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Show Gen. Natt Head's Decline. The lato Gen Natt Head of Hook-sett, Hook-sett, N. V., a former governor of New Hap -shlrc. was a man ot Imposing appearance and of generous proportions propor-tions A full length portrait of Qen. Head adorned his bed chambor, being placed nt tho end of tho room, op-posue op-posue the foot of the bed During his absence. In attendance upon a inception given tho governor nnd his staff In Unston, Mrs. Head rearranged re-arranged the room, nnd changed tho position of the picture, substituting for Gen. Head's pot trait ono of Abraham Abra-ham Lincoln Gen. Head returned lato upon tho following evening and retired at onco. Upon nw- '(enlng tl1" noxt morning tho first object that met 1 gazo was tho tall, lank form of tho r- rtyred President Presi-dent occupying the arcistomed placo of his own portrait, and his characteristic charac-teristic comment was- "My Clod, how I bao fallen away!" |