Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-23
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any 6, !. BY Champ 'latN,l '..',.l,a.s
C : a't 'Ioe blackburn r~'orn%" d'n.''"..
St ',sr spring 10 re."n'"f
- .'r .oascript fathers aitr!
Ain ,ameut of four years he
A.. slromed TO the !'hsst
a"a '"' g srld" s,II by two Of bis ca
;. ,. :. " - occupying hl=h stu
:. Iasa a,<iIy rank anIo'i= the
q ic,asrga ejrizens Of the r'p'''i'c. :.
> AN0 N MARSHALL Harlan OF
~ ~ '.+ and George Graham
BraI mt ut junior senator from from
~, " ~ interesting historical
= aBl y - tbree distinguished
IRON AIDED. and another red q
Of Ca, An of equal renoWn' h.
J, p,> we're in their youth
ietr n sp old fashioned high
,R sr, At At Frankfort, Ky. The
- i destined to a high ca
311R1l
am ) l. Vest WAS in his prime,
ia, [incp of stump speakers.
l)fio, / every feature of tAat
{ :. oratory. He used logic,
~ <m. irony, wit, hnnor,
- =. an apccdotc teller III
. he never had 4 supe-
: ! ,st few years all kinds OF
d Darres or political side
:, EDqd in Missouri. Til"
!, reaept." "the TadpolcS.
,clers." etc. mace life
1e the Democrats. Vest is
- If the straightcst sect.
) knpeclps he laid on ana
oo. h. Vasas merciIcss in rid
ira himself. Oac Of Vest )
:. : ona occasion tViited him
-. that a prominent bono
=. ltel bis party. oh. yes.
- the hereditary enemies
- pcla,ie party EHd every
10 deserts to the ladpoles
Il an and prominent citizen.
= Fol about hat. X hen !
d was living in Frankfort,
ras an old fellow ramel
~ no GOT drunk every lime=
1 bwn. One day by thc time
P'h'
~ factorily primed be rains
ID the Kentucky river fill it
inc torrent. He had To-
let home, and pnel5ic ll.ienl
u him from such an iliGtic
but go he would, and go
= mounted his old slab sided
|, red by a diltinutivc mule
ldly plunged into the river.
I'd him, the old nIa!e and
1t over the dam, and they
in the whirlpool below.
| the bank watched in vain
come to the surface. Talk
|anted that Bill was drown
zens dra @ged the river To
Y, fired cannon to make the
and did all the things iSu
! such moul'ntul occasions.
|Aeer desperation, they gave
hpt and settled doNn 10 the
THAT Bill had tioa."d down
TO- But the next Saturday
town, clipper as ever. ana
Another spree on hG.S cid
minus the mule colt. SO
thered about him and told
pad morrned him fer dead.
Pill, I got out all right. SO
gray mare. and all | lost
neaSly mule colt" Ana so
concluded Vest, Eve have
prominent citizen. an infu-
loerat, but a scrubby politi-
BIT"
Deed.
certain persons who desire
esnf get it, talk. politics is a
rs and hardens the human
leh an extent that Pharaoh's
soh was soft. According to
lIla'res, all politicians are q
'et'y destitute Of the milk of
ldless and with no more
latitude than Il marble stat.
real pleasure to unlleceive
H. .aat may be, the following
III convince all who are con.
asl Senator Vest is not an
man: '> q"
'oun D. Stephenson of st.
ooth elected to the Nilsson.
We :. IN 1890. Vest was easily
R.a .ue southern sympathizers.
su'o'l was one Of the leaders
r"aa''lonal W, Union men. But
.'ose ~, personal friends. No.
w. .n's continent was debate
! ss.' T.. feeling higher or excite.
. :, oase than in the Missouri
10 lSeeel. When war he.
ssst :. his fortunes with the
'''t s''epaenson entered the Un.
n ''.'ns .aa to the rank Of major
'.,'1 :. .ae early stages Of that un.
ons',',' ,a's' general Stephenson cap.
Ius'''e' ,a'1 Vests home town
'f''er ra''r was far away lighting
:, up Price. Mrs. Vest was
>" % a., nome, General Stephen.
l,i.. ts .nat and remembering his
'''.a, ,''.''.u,'Sh'p for her husband.
'uatd about h.r b,,,.