The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-08-09
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About the tlne of the Inauguration
Preside Pierce, D gentleman
tanned Parker, Belonging to Concord,
4 Joined intthe general rush to witness
the great ovation. Our friend, who is
an attorney ofsome note, has not been
much of aitraveller, but is well a.
@aIes sthnt there are, such things as
the swapping Of umbrellas and hats at
5 big hotels. TO guard against the
loss or exchange of his new "tile," Mr..
4 got IA sprinter to strike him off
sssa { g fouf-inch square card, upon which
looked d&ontiof the crown of his hat,
.6inS bold dtRo,line. plea,
ASA PARKER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CON
CORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
.sST Ihere was q great rush at Willard's
son inauguration day-indeed there
vase perfect jam everywherc-and
Sour friend Parker found somo diff
ISculty in getting down to the din
her table along with some of his
s}townsmen. The dinner was fine one.
the champagne delicious, and after an
hours sitting, the New Englanders
left the table in the mcrriest mood i'm
aginable.
5Sa3ssttNow, fellows said Parker, as they
emerged from the dining-room-scv-
ssery one look out for his own hat; I've
gotta mark on mine that nobody
can mistake
But there was some sort Of a mis-
+ take somewhere Notwithstanding. 1t
s WAS some time before Mr.. Par
I ker found his hat at all, aud even then
he labored under the impression that it
s had grown triht older since he
went to dinner. But the placard was
sin the crown, all right, and casa Par
ker, Attorney at Law, Concord, New
\ Hampshire" stared him in the face as
1 he looked inside.
.All right, fellows!' said Parker,
raising the tile to his gourd. Moth
ling like making sure of things when
you are going into a crowd! My
hats safe anyhow
But he only put the hat on the top of
+ his head, for it was entirely too small
Ito go on.
What's the matter, Parker? en-.
quired one of the party, as the at
sItorney attempted to pull on the hat.
sOh, nothing responded Parker a.
gain looking into the hat-'nothing
& its all right, of coursc-Asa Par
ker, Attorney at Law, Concord, New
Hampshire, e,'-Certainly; / knew it
must be my hat.' And again he
Z attempted to pull the hat on.
The party around could lily sup
: press laughter at the comical motions
of the embarrassed lawyer, but he did
! not appear to notice it, and industri-
sously endeayored to make the hat
sfit somehow. In state of the most
absolute bewilderment, he at length
turned to one Of the party, and present
ing the hat, desired him to tell what
! name was in it. The man read ASA
Parker, Attorney at Law. Concord,
New Hampshire.
: s all right2-@of course, exclaimed
4 Parker, again attempting to pull on
the hat, only to his greater be-
wilderment.
'Will you have the kindness to
tell me who | am?' said he, still
more perplexed.
Certainly said the man addressed;
you are Asa Parker, Attorney at
Law, of Concord, New Hampshire.'
~ OF COURSE said p. Darn it,
knew it, And he made one more
trial at the hat.
It would be very difficult to
say whether Mr.. Parker knew him
!selftrom "a hole in the ground about
this juncture; he looked again into the
hat and read the inscription, and then
at his friends, who still preserved
straight faces, and finally cared.
'Gentlemen,' said p. with intense
1 gravity, if | am Asa Parker, At
Etorney at Law, Concord, New IIamp-
shire, and this hat belongs to Asa Par
4 ker, Attorney at Law, Concord, New
hampshire, all have to say, is that
my head has s,ocllcd most d-y
since I aOent TO dinner.
It's not told who changed Mr.. Par
ker's card into somebody cIsc's hat.