The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-01-29
what a Conlng Down Va Therel

President Madison was fond Of tell
ing the story of a visit made 10 him by
one of his supporters. After due IN
troductory discussion of the weather
and the state of parties, the voter ex-
planned TO the president that he had
called upon him to ask for the Office Of
chief justice of the United States. hIr.
Madison was a little surprised, but,
with THAI ready tact which he had
brought from his diplomatic experience,
he concealed his astonishment. he
took down the volume which contained
the constitution of the United States,
and explained TO this Mr.. Swearingin-
if that we're his name-that the Judges
held office on the tenure of good be-
havior, and that Judge Marshall, then
the ornament of the bench, could not
be removed TO make place for him. Mr..
Swearingin received the announcement
quietly, and after moment, said ne
Thought ne would like to be secretary
of state. The president said that that
was undoubtedly q place where q man
could do good service TO the country,
but that Monroe, like Mr.. Swearingin
and himself, was a Yirginian, and he
did not like to remove him. Then,
said MFR. Swesringin, " viii be seore-
tary of the treasury" Unfortunately,
the president said, the present incumb-
ent was a Pennsylvania. It was neces-
sary to conciliate Pennsylvania, and he
could not remove him. Then, said
Mr.. Swearinzin, 81 think I will 20
abroad. I should like 20 60 20 France"
Do you speak French?" asked the
president kindly. No, sir, / speak
nothing but good old dominion English
good enough for me, Mr.. President"
'' Yes, yes, and for me. But don't
think il will do 70 send you to the Mon
sieurs unless you can speak their lan-
guage." "Thea III go to England.
"Ah, Mr.. Swearinginl that viii never
do King George might remember how
often your father snapped his rifle at
Lord CORVALLIS" So Europe was ex
hausted and Mr.. Sweringin fell back on
one and another coliectorship, naval
Office, district-attorneyship; but for
each application the astute president
had his reply. st think, then, Mr.
President, L viii be postmaster at our
Office at home" Mr.. Madison had for
gotten where that was but learning
that it was at State Greek, -Four Corners,
Botetourt county, Va, he sent for the
register. Alas it proved that the 0tice
was in tho hands of one of Morgan g vet
rams. Impossible to remove himl Truly,
Mr.. Madison" !" said Mr.. Swearingin, 81
am obliged to you for your attention TO
my case. ] see the difficulties that sur
round YOU. Now, seeing that you can
not give me the chief Justices place,
nor Mr.. Munroe's, nor the treasury, nor
any OF the others, don't you think you
could give me n pair OF Old leather
brecches ?" Mr.. Madison thought no
could; did better-gave him an order
on his tailor for the breeches and Mr..
Svearingin went happily on his way.
A Texan Experience.
Some of the small towns in tho inte-
rior are indeed trials to him who must
stay in them. My severest episode was
in a Northern Texan metropolis, tor
lures shall not wiring from me Its name,
where the hotel was o new board
structure, without the suspicion of cell
ing or lathinp on the premises, and
through whose roof one could SEQ the
stars. The front Office was about the
size of a New England wood box, and
when some twenty persons, Variously
impreQnated with questionable liquids
had gathered therein, the efiiuvia be-
came positively intoxicating. In the
long creaking supper-room beyond,
dirty cloth was laid down on a dirtler
table, and pork, fried to einder,
swimming IN grease nOb clou8h "
Bcorch the palate, was placed before the
guests. To this was presently added
by the hands of g tall, angular, red
haired woman, yellow mass of dough
supposed 10 be a biscuit, cup Of b. acks
bitter bean Juice named coffee, and, as
a crowninR act OF torture, a mustard
pot, with very watery mustard IN It.
This. the regular sustenance OF the uE-
fortunate population Of that town, was
SO unusually bad that I forthwith de-
sired TO be shown my room snd was
ushered into q creaking loft over a
whisky saloon, in which mob OF drum
ken railroad LAHORE rs were quarreling,
and threatening, with the most outra-
Reous profanity, TO annihilats each other
with the utmost speed. To this music
/ attempted to lull my wearied body 70
repose ; but did not succeed, and went
TO the four-in-the- morning train unre-
fre he'd. Even &C the station my
troubles we're not at an end, for on ven
turing to expostulate with an e7iPtogc
for not checking my baggage, be pro
fanely condemned me, and added It's
mighty easy 20 get mp a fight in Texas.
Il ia my firm belief that, had re-
NAMED twenty-four hours in that town,
| should have been accommodated with
a personal experience Of ali the &c
centric features commonly accredited 10
the whole Of Texas -lScTfbneTs