Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-27
warIsn xold HOW he feels.

ThsiA "fellov feeling makes us wondrouS
kind" Vas very ap.ly illustrated by q little
circumstance that ,ranspirsd few days ego
on the For, Wayne Road near Salem, Ohio.
Harlan was returning TO Washington from
his Waterloo a. Dss MOines, and, per
consequence, his face wore tha, very mid
expression that nigh, be attributed TO Q
very dsvous feeling or one that is peculiar to
one fully Impressed with the ingratitude Of
. constituency afisr sacrificing the comforts
ofhOms for the public service. Al Salem
. gentleman, who bore similar expression
on his countenance got aboard the train and
was Al once attracted towards the mild
Senator, asa proper companion. For the
sake Of name we will call him Brother
UrisA Wilson, better known as Judge" to
the Democracy Of Salem. Brother Uriah Is
. sharaoter-suoh an one IS we should ex.
pecl to find preaching down in "IngisnnA"
end, ifib happened that be was driving cat
Ls Of o week day, and these cattle should
run away, and the chain should catch hi.
hand and make him skip along after them
not emitting . mud. hole or two BY way Of
variation, Brother UriAh wouldn't forget be
had been . member Of the church three
years. No, no, even ia Indiana. Bat TO
our story. Bro. Urish approached tho strang-
or and asked for seat saying Il am UriAh
Wilson Of Salem"
Stranger 10 . manufacturing
point Of some importance, | believe.
Bro. Uriah-Yss, sir, OF some importance.
We have several very fine establishments.
May ask the place of your local hSbitS
ion-where you reside2
ssrAngsr-Cer.Sinly sm from Iowa.
Bro. Urish-Been having quite an ex
element over the seuA.orship, l see.
Stranger IuditFsrsntly,) So learn.
Bro. Uriah-Yss, sir, Harlan takes hi
defeat rather hard, and no wonder he va,
30 confident Of success.
Stranger-Ah, was he7
Bro. Urish-0h, yes He calculated
considerably upon his Newman letter, an'
is very much mortified over his defeat.
gSTAngsr--Is that 90 His friends tel
me he tukss il very coolly.
Bro Uriah-Oh, bat he is mortified, an
they say seldom smiles any more. Yo
know, probably, that he has been in th
public service long time,
Sranger-so have been informed.
Bro. UriAh-He will probably retire t
private life now,ss he feels so excruciStingl
mortified aud cowed down.
Stranger Getting nervous allow me
Mr.. - Ah forge, your name
Bro. UriAh-Judgs Wilson.
S.rAngsr-Judge Wison-to be the bel
JUICE of Mr. Hsrlsn's feelings, for am th
man.
Bro. UriAh-Ah o.! shl ye-yes-I-
oertainly-you-
Looking around Bro Urish failed to dii
cover any very dsvOu, looking counteuAnce
or any smiles that he could coustrue int
al approval Of the exhibition Of his know
edge of Iowa politics, among those who hs
been interested listeners to his tste-tete wit
the dsvoui-lookiug stranger who was know
70 some Of them. He suddenly rscollscts
that be had very important business at th
next station which required his immsdiSt
personal sttention-And thus the world WI
OhsS,ed out of what he might have sd
upon the subjects of protection, poliGc
economy, our relations with Spain, 81
Washington treaty, Viewed from Judici,
stand poini,) the Democratic theory, or Il
Grand Dukes visit, on ell of which pOin
he has the reputation of being particular
dilute