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Show H WORJE AT SBC'RETAKy STAffTOfl H 'About ovory ono la Portland In H fftot, nil ovor Uio atnlo of Malno H know "Long John" Holmes, omo- H times cnllod "Swearing John Holmes," H for ho was nlso one of tho Iargcal B hearted of mon, nnd was not awed by H wonllh or position. 'J H TIiIb story about lilm was minted H by tho Hon. WlUInrn PHI Foasondon. H Ho said during Iho first year of tha. H civil wnr Holmcn wna In Washington H looking for something to do, whllo B ho was In tbo United Htntns flonnlo. H ITo wiib in Bocrotnry Stanton's olllco m ono day, nnd Ht&nton gold: "I nm B i looking for n good mnn to buy horsos H In Now England for tbo army; can 1 yon recommend finy ono for tbo poI- B llon?H Fi'saondon said bo could, an H ono of bltt towiinnion wn In WnBh H Ington looking for omploymont, nnd n M better Judgo of horsow was not to bo j found In tbo country. Stnnton'B re H ply wjih: "Bund bltn in to boo mo H and I will glvo blm a plnco." 1 Foaaondon wont for Hnlmoa nnd H gnvo blm n note to Btnnton, Tho noxt dny Bocrotnry Slnnton sent to the Sonnto for FoaBondon to como to his sfllco nt onco. On bis arrival Stan ton turnod to him and said: "Fcs-nondon, "Fcs-nondon, for heaven's aako what did yon mean by Bonding that mnn Hoi-mon Hoi-mon to mo? I miiBt toll you of tho Inforvlcw. I board a commotion In tbo otttor ofllco, and In enmo this giant with thOBO words. 'Whero In h 1 Is this old Stanton V I turned nnd nald, 'I nm Bocrotnry Stanton.' Well, boro In n lottor from Pitt Fob-Bondon. Fob-Bondon. What In b1 do you vnnt of mo?' nnd tbo n n atrlng of oatliB Hitob nn I novor hufifd from nny one boforc. I could not stop blm, and could only nay, 'I will sea Mr. Fosson-don,' Fosson-don,' and now 1 wnnl to know why you sent him hero." Foasundon's reply wns: "You want-od want-od n man to buy horaoa, nnd ho 1b your man." HolmoH got tho Job. nnd continued ns tho govornmont agent during tbo wnr, with credit to himself and tho ofllco. |