The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-10-31
A Tale.
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rr r,r,o saving been penned By the lA'e
-....,.tl y BStihe peculiar iIlegibih'y
10 b. ". writing win DO seen by the
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~ .a.--s 10 necessary thai the letter
D. =. lie h,.,.,- ,bSulI be publicly read, and
q Sol nc. az w. called upon TO fulfil the
... ..h.- nan accordingly rose in his
r..-. dos *, nd in,o his len pocket
~ ns6d,,r ,-i,er Lett wasn't Iaere.-
g c,d h.Ap Il ell he i'sh-uo 90, Tried
!, III. coat Tail pockeis-no success. Letter
.,uratd up missing. Chairman s'ar"i al
B. Sese,ary, anil Secretary, in turn, scru'n-
- lid the euunenauee Of the Vice-Presiden';
!, M Choat. manuscript 10 DO iOund.' 1 he
s.l neA,slep wa, fr the person to whom 1t was
addressed ~ 90 TO his hotel, Col. Richard H.
W. Joncs'. IL Luck street. and hun, the letter.
T.. Coz. Ju,e. Was rs busy. when his guest en-
e. tend. a., a = usk rat at high water, engaged
IN sis.ns Dutch carpenter directions for
m.k,ns az, ornamental comics
80 .what's tho mater, sirt, he asked, MS
the IA, ECO, rushed into the saloon, pulling
= like rorpn,se whats your hurryP
o. WA, Colonel, I'm as mad asthe devil :
I've lust Il ,us ChOa,s's letter to the Demo
cratic N, IN. and they're waiins 10 hear
il ,ead."
e. . IA, indeed! that's PITY remarked
Tie Col ~ihh,. ususl sympathy. "Where
did y"u lsa,o il last T. ....r.
,l. "wstl, 49, iaci -, don't know, but I'm
preIt, cue ieii IL IN my Ionn."
n vi Ses"uIluoksd ,heie" o.
"Yes; buJ can't iiod it,
Nby, pa,'s very strange nobJdy has
.niSr,d ,ur room sinee you lef. Suppose
yoagS upand take another look F"
Tic Il, gral!s,aan ssqu.sscsl, and they
a.crpdsd,hs sass tOgstl,s', when lat sen'
ternan ,spret PAPER tying on the aooT
which he itc'aied ~ be Tie mis,ins d0cu
mint. THIS no seized, AID huyied up lt
the State II use, where Ihe meeting was ID
e. session. Iis entered and rs the autienct
were on the climetsnc OF expectancy Il
know what Mr.. ChoaIe's sy,npalhies were
hi gents ap earance, ted as u lobster in
new suit Of yrrm,llron, with paper IN hl'
hand, Produced a round Of applause. Fa
gentleman subsided into chair, aud wipes
HI, lace with a Square ysld Of eamb'ie
whlle Secretary arose, adjusted his sPseia
cles AMI scck-lie, polling NJ his shirt col
lar perssly ih,ee.luartors OIau inch high
sr. and then uulol,ie,i the document. WheI
lie IL, 50. 10 blu,hed scarlet, roturne'
paper to it gent and sat down. Audience
bryan 10 HIS, while fat gentleman 500
saw that / s'ead OF The ChUa,e letter, be ha
broa h, with him, by mistake, an aIehiiec
tiral design. Thshouse then wen, into al
sua,oa.. As i. was 10 iaie 10 read the lc'
ter, aud w.lle the Secretary stated the fac,
Cfihe Gaze, our fr fiend returned TO Co
Jones, TO oa.is; his sympathy. While ih
d. 4 Colonel WAS thus listening tn his chubb
~ fisnd's narrative, n cones Du,eh c.rpen
hr with a rlaped Sosrd undIs his ara
sawed in snales innumetable. Duehy look
cd iistc. aud, as matter OF course, bis EN-
rloyer wished 70 know why.
I'.why, Chonss, shust give ~ lis shol
and h.s nulius more 10 do nit i-dai isl
all" ..,.--.-- , ,-..-
.,why po,P' was tie surprised ryjoin
der. ..
ayes why not added fat gent, quit
interested ia the mans manner.
swell, because IL takes 100 much shut
unL toa much wo,k !; and | lOO-h money oI
i, eesiics." rs.f- ~ -- a7I
why, you 80, all you ask, don't you
imputed Ihc Co!onsl. ..s, o.
"Ycs; ia, YOU tell mc dat DO diagran
wa. pIai, a,d you sends no one villa, i'll
diGrvnt every ten FOOT und as had to max
ASH t-,tuyle'.'' .,r.t
"why, ,a.t's oddp' says the Colonel
''Ie''', hook u. it.n
'Drre, ., ,onder!' said Dacay, pro
dUciu. Ihc p.p'r, aud spreading il on 'h'
table. "Slo IS, dell me how yOu diuks
NIX ,iat t,,siy 'o.laS.r'
Tic ue = exclaimed the Col. witt
emphasis.
TIL Vnu O---O. salu lHo ld'
gentleman; e he's teen p,okisga eor,nce b
that I'D CAoais isti1r s. H.
Sue, "a. the case. The earpeuier--a
newt. arrived LsiP'igc'-had by somc mis-.
t,se go, bod 4 The Ia, genlleman's treasure,
aud suppoaDgs il 10 30 the Col,ucl's drafl OF
at iukee eornice.'' had faithfully en-
deayorcd To s,y Oui pattern. II was .
most uuex.mrl.d ease Of perseverance, I'M
der exmnr difficulties, as Col ChOate :
manuscnr, looks very much like what u
Vrgima Wurm 'ercs must appear 10 a
gentleman upon a hard spree.
- Things Coming Round. ]
\ Washington correspondent Of the y.
Y. TfiJEI, wriLcs-
Il would do yoa sod T. 20 about Wash
ington, rs have done Tor the last two days,
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