Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-09-27
General Harrison's Generosity.
NeD Ha YEN, Conn.

We heard az sinterssting -aPecdate. the
fother day. Of Gen. Harrison, which We have
never seen in print.
During the political campaign, which ter
minated in the election of Gen. Harrison. a
certain we'll know Democratic editor visited
-, in :order 10 address poti cal meeting
there. Upon his arrival ne was surrounded
by the friends of the faith, and soon found
himself warmly discussing the principles of
the old Democracy. After convinc ng his
friends of the ruin in which the Wings were
attempting to involve the country, and the
all suv ng power of the Democracy, he com.
menced a lirade upon the private character
% Gen. Harrison; he lad not proceeded far
in this strain, however, beSoreehe ives con-
fronted by tall, raw-boned pioneer with
.Look here, stranger, if you mean TO
say that General Harrison is any thing
less than a gentleman, you're villain and a
liar!"
The editor stopped short--looked around
in surprise-perhaps he exoected to see the
bold insulter annihilsted. The pirneer con-
tinued:
"I'm n Democrat; but don't allow any
1emagogue to speak dispnragingly OF General
Harrison in my presence"
"Oh, you're excited, my FRIEND" remarked
the editor, cooly.
"Pm not excited; but owe my home to
General Harrison, and when any man abuses
him in my presence. he's got to fight. 1t you
want to know why, I'll just tell you. When
came out west, squalted on an eighty acre
4 LII ,I han ar
gotta job of work which would bring me q
little cash, | pitched in, and procured my
hard earned money and laid it up. Thus
worked for a long while, saving all the silver
I came across--I believe I'D sooner have
starved that spent any Of the 'hard'--til at
length succe eded in amassng enough to
pay for my eighty acres. When I'D earned
the last cent, started early one morning,
with knapsack of food on my back. and my
cash in my pocket, and taking the Indian
trail, made for Cincinnati where the land Of
fee was then situated. When got there
and counted out my money, the land agent
told me that one Of my dollars was spurou B.
This troubled me. didn't know what to
do. A dollar was mighty big sum with
me, and hadn't another cent in the world
besides I'd come mighty long way on foot
and il seemed hard to have to go home with
out my land. While stood there talking
to the agent in came the General, who. upon
finding out what the trouble was. gave me
the extra dollar, and invited me to stop at
North Bend that night, on my return home.
| took him at mis- word and stopped. 'elling
Mrs Harrison that the General had invited
me 20 take up my lodgings there tina, night
and had not been there long before the
General himself came in; he welcomed me,
and slept there that night. When wa'
about to start the next morning, the General
showing me mare, told me he hadn't bri
die or halter to give me. but il I'D get thu
mare he ne might have her. He no sooner
said this than cut to the woods. stripped
some young paw-paw tark. made halter o
1t, returned and caught my mare, and wen
home feeling richer than king, Prior l.
this hsA.ao stock on my farm. Nov, gen
tlemen, havn't l right 10 defend Gen. Harr
son!" Then turning to the editor, San
, you, puppy, you. you repeat anything derc
. gatory to the character of my beneiactor, /
mash every bone in your body"