the railroad office, and found several of the directors there, who sent me from one to another until I had gone to, it seemed to me, half a dozen. I got perfectly furious at this kind of treatment, and as they all seemed afraid of the president, I, not being afraid of anybody, determined to see the president myself. I went fully determined to take him down a little if he had been what he was represented to be by the actions of his underlings; but, to my surprise, I found him a perfect gentleman, in every sense of the word, and he seemed to wish to do what was right. Though he did not give me what I thought was sufficient to repay my losses, yet he gave me more than the others were willing to allow.
I took the three hundred dollars, which was the amount I received, and left. I do hope those other gentlemen will not continue to think thirty-five or forty dollars too much to give for a dress for their wives. I wish them all to remember it is not the dog that is chained up the tightest, and makes the most noise, does the most biting.
