The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-01-21
A TRUE STORY.
What the Writer and Others
Think It Shows.

l1he lolioWlng story is Detter than most stO
res are because II is exactly true excepting
VIC n"nes gwen W 'he parties anu places lhe
r,,bos normi,toa mo to ,nt =. a., ....... .,...
IL NAV Give the came conro,a ~ o,hsr ,,"rsons
which II has given to hin, ara Tn mo nut q,
his request. / have cbnnrcd every name in the
story from those which he gave me; and as.
sure the most curious reader or critic that he
will find it impossible to ascertain by any con-
lecture who are the parties described. No in
c,dent' however IN the story is drawn IN the
snsn'es. ueeree from Inauguration. ! teii the
haa ~ r,.;s, w " ,U "n' ~ ~, ~ u'.oi =. ~ nus
UIrr"l ", ''
J,yas r;dir, ,oro, ,, r.,,,.,
,r.a, 1,,, aII $50 Sa", vno oou' ri W Duiu1n
into Tho poIaoa aon W. ,,,', Wv. e
very nearly the Same time. we lilo each
other and respect each o,ber We have
knocked about the world !, pood don, aud
do not meet each other as often ae ,ve ,vioh h
we did hut when I'VE moot, ,ve begin xrha,c
we left off and enjoy tho meetinp A.
least am sure do. and T ll,in,, he does
As soon as the first inoui,.,os ,vere nassea
4 said TO him: 81 want Won IN tell me aga,n
your story of the letter Won wrote To a
stranger. At the time Won told me I rc.
pcated it to nv wife, and ar,erward to ono
or two other persons. hpi now am afraid
m a " nuQ
thpkiro that INV imaeinntion has added
something to it,;
canar,, CIorar ,oohoa .. mn u,;.,,
,,,,;sa -, u,ho,,,, ~ .
,,,ns &C. ,,oas - 49,. -
,,-,, - .arior, ,r,..nu 90 H.; - =,
,,e. ond ,bo told il T., mo fon ,ho sa1,s,'a
,in,o .hi,l, IL 10 4n,,. ,,,o,s a,., o;..'..I
hoard Il frs, ,ua i. sna,i,s as ,',e,I S saa
.meuory as fnr his tn.t ahon,S raooo,,
',anh $780, aat,;, ,s -. . uHS
;,,,,,rassed i,s.,y 80, h;a 49,, -,
,hat th,s no,.ra,iva u.os ;dan,;aa,,,,
same as the tirst was IT. wns 90 r. vn,, hnI ,n
strrcl- q second i,nnraesior ~, ~ ~ n""
trne ,,,ats which vn,, h ad m, nsat ra'.
,aars N''N ava -'"'
~,
was sitting at my oesk NJ Aeres," ne
ss.u, anu Moihihs .hroueh my daiiy mall.
ous.oai was W a'.ehu 10 inc business OF
t... .A. "ts'' anu W 'eu'e INC personal
y. " os ans"oiou III 'ne afternoon,
~ !" % "1on -"u w heu ~ Ihesix
o.s"' ie''e's "n'o" hao ior answer.
among theso was one from man for
Wnolh hao secured piaoe In the navy in
the outset oil the civil war. LII you remem-
oer, was tneh al inc mead OF the Bunting
ooaro' anu hau great oeai 10 DO with the
enlargement OF 'he navy aiso' was my
.o''o'.'u wy" '"o 'ci iNioo. L uau
ooIn ~ seis.oo on Sne seaoo"'o All my lie,
as.'. I " q, nasui n,s u'ousn, asrea1 many
s, ~ ouo laoI o"ah' MARINE Huhoreds
=. ~ ..s.s,.'.i ~. Lao W ny ""u ~ was WIN
80. NY .ni y. 'no'n .n"t 'hev re-
,.,,',a, .nsn piu.sa ~ @ .nab voiuhteer serv-
80. "n"n "a' " sum 'uu"''c auVahti9e TO
ne .ouS Al no wur' Among these
'n wac sHo" iei'oW VINO nad oeen,
o'uu'u eas, ~ 'no eo"s'i"s traue' Out
w NV '..oooi wnav no hao oeeh. lie
wan.eu ~ seive 'ue country ana, al my
..non'menuA'ion, no ne wan appointed, as
'olher meh were appohced' masters
sn. M.o As mas@r m"'o nc did ms
uuty' russ W oe has.er, aiterward oo'
saaneu , u neu.enanas ;oe ,i' commission, ana so
s wen. wsn.isn ,ni1usn \" .ue war, untii' oy
an a.ouenmn s,.uS,,, w nh' = wound-he
was 30 lar aisaoieu thal ne couid no longer
.,har. '',a. ~ raas INV h, 'u,s -. ehe tlme;
ih.S ro,h,no ~ a. ,.,h %ni I;ra a"S a SNOW ~
inc ~ 40 VIII ,na tIa ..s "u ~, no "au no1n-
i.hnn ouo ,,os, j., th;s nm ~ r. w no no more
re naas,no @ NOW, s. dia,;aot So wnioa we
had sianed A tne nanors svnr"n r,om aho.ner.
to sa,.,,,no SN ~ ~ ha,n pap upp''o, uurlhg
more or lass to do with onr Rnu.,n~ Io Roama ma"
and this man. his nam, or his afrair. ,,,ad.
no more IMPRESSION mon me- than ,S. as1 sss,
OF them did. ''''