The Washington herald., 1908-03-08

CiHey duel. but did all he could to pre-
vent It. Wise blamed the whole affair
on Henry Clay.
His account impressed me strongly. Z
regret I did not get il in detail
Henry A Wise, in his younger DAYS. de-
Tended negro charged with killing his
mistress At the close OF the first day
everything looked black for his client,
as he had no testimony in rebuttal. As
he was about starting to his home az
night negro hOstier said to him:
Mars Henry. how IS dat case gwine?''
Wise said there was something IN the
voice that strongly impressed him He
turned suddenly and took the hostIer by
the throat and said
You ID rascal, you Killed that wom-
an"
The hostler fell on his knees, confessed.
and was subsequently hanged The other,
or course. was acquitted.
During the yellow fever in Norfolk,
Wise fitted up his dwelling house. barns.
and every other place Of shelter and il
ylted the afflicted people 10 come there.
assuring them they should be welcome.
Tell them said he. ito come on (to
1 the Eastern Shore): that we have open
hearts and houses to receive them"
Other Eastern Shore people did the
same.
Some years since looked over the rec
crds in the Northampton Wa) court
house. which were as legIble as when
written. go years before.
II IS recorded there in 1876 that Capt.
John Custis was fined 1000 pounds Of to
bacco for failure TO collect the Kings
revenue. This is the same Jack Custis
whose tombstone has been made memo
rabIe by its inscription.
They tell a story down there that after
one or the numerous tins between hus-
band and wife he ordered his vehicle for
drive. his wife asked him whore he
was going. and he said he was going to
drive 10 HI
She asked him TO let her go with him.
and. being accorded permission. got in.
He headed the horses for the bay shore.
and drove into the bay until the horses
were swimming, when he turned their
heads fnshore.
She grabbed the reins and turned the
horses farther out. Tradition does not
tell the final result.
The original Arlington. Of perhaps 100
! acres has dWindIed 10 100 al the mouth
Of Old Plantation Creek
| George W. Jones. born in Alexandria.
Va, sometime member OF the House OF
| Representatives. was the watchdog Of the
Treasury. Another honorable member
/ once characterized him as the honorable
gentleman who objected TO everything
! and proposed nothing.
/ This George W. Jones is not 10 be con-
| founded with a Senator from Iowa, OF
/ the same name. a perfect Adonis. who
| spent most Of his time in the Senate
/ stroking his black whiskers and looking
up 10 the gallery 10 see If the ladies were
/ admiTing him.
Perry Z. Brochus was once a clerk in
the Treasury.
! He resigned and represented an Indian
! claim before the department when it In
cluded the business. now embraced in the
! Department Of the Interior He got
large fee-about $1,000. as I remember.
When Fillmore appointed him associate
judge for the Territory CT Utah. every
| body who knew him thought il an app-o-
! pirate appointment.
/ Mr.. Brochus was one Of the most suave
men ever knew. No one could set
! angry with him.
When he was teaching school il Alex
I GA-lAA4 llC AlHEGG a DO4 severely 4 llE
/ boys older brother and father cane 10
I the school 10 chastise Mr.. BrOchus.
lie was standing by the stove when
/ they entered. As he knew their erTsnd,
he picked UP the poker 10 defend himself
! With this he kept them az bay until he
talked them into good hUmor. They went
away without accomplishing their original
purpose.
A story is told OF Ny WescOtt. once
Senator from Florida. when he was prac-
ticing law.
He was defending a man charged with
the commission Of a capital crime. before
one Judge Douglas. and offered as a plea
in abatement that his clients name was
/ spelled wrongly The judge refused 10
+ entertain the plea. ana said:
/ .Mr- WescOtt. II you were before this
court charged with such a crime, do you
/ think this court would let you OF be-
/ cause your name was spelled Waiscot, or
! Wescote. or any OF the various ways in
/ which your name might be spelled? No.
sir: No. sir, You should be hung. sir"
Now. may il please your honor said
] WescOtt, let me illustrate my point
/ Your honor. for example. is particular 20
7 spell your name D-o-u-g-I-a-s. But there
dLN AAeA4tAANAS u cASIAAS. NoAf tttttIt htio
] spell il thus: D-O-u-g-l-a double sass"
Mr.. Wescott was fined So for contempt
of court.
When James Harper was mayor OF New
York, George wilkins Kendall. Of the
New Orleans Picayune. strolled into the
/ business house Of Harper Bros. and asked
one OF the brothers if the mayor was in.
He was told he was back in the Office
entertaining a delegation OF the Martha
Washington Temperance Society. which
/ had been there long enough, and that
Kendall had better go IN.
Kendall walked in, pulled out his watch.
and said:
Come, Harper; it's II o'clock Amt
| you most dry again? ! am
singing Kettles.
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