The morning times., 1897-01-15
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Bloomfield, taking a train out of this city
over the Evansville and Indianapolis line
1t was an early morning train, and Pat
did not feel in his usual buOyant spirits
He lounged into the smoker and was soon
deep in game of poker with Some travel
ing men BY the time the train reached the
little station at which the passengers bound
for Bloomfield had to get off, O'NeiI was
very much lin the hole" Luck had been
against him on the entire trip
Waiting at the station was a large picnic
wagon to convey the bloomfield passen-
gers across the country. The distance was
two miles, and he summer sun was beating
down with terrific intensity. o'NeiI threw
his hand grip over his shoulder, took one
last regretfUl look at the shady cushioned
seats or the picnic wagon, and then started
on his unavoidable tramp To Bloomfield
He reached one of the hotels at noon and
learned that Senator voorhees, was there
Pat did not have enough to buy his dinner
at the hotel lie would be compelled TO go
to some cheap restaurant. How he was TO
get back to Indianapolis was a question
that he had not answered in his own mind
The Sentinel, being the organ of the In
diana Democracy and. OF course, very friend
ly TO Senator Voorhees,. O'Seil had mum
Der of matters ia mi nd about which he de-
sired to talk TO the Senator. Accordingly
he sent up his card and was shortly after
ward invited to the Senator's room.
The great Hoosier received the newspape
writer with every evidence OF pleasure and
they talked pleasantly together for almost
an hotr, the Senator, during the greater
part of the interview being engaged in
washing his face and hands and preparing
MS toilet for dinner. At last O'NeiI
feeling gaunt and hungry as wolf found
himself at the end of his string OF ques-
tiOns and rose togo As he stepped outside
of the door and was about closing it, Sen
ator voorhees,. looking around from where
he was combIng his hair at the mirror re-
marked:
Have you had your dinner, Mr. O'Neil?''
Pat laughed significantly, and said:
mo. l haven't, Senator, and that's not
half"
The Senator looked querulously at the big
IriShman, the truth haIfdawning upon
him.
"A lark?" he said. good -humoredly.
The speaking was billed to commence al
2o'clOck in the afternoon. THE fair grounds
were mile east OF bloomfield, and on that
afternoon, as Senator voorhees, lying back
in his carriage, rolled along the dusty coun.
try road in the direction of the place oil
speaking he passed towering pedestrian,
trudging through the dust and heat. The
| Senator looked back out OF the window ant
was saluted by o'Neil.
\ little later the one-eyed Irishman was
seated at table on the bunting-Swathe
speakers stand catching and committing &c
paper the burning words OF Senator VOOr
hecs' eloquence When the program was
ended O'NeiI walked back TO town. Senator
Voorhees, had preceded hin. by an hour Oh
more. The big fellow strolled around to the
hotel to get his grip from the check room
As he entered the lobby the clerk called L
| him and asked him if his name was o'NeiI
Pat said it was, ana the clerk handed hin
an envelope, sealed and addressed TO Mr.
0'Neil.'' The reporter was greatly sur
| prised and lost no time in tearing open tht
| envelope 1t contained ten-dollar bill
nothing else. O'Neil approached the clerb
| and asked:
"Do YOU know who left thisletter for me?'
'YeS sir
"Who was it,"
Senator voorhees,"
| When Senator Voorhees,, as young man.
| was beginning the practice OF law in this
| CITY, a good many years before the war, hi
| had an office in the second story OF an OLE
| building on Main street, near Third. There
| were other lawyers in the building, among
| them old John Baird, close friend o
| Voorhees,.
North OF town lived young fellow who
| was known as the bully of the county. H,
| was fond of boasting that 'he ecouldlickany.
body that did not like him. and of doing
his best, when necessary, to live up to his
| boast. He generally carried an immense
horsewhip with him when he rode into the
| city, and whoever incurred his dispIeasurt
was lucky if he got away unscathed OF tht
| lash.
| 1t happened that the young lawyer fount
| it necessary to deal with the horse whip
| ping bully, voorhees, became attorney 70
| a man who was in litigation with the bull,
/ or with some one with whom the bull
\ sympathized. At all events, when Yoorhee.
| made stirring speech for his client, in the
| course of which he referred in cauSti
| terms to the other parties to the cause, thu
| pugnacious individual felt aggrieved an
| swore vengeance against tile lawyer. HI
| announced that he would horse whip Voor
| hees on sight
| VOORHEES, knew the bully and was per
| fectly sure that the threat would be car
! red out to the very best OF the tough
| ability. He went over to his Main street
| office, entered the room and locked the
| door. He sat down and thought the whole
| matter over. He came to the conclusion
| that If he allowed the bully to whip hin
| the circumstance would be TO him pro-
| fessionai disaster. RE was only young
| lawyer, just beginning TO get few cases,
and blow OF the kind impending would
be IA thing from which he might never re-
cover
Old John Baird, Voorhees, friend. had al
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