Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-09-13
FROM The Dayton Journal OF Saturday. =
GEN. VALLAD1GIAM PLACING II3I-
SELF ON 4 AR FOOTiNG.,
LIVELY SCENE UP TOWN.

\ rich scene was enacted at Sol Her
chelrode's grocery yesterday afternoon,
in which most amazing valor was dis
played by the young gentleman who
figures for Jeff. Davis, and ''lies like
thief in making professions of attach
ment for the Union. The interesting
Young man carries pistols ard bewie
kniyes-is loaded down with thsm-is
Il perfect walking army in fact. lie is
valiant-oh, how valiant, its rpsds-but
when he meets with opposition, hand to
hapd, that cowardly, traitorous heart of
his, black with perGdy, and leprous
with treason, sinks down into his boots,
and his courage play that odd Bob
ilcres trick of ooziU5 out at his finger
ends Such WAS the exhibition he
made yesterday afternoon, while he
beat the Bulls Run time in his retreat
from Sol Herchelrodc's grocery.
The way of it was this: Fallandig-
ham-Gen acknowledgements pre-
sented with a little bill Of 55 cents for
whisky, with which he had treated some
of his friends before the election last
fall. He was too deep in Secession not
to take up with the kindred trick Of re-
pudiation. SO he determined to repu-
diate the whisky bill, and marching
into Sol. Herchelrode's grocery, impe-
riously denied that he owed the money.
Sol. insisted that the bill was right, and
finally becoming somewhat irritated by
, Val's. mean attempt at Reputation, very
plainly told him that he was a dirty
scoundrel. There was something so
, true, as we'll as pointed, in Soils. decla-
ration, that Val. took fire, gritted his
teeth, scowled an awful scowl, and
called Sol. scoundrel; whereupon Sol,
who was standing behind his counter,
''wept for the ''cxtraordinary young
man." who, seeing bis foe advancing
retreated few PAGES, drawing six
shooter of a large size. But even with
this terrible weapon, and all his Bowie
knives beside, Val. was not confident of
victory-not by any means. He had
more confidence in his legs, and he ig
ANONYMOUSLY fled, pistols, Bowie knives
and all, rather than encounter the fists
Of the man whom he had endeavored to
cheat out of fifty-fve cents. Val. kept
up so good pace, was in such hurry
to get away, that he fell from the steps
to the pavement. While Val. was thus
beating Bulls Run time, Sol drew a re
volver and when he got to the door,
there was the distinguished young man
standing on two legs and one hand,
while with the other he was fourishing
his pistol. Sol. made a motion to take
sight at the traitor just as he stood like
dog or three legs. Then commenced
a series Of ludicrous lodgings, to avoid
the effect of Sol. S expected shot. They
do say, those who saw the extraordinary
young rams performances SD the pave
meHt, that it was too rich! First he
turned his head one way then another,
then it went up and then down-then
bis pistol hand waved and wobbled-oh, ,
such lodging and ducking, and twisting g
and screwing-it was splendid. Soils.
pistol didn't go off-this was fortunate,
very Northumberland Val t0Vk advan-
tage of it to scramble up, and take ref
uge in f. 4. Daniels Millinery estab-
ishment next door. Sol. didn't pur-
sue him, and he sneaked out shortly af-
ter, and m;+le his way off. Thus ended
scene, the like of which hasn't been
see in Dayton for many Il day.