Show HABS obrien in in his P pach ach at albany gave the ful following lowing ad riko nio ution of one practice that is 9 prevalent with ron I 1 wish to say a word vord it is that of iti aking hands hand since my arrival in in this country I 1 hive have been surrounded by crowds of f well wishers whose greatest desire seemed to be bobae to ba e a shake hands bands with IN ith rip me in ireland this practice does not prevail but bat here it seems to he be a universal rustom I 1 may hare haie offended some gome by neglecting to observe it and of such it if any t tere ere be I 1 ask pardon I 1 am a 0 over o er ot of labor and the friend of oe laborers and would pa pf readily shake hands with the poor man ith the rich but tins this shaking hands so often I 1 have found foard to be beyond my physical abil ability ltv I 1 assure you yon that on one occasion ion recently I 1 fourd found it so extremely labo rious th that at aber having thus recognized a large ere crowd d 0 of friends I 1 was literally unable b I 1 e to hold up my head 11 I 1 hope therefore that not one ne of yu you wall will be of Tended because of my a shortcomings bior tc coniti in this respect on the present occasion hut bat it if there is is one who has taken offense offence on this I 1 account I 1 can only hope that lie he may sometime I 1 be made mayor or state R nep presenta eventa tr e or some such dignitary din tary the he election 1 to which office will involve this laborious duty tit ft sh shaling aking b hands ands ile he will then learn what an extraordinary exertion is is requisite to keep ep it up and be more lenient towards who forego 0 it from sheer exhaustion men in in the ezit habit oi of Ivi w beldin lel elding din daily a sledge hammer that weighs twenty five fire or abir thirty t y pounds come and shake hands and I 1 ahsu assure r e you that I 1 the squeeze is like that of a I 1 nce ice in this respect I 1 am not soliciting your for bearance so much ifor myself as for your public men |