The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-10-31


In letter to US some years ago Mark
n. Pomoroy e. Brick /" Pomeroy) re-
counted the following little affair as hav-
ny come of between himself and D. r.
Locke, better known rs Petroleum v.
Nasty" To have published it at the
time when we received it would hardly
have been fair, as the two were then
political enemies, to all outward appear
anccs; but now, since they have dropped
into the same box, We may send 1t forth
with perfect propriety-no harm will DO
likely to result to either from q digging
up ofold scores. True, it does not say
much for the youthful morals Of Brick,
but Brick don't care for. that, and, there
fore won't feel offended; SO, holding
strictly to the text as 1t appears in his
letter, we proceed to tell the story in our
own way:
Brick Pomeroy, at the age of seven
teen, entered Upon the duties of "prin-
ter's devil" to the Corning Journal, pa
per upon Which Petroleum v. Nasby( Mr..
Locke), then a young man, was working
in the capacity of foreman, compositor,
job printer, and pressman. Petroleum
was paying his addesses to q young 10
dy in Corning, and with view to i'm
proving his standing in her estimation,
he, some time after Bricks arrival, pre-
scnted her with very fine muff. 1t
was gratefully accepted, with . great
MANY thanks, ofc0urse. Brick heard OF
it, and on the day following the presen-
tation he went to the lady and told her
that Mr.. Locke had sent him for the muff
in order that he might change it, as 1t
was not the one he had inteded to give |;
not SO good as he thought he was buy.
ing. Brick was known rs the "dcvii "
in the Office, and therefore supposed to
be the very boy most likely to come on
such an GRAND, 80 the muff was handed
over without a word. He took it to n
fur store, gave it in exchange for other
goods, and that night the devil step
ped into the office fully rugged out IN a
fine FIR cap. with fms kid gloves to
match, etc.
Matters went on between Petroleum
and his adorcd rs formerly, though, as
he afterwards acknowIedgd, there seemed
to be an unusual degree ofcOldncss about
her manner. He made several visits,
never dreaming OF the trick that had
been played, aud the lady made no allu-
sion to the matt r, of course. Colder and
more distant she continued to grow, how
ever, until Petroleum found himself
feeling not unlike fish out of water.
1t became evident that there was some
thing wrong, and time and again he
begged her to tell him what it was.
" There was nothing the NATTER" was
the answer that invariably came, and
had mixed up with it kind
Of contemp:uous smile which entirely
killed its force.
But murder will out. Church day
rolled around. Petroleum went to
church, and his ladylove came. 1t was
in the midst of winter, the temperature
ranged below zero, and she had not
brought her muff! Poor Petroleum
Little did the exercises interest him.
His fate was clearly written in the alb
,ence of that muff.
Petroleum was brave. He resolved
o find out why she had thus cast him
of, or die in the attempts so that evening
be put in an appearance at her home.
It was the same old routine. What was
he natter Nothing! Why had she so
nistreated him She had not, that she
Knew Of! Why she certainly had! Was
she not even endcavoring to show her
for the simple little present he
lad given herr What present? Why,
he muff, of course-why did she not
axe it to church The reader can mag
ne the rest.
That night Petroleum turned up at
he office very much "out OF sorts"
Brick was called to account, and fatty de-
lied having any knowledge whatever
f the affair. No one believed him, but
t was useless to fret SO to set matters
light with the lady, Petroleum forward
d her "by the hands of more trust
vorthy boy" Bricks own words) IA sec
md and much finer set of furs.-Woble
register.