Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-06-11

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Mr.. Hay in his
| later life was ashamed of these early
| efforts has been often refuted. He was
| a retiring and modest man about all
| his work, but he was not ashamed of
Little Breeches," "Banty Tim" and
the rest, and was always just a little
proud Of "Jim Bludso," who" he said
in letter, sis friend of mine" Then
he added:
Il shudder and hide in the cellar only
when the boy with the small knicker-
bockers is mentioned"
Quite while before his death there
were frequent stories of Mr.. Hays
failing health, though he seemed in a
robust condition.
To friend who once congratulated
him upon his excellent appearance he
said, with assumed WEAKNESS, "Ah,
yes, but I am suffering from an incura-
bic disease
The friend, surprised, expressed dis
belief, but Mr.. Hay insisted his mala-
dy was hopeless. The friend said per-
haps it was not really so bad, and what
was the disease?
"Old age replied the secretary.
Colonel Hay was once the subject of
a cane presentation and stood while
the spokesman of the donors made a
speech that ran into an elaborate ora
ton.
A friend afterward commented to the
diplomatist on the length of the speech.
Yes replied Hay, .'he didn't want
me to have the cane till / really needed
it."
One day at cabinet meeting some
one made the statement that one of
Colonel Roosevelt's former rough rid
ers had got into a shooting scrape and
had been jailed as result Turning to
Roosevelt, Hay asked softly:
Mr.. President, doesn't that create a
vacancy somewhere in the government
service?''
The secretary Of state talked freely
to newspaper men, but did it with the
distinct understanding that he was not
to be quoted A correspondent of the
New York Journal broke the rule and
quoted what Colonel Hay had told him.
AS result the newspaper man was
asked to explain. He said it was due
to misrepresentation on his part and
that if he had understood he wouldn't
have done it for the world
mot for the World, but you did it for
the Journal" flashed back the secre-
tary, but with a smile that showed all
was forgiven.
At the time Of his marriage Colonel
Hay was asked how long his honey
moon would last
Why" he responded, 81 expect it to
last the rest of my lfe',
1t is not generally known that Colo
mel Hay was admitted to the bar, but
such Is the case, though he never prac-
ticed. After he had studied law the
required two years he went to Chicago
to be examined, where he appeared be-
fore a committee of distinguished law
yers. They paid no heed to him when
he entered the room, but went on with
a vigorous discussion In which they
had been engaged. At last one Of the
lawyers, turning to him, said:
"ME. bay, what would you do II a
client should come to you with such a
case as this?" and proceeded to de-
scribe complicated legal case
II should ask for retaining fee of
$50" promptly replied Mr.. Hay, land
tell him to call tomorrow"
"Mr. Hay, you are admitted" said
the gentleman, and with hearty laugh
from all present the proceedings closed.
At meeting of the Ohio society in
New York given In his honor Mr.. Hay
bewailed the fact that he could not
claim the honor OF being a native SON.
He said:
II am man without state. l was
born In Indiana, grew up in Illinois,
1 was educated In Rhode Island, and
there is no blame to that scholarly COM
munity that know so little. learned
my law in Springfield and my politics
in Washington, my diplomacy in Eu-
rope, Asia and Africa I have a farm
in New Hampshire and desk room in
the District Of Columbia When look
to the springs from which my blood
descends, the first ancestors I ever
heard Of were Scotchman who was
half English, and a German woman
who was half French. Of my imme-
date progenitors, my mother was from
New England, and my father was from