlemen " The h-l you are! shrieked Larry Je- rome, utterly out of his mind, and he and | Fellows turned and fled like mad. Their | speed aroused suspicion they approach | ed the exit gote, and the guard detained ] them. Pending rigorous and vigorous | questioning, servant from the palace | hurriedly appeared upon the scene. "By Her Majesty's, command,-and | those words from the servant caused every | heart to stop beating-'the gentlemen will be served with luncheon before they de- | part!
 ",rbe death of old Uncle Tom Parker re- moves from the county courthouse its
 most picturesque and one of its most hon. ored figures" said William H. Lindsay, the former court stenographer. He has long been accounted a part of the courts, and when the fall terms open his genial, clear | cut, manly old face will be missed sadly. | It will seem odd to hear any other voice crying the court, the jurors, and the wit nesses. Some other good man will accupy | Uncle Toms place, but there is none who | can fill it. He was just Uncle Tom Park | CT, and there is no man like him left to | take up the duties which he so long and so faithfully discharged. He had lived S6 ! years, but his heart had never grown old. knew him intimately had observed him | closely, for many years, and I am con- ! vinced that he was the most honorable, the l most just the most upright man in all his | dealings with men ever thoroughly knew. | He was a pure man. His knowledge of mans nature was extraordinary, and his | judgment as to cases on trial was wonder | full He was remarkably quick to arrive al | the justice of any trial he observed; and | in nine out of ten cases he could guess | most closely what the verdict of a jury l would be after the judges charge. In | most cases he. could guess with entire ac- | curacy as to guilty or innocence A | noble old man was Uncle Tom Parker, bailiffr'
 It has been given out that the Hon. Joseph B. Graham of Talladega, one of the ablest of the Democratic orators, was inn peed to quit the pending state campaign on account of his health. T am not sick, | writes MT. Graham to a friend in Birming- ham; but you know, the chief stock | in trade of the stump speaker is lung and | throat power. I am short on throat pow | err so much so that my physician thinks | it would be hazardous for to attempt to speak,
 | q received a telegram last night from | some of the good fellows of Mobile to go down and join them in grand rally on Wednesday night. It Is easy to decline invitation to go to the mountains for a hitch with Populists, but to turn my back on the comradeship and good fellow ship of old Mobile almost forces me to try
 raw throat on the Gulf City people, It will be pleasing to all Democrats and
 the general public which so greatly honors MT Graham, to know that his general
 health is not impaired. Still, it is most
 unfortunate that the most eloquent voice
 of all should be silenced at this time
 
 "I have been down in the wiregrass
 counties chewing rosin, eating home-pro- duced food, and giving the boys good sound Democratic doctrine" said Con- gressman John Hollis Banlxhead of the Sixth district last night Geneva, Pike, Dale, Coffee and the adjoining counties are all right for Sanford and the state ticket. My visits to those counties were most agreeable to myself and, I hope, of some value to the party
 Congressman Bankhead seems to have enjoyed himself, and is as fresh as school
 boy. He goes to Walker county this morn ing, and will then go home to Fayette.
 
 Judge Thomas R. Roulhac of Sheffield is at the Morris.
 William c. Fellows is staying at Blount has been i'll of severe jaundice for several weeks
 J. L. Walker of Greenville, S. C., is at | the Florence.