The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-10-29
Seeing President Hayes About n School
House.
Detroit Free press.l

Detroit Free Press.
Yesterday afternoon there was one man in
the crowd around the City Hall who said he
must have personal interview with the
president if it broke his suspenders. He had
come 90 miles in lumber wagon on purpose
to see the sold man" and have him settle
a neighborhood dispute regarding the loca-
ton of school house.
you see," he explained to an interesting
knot of listeners, 1.-The Thomas crowd are
bound and determined to locate the school
house down there by the Wilder Hull's.
which is the worst place on the hull road,
while the rest ofus want it up on the jackson
bill, which is airy and salubrious and. handy
to two creeks and a mill pond. The Thomas
crowd are cracking their heels Just now, and
they think they've got the bulge on us, but
rather think if the president of the great
United States decides in favor of the hill the
school house will be planted there. It's a
little dodge of mine to see him. The Thomas
crowd don't even suspect what I'm up to,
and when 1 reach home tonight there'll be
wailing and crashing of teeth, and don't you
recollect it'll"
There were men in the crowd who sympa-
thzed with him and were willing to aid him
ia securing an interview 1t took only about
10 minutes to so arrange matters that the
school house man was walked around to the
southern entrance of the hall and introduced
to ex-Coroner Cahill who looks as near like
Hayes as one pea resembles another. The
president" bowed, shook hands, and with a
kindly smile, inquired:
"Well, Mr.. Slammer, what can / do for
you? Don't be afraid to speak right out; l
used to wear old clothes and carry a red nose
myself, and 1 am ready to sympathize with
you"
Mr.. Slammer WINGED little at this per-
sonal allusion, which was responded to by a
horse laugh from the little crowd, but he soon
got his breath and began:
well, you perhaps don 'tknow the Thorn
as crowd?"
"Yes. l do-you bet l dol' responded the
president, "and they are a nightly good
crowd OF boys, too"
"They- are-eh?" slowly inquired Mr.
Slammer. "Why, don't think so''
| Il can't help what you think" bluntly re
piled the president, as he cooked his hat or
his ear. L tell you the boys are all right
and Eli bet on EN- every time, You cam
give me no wind on that crowd-no sir!'
"Then-then you've heard about thai
school house trouble, chr gasped Mr.. Slam
mer.
Yes. have, and you've got to come RICH
down off the roostl That school house j
| gong 10 De DuilL uOWH w the w luOW hull :
and don't you forget itl'
"What down thar in the holler?"
"Yes, sir-that's the place for it; can't ge
me to favor putting any school house on you
internal old hill.''
"Waal, Mr.. President, I'm sorry that"
"Sorry be hanged!' interrupted the Chic
Magistrate In a gruff voice. What do
care how sorry you are?"
"Why-why-p
Don't you why at me. sir-don't you d
it! Although I'm the president of tn
United States, I'll allow no man to why a
mei'
"Why-r"
"You villainl'' roared the executive, as
made grab for Mr.. Slammer's collar, bu
Mr. Slammer stepped back about 10 feet d
that moment and was hustled around th
corner.
"WelI?" inquired one of the party as the
came to halt.
WAL, I'll be durnedl" hoarsely whisper
ed Mr. Slammer. "Why, hang it, L not onl
got bilked on the school house business br
come mighty near gettin' blazes knocked OIL
of me-"
Something wrong, somewhere" sighe
one of the jokers.
"rll tell you what it is, replied Mr.. SLAM
mer. striking his finger down at every wor
l-"he's been sawnl Some o that Thont
crowd has got in ahead of me and cut all tn
wheati"