Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-12-09

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and General Smith. all the wzv.
pouring into my ears the deep
gratitude of the town for the visit.
the equally deep regret that they had
not had time TO get up more be-
, fitting celebration, and urgent
entreaties that l would repeat the
visit when Congress adjourned
Arrived at the cars just in season,
parted from my hospitabIe friends
on the platform, with more hands
shakings, and whispered entreaty
of Don't foget the office, from nv
shabby genteel friend; and as the
train moved off, nine stentorian
cheers from the assembled gathering
actually drowned the locomotives
whistle.
Ihad become so used to adulation
and admiration by my mornings ex.
perience, that l half.expected to be
greeted with similar demonstrations
aboard the train; and half wondered
whether the city bells would strike
up peal of welcome in honor of nv
return, whether should find the
Common Council and General San
ford with the first Brigade of N. Y.
s. NJ, waiting at the depot to es-
cort me to the City Hall.
Nothing Of the sort transpircd,
however. Nobody took any parttc-
ular notice of me, either on the train
or when l got off of it. I had quite
sunk into my ori ginal insignificance.
l walked home to my lodgings
witout exciting any attention in the
streets. Reaching there. pulled off
my new boots, which had proven
rather tight, and sat down in easy
slippers to rest and cogitate upon
my singular adventures.
Some writing on the inside of the
of the lining of one of the boots at
tracted mo notice. took it up and
read, in large round hand, Frank
lin Pierce
The mystery was explained! In
hastily purchasing ready,made boots,
| had bought pair made for the
President. WhenI set them out over
night to be BACKED at the Smith
burgh Hotel, the waiter had read
the name, and communicated the i'm.
portant secret to the landlord, from
whom it had spread like wildfre
throught the town. had been
passing with the Smithburgehers tor
President Pierce!
have not vcntured to show
myself in Smithburgh since. Thave
never heard of General Pierce's
going there either, so suppose they
are not undeceived to this day.
+. S.: II you print this story in
the Knickbocker, don't let any copies
Of it go to Smithburgh.
The PAPER MoNopoLY.-Tbe
Chicago Times, has intelligence from
New York, that the paper makers
have combined to run on half. time
for several months, and are trying to
extend this combination ali over the
country, IN order to keep the price
Of paper up. They were to begin
this pleasant little business or the 1st
Of August. Perhaps Coagre<s will
see the prcpriesy Of t.kiag thu dufy
off fcr~iga pzg-er. In wki1a case these
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