Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-06-10
GARRULOUS CARMODY.
Tourist, Journalist and Pro-
fessional hummer.
HE TAX ~ IN" MEXICO.
AND INTERVIEWS THE
''EIElhzsER MAN."
lie IL All Wool. a Yard Wide.
and Tough.

''''o'lic buih, ana persistent bOOr.
Most of our professional men had the
pleasure last Monday of an interview
with this gigantic intellect, who
travels about the country as only
Railroad Commissioners should
counting the ties. He took in the
Moberly convention in the interest of
the Busytown Slang Whsnger, got
into row with the great girasticutus
of the Globe at the Merchants Hotel,
was thrown out into the alley, los, his
notes, his false teeth, and, IN fact,
everything but his cheek and ugly
mug. After the convention adjourn
cd at Mobcrly, he left for pastures new
and reached Mexico Monday Loon.
! The Maj. is one of those men who
travel on their shape. With bust
ness like Ar he walked into the depot
hotel and asked if there was a tele-
gram IN that hash foundry from the
next President. When told there
was not, he said that he wanted his
dinner; he was from kalamazon. and
lhraht business lc wanted none OF
their racket OF funny business, but a
square meal, and he would pay tor it
when he got funds from his mine in
South America. Mcconnell told hum
that he must take his dinner at the
stock yards hotel il he was that kind
oi q man. At this the NJ ajor become
offended, aud, rs it were, unjointed
himself. 1t only took him about one
half an hour TO pick up his pencils,
and important letters, and to find his
shoes after Ncs Smith had interview
ed him. Having no more society foi
the Ferris House, he struck for the
square and began smystematic boor-
ING Of our professional men. We
knew t.le tiend, and how We flew and
cyaicd him till after supper. We
don't think there was lawyer, Oh
doctor, or newspaper man i'll Mexico
that he did not visit while in the city
He said he revcled in the society o
great men; he enjoyed intellect nor,
than beauty; IN fact, more than any
thing it was n square meal
About half past 5 O'Clock, IS we were
writing i'll our study, we heard ,
knock. We knew it was the Major
he had lis freed. sit is an I'll wine
that blows no On. no good To St.
the Mainr is always to remember him
We would describe him if we could
Seriously speaking, he looked like
j corpse that had escaped from its las
. resting place by way OF Il sewer; hi
mouth WAS cut bias; his teeth hat
served for lunch, or had turned t,
check his cyc--thcrr is the Major
secret that eye could only be equal
+ ed hy that ul tlr. Chinaman o
t.myptian m,unny. Tai>rn ~, whole
! he lonkri like u figure > with his tai
III. He pasucd as le entered tn
room. ''Cnlunrl, how are yoa? Gla,
to see ynu,' dc. &c, for 4 tiousan,
yards or more. before We could asl
him his business. He said he me
with bad luck while in Moberly
Some folks call it drunk, but h
simply got tired, fell asleep and ha'
his trash taken from his pocket. H
! wa ,ted to be at the Chicago Conven
= tion-in fact, he had to be there
The convention needed him in it
i business. He had even lost hi
= passes. His valet had them, and ha'
zone to sec a sick mother-in-law. IL
= wanted three things-money, to en-
tighten us OH the critical questions o
TIL, day, and a letter of introduction
to Col. Hutton. We gave him a let
ter of introduction to the Colonel
told him We had no filthy trash;
was not i'm our line of business; bti
cave him Il note for $40, payable on
thousand years after date the Majo
y could not see very well withou
glasscs), which appeared to pleas
him very much. He then told u
= what q pleasant day he had spcn
} with the intellect and brains of Mex
leo. He was glad to find appreciativ
peoplc-men after his own hear,
!. That Irish attorney Trimble, was
very nice fellow, only if he ha
II had any style about him he wouI
II have asked him down to supper wit
him. Hit was quite a genius
il he had short talk of about thre
It hours with him. He could not te
in that time whether he was brilliar
! man or not. He would have though
u more of him if he would have arreste
Mcconnell. He did not mind bein
bounced that way-it was nothing ft
intellect to be imposed on b
brute force. 1t did not hurt his val
! ity, OR injure his high standing at al
it merely soiled his clothes, and,
his trunk had blown out of the ba:
s. gage car, he was little short
le clothing just now. He said he WI
ID we'll acquainted with Geo. Robertson
(. uncle, ex.Gov. Robertson Of Ne
Y. York; in fact, he knew all the gre
men in the world, and those he d
not know he had letters OF introdu
w. ton to. Finally,we told him that '
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