The Washington herald., 1907-04-14

used to go down there and have flip
the place was famous for its flip. We
had good times then, you know. And
/ then We used to &c TO Wizards and drink
punch-tbe place was right near the
Presidents house.
= should think the president would be
after you, 1t was suggested.
"oh, the president didn't know Of it,
said Mr. Weloh with a laugh.
This Willard used 10 keep a stage
coach. and it cost twenty-five cents to
go from Boston TO Cambridge in those
days.
Boston ended then at Charles street
all the rest was water. Ia 1s22 they
built a mill dam thereabouts, and I re-
member that the men who worked On II
then were called 'mudlarks, because they
had TO go up the little stream and get
the mud down. One of these workers
was "a witness I afterWard had Ia court
and he rose 20 be a member Of the leg
islature.
Less strenuous Days.
Athletics did not figure SO much in
college life then. remember that we
played football some, though not as vio-
lently as they do nowadays. We used
TO kick the bah then. From what l un-
derstand about the present game It ia
entirely different and there Is much
| lighting.
But we had our sport just the same.
often attended dancing parties in Presi-
dent ElIot's fathers house, ia Beacon
street although The present president
could have been but young child then.
| SO / never met him. The senior Eliot,
you know. Was once mayer Of Boston.
Il was grand marshal iE the Poycel-
liam Club. AT that time one could not be
"A member of the Hasty Pudding and Por-
Since the time I was grand marshal eleven
grand marshals have died
Wendell Phillips belonged 10 the Por-
cellian with me. lie was a connection Of
mine, and though we could never agree IN
any respect, We We're always tie greatest
Of friends
"He end I owned q horse The horse
was old balky, and would 1eFer cross a
bridge.
Advertised Horse For sale.
That was the reason why the follow
ing advertisement, now famous appeared
in the papers. For sale. horse. Equally
sound in harness and saddle Sold for
TO other reason except that the owner de-
sires TO leave the city Because the horse
would not cross a bridge, and because il
was necessary 10 cross a bridge 20 leave
( the city, you can see the reason why the
owner wanted 10 get rid Of the horse.
Il remember the grandfather of Josiah
Quincy lie was at one time president OF
the university and though Doe was q most
able fiuancier, he was au example of the
typical absHHt-minded professor. lie went
into The p0st-Ot1ice one morning asking
for his mail and when asked by the clerk
what his name was, he could not re-
member
Before ] entered Harvard / had gone
20 the Cauu School and was very friendly
with "a hoy who afterWard became Arch
bishop Fitzpatrick He was the prede-
cessOr Of Archbishop Williams
After 1 left college I went To Balti-
more and had the opportunity 0f hearing
Clay make one of his famous speeches.
lie was the greatest orator I ever heard
and I had heard Webster speak. and aad
dined With him. too Webster led me into
the Senate chamber ana introduced me
around.
Clay as a Speaker.
CLAY was an opponent OF Amos ken
dali, famous man of the time. and with
his tall figure bending up and down he
spoke on this occasion in the utmost con-
tempt of Kendall
Clay was very slender; his voice was
very sweet. and be could express indIgna-
tion or contempt better than any man /
ever knew
My first case was I'm securing payment
for two Cockerets which had been Killed
by poi -e officers. There was nothing
thought about the ight itself. only about
the valuable cocks which had been killed
The judge decided in my favor. and the
officers We're compelled 10 pay for the
cockerels."
Mr. Welch for many years lived where
the present p0st-ofiice stands. had prac-
tced law In Boston nearly seventy years.
and gained d reputation as an efficient
lawyer.
lie owns an excellent home in Cohas-
set. has about the finest private library
ia the State, and a splendid collection Of
paintings
Ife is "a descendant OF John WEIGH. IA
nous as the designer of the Goldfish in the
statehousC.
Though n,nety-two, MI Welch shows
none of the ecCentricities which generally
accompany age.