, 1840-12-19
From the Cincinnati Daily Gazette.
THE
BY ALFRED.

BY ALFRED.
About noon of the day previous TO the
great Miami Valley Convention, with which
a thousand incidents connected, are fated to
rest in obscurity, the stage stopped at a small
village not 4 hundred miles from Dayton
Amongst the travellers vending their way
toward the manufacturing town of Dayton
now stilled from the excessive pressure Of
the times, with her most needful citizens out
of employ-was a tall, graceful, whiskered,
gold specialized parsonage, dressed in blue
black, Of som thirty or forty years o fage.
Landlord" says he, in a commanding
tone, with a twirl of his silver headed cane,
to the bowling and Sinking individual, who
upon his entrance had ensconsed himself be-
hind the bar, Landlord a little brandy and
water"
.Yes, sir" replied the officiary. hurrying
with all despatch TO comply with the gentle
mans orders.
"Vvith a little sugar."
"Yes sir" and the quantnm suDfch was
added.
sTll settle this when | discharge my din
ner bill,' dignlfiedly observed the tall gen.
tleman, after swallowing the contents of the
tumbIer.
"CertainIy, sir" responded the compliment
landlord.
As the gentleman in blue black advanced
towards the little knots of Individuals con-
greoated at one end of the bar room. they
as Il by general consent--ShrUnk back, whilst
one of the most thoughtful and gent!ernanly
Of the company profiered Il chair. Declln-
ing it with a most engaging smile. and thanks
TO the donor. the tall gentleman in bIue-black.
walked to the desk and commenced peruslng
the latest papers, coming here and there to
the choicest items with the chastened taste
of a political connoisseur it was apparent
from the conduct of the persons IN the bar
room. and the atfable conciiatory treatment
Of the landlord, that the individual in ques-
ton was a gentleman of Importance. So
thought the landlord and treated him accord.
ingly, observing, which, and well aware "t
the many political stars, that were winding
through their orbits to the centre OF attrac-
ton at DAYTON, the good Wings present fol-
lowed in his footsteps. During the time the
tall gentleman was engaged in cleaning the
paoers on file. the landlord might have been
observed. first conversing with the driver.
and p~erusing the way-bill, mon interrogatlng
some half dozen individuals at the door. who
had alighted from the aforesaid stage. Doubt
lessly he received no satisfaction, as he soon
re-entered the bar-room with inquisitiveness
still as apparent upon his good humored coun-
tenance. As he entered the bell rang.
"Dinner is ready" said the landlord TO the
passengers at the door. Evil you please
to walk in to dinner sir" he said, addressing
the gentleman in blue-black.
But slightly disturbed by the interruption
the tall gentleman with gold spectacles. pro-
ceeded to finish the paragraph in which he
had become so interested-so very much. IN
deed. that when finished the landlord had Il
repeat the question.
aCertainly. sir,' replied the whiskered gen
tleman in blue-black, depositing his beave
hat and silver headed cane into the extended
hand of mine host, who very gracefully
bowed him to the head of the table,
"Shall ! help you 10 some OF the roas
beef, sir, or some OF the pork, or veal, or
81 an in no haste sir" very complacentl.
interrupted the gentleman in blue-black "yo'
can help that lady first"
"True, there is a lady," said the landlord
and confusedIy though very politely, he ask
ed her if she would be helped to some roas
beef. During the meal the tall gentleman
wanted for nothing edible, that mine host
table furnished. When finished, taking fror
his side pocket a case Of cigars, and lightin
one, the gentleman in gold spectacles wake
to the bar to discharge his bill.
"What's to pay, landlord
sWhy, indeed, SIR said the landlord, som'
what embarrassedly, you must excuse mi
but-that is, | cannot charge you any thing
Not any thing responded the gentlema
in bIue-black, putting the smoke from h
cheeks, and watching, as it curled upwar'
to the ceiling" you are too liberal, sII."