Part 42 (2/2)
As the Old State Bank was about to expire by reason of li its corporate life fifteen years In litigation in which butterfield was counsel, the legal effect of the Actcounsel insisted that the legal effect of said Act was the creation of a _new_ bank butterfield in reply insisted that ”a new bank had not been created, but sied
A case in point, your Honor, precisely 'on all-fours' with this, is the well-authenticated one of the good Hezekiah when the Lord lengthened out his life fifteen years for meritorious conduct
Now, sir, did he thereby make a _new_ Hezekiah, _or did he leave him just the same old Hezekiah?”_
”GOING OUT WITH THE TIDE”
Soldier, lawyer, and as Colonel Phil Lee of Kentucky When it is borne inincident--one he often related--will be appreciated
I his islature On election day he was quietly seated on a barrel in the roo conducted, when an old Deacon from the Tan Bark settlement came in to vote His choice for the State officers and for Sheriff was called out after so as to ere the _best es said,
”Deacon, ain't you going to vote for a candidate for the Legislature?”
”Yas, of course, I like to forgot all about that; who is running for the Legislature?”
At which Phil, hopping down from the barrel, said, ”Deacon, I am a candidate”
”Who, _you?”_ inquired the Deacon--with half conte to the judge he said, _”Just put me down for the other fellow!”_
Admitted to the bar at Shepherdsville in his native county of Bullitt, when barely of age, his first appearance was as attorney for the plaintiff in a breach-of-promise case of much local celebrity
His speech held the jury and by-standers literally spellbound, and it was confidently asserted that the classic banks of Salt River will probably never witness such flights of eloquence again At its close Phil ar Fork”
”Phil, that was a hty fine speech, Phil, now mind, I tell you That speech reminded me of Henry Clay”
At the first mention of _that_ name, the Squire was promptly invited out to take a drink The first round of hospitality happily concluded, Phil was in readiness for any additional observations from the Squire
”Yes, Phil, when you kinder rared back and throwed your right hand straight up, thinks I, Henry Clay, Henry Clay!”
Whereupon the Squire ithout unnecessary delay invited to take another drink This accomplished, the Squire still held the floor
”Yes, Phil, yes, Phil, todes the last when you wyen right up to the rafters, thinks I, Shore 'nough, Henry Clay corave!”
As flesh and blood could not stand everything, the old Squire was pro property placed to his credit, the Squire continued:
”Yes, Phil, you peared to ain _with jist one leetle difference”_
At this Mr Lee, curious to knohat could be the _one_ possible little difference, when there were so many points of resemblance between two such orators as himself and Henry Clay, ventured to inquire ”I think,” said the Squire, ”this, Phil,--_you peared to kinder lack his ideas!”_
And now co of a brilliant career Lee, while Coes of that dread disease, consumption A murder case was on trial in which he felt a deep interest The case was one of unusual atrocity, and the accused--a ly defiant towards the wan and e Withto the court-roo speech to the jury Utterly exhausted,--after depicting the horrible cri the extreme penalty of the law upon its perpetrator,--at its close, in tones that touched the hearts of all who heard him, he exclaimed:
”Gentlemen of the jury, I have prosecuted the pleas of this Commonwealth until the blood has dried up in my veins, and the flesh has perished from my bones!”
These were his _last_ words--and his life went out that saht just as the clock struck twelve At the self-sa to the court-room which had witnessed his last effort--their verdict, _”Guilty, the penalty, death!”_
LI THE ”HOME-COMING” AT BLOOMINGTON