Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-02-22
- PoMERoY. TUESDAY EBBdlUARY o. ls59

sir, brain, significantly tapping the spot
whore his own mental apparatus was To-
Gated, EsI asI ui
81 reckon there's smart deal of head
work to be done in that sitoation of hisn."
said Mr.. Dobson, an honest, farmer-like
looking man, clad in sheep's gray, ad-
dressing the company generally.
eyes, STRIP "That's factP, and "Faix,
ye pnay say that same," chimed in cho-
rus from the outsiders of the circle.
"Would you have any objection, sir"
said Mr.. Hodges, dropping his voice to
whisper, ''to indicate which way, in your
experienced judgment, ourelection is going
to go?'' H4a-f t1
"Whyj really. replied ], ,st'iiving as do,
and taking so little part in politics, l."
al understand, said he, nodding and
interrupting; understand. Quite right;
in your exalted position, one can't be too
cautious of what he says. You are quite
right. I beg your pardon for making the
inquiry" tfe Is"
Here a dead silence ensued for brief
time, the inside of the circle apparently
being talked out, and the outsiders too
much awed by the dignity Of the occasion
to venture any remarks
'I wish Lootenant Reed was here at
length observed Squire Staples; "he'd
been delighted. Probably you didn't
know him; but he fought with you IN
Mexico He's giant of a fellow, six feet
two, and perfect dare devil"
It struck me that, although had never
been in Mexico, yet, if this belligerent
lieutenant entertained the impression that
he he had fought with me there, he might
possibly want TO fight with me again in
Smithburgh. So 1 mentally hoped he
would not return before left.
"May l beg the honor of just one
moments private conversational entreated
shabby genteel parsonage, drawing me
aside by the coat button; 81 am an attor-
ney and counsellor-at-law; but business is
poor here By the way, ought to men
ton that have always worked hard for
the party, and never dreamed of asking
anything e. Anybody will tell you 50.
But what was going to ask you was
whether, If came down your way, there
would be any chance of my getting an
ofice? wouldn't think of such thing
if it wasn't for my straitened circum-
stances. There really don't seem to be any
thing for me te do up here
All! thought L. he is thinking Of going
) to New York to practice, and wants to
I know about renting an Office there. So l
told him: Certainly he would have nc
, difficulty in getting one, though II was
rather late in the season.
Eyes, know that" said he; "I ought
to have been on hand on the fourth o.
March-But you really think 1 could dc
something in that way? And about how
: much do you think it would be worth?'
l told him there was a great difference
; in the rents, that they ranged from fifty
; dollars up to five hundred, or even eigh
hundred or nine hundred dollars.
eyes, so l supposed by what l seer
! about 'em in the blue book. One of them
eight hundred dollar ones would be JUS
the thing for me- ..
l could moi help thinking it would be 6
long time before he would do business
; enough to warrant him in renting an eigh
hundred dollar office. Before the colloquy
proceeded further, it was broken of by
the landlords bringing the information
that it only wanted fifteen minutes of the
, time for the down train, and that "they
!, were waiting to escort me to the cars"
i Having BY this time come to the con
n clusion that Smithburgh was one vas
asylum and all its population lunaties,
submitted resignedly to the programme
y that seemed marked out for me. l walked
: out, the cfowd without cheering vocit
= ferously as made my appearance.
Captain O'Flynn's Smitbburgh Guards
were drawn up in line before the door, II
|. their gorgeous uniform OF yellow coat
Il with green facings, and blue Pantaloon
e with red stripe down the side, and wer
g standing in obedience to order. "Presen
n armsv' They wheeled into marching order
s the drum and fife struck up "aail Colum
d bia.'' General Smith took me by the arm
the other two committee men divided be
IS tween them the honor of carrying my car
e pet-bag; the citizens paired off by twos be
II hind us, and away we marched to the rail
IL road station, crowd lining the side walks
e the ladies thronging the windows an
waving white handkerchiefs; the crow
IS cheering, the dogs barking; the little boy
y with sticks and paper caps marching alon
- side, and General Smith all the way, pour
n, ing into my ears the deep gratitude of tn
town for my visit, the equally deep regrt
that they had not had time to get up
- more BETTING celebration" and urger
en- treaties that l repeat the visit "whe
n Congress adjourned" ...
lg Arrived at the cars just in season,
parted from my hospitable friends on tt
q, platform with more hand shakings, au
n, whispered entreaty of Don't forget tt
a ofice.'' from my shabby genteel frien'
to and as the train moved off, nine stentoTis
Iy cheers from the assembled gatherir
actually drowned the locomotives whistl
h. had become so used to adulanon al
a admiration by my mornings experie nc
or that half expected to be greeted wi
similar demonstrations aboard the trai
- and half wondered whether the city be-
no would strike up a peal of welcome
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