The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-07-12
GEN. JACKSON AND THE CLERK

w AAS'NA 90" PA AAS.
While. General Jackson was President
of the United States, he. was tormented
day after day. by importunate visitors,
las most Chief Magistrates of this great
country are, whom he did not care to
see-and IN consequence gave strict di-
rections to the messenger at the; door, to
admit only certain persons On a partieu-
lar day, when he was. more busy with
State affairs than usual.
In spite Of the peremptory orders,
however, the the attendant bolted into
his apartment during the afternoon, and
informed the General that a. person was
outside whom he could not control, and
who claimed to see him-orders or no
orders. &c7'j 80 d s-- t
asi" won't 'tsubnlit to this annoyance, !"
exclaimed the old gentleman, neryously.
Who is it?" ,.-s ..4..,.,a...-..e
Don't know, sir
81 L" Don't know! What is his name? y
Els naine.9 Beg pardon, sir-it's
a woman. " 4-s AIS !
(" A woman Show her in,a James
show her in, y said the President; wiping
his face, and the next moment there en-
tered the Generals apartment neatly
clad female, of past the middle age, who
advanced courteously towards the old
gentleman, and accepted the chair prof
fered to her
{" Be seated, madam, ." he said.
Thank you, replied the lady, throw
ing aside her veil, and revealing hand
some face to her entertainer ,7-e-i4 .
(" My mission hither to-day, General, !"
continued the fair speaker, \" is novel
one, and you can aid me perhaps. % 81
q" Madam" said the General, com
mand me- " e
z3.i g You are very kind sir. I am poor
woman, General,--''
Poverty is No crime, madam. "
'ei" No, sir, but 1 have little family
to care for-I am widow, sir; and the
clerk employedin in one of the departments
of your administration is indebted to
me for board, to considerable amount,
which 1 cannot collect. l need the
money sadly, and come to ask if por-
tion OF. his pay cannot be stopped from
time to time, until this claim of mine
an honest one, General--of which he
had the full value, shall be cancelled. %
really--M Madam-that is, have
no control that way. What is the
amount of the bill?'' " saz
"Seventy dollars, sir-here it is. D
Exactly see. And his salary,
Madam? /" s
+" 1t is said to be twelve hundred dol
lars year. -
l" And not pay his board bill?"
GAS you see, sir; this has ben stand
ing for five months unpaid Three days
hence he will. draw his monthly pay, and
1 thought, sir, if you would be kind
enough to--' 7-'ii ~ .iia5 li-'- II
Yes I have it. Go to him again
and get his note, to-day at thirty days. T"
S' His note sir! It wouldn't be worth
the paper on which it was written; he
pays no one a dollar voluntarily" 3'f9
" But he will give you his note-will
he not, Madame? a- .-s-a
go yes, he would be glad to have
respite that way, for month no doubt. f"
@ That's right, then. Go to him and
obtain his note, at thirty days from to-
day; give him a receipt in full, and come
to me this evening. - s 80,
The lady departed, called upon the
young lark, and dunned him for the
amount-at which he only smiled-and
finally asked him to give her hisnote for it.
To be sure, =" said he, with chuckle,
give a note-sart' 'n--and much good
may it do you. mum. " ..-...-.-s....a-.-,
q You'll pay it when it falls due, won't
you? " said the lady. ~.
80, certainly, y was the reply. And
in the evening she again repaired to the
White House with the note. The Presi-
dent put his bond endorsement on the
back, and directed her to obtain the cash
upon it at the Bank s. .i''i 5'-ti
+, In due time notice was sent to the
Clerk that a note signed by him will be
due on particular day, which he was
requested to pay.
At first John could not conceive the
source from whence the demand could
come, and supposing that it had only been
left for collection, was half resolved to
take no notice of it. But as he passed
down the avenue, the unpaid board bill
suddenly entered his head. t
g Who has been foolish enough to help
the old woman in this business, Won
der?n said John to himself "I'Il go
and see. It's hum, know; but I'd
Like to know if she's really fooled any
body with that bit of paper !'' and enter
ing the bank, he asked for the note
which had been left there for collection
against him. 4s
:" 1t was discounted, " said the teller.
Discounted who in the world will
discount my note ?" said John, amazed.
"Any body, with such a hacker as
you've got on this. !"
g Backer e-backer-who? -
Here's the note; you can see, said
the teller, handing him the document,
and on which John recognized the bold
signature of the then President of the
United States. 90.
"Sold, truly!" exclaimed John, with
hysteric gasp, and drawing forth the
money-for he saw through the manage
ment at a glance. ;aa s-ed
The note was paid of course, and JUS
tice was awarded the spendthrift at
once
On the next morning he found upon
his desk note which contained the fol-
lowing entertaining bit Of personal in
telligenee: insa & - yi ~
S1R-A change has been made in your
Office I am directs d by the President
to inform you that your services will no
longer be needed in this department.
.rr1 sasz Yours, &c., lsEi
-..ifa ..,. sb..... - ---Seoretary.
John Small retired to private life at
once, and thenceforth found it convenient
to live on smaller allowance than twelve