The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-10-02
WILLIAM


IAN Incident illustrative of AIS chaFaceer
3 Shortly after Colonel sAIlenlleft the
United States Senate and took to the
pursuits of. agriculture in quest sol
stock OF fine bloodsd cattle he visited
a rich, old, and some " hat sr'istocratic
Quaker near the Iittle Eillageief Claks-
vile, in Clinton County, named John
7Hadley. Having put up at, hotel in
the village known as stOId Wysnig s. .
Colonel Allen walked across the creek
a short distance to Had ley's farm.
! While trading for sReh of the cattle as
the Colonel desired, dinner time came,
and with it the sound of the horn
summoning Hadley to his fi'Hgal re-
past. But Johnny, not knowing the
stranger within his gates, affected not
to hear the horn, and talked all the
faster, Presently a little boy mes
sehger repeated the announcement OF
dinner Still y ohffay talked ON, and
yet gave the GoIo6ehnO Invitation to
dine Having enough OF this, embar-
RAISING state of affairs, Colonel Allen
refhar ked to Hadley that he would go
over to his old Democratic 4 friend
Wysnig's and get dinner, and that he
z lt1adIaRA could come over in the after
noon, and they would close up their
trade for such cattle as he had select
ed. It SO Happened that there was a
Democratic meeting ITO, be held at
Clarksyilte on that tHdaYss and among
the speakers, of the, dayfWere General
William H!! Baldwin, William Fuller
and others, who, of course, were at
w Wgsnig's, and after pdinnerlsurround-
ed Colonel Allen, and were engaging
with him in, conversation at "a lively
rate, when old johnny Hadley crowd
ed his way in. dObssrving his cattle
castome err so stffoanedy Hadley 4ihL
qnired who1 ahe ilaastrionss stranger
was, and upon learning that II was
-Ohio's distinguished ex-senator, he
concluded at ones to make up for his
sin ofonission about the Invitation
stOadinnera Colonel ALLEN observing
him said tss:I'll be with YOU in q mo-
ment, Mr.. Hadley, and we Will then
attend to our little matter of business.
These are old Democoatic q friends of
mine, and must spare them q 1lo-
ment, and then we will close up our
trade" Hadley thought this was his
golden Opportdnity, and, laying his
hand familiarity on Colonel dAllen's g
shoulder, ienepliedIat en- thee
mind, about, me, William; thee can
take thy time, and. if thee sees fit to
do SO, thee can 60 to thy meeting,
and then this evehing thee caHe come
over to my. house and stay adj oIight.
Il think. thee Eiltefndfa 3 COED bed and
something nice and clean to eat, and
then in the morning we can tall about
our business. Now, what does thee
say to that ?si5 Mr.. iAIlcn drew him
self up Indignantly and said, ftNo, Sir,
Mr.. Hadley; !, was upon your farm
this morning. and, remaining on Ibusi-
ness until YOUR dinner hour, you took
particular pains not to'ainNitee me TO
the hospitalities of your house, Now;
that you have learned, perhaps, whe
/ am, you imagine it might be of some
credit to you to entertain me. No,
sir u will buy your cattle as@I agreed
toI do. TIaI trade Withoyeus q but 1
would rather, break bread with the
poorest and, most obscure man in
Clinton County than to darken your
DOORS Take my advice, and hereafter
when any man is upon your farm at
dinner time Invite him to your hosPi-
talities, for it may be that you will
sometimes so entertain those who
win be credit tolYou.g' % siil5 2ef