, 1876-09-07

HtUK-JHAE9" F." WILLIAMS AT 1O0AN4PORT-A
CHEAP pEMAooauE AND HITTER copprRNEAD.
From Orr 0wn Gosrtsrondrns.
LonAHsPoRT, Ind, Sept. 2.-Thia morning
stepped Into harbcrshop here, and was waiting
my turn to undergo torture hy The the tonsorial
artist, when. In the tone Of one wllu felt 1t
incumbent upon lin to say something appso-
priate to the OCCASION, aud Wh0 felt also that lie
wua impartng interesting intelligence, the man
being latllercd observed:
''l al!sls sllaVo myself to home. First thing
when git.up In tho lnornfng, without waitEu'
to dress, set right down in my shtrt-tasf and
60 at It. gft nut the old razur,-1vc shaved
with It ever aft,vo had Il hcaT4 and set tho
old lonkln' glasg In tho windrr, 70 cut look out
to ts,: barn and
sHa WHAT TIE MRx's Do's'.
and I share away"
And l.c crossed Ills legs on the high stool, and
settled hi,Iself In tho l,arber-eluir with the
most cotnpia!sant air, wllile sonic ucn At tho
lour gazcl ut linn with wondering admiration,
nulgcd cacli other, aud then laughed i'll1nol-
eratclY,-evidently at tho smartness theru was
In the old 1nat,'s stealing marcl on Ills hired
mcn Of n morning by watching them from the
window w'tile he shaved III Ills shErt-tail.
About tlnt time began to wonder what cf-
feet Tint speech would have upon tliu grinnesst
Tor wlose delcetutton obviously It had been
made, anl who shccptshly waited about tho
dour the while, stnrlng Mt him with gaping won-
dersnent When, with all extra iiuurlsht tho
barher stripped the towel from the nrck OF his
customer, nlsl tho latter rose to put TN Ills col
lar aud coat, l also st4rcsl at him. lie was re-
nsarkably long; remarkably lank, remarkably
unku1ar, with IN awkward, shan!bl!ng manner;
aharp-taced, with high cl.cck-boues, long,
str1fght, sharp noee, and high, narrow forehead,
over which was smoothly brushed his thin, wiFy,
dark hair, faintly strcaked With gray. Out of
hts dcclf-sct, keen eyes shona watchtulness mud
cunning; mid thu habLtual expression Of hfY
face, which waa vi sole-lcatiler hue, was Gu
Ffaua blending OF shrvw1ncss and simplicity
II might be Of natural ehrrwlness, and Ut siul-
pltci,y 30 long assumed TINT 1t hns grown To
sccrn almost Us nntural. When he put OH his
cHat, there Was no ln!staking hEn,-lt WIS tile
very luau lIal cnsuu llrrU to sec,-
"UNCLE JIMMY u WILLIAMS
whom belcld III his tul! suit Of biue-Icans,-
not TINT ho sportcl nj Wasi,luStan, but bEnnl
new one gott1u-up fur the callyasa; nil that
lul!crous barber-shop srrced, IL dnwnca upon
NE. Yas part OF hts calnpaEn.
Ou returning to tle hotel, ! found him the
ceutre of group Of farmers, WHO eyed linn With
s!owness Of speech, 1t was easy to perreays. that
Ills reception VI them was tiost alrolt; antl that
he WAS practising With much cunning to sccurs
their votes BY Inducing them to believe that hs
was o,ln VI themselves, although, III truth, lu
IL not farmer, but capItalst and professional
politician.
Dy-anti.by prunl!ncllt politician approached,
and, touching Williams clbaw, aruw lin astdr
f0r il private consultation N1nnt something. The
uir Of Granger simplicity Williams had worn vt
tic barber-thop, and the blunt, honest, farmer
style that had characterized lin, disappeared IN
M instant, ~ though ho Lad dropped mask,
| and he WAs IT ones u
and With few worda, apparently, i!e promptly
missed hla lnterlocutor.
''This ia uncla jimmy" said a local poll
t!cian, ,seizt.g tho opportunity to present q
brunzed-faee1 faFMcr. who carried his Wagon
| whip under his at,n: "ana ho IL wearing th0so
| Identical h1ur.jcnlls." Then, Awkwaydly, per-
hapa 1naltcious!y, he added, ::'Why, ! believe
| ttuy ate 1lrw.n
''Dh!". quietly sejoiuel Williams, not for at,
iustant Oh hts guard. "the blue-lealls ts nothing
new with me. I've worm 1t all my life. But my
Wtte says thls Is the last suit Ill llaye Of theua
6lle says Sic won't make nnothcr.n Wlcrcat
there was laugh all round; aud wondered
whether any Of those farmers noticed that the
| blue-]eans coat was cut and made to Ut as only
| = tailor could cut and 1T It. Anybody who
looked It 1t tolerably closcly might hare sworn
that tailor, and u quite fashionable one too
from tho little matters OF dutAh about II, ha4]
built that identical coat.
Had | seen no More Of him, should have
aLd hs Has one Of the most dangerous dema