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Show i1 irin j u ',i uuiJJlWi!irt'l.,i,liiiTliriiilll,il i'f"lj flaws .unijiit: tkibulatioxb, ' Bt'CArtOUKU'r. ntlStO)!.., ' J .iiiVss a friend by tlie -name- of John Siiip.it. For that matter, i know ft dozen of the some immej bnt this 1 the particular particu-lar John Smith about whom I projoe to speak. ' j ;" - Mr. Smitli' recently had occaaion1 to? take a joti'rncAVeiitward, in the. cqufse of which Mi peculiar name tevcrai times had tlie effect of bringing him Into trouble. I shnll not bo able to relate the parttv-U; lars of cRcb 'adventure, but, will' cotitcuij myself' with two or threes . Mr. Sn'iith' metv With tto' Jndfcuture w.oitb mentionfng until bo had occasion to stop at a pkco; of eutcrtuinmoiit ih small town m Indiana. Utirtnchcd there about nine -o'clock In the. veiling,? and fccling.somewhiU fatigued with, the- dy'4; journeyoftcr registering, his:ndtni he-. rt qnestetO?. he conducted t to. a. clintnbort lie obacrved that after the," landlord ' liad read hb.numo, .be nt oucft; becumo dofer-eiitlttl,:nnd dofer-eiitlttl,:nnd even officious in bis uttentions. IloWecr,.nsrlr. Smith was considerably fatigued, bo did not, trouble himself much alwut. the circumstance'. IIu olfo noticed ihattho landlord laid something, ,in . nn underione" to, one'pf thejjar-toomjijutig'cr, wbfi at onco commnnlcatcd it'.to anothtr Tho c Onsequcnce of this Via to.' draw npoa blm,a nniversal itaro, - 'jltiiecms tqltne,'tIioiight Smitli,"ihat western1 people are,, not , over poiitcf I wofldcrjf that .is, the -way they , treat, all strangers,'', , i- J' . ' Ily thii tiwe bis repast wiu 'over, nnd j hcobtained a light witlt tiie'dcilgif of, rc-Mting'.'c, rc-Mting'.'c, ' .. '',.-. , "I nni sorry,7 snhU.lhe Jandlord; obsequiously, obse-quiously, f'tbat tho .rdom. jsn't ia better onlcr' , i ,. ' t s i ': . Mf., Smith looked, nroaml' the room, and aw. nnthtngiimissj JlitsaidM i "ft by yes,f aid.-,tle, host, 'ik.wII do ,well enougli for.ordinaryocfcftsidirf j but if jfo had 'only, knowit, fjou were coming, wo bnvo .tried to slick op a Jiltle-put On'a little cxlra polish, as they Bay.". A (VSeemstrf me,' thoogla Smith,- "I Jnusl'jje.iin infliyidual of greatimportttnee, ,lro)vcvcrI sapp6so. that'a what tbey say to everybody." Dismissing the matter with this reflection,' reflec-tion,' ho -ioc-thed himself to sleep. Do Jiad perhaps slept Aalfnij, liour,.,Whcrf.' lie wns nvvnkcncd, by. u 'loud-iiOae ' outside. Listeiiiiig.attcWivcly, be could hearth? sounds of martial. 'music,, - ,.. '.r'Jtstrikfs mo,''"tbdpgbthe, ,ftlmt.tbis itogecrsort t)f,a titno.to strjko up their; music,-. I; reuliyrbelicvo tbey b'ayo done: it on purpose tu keep mo from "sleeping.?-At "sleeping.?-At this moment the baud -struck up Ilml'Columbm.,, Alt instant afterwards MK'SinlJh. heard n.kuoek nt iis.door.. ' ';L'oroe " said Ik? Jo not the tmost Inmlabictramoof mlud, "TJie landlord cntcrwl, . ' vl'liFW W,6;ncajung o.ransfc at Jh!, tim's of night r nsk;cd Smith, ' ". ''lliCfre tv- serenading jou, sir," was the reply, , ' VSercuatUngj mpi' e.xeiu&cd fhtv'os-tonjsbed fhtv'os-tonjsbed Siuttlu "W'hftt on earth ore they doing that for?'' "Out of rcspecfor jour character nnd eminent 'services, sir," At thl uroliifjut' u cry was heard out--ide of ''llnfrah for SmitbP "pood gractbns!"" tbougbt, SmUh, 'We they cruir, or uni I dremiua!' !"l thtiik; sit1, yon, ought; to tr.nko some nckhoWtedgment;' tL.ey wilt. expect it," "" J'at a very singular country-it W murtuurtd onr hero: "itealljyl wouldn't have believed it if I badu't cxpenenccd U myself. But what.tgrt oi nu ueknowledsr-incut ueknowledsr-incut shall" I makef ha safd, aloud "Yvii might go to tlie window and say something." Acting upon, this soggesiiqn,, Smith .hastily put on. n paTf' or uxcusc me; f never cn think of the name o't 'cm and advanced to tho window. As soon as M was seen bjr the crowd, wbo, tVtlje nmot bcr ol 'two hundred, were standing out-side, out-side, there was ri stentorian shout of "llnrrah for Smitb!"