Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1864-08-17

Navy reVOlVerS, ready 10 nave DlOWn the
person desired to pieces, had he presented
himself at the door at that time. For
tunately for the Dr., he was in the rear
part of his lot, attending TO his horse
AS soon as his wife could control herself
enough to speak, she asked them what
they wanted They replied "we want
the Dr. to come out here" She immedi-
diately stepped back into the yard, and
warned him to leave, when she returned,
to inform them, the Dr. was not at home
They seemed quite dissatisfied, but left
with the remark that they would "call
around in the morning" But they never
came. 1t was found out afterwards that
the soldiers were led by a young fellow of
lazy drunken habits, who, be it known,
was living off an aged widowed mother
that earned her bread by washing, he
never lifting hand to help her Such
was the representative Of Abolitionism.
This same fellow, to show his . loyalty"
made it point, of hooking on his arms
two greasy, sable brethren of - de born
equals" and parade the streets, TO the dis
gust of Abolitionists generally. That was
a little too hca1y for them. | shall have to
fly the track as my letter is proving rather
protracted just mention anncidcnt which
took place in Fairfield few months ago,
which to many proves very amusing
The Hon. Henry Clay Dean of Iowa in
his visit to Fairfield, is the guest of DR..
Ware. He is well known by the people
in that section, and because of his untidi-
ness of personal appearance he goes by the
vulgar cognOmen Of Dirty-shirt Dean"
At the time l speak Of, he made a speech
III the town, which set the " freedom
shrieker5 " a bowling again, as he had
done on many 4 previous occasion. The
following morning he sauntercd out into
town, and while in conversation with
friend in a store, loyal" lady, stepped
in and observing Dean, when she passed
to the counter turned her head to one
side. and soto r0ce to the clerk, remarked,
''There's old Dirty .shirt-Dcan. Dean,
always goes about with his ears and eyes
open. Hardly was the expression from
her lips, when Dean turned, and said:
% -Ualilm I'H compare Sttyts le5tt Jou "'
| can tell you a pair OF skeleton skirts
went kiting out the door, IN less time
than il takes me to think OF it. She was
= done for" in a very small space Of time.
At another time, in the same town,
quack phrenologist, ''made port" in a
very fashionable style, and made himself
quite renowned i'll the science, according
to his own testimony. bluster and bragga-
docio. The folks generally. did not think
him very far advanced, and had come TO
the conclusion that he was scientific
humbug and bore. Clay Dean, then be-
inc in town. it struck Il few Of the town
. cuts" that they might have little
sport, and in the meantime prove this
gentleman up at his own expense. Quite
a crowd was gathered at one time in a
boot and shoe store at one time during
the day, and among others Dean. Some
one observed the 'phrenologist" APP
preaching, and it was concluded immc-
diately that he should be called in, and.
that Clay Deans head should be "felt."
Accordingly he was hailed and complied
They proposed that he should g feel this
old fellows head" Dean was then sit
ting bowed down, in an armed chair, and
q slonchy old hat settled down over his
ewes. his hair disshevelled rs though not
combed for six months and his feet hid
IN a pair of broken, musty boots, six
inches too long and large accordingly in
other respects, and mounted crosswise on
the edge of stoye-taken in all with his
common dirty shirt (opcn in 'front.' and
miserablv clo5e-worn clothes, and his ma
tural :. don't care" disposition, and you
have certainly a character which no won
der would puzzle Fowler or Wells aside
from bringing down simple upstart in
the profession of heads Dean, I'M
derstanding the business on hand, took
Good care to keep his "signs of charac-
ter well under cover. The Prof pro-
ceeded to stir up among the leading
bumps, and at the same time put on con-
siderable Of a professional air, quite to
the amusement Of the bystanders. Be
fore | 90 any further | will here say that
that the Prof. had known Dean at one
time, and heard him speak, but did not rec
onnize him AT this time. He is one of
the most fluent speakers we have i'll our
country. His powerful mind enables him
TO call up anything historical or otherwise
in a twnkling. No man can be better
read than he, and no one uses it 10 a bet
ter advantage, Nothing pleases him so
well as an argument with his oppo-
nents in either religion or politics. Woe
be to the person that dare assail him. 1t
is a fact that not one of the Abolition
leaders will venture to get in his way He
has decidedly the greatest powers in using
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