The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-10-29
A HANDY BROTHER.
Loren Ii. Sessions Describes q Tight Nix
He Was In Once While Election
eering.

Senator Warner Miller, with his wife
and daughter, and Secretary j. w
Vrooman, OF the republican state COM
mittee. and his wife, having been pass
ing few days at the Chautauqua as
sembly, writes q jamestown CORES
pondeEt to the Now York Sun, and the
senator was in town yesterday on his
way TO Titusville and 4 trip through
the oil regions, under the pilotage of
DIR. w. b. Roberts, of the oii-well tor
pedo fame. On the trip down Chau-
tauqua lake there was party of twelve
or fourteen on board the steam Yacht,
one of whom was Loren b. Sessions
The members of the party told sto-
ries, and Mr.. Sessions story was this:
"You never know how handy it is to
have brother until you are in a tight
fix. and want some one to stand for
you. l remember when l was nomI-
mated for the senate l had never gone
into Cattaraugus county, and. as the
democrats there that year were as live
ly as cheese in July, 1 concluded L
would run over. So l put on a clean
choker, and made my way to the
house of an old deacon, who volunteer
ed to show me about the school dis
old mare into a three-spring, the dea-
con drove me 10 his nearest republican
neighbor. and. calling him out to the
wagon. introduced us.
"'Well, you needn't give us knock
down to each other said our friend,
who was beamiug on me. Il met Mr..
Sessions at Chautauqua this summer.
I'm glad to see you. and how is the
good work going on up thereP How
is my Sunday-school class?'
IL managed to make q reply that
satisfied my questioner and our mutual
friend, and, after little talk about
politics, in which my Sunday-school
acquaintance promised me his support,
we said good-day and drove on to
Horse Corners, SO called because of
the unusual degree of interest taken
in that locality in all things pertaining
to horses. @
Now, it chanced that while was
in Buffalo few days before, l found
time hanging heavily. and did an un-
usual thing with me-went to the
races. In the grand stand 1 saw a
countryman who had pool checks in
his hand. Let me see what horse you
are betting on said, and then told
him that nc was wrong, and had better
hedge, as the horse he held for IA
vorite would get beat. He followed
my advice, aud by the merest good
luck (here Mr.. Sessions gave a side
long look that meant Maybe l didn' t
know what horse was slated to win,
and maybe did, the horse l named
came in first. The man had put up
his last dollar and made a pursefuL
He wanted 10 hug me in the presence
of the crowd, but told him we would
defer that luxury.
..Wcll, to return to my drive through
| Cattaraugus county with the deacon,
| who had become Il firmer friend than
| ever since he had heard of my zeal in
the Cnautauqua Sunday-school. At
| Horse Corners, who should be the first
| person saw but my quondam friend
| of the race course? However much i
would have liked TO avoid him at that
time, had nothing else to do but to
| sail in and trust 10 good fortune to
save my character from being wrecked.
The deacon stopped and said: MIR.
| Blank, this is MIR. Sessions of CEautau-
| qua county, our candidate for the sem
ate
".I reckon you can't tell me who he
is, said my horsey friend. How are
| you, MIR. SessionsP Didn't we scoop
those fellows out of a slick sum at the
Buffalo racesP There amt anything
too rich for you about here Ii you
don't see what you want, ask for it
| 1.-The deacon's face blanched, and q
letter of withdrawal danced before me,
but an inspiration came, and replied
as readily as could: I'm glad you
had good luck at Buffalo. but you are
mistaken in the party. 1t was my
brother Walter whom you met there
1t was Il mighty narrow escape. j want
| you to understand, and 1 told Wall
when got home that he would ruir
my character il he didn't look out.
was elected. though if it hadn't been
for my Chautanqua experiences. and
for Walt. | guess Il democrat with any
pretentions to being pious would have
| got there"