Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-11-22
10 Lane and the Beans.
An Oregon correspondent sends the fol.

An oregon correspondent sends the fol-
lowing to the Sacramento fCal.) Union:
Jo Lane is some on demsgoguism. In
this department Of the fine arts, he is first
without any second. Davy Crockett and
"Spoony Ogle" were nobody 10 him. In
deed. If you took the demagoguism out of
10. you would leave him like balloon
with the gas out Of its body--a very small
and shrivelled concern. 10 had q trick of
knowing everybody, and everybody Jo
knew was his most intimate friend. He
would meet an acquaintance as another
man wo'd meet brother he thought he
had lost at sea. He extends both hands,
and makes his countenance as expressive as
nature will allow of aflectionate sympathy.
Coming back from Washington City to
Oregon, 10 fell in with countryman Mr..
Jones near whose house he happened to
be travelling before the election. 10 re-
cognized him at once
"Old fellow" said 10. God bless You,
how are you and the wife and children?
D-n my eyes. I'm glad to see you. 1
havn't fell in with anybody l was so glad
to see. Ihave been thinking of you and
the boys ever since have been to Congurs.
That's the way 10 spells it. Washing
ton is dull place-hate to stay there
lively times here-want to come back and
live with the boys. whar can have good
time. Old fellow, tell you I'm glad to
see yon again"
After some words, the man, plain far
mer. invited 10 in, saying:
General, You will stay to dinner, won't
your"
Certainly, of course" said 10; II
come on purpose. want some victua S
| can cat The city victaals don't suit me.
Your wife can cook to suit me. l told
Buchanan I wouldn't give a d--n for all
their forrin gimcracks. A good Oregon
dinner of p ,rk and beans was worth all the
French restaurants could get up, and more
too" a.
After awhile dinner was put on the ta-
BILE. 1t was, sure enough, JOS favorite
dish--pork and beans The pork was on
ly tolerable. the beans were very fine, at
least 10 said so. He crammed himself,
talked of the Mexican war, politics, 10
Lane, was very attentive to the woman and
children, praise.l the cooking, took some
more pork and beans, never saw such
beans, cooked to suit him exactly. wanted
the lady to give him some for seed, wanted
to take some to Washington for Buchanan,
wanted to show them fellows what good
living was. He got package. put it in
his saddle-bags, talked some more about
the Mexican war, shook hands. kissed the
babies, took off his hat to madam, took
another horn of whiskey and left.
He got to the next house; was Just as
81 ad to see that man, and was Just as po-
lite to that woman--iust as attentive to
them childrcn--took little of that whisky
talked of that same Mexican war, and
them same politics. and that same 10 Lane;
had thought of this man much and often
at Washington; wanted to go back to see
them all. Come on purpose to see this
one. Got Buchanan to give him pack
age Of a rare kind of beans-the finest be
ever seen; brought them all the way out
especially for the mans wife to plant and
grow in the garden; then took them out of
his saddle-bags 1.-THE identical beans he got
at the last house; the landlady was rejoi-
ced; 10 took another drink and left.
Unfortunately, Mrs. Jones came over to
sec Mrs. Smith the mex. day; talked of the
news; General Lane; fond of beans; great
friend of her husband; got some of them
beans; took them away to give to Buch-
anan. Mrs. Smith told her tale about Lane
good friend of her husband-gave her
beans from patent office-showed the
package. 1t was marked in Joe's hand
write: Mrs Smiths becnes." (same Mrs
Jones had put up) Smith is now in
the Legislature and votes against Lane.