The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-02
BEAVER MEETS A FOE.
An Independent Who Hates the 800
Greets the Republican.
pu,r.nrrpur. Jnly 20. 1882

PHILADELPHIA, July 20, 1882.
General Beaver paid social visit
to the capital of Bucks county yes
terday morning and spent the day
among its people. He arrived from
Philadelphia at 10 o'clock and was
met at the station by a committee OF
citizens. His coming was known
only IN hour before he arrived, and
there was no formal reception or
speech making. The committee had
carriages in waiting and drove him
about the town, and after an hours
ride through its beautiful streets,
brought up at the Purdy House:
Here there were quite number OF
citizens in waiting to receive him,
and for nearly two hours he held an
informal reception in the parlor of
the hotel.
An amusing incident out of the
beaten track of warm welcome and
hearty Misunderstanding occurred soon
after his arrival. A young lawyer
brought in d man past middle age,
and approaching the General, said !:
This is Jack Worthington, one of
our Independents" The stranger
took the Generals out-stretched hand
in a half-scared way, gave it a spas
modic shake, and turning quickly
away, said: "Yes, / am an lnde-
pendent. | cannot vote for you,
General Beaver. | fear there is too
much Cameron about you"
well, Mr.. Worthington, am
glad to see you" said the General,
good-naturedly. You are the first
Independent have met in Bucks
county. Sit down. | want to talk
with you"
No; / didn't come in town TO
see you. | came in on business and
thought | would come in and show
YOU one Stewart man. | am one,
and will be, if / am the only one in
the county"
There is where you make your
mistake, my friend. You ought not
to be Stewart man, or any mans
man, but a Republican"
We'll, | am a Garfield Republic
can, and | don't like the BOG. You
voted for Grant. and | will never
forgive you for it"
Il don't want to be forgiven. II
il is a crime TO have been friendly
to man who did so much for this
country as General Grant, want to
be tried, condemned and punished
for ii now"
"Well, | don't vote for any of the
30G any way, and if Don Cameron
owns Pennsylvania we better give
him a deed for it, and | will move
to Maryland, or somewhere else"
YES, that's the trouble. You let
one man scare you out Of the party.
instead of staying in il and lighting
him. That is not very brave.
well, it makes no difference, |
am an independent and am down
on the BOG. :"
"Well. I am glad TO see you; you
are the first one | have seen IN the
county. You can be held up as II
frightful example to Others. Tenn
perence lecturers have hard drink
er to illustrate the evils OF strong
drink You might answer a like
purpose in politics. would like
to have you 90 with me, ] think
you would help the cause very
much"
Il wouldn't 20 and won't vote
for You" said the man, losing his
temper. II hate the COS.
Hold on" replied the General
laughingly. let us part friends,
and he hoped over to where the
man stood and extended his hand.
The man took it nervously, gave it a
quick jerk and turned away, mutter-
/ ing something about the BOG.
Glad 10 have met you, and shall
always be glad TO grasp your hand
whenever / can" said the General,
rs the man walked oif and the or )wd
laughed
at was said that the man had
boosted in the morning that he wa:
going to discomfit the General by
asking him for his medal. He wa:
never able to get beyond the WORD
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