- "Iteally, this U very cmbarriissini?" thouglitiM.r.Snnth, wbo'was a modest man, and never before having risen to address an audience, felt a good deal troubled as to something to say. "Ladles and gentlemen,' ho com-menccdj com-menccdj and then iercciviug that there Were no ladles present, bo hastily umend. cd his remark by saying, "Fellowniiti. ze'ns." "Three cheers for Smitb!" shouted nn enthusiastic auditor. They were given witlt, n will, and seemed but to increase Mr. Smith' embarrassment, " "I um completely Overpowered, Teliow-citizriiii, Teliow-citizriiii, with this this demonstration, r know not what J have doiic to merit it" He was Tnt'errnptcd by three, cheers rights." AlthoigrnotijUdertandt.ig.lio'-bo AlthoigrnotijUdertandt.ig.lio'-bo harl,canied tbo title thus given bim thought it bcs,t to follow up tlio lilni. ' 'Tch, fcirow-cltizens'sala he, "yon' are tight j.l am In faivjir' pftlm pcoplu's jighU.. And (hero lio nuotcd from a speech which he remembered to bavo declaimed tn his boyish days)' iicrinti me to remark, that as long us blood courses through theso veins, and breath cotitlmics to animutp this botly, I shall always maiu-taiu maiu-taiu tho peoploVrighU ut Jt tho point pf the Imjoncll'' Some may think the lust clauso a little out of place, intit produced the wildest entbnaiusro amoiigthe crowd, who cheered till they were hoiirso, "My friends," Said, .Smith, after the cheering; was concluded, "I didnt come here to make a speech; I am not prepared to do so. 1 can an)y thank you for your good will, which I reel I do not deserve." He was about lo retire from the window, win-dow, when tho landlord, who was standing stand-ing just behind him, said: "Wuit a moment, sir; they're a going to mako you a presentation." lu fact, just at thut momenta bnppy-looking bnppy-looking mau came bustling forward with 0 large qano In his hand, and commenced ia u loud voice: ' "lion. John Smith Sirj It gives me great pleasure, astha organ of this body of jrour constituents, to present to you in their name, as a slight mark of- their- np- 1 pri!tion"oivyottr-. rerviess- to - Tonpre s t thlub'ano. ItWe hsdonlyknoWti of your iOmttiiif before, we woold liave'fi01 something some-thing better,' but we bave done what we could In tho brief tlme'ialldtted,. Sir; Mr; Smith, may it be of service tp yon; roy It accompany jon lo your stejrs, and serve .10 sttstain y,oo, us jott have atiitained ur IntereAts.'' . - i . ,; Ir, SmttU learned from- this speech that hd,wa$, taken tot a' member pf;von gfes?. Mi considered' wheihcr' ho':sbould nudecctto. the pcoplobut feared ,ltmfc, Jf he did so (heir enthusiasm might turn into anger-i-ahd he accordingly accepted the caue with ,the best grace lie could. -, ' The people now . retired, pud lie- was permitted to sleep trannodly tHrqogn;, th.e remainder of the, night; ' In' the imornmg a deputation, waited upon hiin'"tto thc cars, nd ho left In triumph. , " - - ' '.Thank' goodness that's over,? thoogbt Smith,' ' , ; . " , "Fifty miles farther;' onj.a, different, ail: venture' awaited .him - Mr Smith , . left the cars, bcinfig'jWftb ,hm" a, jyalise,.bti ivhfch wasinac'rtwd -.bU immo-.tri' laru'e letters. ' lie liad liardl watkj. two,' rods before he. was tapped "onj-tko. iionldutv Lduklng up ie imjt.tfio t" glance of an pOlcfal fookliig person ' r -' v ; t "on muit come, wjib piesaidiho. . ''fMostLI repcaedt Smith, .Ihdignautly. ''I should like. to'linow whyr' I . ."!( you;wattt. fo know,." then, you arc iy prtsemtfi. ttAjoWattsricd;' j ' , . 