Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-11-29
POSTMASTER GENERAL DISGUISE
By SCI SMITH.


with several grnfrmen # New leans, II hap
peurd that the stage IN which We were Pa'srn'
gers, stopped f,f supper At small village stoa-
Ted between the towns OF Columbus aud Zaoes-
Vile on the Cumberland read, IA ne State Of
Ohio.
There was great galherns ot militia cap
tains. lieugenaufs, cnsgns setgHaa.s ana ealp1-
rails. with a considerable sPrtskhns Of ff'Fates'
an Of whom had been slbhtlng tae'r PATRIOTISM
daring the day, by marching up and down the
road. ,honder.nc arms, carrying arms. charging
b,,,nels orep,tator, To intended hostile opera-
ton against the nrigbbaring state ct Michigan
the authorities OF which and those OF the state ol
Ohio. were at open INSTRUMENTATION eoHh'
aIrg 4,
Fnr the purpose Of amusement u was agreed
that The stag, driver should be informed conn
drnlml1y, that | was AMOS kendli. Post Master
General of tie United States, travelling ~ as
ruise, and assuming the common name 81 Sm'h'
in order to discover abuses 10 The transportation
department. With many mysterious hints aud
strict ch,rgas Of secrecy, john was m'de ac'
qnaintad vut the awlu, fac, that he was actually
driving the important individual above namrd'- -
The rejns almost tell from bis hands as he eA
claimed,
"Nha,, Mr. Kindlcl Amos Kindlel-il cant
be pa->iblel"
III Is possible answered the gentleman who
was impartng he iuiotma ION. aud who was en-
loving an out side seat; "and It u his wish TO he
entirely private to avoid the attention that would
otherwise be Iayished upon him.
The driver promised his most invioIable Sc
crecy, aud proceeded 10 curry down his
horses.
We had moi long been in orr hotel where our
supper was being prepared before II was PLAINLY
pcrrepiblc that something was going on; curious
plancrs we're thrown ntothe bar.roam where we
were sitting military Officers fiued about or
collected INTO groups--ihe landlord and his mnl''
" began to spruce up; in brief It was evident our
secret had been confidently impaired to hall OF
the village.
The first demonstration that was made, cons
sisted Of an invitation to NY friends and myself
10 accept the use OF private ptror, ms be-
inc At once agreed 10, the landlord vfnlured to
suggest that, IT Il was not dlsagreeahe to me,
my fellow citizens Of the village would like
to pay their respects to me, aud take ne by me
hand
mo objections in The world" said !, "el The
worthy cifiz,ns come 10"
ihen followed scene Oh ,oe ''e"cs' N'hu u
'uh' -ou' ''leN'"s oo' oe''' 'D''
lure and pass on. ,h
supper was announced was P,0e'' ~ ''o
head Of the table; the richest vlapds and pre-
served hn,'7 "',f s'' !" P'ol',''n WV
we e',''' ana "'t'h3 ',e oi'''@','" ~" ,',
HlhlIe hfads' OF IAihsf heaos 81 'e'"asa ',.
co"''ooaly popping N ~ 'oe ","u'"1 ""' r."
door'-"h',e 'h' P'a"Hl WIN IVY =, "" t AMI"
VINO amused themselves ~ "'"@ y" Nv
Crackers s'nu'h2 w young '',''.' ~" ~.
'ne 'Hn,tah l'F "e"s'"' '''N'o" ~
Gunner
supper over we fe'lteo 10 'h' "at a'i
ed our on OF expenses "' '''o'o'' '.'.''E
answered i'at ~ was 100 r'I7} " ''''. 49,"
without comprnsalion~-he '''' h"n'''u y ny
SUING AZ ms noato' ana my ''F"'' "e'' l't'''''
welcome aHet ''lacn u " '"''9o !" -
celye his hospHaI'iY' SINCE ne '"SiSt'" oP'" "
bN my iffAlS, ! ""nia nov eoo,'h' WV WY
should iras' at h'' eAPeo'r--'' uo Ky '"'S,
pc olioNeu !" ~ ~ s'PF ~ -
| insisted he moHd 'aNe pay lof "fM anu ~
did.
"Conld say Two OF 'n,ee "o'u' - l'' ~ P,'
yaiel asked the landlord ~ 70" VOICE a. ~
walked Ivy my SIDE toward Tue cVach "h'c" was
waiting,
10y aii means ffPaeo' "ha 'e ~ ny . ~
niue sne sI1e, mo da,R par % 'n' '''11',
Amer two or Three mems 10 Gear ms 'n'0a'' "'o
Landlord commenced