Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-01-23

Representatives" Fernandy, at this
hit of mine, bowed slitely, and his smile
was grimmer and colder than ever be-
hind his sharply cut white mustachow,
and he touched bis hat and passed over
to the other side of the room to speak
to 'Old Cockeye," who was layin' down
the law there, on some subjec or other,
to q group of Grant men. | watched
Fernandy as he neared Buffers squad,
and found that he was to all intents and
purposes one ov um. "Smart man
that, said l to Sammy. "Yes Majer,
said Sammy, she is one of the few Joe
Bagstocks we have had on our side.
Sly-devilish sly" Says |, "Yon know
l was hand and glove with the Admin
istration of 1860 TO 1865. Linkin, and
Stanton, and Seward, and Chase and
me used to consult together durin
them eventful years, and | had Linkins
ear, and confidence, too. He often said
to me, 'Majer, my boy, you are my
most trusty monitor, and cost me a
good deal less tI'Ssn my other trusty
monitor. the ;r,,atid,'rs; Now, I never
personally knew 6iiredr.hh Il Grant! biht Ime
here in Washington to sarve my kintry,
and want an Introduction to him. He
maught have heard Llnkin speak of me,
perhaps; at any rate, line bound to get
inside the White House as confident
of the Gineral; can you give an inter
duction Z" The confident of General
Grant !" said Sammy. "YOu don't
know what yure talkin' about. He has
no confidents He never had but one,
and rs may be supposed, he died-poor
feller. His name was Rawlings. Why,
Majer, Grant is the sphynx, the indi-
vidual who is riddle to every man
who has been brought in contact with
him. His political course is a riddle.
He was Dmocrat who became the
powerful tool of party made up of old
Wings, Abolitionists, Moral Reiomers,
and rotten Jeffersonians. He is the
most ambitious man this country ever
gave birth to. His dreams daily and
nightly would startle even Aaron Burr,
were he alive, and made to understand
the fever that feeds them; and yet
Majer, Grant, while feeling all this,
smothers it urder stolit exterior that
manifests no outward longings for any
thing above horse, a fine bull pup, or
keg Of ten year old bourbon why
Sammy" saws !. "you eenamost take
my breath away" "Facts, Majer,"
says Sammy. "Grant allows himself to
dream of crown, and a perpetual dy-
nasty, and the only reason why he does
not strike for both to-day is, that he
dare not. lie would squech out the last
remnant of a Republic on this conti-
neut tomorrow if he only thought the
hour was propitious. The man is here.
He simply watches for the moment TO
give the blow" Goodness gracious,
Sammy !" says /, ''it's well for the kin
try / am here on the spot; hanged if |
don't think, my boy, that am inspired
for the job of savin' this ere people; |
must get at Grant, Sammy, and see
what l can make of him" "I'll tell you
what / can do for you, Major said
Sammy; "I'll get Butler to introduce
you" Now l am jest goin for Grant,
as soon as Butler puts me squarely Gin
the presence" and you will get all the
facts l can manage to pick up from
time to time in my visits to the White
House. While we was tskein, Poland
of the "pross-gag law" come along.
Sammy pinted him ont to me. He is
about as mean lookin cuss as You
would be likely to ketch in so dirty a
blsness.
Sammy and me was takin' a smoke
ard anoggin of old rye an evenin or
two arter the above conversation. /
had my pipe out, and Sammy was try
in what he said was genuine Henry
Clay, and we was speakin ov Kentucky
Ticker, and tobaccer foreign and domes-
tic, and the dreadful condition of South
ern corps the past ten years, tobaccer
in perticular, when who should come
into the smokln' room and right up to
Sammy, but sold Cockeye." 1t is as
tonishin how poplar Sammy is. The
little skunk is as artful as a fox, and
measures men to dot never maxim
mistake General Butler" said Sam
my, "allow me to introduce to you my
olG friend, Major Jack Downing, of the
Downingville Invincible, State of
Maine. The Majer is an old Jacksonian,
was bosom friend of the ancient lIick-
or V, knew Mrs. Eaton, aud took her
part in that sensational social drama,
simply because she was an injured wo-
man, and Jackson respected ber; knows
Bill Allen, of Ohio ALSO said Sammy,
rafting on, "another Of the old Jack
sonian host, who figured in the Congress
Of 1880; astonishing how this old Jeffer-
soman stock wears, Gineral, said Sammy
to Butier; ''long political service can't
kill it off, it adds to ones vitality won
derfully; why don't you come back
to us Gineral?' said Sammy; "yon will
then get so far restored rs to reach the
great of my friend, the Majer." Giner-
al Butler turned to me, and Offering
his hand said, Il am happy to meet
personal friend of Andrew Jackson
looking so hale and hearty If can
be of any service to you here, sir, please
command me-" Says ], "Gineral, you
kin do me favor. | would be espe-
cially grateful, sir, for an Introduction
to the President at the fust opportu-
nifty you may please to offer me-" "I'll
take the first convenient moment 10
respond to your request, and with the
o,,.na+act rlaoe,,rp Maier" says the Gin.