The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-06-12
From he SAN zunHh Newsi
OLD SQUIRE SKAGGS' JAMBOREE,

The ascent to the bland atmosphere of
the editorial rooms of the UOrHtHg Mems
is somewhat tortuous aud complicated,
and il requires all the sigacity of the
Young villain who edits our waste basket
to safely convoy the casual visitor up
the periIous steps. Occasionally, how
ever there il to be found IL scl1-reliant
caller. who scoriIs u be ushered into the
editorial presence. and this was the case
with the old gentleman who dropped in
upon us yesterday morning.
We were engaged in writing caustic
and damaging reply Ia an article in the
CartersviIl,. .Sanaiard aid Express OH
the availability of salssafrr> tea us II bev-
erage. when suddenly the s;lnctum door
swung open and stranger entered.
He wore a copperas suit, II quilted hat
of the same material. and his homespun
shirt WAS adorned with loOsp and flow
ing collar Ills hODts were of the most
substantial species and he limped slight
Iy as he walked. lie wore brass mount
ed spectacIes. and carried cane with
neatly polished horn head. His hair
was gray, but his face was ruddy with
health, and a jocund twinkle shone in
his eye. Before accepting our invita-
ton to one of the hospitable chairs, the
visitor looked carefully around the
room, placed his hat OH the floor, and
eyed the newspaper man with consider
able intensity. Then he opened the
conversation.
young man, is this the place whar
they print the papers,
We replied atiirmatively. :nd Offered
TO support our assertion with the atfida-
Wit of any number of disinterested per-
sons.
''WelI, my name is Skaggs-SqUire
Skaggs, of Gwinnett. Cousin John
Tirasher, at Norcross, knows me like
book. | thought Id jest drap i'll an see
how you wuz a gittin on
We expressed great qualification at
meeting the squire. and then we called
his attention to the vile attempt of Il
correspondent of the CarterSville Stand
ard and Express to Supplant Hyson and
Oolong with saSSafras tea. The Squire
looked thoughtful for moment and
then remarked:
Thar amt no humbug about SASH
frac. Next to hot today gimme sassa-
frac. Ny ole oman keeps 1t continerly
on hand. Theirs two kinds of sassafrac,
the white sasSafrac and the red SasSa-
fr,c; the red is the kind you git the tea
FROM It's mighty warmth.
Then the Squire paused, adjusted his
sDectacles, leaned back in his chair and
ga,zed pensively at the life-like portrait
of General Lee which graces the Siinctum
of the JOrHiny NeIrs.
.'Siiss;Ifrac's good enough in its way,
but dropped in to see ef couldn't get
vou to print leetle piece in your paper.
We unostentatiously inquired the ma
tura of the communication.
| You See" said the Squire, pitching
| his voice to in eXeyetical altitude, 1T
| was sorter this way. Last Chuesday
wuz a week ago, ! sailed down TO At
lanty with seven Lags OF cotton Arter
| | sold 'em, kinder loafed rom lOokin'at
| things i'll general, and feelin- Jest "a
| happy ez you pleeze, when who should
| | run agin but kurnel BlasenganIe. Me
| an the Kurnel used to be boys together
| an we wuZ ez thick eZ five kittens in d
rag basket. We drunk Outen the same
goard. an we got the lint Snatched outer
ms bv the same bandy-.egged school
teacher | wuZ gettiu' ri lonesome eZ a
rain-crow, afore ] struck up with the
| KurneI. an | wuz glad TO see him
burned glad. We knocked roun' tow
right smartually, an the kurnel inter
iuced me to whole raft of fellers-
mighty nice boys they wuz, too. Artel
supper, the kurnel says:
..Skagcs," says he. less 60 to ny
room. whar we kin talk over ole times
sortar comfortable an Ondisturbed like.
.Greeable," says |, an We walked ,
souare or so an turned into ali alley All
walked up a narrer par of stairs. Th'
KurneI gin little rap at green door
| an a sick lookin merlatter popped Ou
an aSed US in. He wuZ the durndes
perlitest nigger you ever seen. He ies
got up an spun rOun like a tom ca
with her tail afire. The room WIZ e
fine ez n fiddle, an l thought TO mysel
that the Kurnel wuz a lugsuriant euSs
There wuz a lot of mighty nice feller
scattered roun' laffin' an talkin
quite soshabeI like Aperiently the Kur
| mel wuzent much sot back, for he sOrte
laffed to himself an then he says:
BOYS" sez he. Il hev fetched up
fren', Jedge Hightower, this is Squir
Skaggs. of Gwinnett. Major Briggs
Squire Skaggs,'' an so on all roun'
Then the kurnel turns to me an says:
"ReeIy, wuzen't expectin' company