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Sunset Cox's Humble Admirer

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Day
6
Month
December
Year
1878
Copyright
Public Domain
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Gov. Torn Browno, of Indiana, tells ' a good story on Sam Cox ; or, rather, I repoats it from the genial Samuel, who telJs it on himself : One day, nhortly aftcr election, Mr. Cox was scated in his study hurd at work, wheu a card was brought in. It was rather a rough-looking pieee of pasteboard, betokening that the cnller was not exactly of the coltured classes. "Show the 'gentleman in," said Mr. Cox; whereupon thero appeared a rough-looking customer, ciad in the garb of a workingman, who, without waiting for ceremony, remarked, interrogatively : 'Tour name is Cox? " "I have the honor." "8. 8. Cox?" "The same." "Sometimos callod Sunset Cox?" "That is a soubriquet by which I am known among my more familiar f rienda." "You formerly resided in Columbus, Ohio?" "That liappiness was once mine." "Represented that district in Congress J " "I enjoyed that distinguished honor, and, I may add, at a somewhat early age." "After a while, they gerrymandered that district so as to make it a bad disj trict for an aspiring Democrat? " " You have evidently read the political history of the country to some purpose, my friend." "Then you moved to New York, where there was a better show for a Democrat?" "Woll, my friend, your premise is correct. I (lid movo to New York. But your conclusión is hardly admissiblé in the form of a necessary sequerice. My reasons ior moving to ew York were I not wholly politicul."' "AVe won't discnss that. After unsuccossfnlly trying tbc State at largo, you aviiiled yourscll of the opportunity aflbrded V)y the death of James Brooks to move into his district? " "I moved into the district formerly represented by Hon. James Brooks, but again I must dissent from your conclusions." "Let that pass. You were elected to Congress from rr. Brooks' former district?" "I was. But let me remark, my friend, that my time just at this moment is very much occupied. lTour resuma of my biography, faiilty as some of your i deductions aro in point of logic, is j deeply icteresting to me, and, at a time j of greater freedom from pressing en gagements, I would bo glad to canvass the subject with you at length. But, just now, being unusually busy even for me, I must request yoii to state the precise object of your visit, and, let me add, that I shall be glad to serve you." " I have no favor to ask. I am an admirer of yours. I alsvays vote for you, and always desire to do so. I ealled this morning merely to inquire if you had selected your next district ! " -

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Michigan Argus