Stubbs Is A Quiet Man - 1862

STUBBS

Posted By: Cheryl Locher Moonen (email)
Date: 7/24/2016 at 23:00:46

Dubuque Herald, Jan. 3, 1862

Stubbs is a quiet man – never in a hurry – wouldn't run unless some extraordinary circumstance should call forth that undue excretion on his part – such as the river being on fire, or something of that kind. Stubbs could never be caused to run. Stubbs was in the Herald office a day or two ago, and was quietly standing by our table, when, to our astonishment, as well as that of a half dozen other persons in the room, Mr. Stubbs began the most violent and unaccountable gesticulations, such as it is said extreme joy often causes in the most sedate persons, but we did not notice in Mr. Stubbs countenance anything to warrant a conclusion that he was particularly happy – in fact he looked rather uncomfortable, even bordering on the appearance that he was suffering some bodily pain. He began to be alarmed, and inquired what made him act so “spry.” When he put one hand down in the depths of his pants and produced a quarter of a box of matches, burning! We of course joined in the general laugh at his expense. Stubbs threw them on the floor and left, evidently extremely disgusted with things in general.