The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-09-19

Not least among the calamities eeus.
ed by the strike Is the eyewitness
Tracks viii be relaid. depots rebuilt.
locomotives and freight cars recon-
strac.ed, trains renamed, and the
great streams Of commerce will move
on as before The danger over. the
members of militia companies who
were taken death!y sick will recover,
and those who were called suddenly
from home will return. The strikers
will be a tradition aud the mob
mere memory. The reporters will lay
aside the CORY pencils with which
they slew thousands at ell the great
railroad centres, aud the telegraph op-
orators will return to the peaceful
avocations OF infrequeat dispatches
aud 10 cent draw. Bot the eye
witness will not disappear. He will
haunt newspaper Offices He will
break in on quiet families as they sit
around smudge fires built for the ben
eft OF the sessonable mosquito. He
will be multitudiaous on free lunch
routs. and bore everywhere.
We have studied his nature and
habits with care, for be has given fre-
quent opp ,rtunities, aud We are coD-
yiueed that beng an eyewitness IL
only one Of his phases. He has many
others. He began life as the first
white child born 10 any given West
ern town. 10 some towns he makes
up nearly one half the population.
Madison, in this State, is notable
example. By actual count there are
10 that village 35 FIRST white children.
It's the only capital some Of them
nave, and they get along very well
on it, An odd feature in msny Of
their cases is that while each could
get number of reputable old citi-
zens to swear that be was the hrst
white child, be could hardly find one
reckless enough 10 cav that he has
grown up white man.
But this We take il was greatly due
to his after history. When in school
be did all the smart aud dangerous
things He played the trick and got
the licking. He saw mad dogs and
escaped their iangs by bis o~ n elev-
erness, and when fishing be always
saw sea serpents and things of a
monstrous kind. When he became
ofage he began polling the casting
vote in elections carried by one ma
jo:ity. lie has sent men to Con-
gress. elected GJytraors, and even
chosen President, by this wonder
ful faculty. And be frequently trav-
eled great distances and suffered con-
siderable losses to cast that vote.
He went into business aud always
had most marvellous financial escapes.
Sometimes be was lucky, and others
unlucky, but always remarkable.
When banks. s.were breaking be was
always the last man to draw his de-
posits before the doors closed. Large
counterfeits were never discovered
till they had left his possession But
be always missed bis mark in real
estate. He was implored to take the
best corner lot in each city and VII
lage in the West for the price OF q
pair OF boots. If be had only FORE
seen the changes ahead he could
have had q quarter section In the
heart Of the city, as easy as not.
He'd have been millionaire II be
had taken the chances
In the army it was the man next
TO him that was shot, always His
cheek was often grszed, but the 9th
er fellows brains were distributed
He was the first man in charge and
the last 20 surrender. He pulled
down the enemies flag and ran up
ours, though it was no part OF his du-
" to do either. He sbone at fires
and railway disasters. Last to leave
a burning hotel or steamboat, be
was FIRST to discover leak in the res
ervoir or the approach Of tornado.
He was numerous at the great Chi
esgo confagration, and crossed each
OF the bridges as it tottered TO its
fall.
He has had q dull time oft late
ly, and till the strike occurred was
not much in demand The old sto-
ries were growing stale and drinks
precariJus. There was vast
shrinkage in his market value, and
we are not quite certain that he was
not at the bottom of the strike. Ger
tainly it's nuts for him. He became
the terrible eyewitness, and his tale
is in all the papers. In Chicago be
saw the streets run red with blood
be saw the grape and the canister
rammed home, felt it almost Craze
bis cheek, and cast his uninjured but
appalled, eye down the swath OF the
slain
We have no wish to rob him Of his
pleasure or bis occupation. He will
circulate and tell his story, and it
will grow more blood-curdling and
boring as he proceeds. But we must
lift mp our voice in warning againss
him, for we regard him as too multi
: udinous and unreliable -Milvou-
kee WIS., Sentinel.