4 4'liuryrtsqnt;rr eXclaTmcd ourvlicrp, bewiidefed.--, j. ''jOf'course you are. . "On 'what chargef' . , ,. 'Ot you'dou't kttow, of coarsehot .. "I, dqn't believe you linveauy.ttutbqrily for this outrage said'Smith. "tubaud me, ot'oncel?-'' -' ' ..' ' 4. "If -jou get- obstreperous, woil ,try th"cso'on.yoU';stb.lbbi caplqrt coqly pjo-duCiiiK'opairo'rbaudouffs.', pjo-duCiiiK'opairo'rbaudouffs.', , . 'iWaitj'Waitvsaid- SttiiUf hurricilly; ''there Is certainly'., some 'dreadful iufs-tafcc," iufs-tafcc," ' " '' v r' "" l''Xonet.all, ' A'lnt your iamo SmithT'' ".rcs,joiiu Smifn.",.:, ' ; "i srti.posedVyqua say so., rjli, .If you'ti like .to kiiqw, what's Ittie.cbarge,)!'8 just tbis-iyo liavo t'i;ccTt fuformation tbiiya.maneailiug,1iimscjrjolih Smith, but who ij'jreaily'asfdfg'cr 'ia tate amount, would probabiy;bc oti bqa'rd ibis t'rnrnl"' ' '.-"' "l!uf l am'npt a fqjgcr." "Ofcours.e.yoVdBay.sb. Atony rate yon coli yourself'Jolm Smith. It looks suspicious, an.dJ'm lionu'djo;, arre?t yon, nnd .uOld'jou'nutUyour.can5 prove.y'our hiupcciiccj' ' ; . , "Oood'bcavciiJjlioir'drcadfuirthoiigiit Smith, as bp "contemplated the full kor-rors'oT.bis. kor-rors'oT.bis. siiurdlou Ifo.vvhs a thou-Hnt thou-Hnt miles nwy Jro'm hoiuc", nhd qhfte nn-abio' nn-abio' to !prdc;',ljis, identity. At least ft .would ben roatter'.of time. ' Butjn bis perplexity' relief, Camc Il'clirtticcd that,ntircti-d liy, (be crowd nroutid bim", n Citizen of the phice where jbejmd b,ccri. tnken for a iiieiiibcr of Com-grefs, Com-grefs, and who had been, ,oi board the! same .traifu ndvaucrd towftrdi.thcm,. 1'-''WyVkr!'ftllftKHF' iScftUSeft-'tH' fatter. " How dare you arrest a member of CongrcAsr' 'A'mtmbfr of CongreSsP csciaimed thwnsto'ht:oiijtttfele." "Certainly. '.'Von dott't mean lo say Umt tbis Is a member of Congress"" "Certainly hdo. Ho U the Hon, John Smith, of our district, nnd the cune he has with bint was presented to him' last oven-lifg, oven-lifg, by a number of. his ccmstiliients in the. lowu" qf C-- , of whom J was one."" f , . . The constabfojnstantiyjleto bistliold. "I beg,-your pa.nlon,Mr. Smitlif.iuoit humbly;,,sad he. 'Jlf J liud only known who you. were, I wouldn't bayedoneit for athousniid dolljirs. But .yon gro your nutuo, being Smith led me oil' the trackr" "(iuito excusable .said Smith, delighted delight-ed at the tnrn affairSjbad taken; "butyon must be more careful, uekt. time.?- m "I will, indeed," wna the reply, A gentleman advanced from the crowd, and Inquired if MrSmith wouid notrbe uble toj:ouain with lbcm till the next duy, nnd, so uddress tho, lieoplo in the evening? Stuith hastily said that it would, be quite inconsistent witlv bis numerous, engagements, en-gagements, and that he must leave by the next train. 11c bad no desito to try bis oratory again in public. Such uro two of the, adventures which varied Mr. Smith's journey. Wuut ot s.iaco forbids my chronicling more.. I wilt merely udd, that on reaching- home, Mr. Smith fouud that bis sire received him with a burst of tears, intermingled with reproaches, in place of tho wurra welcome he expected. On inquiry h. icarued that sho had seen a paragraph aa of . the daily papers :rispcctiiig u certaiu John Smith in lu-diana, lu-diana, who bai eloped with a youngfitrl. Jvuowing that her husbaud was in Indiana, In-diana, an,d Umt bis nami was tho same with the guilty parly,, sho had hastily f-ucO'M'jg-Wiring bad been faiths to KerT It wus with omo diflicnlty that Mr. Smith succeeded ja persuading his, wife tjiat he had nothing whatever to do with the affair, and that it must have been unotireV Smith In conseqncueo of these ond similari embarrassments, 1 nttderstand that Mr- 5?.mJth i intending to pct'itiou, to' tho legislature legis-lature or a change of name, I don't, blame him. Do you? |