Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-04-27

DCGIS, bNGtL bCtIGH, swell nOhGISt anu
any amount of sweetness.
Here MI. Junius Dana again ran his
Quill over his right ear, threw himself
back in his chair, with his thumb in the
arm-hole of his waistcoat, and laughed
like a cOuntryman at the negro min
strels. The reporter retreated under
V Of the laugh.
AFTER THE GREAT RAILROAD PLEA.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning a car
riage WAS driven to the entrance OF the
Westmoreland Hotel. The two country
men appeared at the clerks desk n
asked for their black bag. 1t was given
them. They then entered b carriage
and were driven to the Grand Opera
House. Entering the Twenty-third
street door Just below the main entrance
they swept up the brass-patched stairs,
opened the heavily moulded doors, and
drifted over the marble floor to Prince
Erie's ante-room. The light complex
toned messenger told them that Colonel
Fisk vas not III, but was expected every
minute. The r~ustics, apparently una
mazed at the dazzling glOries of the place,
dropped upon softly cushioned chairs
and awaited the Colonel's return. With
in a few minutes the blonde messenger
returned, sayiag:
Col. Fisk is IN now, gentlemen. be
pleased 10 hand me your cards, n L
will lay them before him."
CATCHING THE GREAT RAILROAD FLEA
The gentlemen hand him their cards,
but, with rustic simplicity and in total
ignorance of business etiquette, followed
the messenger into the presence OF the
Prince unannounced. The Prince was
nonplussed. Before he could change
direction by the right flank, according
to the tactics of the Ninth Regiment, the
lengthiest of the two cOuntrymen, who
was the President of the Cleveland and
Mahoning road, laid the d~ilapidated car
pef-hag at his feet, saying:
1--WE have come, MIR. Fisk, to tender
and do now tender, you $1,000 600 in
bonds of the Cleveland and MahoninS
road, S26,607 cash, and the canal stock
and other papers, to be paid yourself and
associates in fultillment of the contract
for the sale of the Niles and New Lisbon
Railroad, and we ask the fulfllment OF
that contract on your part"
The brawny countryman looked the
Prince fully in the eye during the deliv-
cry of this effective little speech. The
dazzle of the Princes kohinoOr didn't
affect him one bit. \ flush overspread
the florid face of the Prince. He gazed
at the s. 1000, 900 sleeping at his feet. lie
might have scooped it in. Buthe didn't.
He gave one hitch around upon his
throne, scratched his royal head on the
south side of his front curl, cocked.hIs
lett foot upon his right knee, and said:
81 know nothing about it."
The Buckeyes thought that this was a
slight mistake, as his signature to the
contract, which they had with them,
would show. Suddenly turning TO his
guards and attendants, the Prince roared:
"How come these gentlemen here?
Who brought them in? Turning to the
rustics.) You have to leave gentlemen,
and obtain admission in a gentlemanly
way. Ito the guards and attendants
Have them put Out!'
Rustic RailrOader-We only wished 10
make the tender, Mr.. Fisk. Having
made il we will retire.
Put them out! Do you hear? Put
them Outr' again roared the Prince.
THE EXPLANATION.
The simple rustics and their dilapida-
ted carpet-bag then walked out. After
their disappearance, the Prince shouted:
"Who in hell let those fellows in?
Who brought them here?"
Trembling Messenger-I took their
cards, MI. Fisk. 1 saw them following
me, but I supposed that they were two
damned old cOuntrymen, and that they
didn't know any better. Why, 1 could
almost swear that one of them runs a
horse stable. 1 could smell it on his
clothes.
THE TWELVE TEMPTATIONS.
The two countrymen informed a Sun
reporter that they were much disappoint-
ed in not receiving a friendly invitation
from Mr.. Fisk Chats what they call
him) to see the Twelve Temptations"
They desired our reporter to suggest to
Prince Erie that it may be better, per-
haps, not to spend too much money on
the new members of his regiment, as the
c. and NJ. r. r. Co. will probably require
him to contribute for the nOn-fulfillInent
of his contract. Thus was the Fortress
of Prince Erie captured without even the
blowing of rams horn.
The rustics leave this city for Cleveland
this morning.
When the octogenarian George Roberts
heard that the dilapidated carpet-bag
contained over g, 900, 200, he raised his
hands in unaffected establishment, say
ing:
@My God! two millions of dollars in
nv house, and 1 didn't know it. My
heavensl Two old countrymen, too
Well, well, well, 1 nevertheless York
Sun.