The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-21

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serves TO assure me that Col. l.. s.
Mayre is living. He must be a mar
pretty well along In years." In the
early seventies he came TO Chatta-
nooga and entered the practice OF law
with the late p. A. Brawner. Their
firm name was Mayre & Brawner
| Along about the time we were cele-
OF our national independence. Col.
Laurence s. Afayre and plain John A.
Moon. formed q partnership for law
practice. with the firm name OF Mayre
| a. Moon. No disrespect Is meant In re-
ferring TO plain John A. Noon, He
| was simply that and nothing more.
| 1t would have required a major pro-
| phet to tell that he was going 20 be
circuit judge, congressman, chairman
| OF the house committee on postoffica
and post roads; one of the most i'm
portant men in our national law maxi
ing body. SO noted OF late for economy
that they. think twice before spending
a billion dollars or handing 1t over for
somebody else to spenda just any way
so that II gets spent.
Col. Mayre went into politics pretty
actively, however, and was elected
to membership in the legislature. OF
the senate l believe. He was a man
OF somewhat striking appearance; tall,
slim. straight, hair black and straight,
thing rather distinguished about his
appearance. whatever that may mean.
and he had an aristocratic bearing,
though quite capable OF getting
down" to democratic ways. While
making his canvass for the legislative
office. he hired livery horse and
started out for canvass of the Wal
den's ridge districts. Two OF them.
the eighth and sixteenth were at that
time almost unanimously republican.
On the way up. Mayre met mountain
eer coming down. Ordinarily the colon
els salutation would most likely have
been, good morning, sir!" but being
few frills and possibly thrills SO he
very suavely and cordially observed.
Good morning, my good friend! How
do you do today, sir?" He should have
stopped and talked about things for
half an hour or so, and either offered
the man q chew Of tobacco or begged
one from him. which would have BEEN
better still. II he had excavated a
pint bottle from some dark. remote
corner Of his apparel. that would have
been perfectly in order, and a vote
getting measure. But Mayre con-
tented himself with these words. ut
tered In a hale, hearty. good fellow
Wei met voice. as he thought. but it
lacked the true ring. A man can't be
that way unless he Ia that way, and
that's the end ont. Ia 'r
knowed by His Looks.
After the colonel had ridden nifty
yards or so beyond their meeting
point, the mountaineer suddenly
thought of something. He pulled on his
the propriety os brief halt. Then he
turned his head as lar around toward
the somewhat rapidly vanishing
stranger as was practicable, and called,
Say, Mister!'' The colonel heard,
turned and made reply. Yes, sir, mys
good friend, what can do for your"
Amt you candidate?" eagerly in
quired the mountaineer.
That I am" replied Col. Mayre;
and ! would be very glad indeed to
have YOU vote for me. My name is
Marye. sir, and / am running for the
state senate. But what made you
think was a candidate?"
%. do no." was the hesitant and
an almost knowed It by the kind Of
chlcanery look you have about you. l
en- mos alters tell"
Come Home from France.
Fred 1ough. late munitions sergeant.
United States army, A. e. F., has
come home, from France and received
his discharge from service. And serv-
ice 1t was in his case, for sometimes,
including twenty-one days under shell
fire without missing day or q she'll
ing, part OF the time doing the work
OF three men. two other sergeants be-
ing absent because OF sickness. Serst.
fough was shot through the leg two
or three times, once in the foot once
in the thigh, with a bit Of shrapuel |
and he received likewise his baptism
OF gas. We shall probably hear some |
thing more about his military career, |
and there is some prospect that Uncle |
sam may take him in hand and edu- !
cate him for further service in his big !
national business establishment. Fred |
was in Argonne Forest when his siren |
uous life was in the living, and he has
many highly interesting "reminiscences
OF the service; OF France, Of the French I
people. including the bewitching French !
girls, which he knows how to tell In |
truly attractive fashion.
Many a Chattanoogan of rather
early days who sees and talks with |
Fred Yough will be reminded of his !
father, the late John Yough, who was
one OF the brightest and happiest, fun
niest and most frolicsome individuals
who ever cames down from the heights
OF Lookout mountain to see the boys
ana get few glasses of beer; likewise,
quite likely, some weinerwurst and
Irankfurters. When speaking OF the
artists in their field who Conducted
restaurants here away back, it was
almost a misdemeanor to omit Robert
ause from the list--meaning Bob"
the versatile and the rare.
He was one of the handsomest men
that ever passed this way, an artist in
cookery and service, at the same time
so fine a singer that he rnipht bova