Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-05

supreme court, which was net a suiii-
cicnt sop for the Pike comfy cpruo-
rants. as Colonel William i. SWitZlcr
in fit of disgust once dubbed the Fix.
i statesmen SO Campbell. who was in
'oi'stallt communication with IIcnder-
son. telegraphed that illlstrious war
flor to hasten to st. Louis. where
campbell met him ut the depot. They
took neither cab nor carriage nor street
car. They walked together to the old
barnllm hotel. On the way Campbcll
told him that he weui,! .e offered the
supreme Judgcship and viii, clear vi
sion advised him to refuse e. Ga,np-
DeIl was right, as the sequel shows.
Spoiled CavaIryman.
| That night Il caucus of candidates
Tor all the great offices was held and if
was decided to press Henderson for the
senate.
Next morning Governor Hall and
| General Henderson sat on opDosj;o
/ sides of the same table in the govern
or office. The governor from his side
handed the general Il commission as
Judge OF the supreme court duly signed
ana a1tcStcd by the great seal of Mis-
souii Henderson wrote his derliua
tlon and handed it across the table to
'he governor. Henderson returned To
Mexico, but Campbell remained. Next
daX John j $. Bryfien, William Y. \.
LAY and Barton EateS, Il nephew of
Governor Camille, were appointed
Judges Gf thr sapreme court aad Coy
rfhor iiaii handed eanbf#eil HeHdor.
Sohss commission ~ senator eff the
United State taiafaeI tyIagFabhctl
tie Joyous tittiHg4 t. ms eIH5f and
Ha&12"e4- t" Mexico Ntsh the precious
daeH4:al4i
Atu44a= =IEe4e4r+ea lsatfsf9sl his uar
hG1.e a8d. ss5sfat.4eF91 I=e= i.i#= =i5Hd,
I'aFi, ut ont tlHa,te}ta Visitors t4aI#
for Lo'ti4ian0,=1 - utl,es. away. Which t4e
leaehed tfe s9fae evening N tiae far
late &t1Hper, Witch @oca 10 show what
he coutd= have achieved as Il cavalry
naH bad re not laid aside tho &Word Of
the soldier to dou the to2a ol Il senator.
Sa1 this is the way in which John B.
henderson happened to be the only
man living or dead " ilo ever declined
itElc" ell the supreme bench of Mis-
souri, and how he happened to slip his
feet into Waldo l.. .Johnsons senatorial
shoes.
General t'endersons Fee.
General John y. Henderson has re-
ceived many whopping big fees, but
question very much if he ever made
uofe money in the same length of time
in St Louis or anywhere else than he
did one day in Pike county when qni.e
young nan.
Scientists have of late years perfect-
ed th" process of instantaneous pho.
toSfaphy. Long ago General Iiendcr.
son invented au instantaneous process
for making money. Gontemporane0us-
ly with AM there lived in Louisiana :.
voting physician of brilliant parts. DR.,
Samuel W. Huckncl brother OF the la;t;
.Insi@r 3uckner. If Dir. Burkner Eau
devoted himself to oratory Instead OF
rhySic his fame would have been
Worldwide. iic was the administrators
of the estate of Il rich uncie-in-law ana
in his official capacity sued Mr.. So-anu-
so tor Il large sum. Jury after jury
/ hung to Huckner's inetfahle disgust.
One morning he was riding out to see
! his patients, and Henderson was riding
out in search of health possibly or
wealth probably. They met at the
creek. and while their horses We're
drinking the following dialogue took
! place:
"Sam."' said Henderson. chow did
you come out with your lawsuit this
time?"
Jury hung again. dodgast it."
"lll tell YOU how to gain that case"
Glow"
/ "Imppach the defendant.
Their horses having drunk their fill
| the young men went their several
ways, Rucknrr pont!ering Henderson
words in his heart. At the next term
Of court the ease came on for trial.
Rne'e."r impeached The defendant and
sectr". his long desired verdict.
Stumped the Doctor.
On the first day of the succeeding
January he received this statement by
mail:
Dr. samuel w. Rnckner, debtor. to John B.
Henderson, counsel fees. S23O
1t fairly stunned him. for he had a
well Developed par,iality for the al
mighty dollar himself
Then many questions propoundeu
to himself in the Solit,ld" OF his own
| room bringing no soothing sirup to his
| perturbed spirit. he boltod for the gen
erals Office The general WAS there.
He usually was when the shekels were
70 N, rakcd in Retween him and his
unwilling client the following colloquy
occurred:
".john. what ia the name of .Gscula-
niu> does THIS bill meant never en-
,,l4Ar., YOU IN ny life and don't owe
yqu a coatiu"ntal copper,
"Sa,a don't Y9n r"i4tehtef that beau
tjtGl Nay morning WHOM we met pS