Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-31
a Gallant Commander Of Famous mIIi-
tary Corps In TroubIe-A Due-biIi CoI-
iected under Five Years. Difficulties.

a Gallant Commander Of Famous nTlii.
tary CorPs In TroubIe-A Due-biII Col.
iected undcr Five Years. Difficulties.
A famous military corps recently vjs;tef
| the Queen City covered with the ln1rels The
had earned by the excellence of their driil
in other leading cities. Their commander
who had instructed them in their maneuyers
was in the full glow Of selfsatisfaction; for
on him had been poured the most lavish
praises and the highest honors, civic and
military, in every place in which he had set
his foot. The future looked fair to him.
doubtless, and if he felt proudly, it was, per,
haps excusable under the circumstances
Alas, that in the midst of his triumpb. he
was doomed to modification; thatthe sun of
his glory was 10 be eciipsed BY the most
practical little affair possible to conceive.
Five years ago, the gallant commander
had visited the town Of Newark, in tbis
state, and becoming financially embarrassed,
had been compelled TO borrow the insignif.
can't sum of 500, to pay his hotel-bill, before
he could procure his baggage, and return to
his home, hourishing city on the lakes.
Two years after, young gentleman, clerk
at present in one of our principal hotels. bnt
then q resident of Chicago having obtained
possession of the due-biII the valiant soldier
had given to the friend who had "accommo-
dated him, presented it for collection. The
commander said il was all right, but that he
happened to be little short just then-it Is
said, by the by, that this peculiar condition
is uniform--no pun intended-with him
and that he would discharge the indebted
ness very soon.
The clerk tried to collect the bill again
and again, but never could find the com
mander with money enough to luuidate
Some months after, the clerk removed To
milwaukee, and, on q certain occasion when
the "soldier-man' went up there with his
company on an excursion, this inoxorable
bill was again presented.
The commander was now indignant; he
vowed he had paid the bill once, and that he
would not pay it over again. The clerk.
greatly discomfitted, put the document in
his pocket once more, and concluded it must
remain suspended debt.
The clerk soon after came down here to
iill the situation we have mentioned and
hearing so much of the marvellous powers
and performances of the company, of which
his creditor was the leading officer, thought
he would make final attempt to "realiSeH
when the corps arrived.
Accordingly the inevitable bill, five years
old, was handed to a constable, who called a
few hours after the corps had reached an nm
Town hotel, and desired the note-maker to
pay II. The commandant was furious, and
declared in loud tone that he felt OUTRAGED.
He would see the officers of Cincinnati and
the entire State of Ohio sunk in very warm
bill. P~' 'Ae
20, well" remarked the constable, quietly.
to the soldier, who was lying with his coat
of on the bed with his watch and several ar
ticles of jewelry on table beside hin-at
the same. time picking up his splendid
chronometer; "you can do as you choose
about that this i5 worth six times the
amount of the debt. want no better Sc
curity, assure you.n
The commander raved at this cool mode of
expression, and talked swords and muskets
for minute, but seeing his gasconade had
no effect on the constable, he altered his
tone, and quietly paid the due-bill which had
been pursuing him for years.
The commanders wrath rose again, how
ever, the next morning, when he wrote quite
an amusing note - designed to be very
severe--to the hotel clerk who had been per
severing enough to collect the bill. In the
missive, the soldier declared it to be his firm
conviction that his recent creditor would
soon be in the Penitentiary, where he ought
to have been long before.
The clerk smiled at this display of temper.
and remarked that he did not wonder the
commander was angry, because it was the
flrst time he had ever been known 10 dis
charge a debt-something to which he was
opposed as much from religious scruples as
from financial disability.