The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-10-31
From the Hartford Comm TimeSI
OHIO, GENTLE SISTER. WRGRREP
THEE"
ANhriiliEg Headline-HOW They Were
FoOIed-A Renaissance.

Inc election in Ohio proved so IN.
'1pee'edly close, considerable inter-
est has been manifested to see what
'Ie precise result would be. We
hopped into 8 down town grocery
'.Or,,. last evening, and the subject OF
e-e V1io election was being canvassed
sooo- o-natnredly by 5 knot of Demo-
ctA'S snd Republicans, among whom
1ss "Unele Tom" P, a t1ue-blue
democrat, who had grown gray vbile
hg6ilng as a private in the rsnts of
Tue grand old psrty. Uncle Tom
vas st home in talking about the
Buckeye S;ste. He then related an
incident which occurred in this citv
GALL century ago, more or less. AZ
that time the opponents of the De-
noeracy we've known as Federsljsts-
and weekly paper called the Msrc,r-y
wss Hartford organ devoted to
abusing Democrats and upholdino
Federalism. This psper wss pub.
iishei on the corner of Arch and
Main streets, the editorial room being
located over s grocery store, at that
time kept by a Mr.. Shepherd.
As long sgO as that, in the absence
ct railroads and telsgrsphs, election
returns from far aWsy States we're
brought by stage, and came dragging
along a fortnight after voting dsy.
In the event OF close contest It NAV
ne imagined that the excitement ran
n'gh, and that the stage coaches were
OBJECTS of interest. One arrival
might show the Federslists shead.
and IN the midst Of their reioieipos
a.0ng would come another STAGE
bringing the news that the Democrats
were 10 the van. And thus The tide
of victory would alternate for several
days. On one occasion, at least, Ohio
was in this ok. Both parties clsimed
tue victory for several days, but
hnaliy the Federalists received assur-
snces that Ohio wss all right. Up
went the flags, and the Feds were
wild with delight. The Mercurv pro-
prletors could scarcely contain them
selves. The psper was to come out
be day following, and something
stunning in the way of headlines wss
required something that would elate
their nariisans, and carry consterns-
ton 10 the Democrats.
A group OF bslf dozen leading
spirits had eongregated st the DEero
clTy cffice, and the question as tn
what would be the most thrilling and
electri'y ing heading for the cheering
news was talked up. One man re-
marked that they wanted something
inspiring, and forthwith they sent
for a bottle Of Old HollsHd. This
bad the effect to unlock their reser.
vOir Of ideas, hut nothing suitable
flowed forth. Enough in quantity.
but the quality was not up to the re.
quired standard. Somebody said
tHey needed something more inspIr-
ing, and this somebody took the bot
lie and went below. He was gone a
long time, and his absence excited no
little unessiness IN the circle waiting
to be inspired Just as they were
about TO appoint committee to 90
snd fetch him, he came rushing in,
exclaiming, "I've got it ! I've got it p
"What is it ?' queried q chorus Of
voices. "Whst have you got ?"
"The headline for ODio. Hurrah ~
"Well, what is IL? Spit it out -
Striking an attitude at once poeti-
cal and graceful-his lett foot thrown
well forward, his right ann stretched
forward at an angle of forty-6ve
degrees, the hand clutched the bottle
vigorously by the neck, as il afraid
the inspiring fluid would escape his
rubicund complexion and subdued
expression of eOuntenance, looking
as mellow as ripe pumpkin under
the genial rays Of an October sun,
with a voice of becoming gravity he
said:
"Listen, here it is:
"OhiO, gentle sister, zoe greet t6ee.n
This was well received, and the
bottle was emp,ied in honor of tine
brilliant conception, and the Nercnyv
came out with that electrifying and
stunning heading. But the matter
DIDN'T end thefe. The following week
the Mercury contained, in an obscure
corner, the modest announcement th st
Ohio bad been carried by the Locofo-
U.s. OF course, the Democrats were
jubilanI, and for great while there
after the Feds didn't hear the last
about their ''geDtle sister"