The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-19
The Man Who Saw the Man
Of Missouri.
A SECOND HAND INTERVIEW.
What Hoosicr Statesman Saw and Heard at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel and His
Opposite Story.
Troubles of the Thunder and
Lightnin' Man.

Senator Carl Schurx, the leading signer OF the
Fffth Avenue Hotel call, slept sweety in his room,
and was up bright and early yesterday morning.
His stomach must have been soured by the COM
ments Of the press, for the walters declared
that the distinguished Senator ate little. A
HERALD reporter was at the Fifth Avenue at an
early hour, and remained until the afternoon, in
the expectation that Mr.. schurz, after disposing
OF hts outlet, bretzes and coffee, and pnfing to
stump the morning cigar would be anable and
laxative as his countrymen usually are under
such circumstances. But in this he was dis
appointed. The Missouri Senator doubled himself
up In his own Importance and threatened that he'd
vote for Grant and Greeley both II
any minion OF the house dared to
disturb him. AS the cool morning was
warmed into the heat OF the day he LEFT his bed,
bathed, had his beard stroked, wrapped himself In
Dolly Warden dressing gown, and signifed his
readiness to and listen to anybody not a news
paper man. The news quickly new, and up and
down the broad stairs walters dashed madly, bear
ing messages and cards from and to the waiting
visitors.
Obedient to the beck OF a waiter was HoOsler Of
grave mien and sagacious aspect, who, like Captain
Cutie, was 'lying of and on" outside the door.
This pine-knotty but not altogether unpleasant per-
son smiled In q grim way at the passing hall boys.
and looked as If he would have dared to calmly re-
gard the most distinguished clerk in the Office OF
the public house. The corridor was too short for
him and far too narrow He wabbled about, sml-
ing and Sinking, until an energetic youth, un-
trained in the ways OF hotel attendants, took his
card into
SENATOR SEIZURE.
His smile then expanded into q grin; his grin
INTO hearty guffaw. The HERALD reporter watched
this man with much interest, and when he left the
presence OF Carl Schurz-stil smiling benignantly-
pped him on to see the nearest Teuton elephant.
Every hot" remarked the HERALDreporter, as he
polished himself with handkerchief
Kinder" answered the Hoosier, in the heat of
the discussion, mistakng the table cloth for Iree
towel
. .:scnurz didn't get the best o. you, anowa"
"You didn't give yourself away much, did your"
Of getting much information from this man and
was about to seek other subjects, when the Hoosier
aRaepy ss oo ye sSnz e
eyed politically"
REPoRrER-How does he squirt now !? Printing
House square or GenevaY
HOOsIER-HowY
HoosIER-Now there ye have me. Darn me ef the
man mar. KNOWS no nisse Like boy falling from hay
beneath he will elect to fall on. Fine old pickle,
scHuRz MAY GO BACK ON eRArz BROWN
and look here you man ef he does, whar es her
There the HoOsier thumped the table, and swore
are free traders-a half hundred OF thum Who
the - are theyY Damn my - ! could lick the
REP0RTER-Shurz, then, did not impress You IA
v0rably?
squeeze the Juice out OF syntax and prosody
quicker N lightnin' and when you think that yer
thar ye amt thar. He's smart, l tell We.
REPoRTER-His smartness is conceded, reckon.
Is he smart enough for Greeley
H0osER-Wel damn me, If asked IN. "But"
tuition an the laws ses he; and us we don't
know what is left OF the constitution, and our laws
don't amount o much, kinder sniggered and suf-
ferin' like with fun-conpression the chst. CRIED
'Who-hoa" ana laried aloud, may be damned If
didn't.
REPoRrER-Inexpressibly FUNNY But schurz
was down on Greeley
noosIER-No, he warn't. I'm friend of Greeley,
he, "Greeley is all right" and then he threw up
his hair with his hands, sung his legs into the
clothes closet an smiled as you and / do when
fresh lager is called for
REPORTER-Zwei
HoosIER-You've seen these fenes that KUN
roun' in spring lime with ightin' rods and fxins.
They jaw, lecture an yarn until every man an
woman is prepared to believe that unless they place
themselves in the hands Of the anti-thunder am
Dghtnin' chaps the 'ectrc fluid will take standing
Jump and go down the chimney, burst the dinner
one or these chaps KEN to our town, and my
mOther-nlaw she
GOT IN TO sTRADDLE THE WINDMILL
die Of the job the sky darkened, the clouds hung a
havy an hefty lip; out flashed In zigzag derison
the pesky streaks of fire, and as in battles, too
murderous for description, crashing sounds sprung
the highest trees
REPoRTER-Poetic-darn me!
HoOsIER-Heated am, blow me! But you see,
don't yer mol Well, I'm darned But the pesky
thunder an lightnin man was on the windmill, and
my mother-inaw she KEN out nyin' before the
wind, an ses she, "Lghtnin' man. me DEAR" SEES
she, .'kum DOWN.; But the lightnin man couldn't
KUN down nor he couldn't go up; he was as far as
ne m
mother-inlaw she rips an she raves an she calls
on the lightnln' man to be up or be down. but darn
me If he didn't speak out aloud from the shady
wing, an SEES he, an sell me thunder an ligntnin'
route at an awful sacrifice, blow men
REPoRTER-Highly interesting; but can't you
give me some information as to how Carl SchurZ
stands toward Horace Greeley, and tell me what
TO he inangurated here tomorrow
HoosIER-Wel, darn and blow me ef you amt
the stupidest man ever KEN accrOsslr
The HERALD reporter here stood up, nodded to
the Hoosier paid his bill and went his way thought
fuly.