Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1889 — THE VILLAGE BIG MAN. [ARTICLE]

THE VILLAGE BIG MAN.

His Sudden Dwindling on Filtering the Hubhoh Ilf the Dig City. JKThile travelir.g did-you e.e- isolico the advent into the ti ttin of the village big man? asks the Cincinnati TimesStar. Every town has its big man—not generally more than one. That is, there is no other n an who approaches "Bear in - importance the. "certain big man. He is most always a lawyer, oee;;s ona!ly .a doctor. Hut about his entering' the car: The big man has several modes of comma matting the t fact of his presenee. Generally it is with his nose, t-oiiiytiines a, resoundr ing ohawlr.” stamp of cape, or the tremendously loud and solemn tones ! of his voice in making the simplest, j most threadbare expression. Mostly, ! however, his nose it is which gives no uncertain sound, and by which all are made aware of the presence of an individual of note, 1

He is immovable and silent, save an ; occasional blast, as a wayside tree. He | poses in the whole seat with a grace- 1 ful majesty that comes of long, years I of constant, diligent practice. By and ! by the city is reached. Big man un* j consciously reveals an almost imperceptible interest and even anxiety. Be- ! gins to half realise that he is out of I his depths in this great massing of huge buildings and with up familiarly awed country neighbors’ countenances in sight, 1.0. his stupendous air of importance is at swift ebb. And as he alights from tho ear and walks out in the crowd, his is all the appearance of mingled curiosity, mistrust and gen- ! eral wide-evel verdancy of the veriest jay. Verily, how we apples do swim— ’ at home.