The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-08-18
Personal RecOlleCtiOmS.
BY TIE EDITOR.

Galia Station, on the Railroad. There
are perhaps persons now living within
that Postotlice delivery VINO do not
know why that Office is called Samson
vile.
Some fifteen years ago there came to
Oak Hill man between twenty-five
and thirty years of age, calling himself
A. Ii. Samson. lie prOfessed to be a
lawyer, and he published a card in the
Jackson STANDAED, Portsmouth Tribune,
lronton Register, and perhaps other pa
pers, saying that A. Ii. Samson, Attor-
ney and Counsellor at Law, and Solioi-
tor in Chancery, would attend to all le-
gal business intrusted to him &c
| sometimes think that [ an pretty
good judge of human nature, and can
read man pretty clearly, after some
acquaintance with him; but this man
Samson was, and still is, an enigma
riddle, which l never could under
stand.
Mr.. Samson was man of medium
size, and had brisk, kind of RAINING
walk. lie had thin, sharp features, and
wore beard all over his face. He was
the most friendly man ever saw. He
would shake hands with you a dozen
times day, if he met yoa that often
Get within sight of him, and he would
come at you with sort of pacing dance
reach his hand straight out-take
yours, and shake it--not up and down,
but always sideways He was always
dressed in rather shabby salt tor a
lawyer, and wore stove pipe hat, con.
siderably the worse of the wear, but it
never appeared to get any older. His
vest did not come down to his pants,
or his pants did not come up to his vest,
| am not certain which. At any rate,
there was a space between of some four
inches of shirt to be seen. His shirt
was never very clean, and never very
much the worse of the wear.
Mr., Samson attended Court, and
would sit and sleep during the sessions
of the Court but he never had a case
in Court. He had several cases before
justices Of the peace. To show the
great good nature of the man, will
mention one little circumstance. He
was arguing case before q justice of
the peace in Portland, when there was
a general tittering among the crowd,
and pointing of fingers at him. He
suddenly stopped and looked down at
himself, and asked what they were
pointing at him about, and laughing.
Some boy said that they were laughing
about the space of shirt between his
vest and pants After taking another
look at himself, said he: "Well. There
does appear to be n hiatus there" and
then went right along with his speech,
Mr. Samson was considerable of a
politician. He was a Democrat, of
course. He was in constant communi-
cation with Joseph Miller, then repre-
sentative in Congress from this District,
and with George K, Pugh, then United
States Senator from Ohio. Through
their influence he got himself appointed
Postmaster at Oak Hill, and he also
procured the establishment of the Post
office at Gallia Station, which no had
named after himself. At one time he
had movement on foot to establish a
new county, to be called Samson coun-
ty, to be composed of tho townships in
the south end of Jackson county, part
of Bloom township in Scioto county, all
Of Washington township in Lawrence
county, and part of Greenfield aud
Raccoon townships in Galia county,
The county seat of Samson county was
TO be Portland
When Samson received tho appoint
ment Of Postmaster at Oak Hill, hc
commenced selling postage stamps for
second hand clothing, old furniture Sc,
and his sureties soon became uneasy.
They finally got rid of him, but they
had a considerable amount to pay.
Samson was very anxious for a Gov
nrnment appointment. lie often told
me that he would like very much to be
Governor Of Utah, and |
know that he held quito correspond.
,nce with MeSsrs, Pugh and Miller
about the matter. When james Buch-
man was elected, Samson was missing
rom this county, and very soon after
Mr. Buchanan's inauguration, March 4,
o67, ! saw in the Washington CORES
'ondence of the Richmond (Va) Eaqm-
er, where just such a man as Samson
made personal application to the Presi-
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