Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-11-12
The Man who Saw the Presi'
dent about n school House.

The Man who saw tne
dent about n school House.
Yesterday afternoon there was one
man in the crowd ground the city ha!l
who said he must have personal IN
terylew with the President ift broke his
suspenders. He had come twenty
eight miles in a lumber wagon on pur
pose 10 see the 'old man. and have
him settle neighborhood dispute re-
garding the location Of school house.
You sec,' he explained to an inter-
esting knot of listeners, the Thomas
crowd are bound and determined to
locate the school house down there by
the Widder Hul's, which is the worst
place on the hull road, while the rest OF
us want It up on the Jackson Hill, which
is airy and salubrious and handy 10 two
creeks, and mill pond. The Thomas
.rowd are cracking their heels just now,
and they think they've got the bulge on
US. but | rather think # the President
of the great United States decides 10
favor of the hill school house. it Will be
planted there. It's dodge OF mine to
see him. The Thomas crowd don't
even suspect what I'm up to, and when
reach home tonight there'll be wall
ing and gnashing of teeth, and don't
you recollect it y
There were mon in the crowd who
sympathized with him and were willing
TO aid him in securing an interview. 1t
took only about ten minutes to so ar
range matters that the school house man
was walked around 10 the southern en-
trance 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 kindly smile inquired:
Well. Mr.. Slammer, what can do
for you? Don't be afraid to speak right
out. | used 10 wear old clothes aud
carry red pose myself, and 1 am rea-
dy to sympathlze with you.'
Mr. Slammer WINGED little at this
per- onal allu,ion. which was responded
10 by a hoarse laugh from the crowd.
but he soon got bis breath and began:
We'll. perhaps lOu don't know the
Thomas crowd?'
Yes do YOU bet do!' responded
the President and they are Nigh
ty good crowd Of boys, too.'
They-are-eh p slowly inquired
Mr.. Slammer. why don't think so.
L can't help what you think, blunI)
replied the President as he cooked
his hat on his ear. IN tell You the
boys are all right. and I'll bet oa 'rn
every time. You can'tyive me no wind
on that crowd-no sir!
,Then-lhen you've heard abont that
school house trouble. eh?' gasped Mr..
Slammer.
Yes have. anil you've got TO come
right down off the root! That school
house is going 10 be built down by the
Widow Hull's, aud don'tyou forget it,
What down there in the holler!'
Yes, sir-that's the place for il;
can't get me to favor putting any school
houses on your Internal old hIllv =
'Waal, Mr.. President, Pm sorry
that
'Soary be hanged!' interrupted the
Chief Magistrate in gruff voice.
What do l care how sorry you are'
'Why-why@"
Don't you why at me, sir-don''
YOU do il! Although I'm the President
OF the United States I'll allow no man
to why at me y
Why!
You william = reared the executive
as he made a grab Tor Mr.. Slammer's
collar, but Mr.. Slammer stepped back
about ten feet at that moment and was
hustled around the corner.
'Wellv inquired one of the party as
they came to halt.
'Waal, I'll be durnedn hoarsely
whispered Mr.. Slammer. why, hang
it, not only got blked out the school
house business but came mighty neal
yet n, blazes knocked out of me y
| Something wrong, somewhere,
sighed one of the jokers.
'Pll tell you what i ls,' replied Mr.
Slammer, striking his finger down al
every word-'he' been sawn |. Some o.
that Thomas crowd has got in ahead Of
me and cut all the wheat!