The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-01-09
LtsT norns 90 roa ooaMIA.
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! she oihef eVeaing. Mr.. C0rWin was IN hi
beet u spirits. aud looked better lhan N
iuepds remembered seeiog hin for month,
Lai tes days before be had returned I
hi' Ohio hame, where be had gone 10 Al
icnd tie Wedding Of bis youngest daoah
Ter, Ills faculties seemed all a;iuned a.
stimulated by tbe pleasant incident n
sell as BY tie warm and afrctiona,,
greetings vIll which he was received
Making his say through the crowd q
men who had gtoNn into prominence un
der his eye, he was seated % tie side a
the room. aud at once drawn into animate,
talk. His old and isvorite law aud-n,
Gen. Schenck, came to talk Of the bom,
wedding; Chief Justice Chase hasrened
TO greet him Senator Ben Wade install
ed himself BY bis side. aud begged him "a
tell a iavorite siory. 4 have not S.r,
him for ten years past, so much like III,
old Tom Corwin Of my boy hood. said
Gen. Durbin Ward, his law s,uIent and
subsequently his partner. There's boz
one Tom Corwin in the world. enlbu.ias
tically exclaimed another, as he moved
tack = little out Of the group where he
had been swallowing every syllable. Thu,
surrounded by the brilliant and distin.
guIshed in the State, old rivals and antso
onlsis meeting him with adm ring warmll.
seeing all about him the men WIN h "A
grown up under him, every one attentive
TO has lowest tone and slightest gesture.
Coy. Corwin must have regarded il ss
Que OF the snnniest episodes in his down.
ward way OF lie. by and by supper was
ANNOUNCED. Len. Wade took lls arm.
helped lnm at tie staircase, and found n
seat for him on the sofa. lie would .a,
noIhmg-oily taking a couple Of oyster,
aud glass Of water. But his flow OF gen.
i"l anecdote and sparkling wit, varied now
aud then by one oi these touches OF pa.
thos, or one OF those suggestive and far.
reaching political reflection he knew SO
well how 10 apply, continued with unabat.
ed brilliancy. Some ol the Ohio bellies
who grace The capital were on the other
eide Of the room; but even from Them he
drew away listeners, till lac aud Wade,
who sat beside him on the sofa, were fair.
~ hemned in by u circle that embraced
bnli The people IN the room. His tones,
however, grew unusually low and men
we're bending down trying to catch every
y liable. lie lad been taking Of Brazil
anu, reply ing To a remAk OF our Consult
al kIo Janelro, wHo had just been speak /
ing to him OF Don Iledlo, the Emperor,he
said Yes, Don Pedro, I'm sure, /, a +
tine man, what, IN tact, we would call, sir I
with the lud scfib,blee itome Of all pos
Slble Jokes IN the sudden play of bis lea
tutesl, IN our country popular man. -
Why, SIR, 50 highly do | rate his popular
qualities that II we had him in Warren
county, We d elect him shcl1ff-no mean
lest OF popularity, sir. Thei. he began TO
hing OF Mexico, first in the same jocose
EN-, telling how, when they began shoot
M and cutting. lllroats all around and
wi hln sight Of the capitol, he came 10 til.
that tue country didn't suit n
gentleman of steady habits, and SO he
;aIne home. "A Frrnebm,n came to me
III smart fellow whom Maxinilian sent.
lie would be 30 dstr. sSed i. because the
fcnch hag caue tie American Haa
hould leave couiuulm his pulitenesS -
BAT, ;! ! had 10 govern Mexico under the
tmpir Id make that Frenchman Em
'efor From This he diyerged into more i,
erious talk OF Mexican affairs speaking ,
With all his old tervor, and gestlculatng j.,
reely. For "a few sentences his tones ,
radually grew lower. so that even Wade,
ltling at hs side, could not hear; then /,
Is mead dropped on his breast-a com. !
lon motion with him when he had finish.
d tram OF thought. The strained at :,
-ntIon OF the circle was broken, aud men !
egan TO notice lhM The room was oppress. I
feiy warm. Wade rose TO get breath
fresh AIR, and there was general move ..
rent. Suddenly, Gov. Corwin was Oh
rived 10 extend his hands as if Cropping >.
I've dark, and to say, Room, little !,
pom; II Is very warm Some one took
lm by the arm and helped him to rise ~
nj htrfed whisper ran around, Make 4
'um for Gov. Corwln--he rs fainting with :,
le heat, One and another aiding him he : :,
Uttered 10 the door, Durbin Ward was 4
1w tr, 'ng TO bold him up, but his wound :,
arm was too weak aad he called TO !,
ailield another took him on the other !.
Dc. and sill auothcr sprang down tie e. e,
alfca,e 10 front, and helped TO support &
5 weight. The feet ol tile stricken old -
alesman dragged helpIessly behind him. :" =
e Was carried in and LAID down on bed ,t
an adjacent chamber, His right hand "
as lifted up and laid over his breast--it
y helplrssly back upon the bed. The ac
Sc Was piain-his whole right side was ~
ralt zod. lie had not spoken since be -,
ked IN the supper room tor fresh air ~,
As lie noted the shocked expression mn
ID which 'hose about him saw the right h,
10 tall, he litvd up tlR other, opened -,
shal Us fingers, as ITO say, i know Tor
al las happened; Lut this you see is rru
fig'.l Sone threw up the @indows, tbs
I'd wei towels on hil forehead and tore Al
m liIs collar, others hurried out for doc. nre
5 still others piled blankets on the -,
ier part Of his person. Obser,sl.t his o,b
hlul look, ! bep over and asked him ii a.
pillows sere piope'ly adjusted, or II OH
could do anything more Tor him till the s,a,
toF came. The response va. in his. aoa
!, bus quite audible, No. il will do very i,.G
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