The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-04

We will 80 n hear ". / viii Echs
over the conIinert. T e sIU-y speeds
its fl got &C the Later Ocean, aud an he
pres, n muddy cond. ton vi the pabhc
mind as disturbed and befs.u sd bY
Chisholm, E liza Plnkstou aud ID 1on,
tue effect of the monstrous event csn-
not be exaggerated. Many like it have
occurred. But this happened wien
the uoiic mind is in 3 most receptive
condition. The presidential election
approaches, and an excellent, modest
gentleman and bookseller of Texas
thinks that, uninteDtioDally, rs he is
ready 10 swear, he has made Grant
or Blaine President of the United
ates. Our modest tall dealer in lit
erature, for twenty years found in the
stage Coach coming from San A1touIo
t. tais city, long, sad vIsagee lantern
lwed IchabJd Crane who said he was
agent for sewing machine company.
Our Texan friend stated, in reply TO
an ir qniry. that he, himself. was IN the
that he represented New York or
Bosom house, selling the forty-ninth
E * ish grammar published In the
last tan years. His nobby style of
Or, 30 confirmed the sewing ma
chine agents suspicious that his
travelling companion Was Down
Eeaster. Tac Texan bookseller
was SICK and SAID very lit l.
even as the L ls:ern traveller was | our
ci, u. The CT DvrrsatiUn was GirecIs d
into political chanaels aud the sewing
machine ratified awoy patching togei her
many horrible Stories of Southern
blood .hirsrine,s woven out of the
whole cloth by the Inter Ocean al d
Globe Democrat The Texan only nod
| ded assent or suggested themes tor e.o-
quent CT C SIN aud deLunciatioD, anu
Ine voice of Icnabod Iesounded sharp
ly above the noise made by the sway
ing coach aud horses' hoofs hammer
ing the dry, parched prairie. Texans
WERE CD. utal," ''cOsr,e," "violent,"
"passl onate," ".nurieri us, and gen.
tl-men were np~htTe tn be found.
We were PRONOUNCED ''rebels at heart"
even when PROCESSING dev"tion TO the
government created by The fathers of
tie r public. The bookseller endured
H. ali silently aud patiently till the sun
Was setting aud the coach within ten
miles of Austin. Here Ichcba grew
most violent and questioned the NOR.
honesty of Southern men and virtue of
S, uthern women. The bookseller
could endure no more. He was no
match physically for his ''stslwart"
fellGw-uraveler, but putting his hand
behind him he said, you have
delivered yourself OF lies enough
and if you ere not silent will silence
You forever" TIE sewing machine
was smitten by silence and the book
merchant continued, you must talk
no more. 1 WIS horn and reared and
educated in Texas. l was rebel SOL
.er tour years, and like the rest mean
to stand by the results of the war. 1t
is fortunate the Union was restored,
and you are the dupe of Jour lyinr
newspapers and pettifogging politi-
CT me, and knowing this, l do not
choose to harm you; but can hardly
refrain from making a hole through
you that your benighted soul may be
somewhat illuminated"
Not q crank or jpint or pedal OF the
sewing machine moved, and the book
seller sat on the front seat watching
the twitchipg features of the Inter-
Ocean man. Ten OF twenty minutes
passed and no word was spoken. Then
The sewing mschise suddenly put its
right crank on its little stomach and
in soft low accents insisted that it was
exceedingly sick, and that the jsrring
of the coach was insupportable. The
bookseller cried out to the driver to
stop, and the sewing machine man just
after the sun had set. stepped out. He
walked slowly at first, towards the
chapparel two hundred yards distant,
and then ran with all his might. He
was quickly followed ty the book mer-
chant and an outside passenger, aud
they DEVOTED an hour to fruitless
search for the nervous and fugscious
machine man. We suppose he will be
next heard from in s.. Louis. He
should write first to the bookseller
who Is greatly distressed that he so
frightened the stranger that he left his
baggage on the coach and was driven
into the hills eight or ten miles South
of Austin.
But the story has moral and
ITO may 0O ROOus
All booksellers are not those in engage
ed in palming off newfsngled gram
mars, arithmetics and geogra ohies up
on innocent pedagogues and country
pumpkins, and all slender, delicate,
mild-msnnered, well-dressed travellers
are not necessarily from beyond the
Ohio. It is moreover true that the
bookseller is greatly annoyed. He
had not the remotest idea of harming
the sewing machine, and fears that its
flight may beget fatal stitch in it's
side. 1t was running by electricity
when last seen. We are requested by
him to say that if the mschiDe man
will call at the stage Office, he can
have his baggage, and the bookseller
will refund the fare for the distance
the fugitive failed to ride. Mean
while we will be very greatful if any
one seeing an account of this incident
in the Globe Democrat or Inter- Ocean
will send it to the STATESMAN Office.
There will be more noise made about
it than the murder of Chisholm or
Dixon, ana yet the sewing machine
man was scared out of his wits, when
nobody dreamed of harming him, and
fled in utmost terror, when nobody
proposed pursu t.