The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-10-08

it otherwise, can WEI"
In answer she nestled her head closely
upon his bosoml
Seeing President Hayes About School
House.
detroit Free Press.l
Yesterday afternoon there was one man in
the crowd around the City Hall who said he
must have a personal interview with the
president if it broke his suspenders. He had
come % miles in lumber wagon on purpose
to see the '.old 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 of us want it up on the jackson
hill, which is airy and salubrious and handy
to two creeks and 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 L reach home tonight therell be
wailing and gnashing of teeth, and don't you
recollect itl''
There were men in the crowd who sympa-
thized with him and were willing to aid him
in 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.. Sammer, what can l do for
you? Don't be afraid to speak right out; l
used to wear old clothes and carry a red nose
myself, and l 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:
We'll, you perhaps don't know the Thorn
as crowd?''
"Yes. do-you bet dor responded the
president, land 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-
his ear. : l tell you the boys are all right
and I'll bet on 'em every time, You can't
give me no wind ON that crowd-no sir.''
"Then-then you've heard about that
| school house trouble, eh?" gasped Mr.. Slam
mer.
"Yes. / have, and you've got to come RICH,
down off the roostI That school house i.
going to be built down by the Widow Hull's
and don't you forget It'll"
What down thar in the holler?"
"Yes, sir-that's the place for it; can't gee
me to favor putting any school house on YOU
Internal old hill.'
"Waal, Mr. President, I'm sorry that"
"Sorry be hangedl' 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 dc
it! Although I'm the president of tn,
United States, I'll allow no man to why al
mel"
why"
"You villainl'' rcared the executive, as ht
made grab for Mr. Slammer's collar, but
Mr. Slammer stepped back about 10 feet a,
that moment and was hustled around the
corner.
"Well7" inquired one of the party as they
came to halt.
WAL, III be durnedp' hoarsely whisper
ed Mr.. Slammer. why, hang it, not only
/ got bilked On the school house business bu
come mighty near gettin blazes knocked ou
of me-"
something wrong, somewhere" sighed
one of the jokers.
"I'll tell you what it is" replied MI. Slam.
mer. striking his finger down at every word
I-"he's been sawni Some o that Thona.
crowd has got in ahead of me and cut all the
wheati"