The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-22


strange the hot"l propri,tor did not keep Tho
Sentinel on his nlcs and that h.. himself should
write To- the editor about il. H. would not have
spoken about il. hut he. himself had been am
humble member of tho profession to which I
belonged. md hal often written for its columns
Some friends " his-pnrtinl. no doubt-hnd
said TINT his st,l,, somewhat roerinlird Junius's
but. ~ cour,c. YOU know-woll. what he could
ANY wa, that in fho last campaign his articles
were widely sought for. He did no. know hut
H. hal a copy IF on. Here his hand divcd
into the breast pocket Of his coat. With certain
dcnness that Indicated long habit. and after
dcpositing on his lap a bundle VI well-worn
d0cumnnf-. every oiiO ~ wien 'N'.- --Ir-r's''re
eusgostive ~ certificates and signatures, he
concluded he hnd left it in his trunk.
Ibrcnthcd moro freely. W. were sitting IN
The rotunda ~ famous Washington hotel. and
only few moments before had the spegkcr-an
uttor stranger To mo-movcd his chair beside
mine and opened "a conversation. noticed that
h. had that tmid lonely helpless air which in
vests the hucoilc traveller who. for the first time
finds himself among strangers and his identity
lost in world SO much larger. 50 much colder
~ much more Indifferent to him than he ever
imagined. Indeed think that what we often
attribute TO the mpertncnt familiarity Of
countryn N and rustic travellers on railways or
and nostalgia. | remember to have once mo, in
n smoking ear ON a Kansas railway one Of these
lonely ones. who. after plying me with thou
sand useless questions, finally elictcd the fact
That know slightly a man who had once dwelt
IN his native town in Illinois. During the rest
Of our journey tho conversation turned chiefly
upon this fellow townsman. whom 1t afterward
appeared that my Illinois friend know no better
than | did. But he had established link be-
tween himself and his far-on home through me-
anl was happy.
While this was passing through my mind
took fair look at him. He was a spare young
fellow. not more than thirty with sandy hair
md eyebrows. and EXCLUSIVES SO white rs to be
almost imperceptible He was dressed in black
somewhat TO tho " rearwardo o the fashion" and
had an odd idea that it had been his wedding
suit. and 1t afterward appeared | was right.
His manner had the precision and much Of the
dogmatism OF the country schoolmaster. accus-
toned to wrcstle with tho fechlest intclects
From his history, which no presently gave me.
u appeared was right here also.
He was born and bred in Il Western State. and
rs schoolmaster Of Remus and Clerk Of Super
vlsors. had married one Of his scholars. the
daughter of a clergyman and man Of some
little property. He had attracted some attcn-
ton by his powers OF defamation. and WAS
batting Society. Tho various questions then
agitatne Remus-"I Is the doctrine Of immor-
fality consistent with an agricultural life ?" and
Are round dances morally wrong ?"-aforded
him an opportunity OF bringing himself prom
inently before the county people. Perhaps
might have seen an extract copied from the
fenuis Sentinel in the Christian Recorder OF May
q 1873 Nor He would get II for me. He had
taken an active part in the last campaign. He
did not like TO say il. but IT had been universally
acknowledged that he had elected Gashwler.
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