Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-06-07
PERSONAL.

ED. JouRSAL: In looking over the Bowling
Green Sentinel Of May 3OIh. our eye rested on an
a, tclo purporiug to have been written by one
Philander 8. Abbott. Having met a long, Lean
hungry y-looking being bearing this name, In Lou
den, Tenn, in the year, A. ID. 1868, | took some
iuterestin ascertainiug whether or not, this Phi-
lander s. Abbott Of Bowling Green, the recipl-
ent VI full set Of silver service ware, was the
same p. S. abbott had met some years ago in
the above mentioned village. Aud 10 my great
surprise found he was the identical chap.
Presented with a silver.scrvice! What for? |
asked myself. | could decide upon no other So
| luton ofihls mystery, aside from this You all
know p. S. was soldier boy
"And used to wars alarms,
! The cannnn-ball didn't take OF his legs,
| But he laid down his arms"
That he fought, bed and almost died 10 room
! No. u Of Hariison's Hotel, London, Tenn, Is a
tact that none can gaiusay. That he was cap
tured in the above mentioned Hotel and sen: to
Knoxville under arrest, charged with vagrancyi
! il alse A fact. That he was released ON prOduc.
ins his commission as an officer ( 1t being deci
ded that the said hotel where he had been board
ing for over two years WAS his ostensible abiding
place aud that 81 l5 per month from the Gov
eminent was a visible means Of support is alsc
a fact that none would dare to dispute unless
thev were anxious for slander suit.
shall never iorEeta cnnversaliun that tool
place between Major Y aud Capt r., who be
nged to p. SIS regiment. 1t was something
: like this:
Capt. R.-"Msjar, what in Gods name die
you bring p. s. back for We did not want him
he is ofno earthl use to us! CANT you hir
him ont tn some fellow who has a large wind
mill to turn | know he would ill the bill ex
actly from the fact he is all wind"
! Mniur X.-"Why. Captain, you surprise me
Is moi D a good fighter p
Capt. R-'Good fighter? Why he was onl
with us iS hours. lie las been boarding a
I,oudon Tenn, in Harrison's Hotel, for tie pas
two years, and understand Major x, you nos
have him under arrest, charged with vagrancy.
MAJOR X.-"No Captain, he is not now unde
arrest. He concluded to resign his commission
rather than go to the front. You will be surpris
ell Captain to learn that p. s. is now lawyer.
Capt. r. "A LAWYER you don't say!
!, Major X."Yesa lawyer. | list met hir
on the street He told me he had been admit
, It'd to the bar. Said he had no trouble, what
ever in passing as they did not ask him
question asked him whether he had eve
read law. lie said, why no, know no NOR
J I about law than a pig does about flying. l d
not intend to practice in this country, am 20
, ing TO a little town in Ohio, called Bowlin
Green. You see will G" to Toledo and ex
) bibt nv certificate of admission IN :he bar a
aSfHs Rcffffeed- 10 prdctfee 'ln OHIO. Ihnse lei
g lows at Bowling Green and surrounding cOur
tIy, are rs ignorant as mules they can I te
whether | ever read law not. | will te
J You major how | will work those fellow:
] Whenever there is case Of any importanc,
! tsuch as forgery or the like,) will 90 to on
Of the parties and tell him that for an agree
sum l will furnish such testimony as will wi
their case. You see this will be dead ope
and shut All goose for mo and none for an
d, one else"
: Whether or not p. s. a. ever practiccd thi
D piece Of rasca lity, | will leave the member
3 of the Wood County Bar to answer.
This record is undoubtedly that 'birth-righ
4 p. s. speaks OF IN his windy card Of thanks
t Messrs. Reed, Thurstn and others. | shoul
say he is entitled to at least about 10 sue
setts. MORE Anon.