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Timothy Webster, meanwhile, had proceeded on his journey from Perrysville, and arrived without accident or adventure in Philadelphia.
He immediately repaired to the office of Mr. Dunn, who informed him that he had just received a dispatch for him from Chicago.
Webster hastily opened the message and found my directions for him to await my return at the city of Pittsburg.
Remaining in the Quaker City until the following day, he took the western train and in due time arrived at his destination.
On inquiring at the telegraph office in Pittsburg he received another message to the same effect as the first one, and he therefore engaged quarters at a hotel, patiently awaiting my coming.
On the second day after his arrival in the Smoky City, which was Sunday, he again went to the telegraph office, where he received information that I would probably arrive there in the course of that day.
Returning to the hotel, Webster entered the barroom, and while he was being attended to two men came in, apparently engaged in excited conversation.
They advanced to the bar and requested drinks.
The excitement in the city, attendant upon the news from Baltimore, had not abated in the least since Webster had passed through several days before, and these two men were discussing the action of the government in regard to this matter.
One of them, an excitable, empty-headed fellow, was cursing the President and General Scott, in very loud tones and
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