National Republican., 1875-12-03

He wanted to be mentioned, and he deserved
to be, for he said so himself. He remarked
that if there was any one thing in Christendon
that he would like more than another it was
the Clerkship Of the House, and If there was
any man in particular in the nnnntrs ushla
merited 1t ne was the man. He had been "a
Democrat from the word 20, being so ordained
at tie foundation of the earth Every fiber in
his body and every hair OF his head was Demo
cratic to the core, and he had been ever busy
in the contest. When q baby he sucked to
the success of his party, when boy he folded
tickets for nothing, and siRce aching man
hood he had sacrificed the best hours of his
existence in. its defense. Indeed, he was .
marYelously meritorious man, and would like
his name mentioned favOrably in connection
with the Clerkship. "Print it in big type that
Pm just the man for the place." cried he,
jerking down his waisteoat, s'for | really feel
that am. can think of no one just now,
nor do believe could think OF one in an hour
who has all the necessary requisites combined
in him that you can find in me. am virtu-
GUS and therefore happy. l ana not addicted
to total abstinence, and therefore sOCiable. /
never actually swore in my life. Neither do /
steal; in fact, do not think it is necessary for
the Clerk of the House to steal. You could
not bribe me any sooner than you could make
q tree bark. Ny board and wash bills are
paid. My folks are respectable and think
am. / can read and write. The devil don't
know me, and I've got a good many friends in
town. Just make the announcement that |
am old hunky himself for that position, and
I'll take dozen papers in the morning and
pay the cash. Be particular to print the fact
that the devil don't know me, and add that
can't be bribed. That'n fetch 'em and make
me Clerk" And he moved triumphantly
away, but returned before be had gone ten
PAGES, and remarked that che would like to
borrow quarter until morning, if 1t was en-
tirely convenient" When last seen he was
clinging to the place where his coat-tails go
bob, bob as he travels.
The Chicago Inter Ocean says Samuel Bard,
the well-known editor of the Alabama State
Journal, is in that city looking after his post
Office. We always try to be prepared for any
surprise, but we must acknowledge this has
some the better of US. We understood some
time ago that Samuel had unfortunately lost
his post Office, but we were not aware that the
misfortune occurred in Chicago. The post
office of to-day is very easy thing to lose,
and those owning them should spare no pre-
caution in the matter. Now, to take post
Office with him to Chicago was a very reckless
thing on Mr.. Bard's part, and to lose it there
quite inexcusable. How he took It there, the
Inter Ocean does not state. 1t may have been
in his vest pocket for all we know, or in the
crown of his high hat, or perhaps in his carpet
hop hat
whole interest of the matter centres in the fact
that he lost the Office and is looking it. Chi
cago is rather large city to accidentally drop
post tofice in and expect to find 1t again after
1t has been missing so long. 1t may have been
sold as unreclaimed property picked up by the
ponce and the money invested in beverage
or some other public improvement The boot
black may have found it and turned it to ser
vice as trap box or a store house for his pol-
ishing wares. Many similar thinqs mipbt
have occurred to that lost post oflce which
naturally make the possibility of a retprn ~
its original owner very doubtful. At present
the chances of finding the establishment are
seriously against Mr.. Bard, and the only hope
that we can see for him just now is to insert
the following in the {nfer- Ocean and return to
his editorial sanctum and await patiently the
result:
''Lost--a frst-class post Office. Any one find
ing the same viii confer favor on the UNDER
signed by returning 1t by mail or otherwise TO
his address, Montgomery, Ala.
= iSAM BARD.
'tN. B.-If the satisfaction of conferring a
favor is not sufficient recompense, will not hesi
tate to lavish the Journal on him for six
months. Expense in this matter is no consld-
GRAFTON. S. B."
We sincerely wish toSee Cuba independent,
but we believe that this object would not be
aided but obstructed By a war with Spain, un-
dertaken, not from sympathy with Cuba, but
United States.-N. T. Herald.
There is something in the remarkable course
of the Herald towards the struggling patriots