Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-12-13
MEMORIES OF CLAY.
Amusing Stories Told By a Human
Relic Of Ante-Bellun Days
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%RAN hairs have brouEkt lis
NJ er~ten 20 - d~-Psrmsni
e.~rk az East; in e - the
e.Hrfm-r-. there = ar Cd Tratis
uau uith = wealth . - 70 hair and
~aaecdot~& So wkeu hs ycang 40
sora;-s erd~arer % ~nfcs Bin into
political tisr-ssor BY askzx htm
whether - . q f~mor-a. cr q rspab-
i1aH i~asarah'y r~p3~s fhat - . an
-cft - uhir M~ scurrs both q
- great PoAtica, parties - thF pres
sr- sp~ak. III cunt~mF- - ncisru
sfat-smaus ard fairy els-s 80
-rmo- - Henry CAY Thls ol and
n rerr-au : q fathfa ssrrant
- U-- san ar hs duti~ are ~~l
40 pa-rtaaav rrforued pat a. -
uertiaz - rtr name % As Old ctief
- graf hrrfuckan Hr-rs arr
rust-i a. sra ash h-ght~r~i
~s- a- a vigorous larruar~ So
q f rrrteman u- t1rnca Lnfo arsc
dr.rs % arf-~.uu taF- r eh
-h W~sr ca tnun ard i~ssTr
ats uar ru -fA~ Ga bar 60
rrTrs srrreme a. h~rn
q r~m~n~r co ere oe-a.on tark
Co. rEr nErs ore - fh~s~
r. - ~nafr Eal~ry
~s~a H~rrF Cay was =asrE q
se< or ar< AZ ~ -cys I
sh t-~ -t~ POI
v 1a-s-A f-~1 aae-t
~ farT eru base k~arl tt~
-sr WV 't- are ~ e
h We aas ts~ rasr1
ger u-s cr~r ears 60 hs e
crrrre ard noting aifh safsfar-ir-
stat s~1rauuer Slows - was
c~l - hs rr-r opponents II
eses v~-r sassrE ard rs vAc-
bry trr- wfh 4 tem~rt a.
r. thsufr--d forth H. 5,ranciatons
C -ke policy - th~ t~uaerafs n
TIE mdsf = ore - his highest ard
rranf@s- o~rutc-cal 5rhrs a hqrs~
s.oe -hro~u wth al - might -
some ere concealed iu fh~ gallery.
cnme Wiring past hs had Il
missed rs attended victim rs a fsv
inches and struck th- loot - S~ra-
tor P4ini~xf~r. wso vas sitting p
a. af5o.ning SEAT NJ Clay thr-E
ore Eaue~ a. -h~ "a -ry ard thea
s-aop-d ard. cs ? up - missile.
cuos 'erz~1 : over ia his hands
NJ Pre- dent. atd b. sarcast G.
ars al srst ! thought tbs Was but
= delicate piece e IRONY. but upcn *
az ratioa ! fad that Cur euen - are
~ p 20 run r~uuxhshod over
TIE scrr~ - another nn~cdote %
Esrrs Cas- vhfch This rabG OLD Whir
r~.at~s j. aH IN Louisville. AZ Mr..
CaaT Rad irto-sed notes made hv hs
sas a1t through their failure 20
meet -h~r ird~h'~zn~ss BAD become
i1vl F~c 20 -h- extent % St0o1cc
Th- -t-r~s, On these uo-~s vhich
we- exceeded by rhs 10 5r-x 20 &C
eoumodat- NJ. CAY. amounted 20
aaozt 500 a wear ard ~ annua-
REuezt = this larg= amount cut
terrtay izto th- staf~smaus ueume
!. va Always punctuaHy paid. how
et~r ard - Was always on hana AZ
~ aank The fay the Interest cane
de- With a rel q ti.s On ore q
th~a oaeasous - ca I'd state1 hs
aEsufss ard b%Ean - cot hs
uoreF- Fh- c5rrk fook from a draw
- - zet@s ard. handing then to
NJ Cav remarked that they had al
been paid puneipa and interest. and
II EQW returned then 70 Their IN
darser cazcrie6 NJ. Cav s;oot -
u der~d FOR a and asksd who
hai paid the note< This the bank
oGclais stated. they Were Instructed
rot - rrrraL They had h~-n paid
azd eane@led ard tha Wa sufficient.
VITA tears in his eyes ard a choke
10 AAs voice TIE ed nan sabb-d.
NY God. id a man ever have such
friends before Tie names o. b.
heHetacto-s be never aserrta red;
but hey we're supposed 10 b some
wealthy N~w York merchants who
imagined that bet FOR Mr. Claws ad.
Eocaey q a high protective tarf they
wood have been ruined
Another story rather reflects npon
Nj Clays shrswdness. but the odd
lint Mig tetls Il. just the sane Ia
the GAYS of TIE leadership CT Henry
Cav in national affair horse racing
vas che q the greatest Amusement,
and diversions. and the Keutuek,
statesman always attended The rae
Jag Nss a. Baltimore. There were ns