Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-06-28
TOO GOOD TO BE LOsT-THE
VVIlS,Il ANN ,rIIL, ~ c,U

VEST AND TILE EAST.
The exquisites ofour Eastern cities
sometimes meet with curious advenmrer
in the''lar west. "General G., (well known
~ PhiladelphIa) on getting on board of a
Mississippi steamer, after brief survey
Of the company, considered himself so
far removed in point Of dignity from the
jeans-clad Ksntuckiahs, Hoosiers, and
Suckers around him, that he must needs
give them striking demonstration of the
fact, by refusing to cat with the ordinary
steel forks used by the aforesaid vulgar
herd. lie therefore provided himself
with sitrCr fork, and as he was aware
that if il was placed at one Of the plates
some one of tho caallie might use II, he
handed it to the stewart Of the boat with
aRinj junction to give 1t 10 him on his get.
ting fairly ut the dinner table. The stew,
art promised; but the passengers GOT
wind Of the matter. Amongst them was a
brawny Kentuckian, On the first oppor.
tunity which offered, he went on the
shore ana manufactured with his hunting
knife huge srOOden fork, which he also
gave TO the stewart, with am order 10 give
neither ofthe forks 10 their respective
owners until called for. The general goi
seated, and sold Kaintuck" /" posted him.
self opposite to him; but the silver fork.
was moi forthcoming. "Hand me my fork
said he to The steward 1t was respect.
fully presented. sslIand me my fork :"
bawled the Kentuckian Ii was presen,
ted, and poked into q piece Of beef with
the utmost gravity. Tho passengers, who
had watched The proceediegs,could stand
.itno longer They burst into reiterated
shouts of laughter, until the gentleman,
par crcellcnce, felt it such an infringe
ment upon his dignity, that he arose in
high dudgeon, and sought the csptainof
the boat, with complaint That his pass
engers lad behaved with great rudoness.
"Sir,n said the captain, "a real western.
nanslwith grave eaFnestness, YOU are too
large man for my little boat! l'm afraid
that in walking from side to side, your
weight might capsize her; and you had
belter 90 ashore!''- General C.,Eyapora-
led at the first landing.
The room ,pitb a light ia it.--Fhc fore.
going auecdole is oniy eqialed BY an oc,
curFence that took placesil early yiimes,in
Tennessee, IN which General Jackson,
Then young man. was one Of the prin-
pal acicrs, The writer heard the story
often in lilo town where the occurrence
took place. The General was riding the
circuit at the time referred TO, as a lawyer
and Courlwas sitting in the lule town.
of r., now not much larger IL
was apIeasant summer evening, and a
groupoiihc gentlemen Of lhe bar Were
standing in front of the only ,avcrni in tho
place, engaged in discussing the news Of
the day.whenia stranger rode up 10 tho
door Of the tavern aud dismOunled.--
There was much of the dandy in his ap-
peaEance. He staIksd into the house,
looking neither right nor left, and paid
no attention whatever, TO, the friendly
greetings Of the gentlemen before mem
toned, The house was kept by an aged
widow lady who was respected and es-
teemed by al who. knew her. The i'm,
lPortanlg gentleman soaght her presence F,