The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-03-28
COWS. TOMPKiNS AND LEWIS; AND,
CAMEL. L.DRlVING.

lIrespOndence of the N. Y. Home Journal -
lEIf not true, n oiellttosbe: ysJfllia4 aiFai
i, 'Very soon aftefthc elevation ofTomnk;os
Itothe chair Of state. afier his triun ohantlsuc.
| cess over Governor Lewis, the iat,et was
Fe'ectedi 10 the Senate from the middle dis.
,fict, and chosen d member of the council Of
Appointment. Al one of the sessions Of
this council, G6vefnof Lewis introduced ilie
subject Of. the recent election, and expressed
i his surprise at the fesdItA Afnore especially
lmaryelling atthe change of popular opinion
La a particular town M Otseeo. where. his
Iffiends had assured him, there was bnt one
man in II, who wodld vote iof the s.Farner's
\ Boy" ssDon't you know how that was
jbrought aboui2s asked T'ompkins. .as"Ndt ~
dreplied tile ex4 Governor; tssbut should like 10
know the cause . p 'sSVelI, sthen,'' said the
other, s'it was thus: The solitary voter YOU
Ianeation, did, for long tins, staud aIone--
the bu,t and ridicdle ofall his townsa,en, for
4 his staunch adherence fothei 4 Farmers Boy -
and one day, al large inleetins. .lhey bepan.'
as usual, 10 roast him fDt his singular pfedil
lection. Says y0ur particular friend. judge
8. !sfs II possible thar you mean toIvote for
DAniel D., The farmers 4Boy?o gWhy!she
vas sold, ten years agS,, by his father Tor
twenty bdsl,els Of potatoes! slReaIIyia It is
ldsgraceful 10 stick 10 a fellow who was held
SO Cheap by his own 'lrelaiions.h sWeiI,
Judge was the reply, u don'tknow anything
tabout the story, but, fyou say tits, II must
Ibe true; but Eve heard tell, that, since that
time, he has been member Of tile State
Convention Ia member of the Assembly,.
and member Of Congress; tis that ,tfue!4-
'Yes,' said the Judge, abut what Of thati'-I
I'Why Just this: :aI know. beside all, these, he
[has been a Sdpreu. Judge. for I saw him
| at Cooperstown, at Tho Circuit; and. for a
Young man who was sold SO cheap. he has
pot 10 the ladderlh-etty fast. and to nv no 0
ton, mus, be d conFoanied smart chan; but
fb,foie you spy notes III The ewes of our can.
didatc, you had better take the beam from
,idse Of yoar own. II tell you I'd rather go
! Tor the farmers Boy, than 10 vote for fell.
! low that went about The State with a camel
| for show!' ,gssss SaaeSssE - p s2zzA asS d
This was like the explosion of bomb.
shell. The whole room was in am uproar.l
What's that YOU say?' asked half a dozen al
a time. and Judge S. ~ with great solemnity.
exclaimed. $40 YOU dase 10 say that Cover.
nor Lewis ever kept d camel for show!--
That's ac,ionable " sWell,I said what Idid
sly. and yo,i inlyl maxi the most Of it, was
he reioiader: ,iid ask 1yot. Judge, and ey.
cry MN here, il, wheii he aud Solomon Van
r ,nnsselaer can. on, here to review our
brigade, III II was not q camsl came along
at the same Tfnef' sWell. what 9of ttia,g'
they ali reared OUT. ;syou have not the imlppu-
deaco 10 say tha, was governe 4 Lewis'scsms
ei?' 4 say what say, said my friend, and
ask YOU all, if,- when we,went over the next
day 70 the fnustef Of the other brigade, was
not Tie camel there p II was admitted. 10.
well, was not II SO IN Chenango, whentheir
troops were paraded2' he continued. 81 This
was also accorded, .Wsll, now said nv
friend trIumphantly, here IS a. Utica paper,
giving notice ofa general review IN Oneida,
and here, Just under Il, the camel is adver-
| verlised 10 be shown fora shillingr sBut'
MI 81 --a--.- = now you don't seriously think
the money for the SHOW went into Governor
Lewis's pocket ?hthey asked. swell 1 won't
say all Iahnk,' says my friend, asbut this
will say, I don't think he was much out Of
pocket BY his journey; but, fany body thinks
differently, he may, and that's ali shall say
about il, and 40, good bye.' These were
strange coin sidences, ,'aEd my friend having
infused the leasep, took bis leave. .ldeclafe,
said one, there is something in this.' 81
me voting for q camel driver. said third
Nor me neither, said a fourth. The whole
mass was in ferment; Judge s. was left
alone In his glory, and I Carried the town;
bis vote alone against mel" ,'',9 'si'aesi yt''