Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-20

ANECDOTEOF MR.. PROFFrT.-The fol.
lowing anecdote of MIR. Profit is furnished to
the Providence Journal by a correspondent:
In the early political life of Profit. when a
member OF the Legislature of Indiana. he ey-
hlbIted tile same modest assurance and srlf-es-
TEEN that has since made hint so conspicuous
IN more elevated stations. lie was foremost
IN every debatc-seckiug a conflict i'm the
wordy warfare, with every member. friend or
foe. that rose ON the floor. This cac0sihes 10.
q"sHat was so strong d passion. thut his atten-
uon was not confined TO public measures and
general laws, but descended To every private act
or local bill brought before the house not a
proposition To remove the seat of Justice or
change the lines of Il country: to anprorriate
the local school fund, to- change or establisha am
election precinct, TO incorporate a village. or
restrain geese and hogs from running at large
III any town or village in the State. could b,
made IN the House by any member, but Mr..
FRONT mad divers pros or cons to urge in favor
or against the measure, as suited the humCr of
the moment; and he generally claimed to be-
better informed ON these local subjects than
the representatives of the particular districts,
whose constituents Were To- b. affected by the
measure. One day, when he had been more
imam usually busy In intcrmeddliug in meas,
ures oil a purely local character, the manage.
ment OF which was always left by courtesy tc
the representatives of the counties interested.
an old member from Dearborn. who had sever.
al times experienced the annoyance of Profit
lmpertlncncc, arose, as Mr.. y. seated himself
and, with a grave air, said The gentleman from.
Peterborough had displayed during the session
a most minute knowledge of nearly every couR-
ty, town and village in the State, anda very in
innate acquaintance with the local interests
and irpIIngE pI the Iplph Ia ta,ta Of .,.,. .,.y...
OF IT. The hon. gentleman, he thought. must
have been an itincTant throughout the State the
last year and he would. with the consent of
the House, ask information of the gentleman
from Peterborough, which he could probably
give, ON a subject OF deep interest and concern
to one OF his constituents, if he would be kind
enough to reply to the inquiry. Mr.. Profit
grdClously nodded am assent. and the House
having uttered a general cry OF consent con
sent, the member from Dearborn said he would
make the inquiry by reading a paper sent to-
HIM that morning, Mr.. Profit moving to a seat
near the member from Dearborn the latter read
as follows;
TAKE NOTICE-Strayed or stolen ONT Of
my high meadow and low bottom. a large
grizzly grey ram,-with a bald lacc-one glass
eye-a straight horn and a crooked one-wool
ON the getting up side. and hair on the living
downsldc-Ihe skinand meat grown fast 10 the
bone-he trots behind and PAGES before. Now.
whatsoever will take up said ram and deliver
the same to }. William Turner, living at the
foot OF the Blue Ridge, and has run away for
horse stealing and gone TO Indiana, shall re-
ccive eighteen pounds Virginia currency. Civ
EN- under my hand and seal this sixth day Of
January, A.. ID. 1873. j. w. TURNER.
Turning to Profit, 30 ask him il he could aid
him IN securing the reward hc discovered the
Peterborough member, with hat in hand, ma
king long strides for the door. amid a general
roar OF laughter from all sides of the House
Private aud local legislation was wonderfully
facilitated by this occurrence, during the ses-
sion.