The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1921-04-06
OLD INCIDENTS.
They Will be Read With Much In
terest. As the Persons Named
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red, however, when Uncle Jim Nc
Clister was young man and engaged
in. sowing his wild oats. In after
years it was spoken of as the time
when the "Stars feil." Nothing like
it had ever been seen even by the old.
est inhabitants in this latitude.
The whole face OF the heavens was
lighted up with rushing meteors,
some sweeping one way and some an.
other. Others like blazing cannon
ball apparently headed directly to the
earth, all leaving lighted trail be-
hind them.
Many who beheld them believed
that the wreck of worlds was under
way, and that the daY Of doom was at
hand. Uncle Jim was one Of those
who shared this view, and it caught
him unprepared. He happened to be
from home that night on the opposite
side of Crocus creek. 1t took only
one glance at the connection in the
sky to start him at his best speed to-
wards his home with the feeling that
the day of the general confiagratfon
was at hand, when all earthly things
should perish, and he should be called
to account for the deeds q the body
He dashed through the waters of the
creek, and rushing up to where his
father was viewing the strange phe-
nomenon, he called out, "The end has
come, the heavens and the earth are
on fire, and you are responsible for the
fix / am in. If / had been raised
right, instead of being what am, 1
would now be a Methodist preacher,
and ready to CO."
If this story is true, as it used to be
told on Uncle Jim, it shows that he
could in extremity pay high tribute
to the character of the Methodist
preachers of that day, whatever
may have been his own shortcoming.
Fortunately for him, he did not
have to go at that time, but the re.
pentant spirit did not continue with
him, for when the pyrotechnic dis
play ended without any damage, to
him or the earth, he gave up all aspi.
ration to become Methodist preach
er preferring rather to continue the
sowing of oats
Uncle Jim lived in Harmany pre-
cinct which has always been demo-
cratic in its politics, and Uncle Jim
was a Democrat. Hon. A. G.. Talbot,
while member of Congress, present,
en- the precinct with fine Banner
for polling the largest Democratic
vote Of any precinct in the county.
The old banner is still preserved in
the care of some one of the unterri-
fed, and it is still thrown to the
breeze on special occasions. 1t was in
Uncle Jin's day that this honor was
conferred upon the district. The par
ty never had more faithful follower,
never one who could laugh louder, or
applaud more vociferously when a
good thing was said by democratic
speaker. he was an inspiration to
young beginner in the forensic art of
that party, but holy terror to one Of
the opposite side, for, he was an ex-
pert in wkooping his own side up, and
whooping the other side down. Il
there is a special place set apart in
the good world for the members Of
that party, it can not well be doubted,
should there be any speaking going on
that Uncle Jim is on front seae>add,
ing his share to the interest of the
occasion.
ESQ. Clayton Miller was WING,
was partially blind, and used cane
when walking to prevent missteps.
He and uncle Jim were seated beside
each other when joint debate oo-
Cured in town between two noted
speakers representing the whig and
democratic parties. Miller sat with
his cane between his legs, and when
the whig speaker, who led in the dis
'cussiOn, made good point, he would