Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-06-03
REPLY OF MR.. ToBIN.

Dear Sir: The above communication reached me
last week, and in replication, beg leave to state
that if have ever done anything worthy of the
Immortality your magazine is likely to confer upon
me, am not conscious of it. However, as true
merit is always modest, it may be to that virtue
that | owe my ignorance; at all events, land am
anxious the world should know it, have not sought
fame, but fame has sought me, as Alexander Smith,
the poet, would say,
"Pamcl Pane! next grandest word Of Godp,
In taking a retrospect Of my early days, can
discover nothing worthy Of record unless il be the
stealing OF few watermelons at school, for which
was beaten with many stripes or the riding of n
few quarter races, for which received an occasional
and solitary ginger cake or adventures of similar
import.
ALI ran away from my venerable old guardian,
the Rev. Hansforth Dado Duncan, (long life to him,
and yamosed to the great far West, where four
ished for short time, and short time only, and
upon returning, lost all my money upon game
yugarly called poker" Of which, of course, you
know nothing,) upon one Of the boats of the Ala
bama river. This was about the time the Ben
Franklin bursted, and killed so many, and had |
not been standing near the stern of the vessel you
would never have had the opportunity Of handing
my my name, fac-simile, character and adventures
down to an eager posterity, in the columns of your
justly celebrated magazine.
returned to my own, MY native land fundcss,
and perhaps somewhat seedy in appearance, and
run for frst-lieuenant in distinguished militia
company, but was unfortunately beaten, by the loss
Of one vote, by my worthy competitor.
! In the year Of our Lord 1916, nv illustrious
friend Thomas ID. Dondy, gave me the Office Of
Assistant deputy United States Marshal for the
District of Barnwcll, and, while taking the census,
| killed ono horse and another run away and broke
my buggy, upon which occasion, | rode nv horse
bare-backed fourteen miles in forty minutes, Of
which fact Col. B. III. Brown is q living witness.
After had concluded this Herculean undertak-
ing, man calling himself &C. Frank Powell y
wrote me from Washington that if would forward
a certain amount of money 10 him, he would pros.
ecue my claims for an increase of nav sufficient to
cover those immense disasters, but / grieye to saw
that from the time ] sent the money, l have no,
heard word from the aforesaid and neyer-to-be
forgotten c. Frank Powell he probably having gone
to parts unknown. However, still entertain strong
hopes of seeing hS distinguished name and fac-simile
in your widely circulated magazine
Last year for tax collector in this importan,
township, and | was beaten 80 badly by a base
combination, of which l was wholly unconsoions
until few moments before the closing of the poIls
that have not since entirely recovered my eauan
unity. As salvo however, to this disaster, and ius
lat this crisis my distinguished but bengbed friend
the Hon. James Campbell, the Postmaster -Ge Genera
gave me the Postofice at this place, the duties Of
which, may without vanity say have DISCHARGED
the complete aud entire satisfaction of the Who'll,
community.
a hy friends anxious TO secure Tor me the distin
guished honor you have 50 politely rendered, as 1
reward for my various and arduous services, or,
busiiy engaged ia raising subscription for IN,
purpose Of defraying the expenses attendant upor
this momentous affair. aliude to the enerayin,
of my portrait They have already appointed /
committee TO secure the services Of a competen
artist for the allabsorbing OCCASION and as soon
the picture is completed, viii forward it 70 you
0 address.
e Permit me 10 express the hope. that you will de
+ lay the publication Of the next number of YOU
/ magazine until IL makes its advent.
s Iaysii myself Of this opportunity to assure yo
q OF the distinguished consideration with which
remain, dear sir, your grateful and ob't servant,
: G. +. ToBIS, Postmaster,
= At Barnwell G. H., s. c.
John Livingston, Esq, l57 Broadway, N. Y.