The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-04-03

Joe bad trick of knowing everybody,
and everybody Joe knew, was his most int1
mate friend. He would meet an ac1uaint-
ance as another man would meet a brother
he thought had been lost at sea. He ex-
tends both hands, and makes his counter.
ancc as expressive as nature will allow of
affectionate sympathy. Coming down from
Washington City to Oregon, Joe fell in with
a countryman (Mr. Jones) near whose house
he happened to. be travelling befo G the elec-,
ton. Joe recognized him at once. "Old
fellow" said Joe, "God bless you; how arc
you and the wife and the ehilifen2 I'm
glad to see you. haven't fell in with any-
body was so glad to see. have beer,
thinking Of you and the boy ever since. l
went to Congras, CHATS the way Joe spells
IT'D Washington is duh place-hate to stay
there-likely 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 you again.
After some words, the man, plain farm;
er, invited Joe in, saying:
General, you will stay to dinner, won't
you
Certainly, Of course" said Joe, II come
ON purpose want some victuals can eat,
This city victuals don't suit me. Your wife
can suit me- told Buchanan | wouldn't
give cuss for all the foreign jmcracks. A
good Oregon dinner of pork and beans was
worth all the French restaurants could get
up, and more too"
After while dinner was put on the table.
1t was, sure enough, Joe's favorite dish
pork and beans. The pork was only tolera7
ble, the beans very fine-at least Joe said
so. He crammed himsele--ta,iked Of tho
Mexican politics-Joe I4ane--was very
attentive to the women and chiidren-prais-
beans--never saw such beans-cooked to
suit him exactly-wanted the lady of the.
house to give him some for seed--wanted to
show them fellows what good living was.
He got a package, put them in his saddle.
| bags, talked ome more about the Mexican
war, shook hands, kissed the babies, took
of his hat to Madam, took another horn Of
whisky, and left.
| He got to the next house was just as
| glad to see that man, and was just as polite
/ to that woman, just as attentive to them
children, took little of that whisky, talked
of that same Mexican war, and them same
!
| politics, and that same Joe Lane, and tho't
/ Of this man much and often at Washington,
wanted to get back to see them all. Come
on purpose to see this one got Buchanan
| TO give him a package Of a rare kind of beans,
the finest he had ever seen brought them
all the way out especially for the mans wife
to plant and grow in the garden then took
them oct of his saddlebags, (the Identical
beans he got at the last house, the landlady
was rejoiced Joe took another dlink, and
let.
Unfortunately Mrs. Smith came over to
see Mrs Jones the next 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 Buchanan.
Mrs. Jones told her tale about Lane good
friend other husband gave her beans from
patent office-showed the package. 1t was
marked in Joe's hand-write, "Miss Smithses
beenes,' (same Mrs. Smith had put up.)
Smith is now in the Legislature, and voted
, against Lane.