The Portland daily press., 1869-06-25
MiscelIany.
a GOOD slorn o. q Mnine omeer.


We well remember O'Neil W. Robinson, a
graduate of Bowdoin, native of Waterford,
and a lawyer at Bethel, when the war broke
out. He raised the Fourth Me. Battery and
commanded it till he was made Major, and
put in charge of the Artillery of the Third
Corps. FiisgT "a s1faeo
While home on furlough he went to Con-
way for day or two, and what happened
there is told as follows in the New York Led
ger, by gentleman who met Major Robin
son at his fathers in Waterford, and preceded
him day or two at Conway. Hun lreds of
young men viii read this with delight, who
knew the Majors honest ways of putting
things" We give the story in the words OF
the narrator: 1s i
arrived at my journeys end in safety, and
at the Conway House, l found a nuisance-a
nuisance not only to myself but to all the
modest and sober-minded sojourners. This
pest was nothing more nor less than young
lettenant of artillery, dressed in an agOniZ-
ing uniform, with very bright buttons, and
with straps of gaudy embellishments, covering
fully half of either shoulder. They were the
most stunning" pair of shoulder-slraps lev
er saw. He carried small gold-headed cane.
and strutted awfully. He looked down upor
common people, and only affected the society
OF the elaborately dressed ladies'. He talked
big of war and battles, and told to the ladies'
stories OF his valorous deeds and hair breadth
escapes. ia.a ia ~ ia3 sG- y
Two or three weeks had passed since the
LleutenantS arrival, and more than one good
man had left in utter disgust. The popinjay's
self-suficiency and arrogance were really
painful.
1t was at noon, ON cool, rainy day, that
Robinson arrived, having come over with a
private team. He put up his horse, and eat
his dinner, and then came down to see me-
asked him in course of conversation, if he
had seen the Lieutenant. No--he had not.
then gave him little account Of said indi-
vidual, with description of his person.
II know him." cried O'Neil. "He is a
sneak of Bancrofts battery-on the sick list
never did days duty in camp or ON the
field" fala3s.lf b S-aaF
Towards evening we walked up to the ho-
tel. ONeil wore a common soldiers blue
overcoat-one he had taken to shed rama
slouched hat that had seen service. and nair
OF ponderous cavalry boots. He walked like
an elephant, and seemed almost as powerful.
As we approached the hotel tbeF I Isiieetenanf
sleoa -aPeh the broad piazza, in COMPANY
with number OF ladies, enrirely nankirg
UHc main Shti"hCc. 4lODluSOIl, In MS 0Hhan0.
swinging way, ascended the steps, and started
to push through the fanking party. The
Lieutenant looked at him in astonishment.
taking him for private soldier.
Say, fellahl Get out o. this! Haint Won
got any mannees? Don't We know any bet
ter than to trespass on the company OF off
GERS and ladies'? Get out! Go around if you
want to get Into the hotel" iar0sd.a
O'Niel gave one look at the speaker; then
advanced, and took him by the collar of the
coat and by the seat OF his pants lifted him
as though he had been. child carried him
TO an adjacent hitching- post, and laid him
carefully down in a puddle of water, This
done, the battle-scarred veteran went into the
office, and threw off his oVercoat. He had
just divested himself OF the wet garment when
the besmeared Lieutenant, frantic and froth-
ing, rushed in
"Wheres-where's-th con-
us it me, sir ?'' quietly asked ONiel.
"Eh?-MAJoR RoBNsoN!"
iiAt your service, sir, for anything but to
go around" rsfisaa .rd53'isg 'S8T
The Lieutenant covered, and shrank away
from before his chief; and en- the next morn.
ing he was missing. He had hired a man to
drive him to North Conway during the NIGHT
and those who had suffered in his presence
saw him no more.