Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

! and would not bear arms against the
United States the Pindalls had 10
leave the state and go to Arkansas.
| They were willing to swear that they
would not bear arms against the Unit
| ed States, but they could not truthfulJy
swear that they had not done so. Rath.
er than attest to a falsehood they
moved to Arkansas. That did not seem
to injure them, for both attained emf
nence at the Arkansas bar.
SENATOR NAMED FOR
UNCLE. CONFEDERATE OFFICER
The original Wilfleys settled in that
famous part of Missouri which is
known as "the Kingdom of Galloway"
The Shelbys came from Kentucky and
settled in Monroe County. Then Nj 5
Sarah Pindall married James F. Will
| fley and became a prairie wife, "the
happiest wife that ever lived" as she
puts it herself.
Wiley could not trace his pedigree
| beyond his grandfather, nor his re-
ligion beyond John Wesley, but his
widow of 50 years says of him. H
was the dearest, sweetest, kindcst hus-
band and the most honorable, upright
man that ever lived" Which proves
| that man may be quite man with
out knowing who or what his great
grandfather was.
MIR. Whitley was a perfect hus-
band" says his widow. 81 hate to say
hn
too sappy, but he never lost his tenn
per, never said an unkind word and
never swore. He was so gentle and so
dignified that if man casually swore
in his presence he was sure to apollo.
gize. He was of the nature that mean
ness no sooner came into his presence
than it became ashamed of itself and
moved away"
Mr.. Whitley, the Senator's father,
| had been a lieutenant in the Confed-
| crate army, and was a friend of his
Wife's brothers, Xenephon and Leb-
beus P.ndall, who commanded Pin
! dalPs Sharpshooters, the advance
guard of Gen. Sterling Prices army.
| The Senator is named after one of
! these uncles.
Life on the prairie was ideal for her,
Mrs. Whitley says. There We're four
boys and girl. When the girl was IA
years old she died.
The gentle and affectionate father
died, too. He loved his little daughter
so that when she went he had to go
after her. He lived three years, dying
all the while. His daughters death
broke his heart, deadened his soul,
crushed his bones and dried the mar
row therein.
At AZ Mrs. Whitley, four times
| Daughter of the American Revolution,
was left alone on the prairie to rear
four sons.
Xenophon, the third of the four, was
| strong baby until he was 3 years old
Then rheumatism seized him. That
was bad enough. But the rheumatism
developed into necrosis of the bone
one of the most serious and painful at
flictions known to surgery. Necrosis
means that the bones dry and decay
like bad tooth
whitley DlSCLAlMs POLITICS
IN OLD SENSE OF TERM
In speech and in manner Wiley il
extraordinarily clear and direct. Ht
never seems to see or to recognize {
side issue, but sails direct to the real
point. This is true OF his private con
versdtion as of his public utterances
If you ask Whitley question Ia
wastes no time "stalling." He answer!
that he knows OF that he does no
e know, that he has studied the ques
: ton, but has not had time to give
sufficient consideration, that he doe
not thoroughly understand it. He il
; like the original Xenophon of the An
abasis, who did much to set the beau
: tiful Greek style of economy of words
Wiley is not verbose. When he USE
words they mean something.
Wiley disclaims politics. He ha
+ never figured as politician. He ha
: held office as election commissions
of st. Louis for few months. 1t i
j unlikely that he ever will be a politi
t clan in the old sense.
: His early ill-health cost Senate
" Whitley many inches in stature. Al
a the other members of his family ar
4 large men and women. He has tn
1 head, neck, shoulders and chest of
: large man, but his legs We're seriousl
G affected by his early sicknesses. H
d wears an immense hat, tn. about tn
8 largest hat worn in St. Louis since tn
: late Isaac Taylor died. His forehea
: Is high and clear, his mouth stron
r but humorous. For all his II year
4 and his terrible suffering there is a