But I took it all in, and as soon as I reached home I put it up to my father: "How comes it," I asked, "that a big old loafer gets a letter from a candidate for President and talks it over with the keeper of a livery stable?
What have such people to do with such things ?" My father said: "My son, Mr.Kimball is an estimable man.

He has been an important and popular Democrat in New Hampshire.

He is not without influence here.

The Frank they talked about is Gen.

Franklin Pierce, of New Hampshire, an old friend and neighbor of Mr.Kimball.General Pierce served in Congress with me and some of us are thinking that we may nominate him for President.