. Ben Hardin; his times and contemporaries, with selections from his speeches. he judge, Mr. Crittenden said his mind was atease about his client; he knew he would be acquitted, and he was. Judge John Calhoon, while a candidate for the appellate judgeship,in 1851, happened at Russellville. He had been admitted to the bar while Judge Broadnax wason the bench, and felt greatreverence for him. Said heto a party of friends: I cannot leave Logan county with-out calling on Judge Broad-nax. So he did, and receiveda cordial welcome. JudgeBroadnax had become verypious after his retirementfrom the bench
. Ben Hardin; his times and contemporaries, with selections from his speeches. he judge, Mr. Crittenden said his mind was atease about his client; he knew he would be acquitted, and he was. Judge John Calhoon, while a candidate for the appellate judgeship,in 1851, happened at Russellville. He had been admitted to the bar while Judge Broadnax wason the bench, and felt greatreverence for him. Said heto a party of friends: I cannot leave Logan county with-out calling on Judge Broad-nax. So he did, and receiveda cordial welcome. JudgeBroadnax had become verypious after his retirementfrom the bench, and was ex-ceedingly assiduous in his de-votions. His guest had notremained a great while beforea servant brought into theroom a stand-table with abible upon it. Calhoon was not left long to conjecture the meaning of this. Mr. Calhoon, says he, the hour has arrived for me to engage indevotion, and I would not omit or postpone it if President Fillmorehimself were here. You can remain, or, if you prefer, you mayretire, and I shall not be at all offended. No, said Calhoon, I. Judge John Calhoon. BROADNAX. 481 will remain. I have heard you do most everything else, judge, and Iam disposed to remain and hear you pray. Not the least discon-certed by this light rejoinder, Judge Broadnax asked him to kneel inprayer. It was on a hard, uncarpeted, ashen floor, and the prayerwas long—rendered longer than usual by earnest supplications formercy to his impenitent friend, Calhoons impiety was descanted upon at great length and his par-don was asked for—of the Being to whom all things were possible. Butafterward Judge Broadnax parted very kindly from his old friend, andthe latter went on his way considerably knee-worn by the hard floor. I made diligent inquiry, says Hon. James H. Bowden in a letter to theauthor, but could hear of no one who had ever seen a likeness of JudgeBroadnax. It is not so hard to get a picture, more or less distinct, of themoral and mental man. Indeed, the many an
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