Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-08-11
GOOD STORY OF OLD BUCK.
NOW The ''Squire'' GOT Even with
lloWen Cobb and Jerry Hack.
From the Brooklyn Eagle. |

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inc si,a'i1,s anu eies"n. ie.eiue
'"'lei' tnI Ia ~, i-i"e. i,'nieu III
l'"''"' o' thG iits'acht stately stately niece
VINO gu" me hohors "l the W hile House,
! 'th' WI" Is now aH hoiioit. niatroh oi
Baltimore han luSt peen hhisheh. be
lh% revenue steamer tlle Vessei was "i
course uhneF me C"itf". oi thc secretary
! "' III" tca,uFy' non iioweh NonD' al
'G"F@'a. very 4niet'l among tlehi-
selves me Officers oil 'hc 'ioinet arrahs
T'''F III excursion Gown '',e ioto'i'ac III
Ine Eoe9e'' an" " iii'hc '!'c ocI"slp"
! tnc more peasant, lnel invited tne
dipiomatlc corps To be their guests. 1t
was OF course, designed to take the
/ president along. but rs his o!d-iashioned
notions about using public property ior
private use were known all too well
10y the cabinet the members resolved 10
keep the trip secret form 1.-THE Squire.
aS they called Mr.. buchanan among
pIc, ah" 'ne" !''Ni>t upon MS t"uHte
nance. when it was too late TO prevent
lhc 'lr"ilc on winch the caoihet was
neht as inischieVous!y as 'boys VINO
are bent on keeping the Old man IN
the dark.
, Inc president, however, VINO ooserV-
Ell matters very closely, though very
, quietly. became aware OF the design.
some time about it. At length, how
ever, he sent tor Judge Black, and
! quite abruptly said to him: "Biack,
what Is tins hear about tobbs getting
- up an excursion on the Harriet Lane?
: The Judge started Il little: and when
| h" saw the look on the presidents iace
. he perceived he was in no trihing mood
lie answered evasively. however: Il
have heard nothing particular about it
But buchanan WAS not to be deceived
=. by. any such statement. Taking ioi
+. granted that Judge Black was indls-
/. posed to tell as much AS he might. the
+ president added: I've sent tor you tc
tell y"u that | won't have this thing
t. Cobb must stop 1t. The government
/ any olher way for private purposes.
W 'Ali' tii'
, at once
t Judge Black directly perceived ther,
was -. case" The diplomatic corps had
been invited, aud here the Squire hat
e iorhlddcn the whole thing SO he addet
remonstratively, Il hope YOU won't IN
e stst on what Eon say. The diplomatic
IA corps have been aSked'and expect to go
= 1t wi'i nc very awkward TO stoP II now.
II hea'iI'hS 'ie Sl"a'ion. Mi; pueiii'''ai
ftl"itic"' p''t very !e.u''''ilis' a''
/. utterly opposed 10 Taxing goEerhineh
J. property Tor private use. ils yer.
t bad thing to take this vessel ont OF TIT
i yard for Cobbs party II 1t Is done
/ want you to ieli nm expressly thaC ne
l. got to pay ali the blii> hiilSeh' l"r III
!, use "i the vessel, ana all me expenses
Is he government shait no. ne M ,liioe
J. lose Il cent ny tiis t'ilS inis .iti
c thtrc was n" douo' i. Al th,t' 'he oI'
Is l'nhlic nnctlonarys delerlnihatio
was h1en'
% MI BLACK departed sought Eopo an
il said to hlnl' w'ttl lace ueciae"'y iohS
; "t"hb the squire got WIG OF you
20 trip. ana he sent Tor me, had d
" hard time to get hlm to let you take TN
E. Lane out at all. lie was Tor stopPin
e the whole thing. and told me TO tell 20
lc 1t couiuh pe zone. however. when