Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-12-27

will have some sort Of a claim good, bad
or Indifferent, against the government, and
| arising i'm some wav out Of the late war.
He betrayed no surprise, therefore, when
| Colonel Bloodgood after "A number OF pre-
| iminary excursions concerning the wealth.
or. politics. and the attractive features Of
! Norfolk. plunged in HedidS res, and stated
that he wished to have a few plain words
concerning certain important matters Of
public notorietv with the representative oi
that government which is founded on
| Justice. on right, and, the Northern
Seward had remarked, upon the higher
law. 3"
Colonel Bloodgood had set his broad
brimmed. well worn beaver hat upon the
/ floor beside his chair and in il he placed his
| red bandanna As he grew heated IN con
versation he reached down and CROPPED for
| his handkerchief, and when he had found
it, swashed it over his mighty forehead IN a
| frenzy of oratory. HIS face was hahhy,
| and as he talked his cheeks shook ike Jelly
with the feeling and fervor he threw into
| his words He wore a thin mustache and
imperial his hair was long, and he car
| ried it with a great mountainous wave up
over his high, dome like forehead and down
| behind his ears. until it almost reached his
shoulders. At his waistcoat there hung a
| huge chain and seals, which occasionally he
! tangled between thumb and finger, as he
talked.
Il wish to express. sab to you. repre-
senting the guv ment AS you do
Here nv husband nervOusly denied all
authority to speak for the government save
in a very vague and general way.
II want 70 say, san, that coming AS you
do. sab from that great centre Of law and
ordah the seat Of the guy ment Oi the
| & nited States. sab, and beln connected
with the equitable and legal powers Of that
guv 'meut. sab. that your statement, sah,
will have weight concerning matters and
things. Yes sab, weight
Again my husband uttered feeble dis
claimer.
A vast wave of Col Bloodgoods vast
right arm Don't deny 1t, sab. And
modesty is a virtue the which nightly be-
comes a maid, but rarely adds tiatte1ng
| touch sab, to man. As was saylh, san
Of the claims which have been placed in my
hands against the L nited states, | will,
with YOUR permission, sab. and provided
madam will not regard my intrusion upon
YOU at this time as entirely unwafranted-l
| will. sab. first speak Of those claims arlsln
out of an by an on account Of the Federal
throOps san, at Nuff TX, sah-
Nv husband interrupted nervously. i
don't want to hear about them, he saih.
II am sure | cant be Of any service. Con
yress attends to them. Are there no claims
If a different character requiring some Ju'
dicial preliminary examination
A polite stare On the part OF the colonel.
1T is your wish, then yO honah, ~ take
up different class Of cases =
Nv husband smiled at the slip which ap
plied To MN the judicial ermIne and char
acter. and nodded
Then. yo' honah. I will put one side the
claims Of several distinguished citizens Wh'
have empowered me to act Tor them I'D re-
gyard 70 the occupation Ut Ndit TX hN lhe
Federal throops, an ! will come at once u
the Ease Of the claim Of Mr.. job henklhs
an eminent citizen, who lost, IL may n'
said his ALI. through. and on account Of the
neglect. rarelessness, and harmful uteh
tion Of the e nted states guv ment. les
sab ~
uricked ND NV ears and leaned turwarC
.s heard the name OF job Henkins men
toned Was / not to learn no" ho"
happened that the loss ocrurredf
Seeing me becoming Interested. as wei
AS several people at the hotel VINO dreV
near Colonel Blo0dgOOd sat back IN hl
, chair and squared himself, as 1t were. Tor
,reat effort. The Southern pettltogger /
always ready prepared for a stump speech
Wake him up at any time of the night an
) he will open his mouth and address hi
. Teller citizens" upon almost any know
- topic. Colonel Bloodgood was no exception
J to the rule Seeing several interested lis
a teners gathered. he opened his mouth yer
2 vide. talked very loud and looked tiercei
T. at my husband and me, as if we were tn
!, government. and It was we who We're III
i terfering in the course Of justice and trut
II and what not Arranging his handann
. over his knee, he began:
o ..Yo' honah, job Henkins, worthy rit
h zen Of Nuff'lk, has come TO me after ever
resource has failed-he has come to m'
Y also humble citizen. and indeed III th
-~tiou may say that, however graf
or be my standing at til