Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1884 — Henry Clay’s Good-Humor. [ARTICLE]

Henry Clay’s Good-Humor.

Henry Clay was fond of light skirmish debates, in which his imperturbable good-humor frequently gave him an advantage over his antagonists. On one occasion, when he was replying to a somewhat heated opponent, a sudden squall camo up and rattled the window curtains so as to produce a considerable noise. The orator stopped short in the midst of his remarks and inquired aloud, what was the matter; and then, as if divining the cause of the disturbance, he said: “Storms seem to becoming in upon us on all sides.” The observation, though trivial as related, was highly amusing under the circumstances which gave rise to it, and from the manner in which it was uttered. Mr. Olay rarely failed to rivet the attention of his audience, and to reward it. His enunciation was clear and melodious, and he expressed strongly what he deeply felt. He was not over-cau-tious in his choice of phrases and epithets, when speaking of the usurpations of the incumbent of the Presidential chair as “lean and hungry parasites” who fattened and misled him. He was always happy in his illustrations, and no one could tell a good story with better effect— Ben: Perley Poore. Many who long: suffered from urinary and digestive diseases, causing nervousness, weakness, and debility, after trying bitters, kidney medicines, iron medicines, etc., without benefit, have found permanent relief in from one to three bottles of Dr. Guysott’s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla, the only perfect blood purifier and strengthened Hundreds of letters to the proprietors have testified to its superiority over the many pretended cures so largely advertised by means of bogus certificates that are bought and paid for. f v " < •»’ .1

The dancing skeleton at the Dime Museum is not an illusion. It is a bony-fied thing.— New Orleant Picayune.