M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-02-04
saen. Jac ksO,, and the { Clcrk.

While Genrr ral Jackson wac Preai
dent eE ibe United StAtss he was tor
men.ed day aiter day, BY importuna',
visitors. Us mpSt Chief Mag s.rates ct
us great country are J whom ne die
rot care to see-and u cons Quanc,
gave s'rict directions to tn meSse'
ger al the door 10 sd,.hi nply ger.ai
psrsons en- q particular day, whea h
vas noTe busy with Sta g aAa.rs than
nsuhh
Ia spite OF the pcremp'orv orlers
however, the sttendsR; bored lat
bic depar meat fnriug the aternoNL
and informed the GenCrsl that a pr
son was outside whem he c0u'd no
control, and who claimed 20 bCG hin,
orders or no ordeFs.
ii wouldn't submit ~ this annoy
ance,' exclaimed tho oil gentleman,
nerv 'Hsly. "Who js itl'
"Dun't know, cir"
Don't know What 10 his name 2
"Ilis name Z BSg pardon, sir; i.''
D WOMEN"
"A w,man ! Show her in, James
chow her in,' said the Pr,sidsut, vi;
ing his iace !; and the uext monet.
:hsre entered the GeIernl's spsrt.
meni 8 neatly clad female, OF past th,
middle age, who advanced courte"uS
~ toward tne old gentleman, and ac
cepted the chair protfr(d to ner.
"Be seated, madan," he said.
Thank yon," replied ,ns lal,
throwing aside her vail, an reveal
ing y handsome face 70 her enser-
tainor.
My mission hither, to lay, Cen
eral, coniaucd the iair speaker. ii.
ahovel Que, aud You can ali TIE
ptrhaps "
"Madam. said tbs GaueyOl, "com
mand mo"
"You are very kini, sIt ! am ?
poor woman, General. .-'
Poverty is NJ crime, madam
mo, sir; but have ltle !aml'
10 care tur-I'm u widow, sir: sn'
the cltrk employed III rne III the d.
par'ments ui yUur administr ,ion II
indebted tu the tor board, 20 q COT
siderable amount. which cInEh CT
klt. | need he money badly. snu
came 10 ask II q portion Of his lmh
cannot he stopped. fir III time tu time
until this claim OF mi,e, an h. nlg
one, General, ui which he had The Eul,
value, shall b. cancelled"
IL realy-madam-Ihs' ia. hav,
&c control in that way. Wba, is tn
Gmouut Of the hl.li y
Seventy dollars. sir h,re it is."
Exactly, ! Sci {; Oud biz salary
maaan ["
II is said 70 bo iTriVe hundred
dollars year"
"And not pay 10 b"arf bill e.
"As you sos. sir; rh's has berr
standing for five months. unpaid
Three days htncc, hs viii d'aE he
IN mhIy pay, and thought, R'r,
yuu w,uld b. kpd enough +, ----'
Yes, | have il. q, to II III agar
Gnd gel his nutl at thirty daT.
"Ilis uutc, sirl Il wcnIln't b,
worth tn paper on VIII ch it was
written he pays TO cn1 a dollar vol
unisrily."
But he will pi'e you his note, viii
he not. madam 1"
"Oh, yes. 10 would he gait, have
9 respite, that way for q urou'h, uo
duubI "
"Tba''s right. then. G, n him
and obtain his ro'e. ut thirty da',
from to day give him y rec~irS II.
full, and ccme TO IN, 'his evening"
The lady departed, called up"n he
Stunz clerk, and duuned hir fr th'
amount, at which he q ,ly smiled, and
finally asked b IN Tor his nute.
"rO b. sufe,' said he, with chuek
le; give note 2 sart'n; ard mucl
good NAV il do ycn. mnm."
"Ypu'll pay il whe, il tails due
woat yoU I" sald the lady.
"Oh, ccltiinly;" was tire reply.
In the evening she nea'n repaired
to the White House with th. note
The Pr sidcrt put h broad endorse
ment "a the hack, AMI directed heI
IL obtain the cushlt the Biuk
In due time q notice watsert 70 ttt
cle,k. that n n. te siracd by him woul,
b. due on isr'icnl"r day, which h
was requested 10 pay.
At first. J,hn could Mt conceiv
the source from whence the drman
esmo; md snprosiug i, had OIL
te, n left for collection, was half re
solved b take no notice Of Il. Bu
90 he rassed down the avenue. ii
pupaid board bill suddenly cntere
bic head.
"Who has been foolish enough
help The old woman in this fu-inca
T wonder? e. said John 10 himsel
"I'il 90 and see. It's a hum, know