The Tupelo journal., 1905-07-21

than royal diadems the sentiment
that prompted the giving. We
therefore selected this loving cup
as an appropriate souvenir Of the
day. Like our love for you, it is
plain and simple, without artis-
tic embellishments. 1t is engray-
ed, e. L. Russell, from Veroni-
ans, July IL, 1906" Like your
locks, the outside of this cup is
silver, but like the great heart
that throbs within you the inside
is golden. Accept this gift from
unselfish, simple friends, with
the assurance that we love you,
and that we pray for you now,
and that we will pray that God
will be with you till we meet
again, and that if it be His will
that we meet not again on this
bank and shoal of time, then
God be with you till we meet at
Jesus feet.
AT the conclusion Of Mr.. Kin
cannon's address, the people
arose and sang "Auld Lang
|Syne," after which Col. Russell
expressed his profound appreci-
alton for the beautiful present.
Other speakers were then, called
as follows: Mr.. Jack F. Ross and
Mr.. B. B. Boone, Of Mobile, and
Hon. Terry Alternately of Selmer
Tenn, and his brother, w. K.
Alternately, speaker Of the Ten
nesse house Of representatives,
both Of whom are regular bob
Taylor orators"
About four o'clock Mr.. Green
announced that a death had oc-
Cured in the village during the
night, and after the beautiful
custom in towns like Verona,
where every person is the friend
and neighbor of everybody else,
the crowd dispersed to attend
the funeral. Col. Russell, Miss
Russell and Miss Davis drove out
to the cemetery to lay fragrant
floral tributes on the graves OF
departed relatives. At 5 o'clock
the Mobile special headed home
ward, leaving behind to most Of
the party ~newly-made friends in
Verona, whose unbounded gen.
crosby and royal hospitality had
made the day one to be cherished
in the storehouse of memory so
long as life shall last.
Col. Russell's party consisted
Of:
Mr. Russell, Miss Russell, Miss
Laura C. Davis, R. v. Taylor,
C. Rudolph, j. T. Poe, j. w. Fra
yer, Max Hamburger, Jr.. Jack F.
Ross, B B. Boone, of Mobile; J.
M. Beall, C. F. Blue, Mr.. Cook,
Haiden Miller, of st Louis; Homer
Hungerford, A. B. Minton, R. |.
Chester, Of Jackson, Tenn; MI.
Neville, j. D. M. Innis, Harvey
E. Jones, Henry Martin, of Me-
ridian. Miss; ]. F. Enright, of
Whistler; E. w. Moore, Of Muir
freesboro, Ill.
WHEN COL. RUSSELL WAS
AN EDITOR.
"Do you know why | am par
tial to newspaper menu" asked
Col. Russell yesterday.
well, / suspect" said one of
the craft, with a wink to a friend.
II am not surprised that you
have sinister suspicious" was
the colonel's retort. you fel-
lows can't arise above thoughts
of mercenary motives"
WELL, explain your fondness.'
Because / am an ex-editor. /
owned and edited the Verona
Palladium. My younger brother,
Jud, went on a strike because |
couldn't pay him his wages. An
other man set type for me until
| owed him over a hundred dol
lars and he left and opened a
store at Tupelo. l clerked for
him afterwards to pay the type
setting bill | owed him."
Col. Russell said that John AL
len, afterwards the famous wit
and congressman, was the pa
per's representative at Tupelo.
On one occasion, young Allen, in
a boastful mood, said to a gen.
tleman, "Sir, you perhaps don't
know who am. / am the Tupelo
agent Of the Palladium, sirv!"
That was forty years ago.
Extract from Speech Of E. |. Rus.
Sell on Receiving Loving Cup.
Ladies and Gentlemen and the Honor
able Mr.. Kincannon:
Of course / feel very much gratlfied
at the eloquent and c~ommendatory re-
marks Of my distinguished friend, Mr..
| Clate Kincannon. If it were possible
to turn my head by fiattery and com
pliments, Mr.. Kincannon has certainly
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