The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-02
]0HNHAY,S7A7ESMAN,A
rlBEER or THE DISTINGUISHED
SECRETARY or STATE.
,,. NJ the Ahle Assistant Of Lincoln and
writer Of ballads Crowned by linz
,ortant services in the Politics OF
the World-His Many Triuniphs.

r,e life of John Hay in his earliest man
,.ad was lived in the heart Of his country
~. man vas closer than he to Abraham
1,ncoIn in the years when Lincoln had on
In, .4n the burden of holding the Union to-
A",bor Maturing the lessons of this ex-
e..:o,ce nv nearly thirty years devotion
r history and letters, Mr. Hay came into
.rb,ic life again as Ambassador to the
r.urt Of 81. James's and Secretary OF
Cote and the leading figure in the worlds
diplomacy s,. a
..a,;sh HI. great grandfather came from
rnsand to Virginia, and down to the time
=, tho slavery agitation the Hays lived
ho lives of Nirginian gentlemen. Charles
uav Mr.. Hays father moved out OF Vir-
-,,ia because Of his hatred of slavery and
eea,,led in salem, Ind, where he was gen.
e,anv beloved as physician. John Hay
cas- horn at Salem, Oct s. 1888
Mr.. HAYS mother was the daughter OF
,he Rev, David A. Leonard of Rhode Is
land and through his mothers predilec-
,;nns he vent to Brown University. MIR.
uov's college career was marked not only
hr tho general affection which he inspired
,.bis follow students and in his instructors,
III, by a personality delightful for the versa
,;r,v If his resources of conversation and
ma -teadtast and gentle quality OF his
friendship.
His undergraduate writings gave him
Mace at the very top Of the university's
vii Of literary achievement, 1t was at
Rrovn that he wrote Jim Bludso' and
.Iirle Brooches" verses which, when
,uhlisbed many years later, gave him
national fame though they greatly scandal
lied many good people by their homely
cs,holicty of sentiment. The literary
standards Of the haircloth sofa epoch were
"A, made for the measurement Of such
sentiments. Here is Jim Bludso" (of the
Prairie BELIEF
Wall no; | can't tell you whar he lives
Bec.se be don't I've. you see;
leaSyays, he S got out OF the habit
OF Twin Ike YOU and me,
Whsr have you been for the last three year
Tha, you haven't heard folks tell
How Jimmy B!udso passed In his checks
The nigh, Of the Prairie BELIEF
He weren't no sant--the m engineers
is all pretty much alike
On. wife In Natchez -un del. the Hill
And another one here. In Pike;
AkeetIcss man in his talk was Jim.
And an awkward hand In row.
BIZ, he never aunked. and he never lied
| reckon be never kno4ed how
And this was all the religion he had
To treat his engine well.
Never be passed on the river
To mind the Pilots bell
And II ever the Prairie Belle took fre-
A thousand times he swore.
Fed mold her nozzle ag!n the bank
TIL the las, soul got ashore.
All boats has their day on the Missssp
And her day come at last
Tie Movastar better boat.
But the Belle she wouldn't be passed.
And so she come ,earin' along that night
The oldest craft on the line
With Niger squat on her safety valve.
And her furnace crammcd, rosin and pine
The FIRE burs, out as she clared the bar
And burnt a hole in the night.
And quick as a fash she turned. and made
For that wiler bank on the right
There runnn. and cursin'. but Jim yelled
out.
Over all the Internal roar,
I'll hold her nozzle agn the bank
TIL the last galoot's ashore"
Through the no, black breath OF the burnln' boat
lin Butso's voice was heard.
And they ALI had trust in his cussedness
And moved he would keen his word
And. ,ure.s YOU'RE horn. they all Tot of
Aiore the smokestacks fell
And Bludos ghost went up alone
In the smoke OF the Prairie Belle.
n. v.,.n., M .,,r,. hi, q, ,.domrnt
I'd run my chance with Jim.
rn,, xonIdn,, shooL ssns. Win ,,,
". NJ, ,,s d,,,, a., .,,r. ,.,nn
AVA r.,, ,r !, ,,.rs 80 ,h.n,
And Christ amt a.goins to be too hard
On man that died for men.
'I,i, H. a. o.. l.. lo
H,i Du|o "a" NV i' W i
nelo Vi, no" outrageous huse the ca
pAnatlon OF the rescue OF Little BreecheS
from the snowstorm have seemed at that
bre Tho ,..r,a, f,,,.u
Idor, ~ r,ro, ~, ,.u,,o,
: w., It,, 49, ~ -,
n,, ~. 90, ,ss,,, 80, - II,
On III. handful y, thing. know.
'"N NS.-e'N' 'IAHs' "Ho"'
ooh pan out on the prophets
ana 'lee-wlii' ana that SORT OF wing
ne'e ID Hou anu 'he onseis'
I'e' since one night las' SPRING
come mo town with some turnips
anu my V'''e usoe come aohe
No 'oui year ,o!d IN the county
Coua peat MIN Tor pretty ana strong
''e,' ana chpper ana sassy.
Always feaay 70 swear ana ngh''-
AND q iaTnt him TO chaw tcrbackcr