The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-09-11


The Flowing specimen Of wit and
good huiour,is extracted from a South
ern papr, printed il 1928.
A Oman neighbor Of mine, who ]
saw a. iw days ago, who just returned
from II state Of Ohio, gave me the fol-
lowing recount of a speech delivered by
anotl,e German, at one Of the elections
which ately took place in that State for
membc OF Congress; which, if you
think roper, you can give place to, in
flIe Equirer.
He old the people dat dey. had for
rnereI had in deir employ an old Horse
callcd'Confederashum :" dat after dis
old B,rse had been broken downe and
worn out in dc sarvice day had deter
mine to turn him out to erase and to
git ayoung one in his place which day
,,and "Consiitution." Dat dis young
hors, was given to Washington to brake
and hentle and beshure Washington
wasa fine ridur. Dat Washington stro-
kedhin and shertled him and rode him
Xix years-aftur dat time was out he re-
turnd him pack to the beeple Cat, slick,
end line. Dat de beeple had den to look
pit for anoder ridur for dis fine horse |;
sid one Mr.. Shon Albums from sum
share apout Poston, was appointed to
tide him. Put de beeple was very
nuch disappointed in MIR. S. Albums for
h did not no how to manage de brute.
He rode wid n gag-bridle-and oderwise
so misused him dat nj de end of four
years lie was all put upon de lift. De
people den told Mr.. Shon Albums he shud
-ide dat horse no !onger-Iat he must
git downe. He accordingly gets downe.
Put was so much ashame Of de con-
dition in which be had left de poor bruit
dat he slip'd off to Poston about midnite.
The beeple den got one Jefferson, a
ine ridur from Firginia to take charge
If deir Horse "Cons;itution" who shet
Up berry strate upon him and rode him
we'll, and took good care of him for aiglit
year, during all Of which time he was
quite slick and fat, excepting enduring
de Embargo when he was little pinch
for food.
After Jefferson got tired of riding, de
beeple told MIR. Madisun, spruce, tidy
liiteI felIer, also from Firginia, to monnt.
Madisun rode pretty well, but being ra-
der too small to manage him-he was
berry near being thrown out of the sad
die in the time of the war. Madisun
Hid not like all dis shumping and caper-
Ing about and got downe after riding for
aight year.
De beepIe den told Mister Munro dat
he would haye To ride the horse, as dey
ike de Firsinia riders pretty weIl-so up
Mr.. Munro gifts. De wedder proving
good and the rodes being fine, de horse
nd not falter much enduring de aight
'ears dat he was npon his pack.
When Mister Munro got tired of sidin
de beeple told General Jacksun dat he
must git upon de horse SO General Jack
shun puts one foot in de stirrup and was
about throwing de oder leg over de saddle
when Mister Shon Ounce Albums hal.
lowed to him and told him dat he mus,
not git upon dat horse Ito which Gener,
al Jackshun at first paid no attention
and was about quietly seaten himself il
de saddle. BY dis time Mister Adum.
got very uneasy, and did cry out to Gen
srai Jackshun you shall not git upon da
horse You shall not mount dat horse
Henry Clay heard fus among
dem, com out to see what was de matter
Mister Albums den tell Mister Henry
Clay you must assist me in pullin tha
man dcwne-I will den git upon the
horse aud you shall git up pehind me-
so dey went to work and pulled Genera
Jackshun downe, and poth mounted d.
horse together. Dey hare not yet rod.
de horse for four years when dey have
almost kilt him. De poor animal is lam,
and blind and spavin'd, and what is worse
den all, he has got de chest founded
Pesides he has got sore pack and if dey
do not take care he will kick up and trow
tenn poih in the mud together,
After the DutcI'man. had finished thi
speech, he told the people that they
would soon want rider for their favoritt
horse, and tlrat ifthey would put up Gen
eraI Jackson, he would, after riding hin
n while, return him into their hands fa
and slick as General Washington hat
done.
Potetourt. Nov. l2, 1923.