. Civil War echoes: character sketches and state secrets . dust,arose of its own motion, and in order to expose the chagrinupon my distressed and beardless face, retreated to the backpart of my head where it hung! The breath also left mylungs. I reined up this time for keeps, and with my kindnewspaper friend, we turned to one side so as to get out ofthe way of the fast following bodyguard. A Humiliating Position Of course, the soldiers in close proximity set up a laughbut no violent ebullition of hilarity at my expense wasindulged in for fear of punishment due to strict discipline,or to my pre
. Civil War echoes: character sketches and state secrets . dust,arose of its own motion, and in order to expose the chagrinupon my distressed and beardless face, retreated to the backpart of my head where it hung! The breath also left mylungs. I reined up this time for keeps, and with my kindnewspaper friend, we turned to one side so as to get out ofthe way of the fast following bodyguard. A Humiliating Position Of course, the soldiers in close proximity set up a laughbut no violent ebullition of hilarity at my expense wasindulged in for fear of punishment due to strict discipline,or to my presumed importance. As we were resting I was approached by a young fellow,on a little bit of a yellow nag, who came up smiling andaddressed me by my christian name,with the remark, Hello,dont you know me? I used to go to skule with you atthe Barstow skule. Horror of horrors! And I was recog-nized, too! I was reminded of the story of old SenatorTiffin, of Ohio, who migrated from Connecticut to that was attending a public reception in Washington 218. SPEAKER SCHUYLER COLFAX^ M. C, OF INDIANALATER, VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Civil-WAR Echoes — Character shortly after his term as senator began, and was approachedby an old crank townsman of his native village, whofamiliarly slapped the senator on the shoulder by way ofgreeting. The senator turned and rebuked the boor, where-upon the latter retorted: I knew you, Tiffin, when you wasdriv outen town on account of your infidelity; To whichthe little, pipe-voice senator replied: Jones, I knew youtwenty-five years ago; you were a damphule then, and youhavent changed any since. Had I used such a retort I might have fared as did thenewly-elected Senator Roscoe Conkling on one occasion,when, in passing the Metropolitan Hotel, on PennsylvaniaAvenue, in Washington, he was accosted by Senator WilliamPitt Kellogg, than a carpet-bag senator from Louisiana,and with whom I was tolerably well acquainted. Kelloggjoined Conkling by s
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