, 1869-02-23
TIE NEW INDIANA SENATOR.
Ills Early RxpsFtsEcs ~ \ school
Teacher aud Joutuallee-1 hi
Wrong man Cowh1ded for Z NoRe.
pApeH AFticlA.

FROM the Lavreneebure uaa.) Pre.e.
General spoones, J. e. Phillips, sdieor of
the kokofno 1t!2sns. the editor Of this pa
oeS q It is ths satss ouss %sss n
~, last wednesday. evening for an, hour OF.
e. .Wo had never before had the pleaure OF
tho Senator's acquaintance. We iound him,
as represcnte1 bY those who havo
1a,1smaa n1Ta nm Viz 5as is ve'y Gsns Gaa
and big heart, General spooner oneo Of twice
addressed him az Mr. Senator, when sudden.
" he turned to the General and said
= :'spooner. don't call me Nlr. Senator; call
me Ffatt.' Among other thlogs the eonreE-
Ing shat Mr. Pratt had s.srted bis Indiana
life By teaching here, Of course this was tnst
what We wanted to hear about, and we're
soon gratffied. As near a. We can remember,
the senator'e account Of tle period Of hla Life
Sps1I. aus hs came
20 near starving. to aeatA anywhere in my
life as did IN that town Of lawrencahurg.
1t WIS In the Year 18ssa-l was Just ont Of
collcga-elglteau years old. A young man
named Holmes and had started out together
to seek our fortunes In tho West. Wa had
footed 1t part Of the way, and came ~ deck
passengers on steamer TO the LAwrencebnrg
wharf. We were both tat broke, but rich
with concelt. Newfoundland our iitletrunk2
and carried them up to Hunts hotel" l1Iese
Hunt aand bis wife, and SONS Jonn ana Ed:
General Spooner hero also informed him Of
the eratidcstlon Of Lis old friend. Jnage
Dunn, at hearing Of his election 10 the Se8&-
tosship} ",Wcll,' continued Mr. Pratt.
"Ho1mcs aud !, knowing VIC must do some
which We did. It was to be select school.
TIC opening morning came, and With # three
little 1lrchIns. Atter waiting for m hour OF
two, Holmes took up his hat and left ia dis.
gnst, and that vas the last sav Of him. He
went somewhere In the country md
and the number kept increasing until had
twelve or thirteen, wrathercd II along ~
hest could. Ciarks0n Tss theu publishing
paper in Lawrcpceburg. He f0uad out I
sSs ax VII a. S md & s Pss y
pitch into, and I'd 20 for thcm, not knowing
anytbine about tho matter, except as ho
would tell nc. ! remember very we'll
about his telling nc to pltea into Waller
artess a, a soua a. Tfns ~, a. put,Se s,1e
The rext time met Clarkson he had his
mss,4 sas e0 sgs s,ys' he. u" hs Ths siscfe ie?
Armstrong; son Irving Ind pitched into him
snd given % hl% bs;at!nE: ;1tttE "Wcli, t1Gro wa a.
Rising Sun, and 1 concluded to 70 down"
{I1cre Mr.. ThilliiA gave worry lauxhablc &C.
count Of hla lntofs In brushing up his Sun
day autt, go ns 10 look rsspcctnhlc
was treated kindly, invited out 10 dinner, and
70 Colonel Perpes'a % tca. | suppose 10
examine ING ~ to my qualifications. lfo
uskcd inc lll nhout whctc lsl brcn tu
school, and what stlsdles had boon pursu.
lnx. and seemed ,p!oa;,od VIII ny aprear..
the Trustees Of tbo Seminary. The mcct,ng
| wns tn Nh old warehouse, antt tn" rcurls
rat around Oh hnrrcls. 1T vas formally m.
uounced to nan thai bud been soetud psln-
cllal Of tho Seminary; thnk .ltt VITA tho
hltitcd my fuslfng of dignity. Whllo
/ ny heart was liz my 1nouth for fsaf Of losing
Tho aituAtlon, had tho ali4laclty to Inquire
about the torrns,, manner Of payment, &c., SO
~ to tsnt On m llr uf terllng undecided IA to
not: Of COURSE accepted. hcrc 1r1t met
P1ckncy James, whore dhus1ltor aftcrwRrd
| marrlcd. Wrll, this was tho first great tri-
umph Of my llfe. Well do remember wslc1l,
on my borrowed horse, and fur enough
ss'{ 1sn SseS q Sun s On aa ny w hss
us, how how raised 10 MJ stirrups, smuug
! 1uy hat and shouted at thu top Of my yo,re,
~ the Iull exuberancc of my joy. Never
tincc have / !clt Eo happy. The Itrlag on
sssSx as nonE s 6 " & SSsa 10
1lttla school ttcrc. / had hcen boarding
| with llurrl, Fitch. lIo VIVA guod .nan."
1 Here Mr.. Pratt took occasion to !HVuird
! about Mrs. Fitch and Mira. Wymund,
mud was paincd TO learn that
they were both dead. lie nl.o Inquired
ktntiiy about theft !asnitics, "Whcn got
through with my tchonl,' ho continued, II
found myself itdrbtCa 10 Mr.. FL icl, III quite
1ittlc sum. scarcely knuw whAt to DO.
had u little milne Of wealth au the alnpc Of
| MY ect,on1 t,ooks. piled them uron my
I table 4nd called Mr.. Fitch Into thc room.
| told hin that had dcccl ;ci Him; thAt
| owed HIN and had nothing 10 pay him
with that had ATTAINED a good sltll-
alton and all could do Was to leave MY
| books with him until was able to pay hitn.
! ulwnys Thought / detected a little moisture
! In his Is ea AZ he ratted nc on the back. md
said: You're all right; you'll paS me when
you get the naonay don't want your books.
So ! went to RikinE sun, and aure euough
at the end Of tho first qusrtcr I was able tC
I pay Mr.. Fitch what owed him, but tht
kindness Of himself aud family Will ueyel
The relation OF the narrative was often in
rupted by remarks Of Mr.. Phillips aud other
| not relative to this snhtect, and which NJ
have omitted. Among other things, he ant
Mr.. Phillips msde an Interesting exhibition
Of drafta npon their memory Of Creek auG
Latin quotations from their old ssudieI-eacl
telling Of what were the hardest parts 70
than 10 remember, and both quoting viii
great fueucy. Our impression. from this In
tetvIcw, was that Mr. Pratt IL an honest
cleas.headed, latge-hearsed gentleman. VIII
! will be o great honor to l1ia party aad t,
Indiana In the position 10 which be has bee'