Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-05-27

he brought that week! He could also fiat
ter the clever and assist the dull In their
tasks. i ,litm' know how to clcctioneer,
and under the circumstances, pride made |
me more reserved than usual Fortunate !
ly was not before a community of grown
up voters. The boys appreciated my man
liness and rewarded it. Twas elected by
handsome majority. ] received the honor
with calmneSs of manner that beied the
pleasure of my soul | did
not sleep that night for thinking OF it, and
the preparation of my inaugural address
robbed me of my rest during the whole
week 4 sense of my prominence took
such complete possession of Inc that
could neither eat nor study.
"When the evening of my Inauguration
arrived, the older boys were forced to
smile as they entered the room. The tai
low dips stuck in wooden blocks, which had
hitherto illuminated the Presidents S desk,
were replaced by tallspernsacetis in polish
ed brass candic-sticks. The desk itself
was raised above its usual level. on a. sort
Of basis made of a flat dry goods box cover
ell with strip Of carpet hal on clean
shirt and a new neck ribbon, bit of fop-i
perry that | seldom INDUCED IN. The adj
dress went off charmingly. had practiced
carefully on the tones of my voice, and got
through without a squeak. The glory and
usefulness of our society were set forth in
a manner to excite enthusiasm: certain
improvements were hinte,l Mt. There was.
a Observation-Disclosures forms, an unbe-
coming familiarity in the manner of some
members toward the society; those from
the country generally crrci in that way -
They were reminded Of bow much the di-
vinity that doth hedge about a king de-
pended on ceremony, and how the dignity
and permanent greatness of all associations
were basel on the respect yielded To their
chosen lea'lers. AS all the other inaugu-
rails had been composed of pretty much the
same materials, no particular Significance
was attached TO mine; but as it was
smootlly wordcd, and delivered with spir-
it, it was consilercd handsome aud cred
table effort. Thereafter there was more
of pomp and gravity in our Proceedings
than ever. aud Isl,ad the satisfaction of
hearing il admitted on all sides that the
chair had never been so admirably filed
For my part / was indriatigablc in devils
inS schemes for the aggrandizenent aud
gloriiication Of the body over which pre-
sided. 4 fourisling notice of it appear
Ell in the village newspaper, and the qucs-
tion Of admitting the ladies was again re-
yiyed. s'antslf.aos f-s
Il was deeply interested in tho success
Of this movement. The presence of the
fair sex would add lustre to my reign
then ! had private rcasonAM Molly Morn
inglory---bat this is not spertincnt to my
story. Th- proposition vas put to tho vote
and rejected / was vcxed, and under the
irritation. dignity swelIcd into arrogance.
6ued rigl,t;aadl left, and stretched the pre-
roSative OF my place to the utmost limit
There was some rebellious murmuring, but
IN the main the meeting passed of quietly
To me II was anything but satisfactory. -
| was outraged to perceive that my eleva-
tion had not increased my in1acnce;1 that
position ha'lnot brought with it correspon-
ding authority, My nature WAS aroused
on the girl question; while prile forbade
clectionfcring in my own behalf, as the
companion of the ladies' l found no difficult
~ in playing the dcmaSogue. Many of
the younger niembers had been my COM
panlon, in mischief; anil, recognizing my
leadership in good as well as evil, had fol-
lowed me into the society. These / could
command, but 1t was necessary to gain
other interests. knew the sweethearts of
the elder boys, and founi means to en-
gage their influence. Inshort. by the next
Saturday night had worked my wires SO
we'll that i felt assured of the success of
my measure.
after the regular exercise, one Of my
panisans, whom | hal'prcviously stuffed,
rose, and in set speech again introduced
the question. 1t-was debated with fury
worthy of an,ient factions of Guclf and
Ghibelliae. aHssupporters appealed to the
well-knowns ehivalry of East Tennessee;
no society was complete without the pres
encc of the fair; her companiopsbip ban-.
ished udcncsS; llcr appreciation stimulated
to higher efforts, and was the noblcst re-
ward Of success. In fine, the society was
assured. on undoubtcd authority, that =
l".The earth was sad, and the garden was avid,
And, ,man, a hermit. sighed till woman smiled"
I'd ''Tac opponents OF theiniotion profess
ed to yield to none in their adlniration of
the fair sect. but they hal joined the. So
ciety with the honest intent of improving
themselves in speaking and writing; and
while they. were willing to submit TO the
criticisms Of their school fellows, they had
no idea of being snicilcred tAby a spatccli
of girls, nor of having their blundcrs tat
tied all over the country. They were agin
it tooth and nail. !" "A
.eTlic question was at length called, and
on counting the votes there was p tie, ]
the presiding officer shall have casting
vote - sznz-~--
), said Jack Loiing. tho chair vo-
ted, on the question IN the first, place. nd
the eQnstitution docs not give him two1
votes go A
ssa'swfth supercilious nod to the speaker,
replied, as'fhe chair does not need to be
instructed IN regard to It's rights and dul-
tics.: = The question is decided in the af-
: sssit's anconstitutional', cried Jack, |
sifi1spifit." ss@ - -. 8. -
"'sit down. sir, the question is deci-.