Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-10-04
4ailg Nirainiau.
A Distinguished Inoognito.

A rtrnurcr, in suit Of blnck--just pcrccptbly
'.sccd, entered nm eating house on third street,
last week. aud reckoning the proprietor aside,
said to him in a whisper:
"iou don't suspect who nmr
NJ, sir; | ha,nt the least idea" answered tho
landlord with awakened suspicion aud curiosity.
so much the better" said the unknown. "f
my arrival in this city were oncc suspected. the
folks would hc swarming around mo m thick NJ
the 81 uls Of dust ON Walnut Hills of July after
noon They wouldn't consider thr Atlantic Cable
worth tnlkiug about for n moment. However,
keep dark about that aud let mo SEQ your bill of
fare"
"Bu, | assure you. sir" .nid tho anxious res
tnnratcanx. "if you II ust he good enough to oblige
me with your nnnc. III not mention It ~ living
crcnturc You're not old enough for President
Buchnnnn,. and besides. you hn, M got ON n white
cru,n, You can't he Vicr President ljrcckcnrrgc.
for y,ur nosc is not near short rniug' and' -
No" answered the stranger; though gcner-
ally take the most prominent part in politics,
never was nom mated for an ofi, cby my very good
friends the Democrats. l,ut | hive received more
nbu.c than my candidate that ever offered for the
Presidential chair. mud TINT sounds like pretty
bold assertion. | confess During my stay in this
city. wish To cnioy for oncc the soothing rcpose
of unnoliccd aud unmolcsed ohscurity. So qucs-
ton no farther, sir, but bring me the best dinner
your establishment can produce, and bottle et
wine. Observe .ir lot it bc wnc-no prusic acid
no aqun nrts'
The host. in obedience to these orders. drew on
NIL the resources Of his house, md tnxcd tho skill
of his cook to got prime entertainment. lie nd
dcd bottle of port in whose innocence hc him.
self had lnth; indeed II hnd been specially re.
served for his own
When tho great unknown" had finished his
rcpnst, the landlord very respectfully presented
his bill-hut tho stranger with "a dsdaininl smile.
remarked
"Wcll, did not think it worth while to bring
ANY change with me. nS no one ever ever asked
mr to pay for n dinner"
Really" said the Disconnected host. 81 couldn't
nny how afford to girr you such n dinner as that,
sir. couldn't do it il you were as Great man
~ Mr. breckenridge himself"
Il reckon that Pm has hcttcrs." said tho stran-
ger with extreme hnmghtincss
II couldn't nif,'rd it. if yon were Jim Buchnnn-
an, And the host with increasing warmth.
II consider myself somewhat about the level OF
Mr. james buchanan" said the stranger with II
supcrclou~ fr"wn.
IL couldn't afford to give you that dinner If von
were the very d." ronrcd out eating house
man IN great excci'cm"n
81 an, tho worry d--l.' snd his customer "and
here's captain bravo, of the steamer Mariner; who
can tell you the same thing.
Captain bravo took tho landlord aside and nfor
med him that this strange guest was n monomani-
acnl gentleman Z" pittsbnrg. who labors under the
strange dclrium that hc is the Prince of Darkness.
On all other subjects ho is perfectly rational and
he conlri,cs To get his living by playing the ID.
il is suspected, with reason TINT he is rather
more cunning than crazy.
| The eating -housemnn was obliged to submit to
the shave" ~ 1t could not reasonably be expcc-
| ted TINT man who takes himself for the d |,
would pay M honest debt--Cincinndfi Gazettc.