Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-03-13
MONDAY, MARCH 10. 1884.

2Ist Feb. 1884.

+ =, ..y old friend 1HT. DtclSht " He &fetc fWk
""' Dni[u Advertiser.
WASHINGTON, 2lst Feb. 1884.
!. nv last letter telled you about my pre-
I'm 70 the Gineral them two Committees from
e york--oue of the Merchants and Traders,
~ other of the Mechanics, and how the Cine
Il ,bought the last come right from Tammany
IN .nd rot into a plagy mistake about il. But
liza YOU that the ralc Tammany folks did
pue, and now I'm going to tell you what high
inc We had here.
= ~ the list of names of the Committee, and
"a the Gineral went TO work readin on EN-
,sr and over, so as to git EN- glib-so when the
~, come, we got the room to rights, and the
ssraI took his stand right in the middle ont,
"a stood a little ahead on him, and Dennis
IN ooney. who telled yon about in my last, he
4 IA he best git by the door with the list Of
,mes. and call EN- out for US, and so let EN- come
4 to the Gineral one at time, and then there
Ioud be no mistake--he said that was exactly
y way at all the great folks houses in Ireland.
but when they come, you never see SIGH work as
Dennis made out--he stopped the first one, and
,,tead Of lettin the man tell him what his name
az Deanis wanted 10 know if he was so and
ko-he took the first name on the list and arter
t,ied EN- all round, he took the next name
ma tried EN- a spell at that, and so on. couldn't
ear all that was said, for Dennis ony opened
he door list wide cnuf to put his own head out,
Id kept takin and scoldin like all natur; so to
gbts the Gineral call'd out, and says he, let our
rIends come in--but Dennis JAM the door right
Oo. and turned and telPd the Gineral, he didn't
$eleyc they were the persons the Gineral ex-
,scted, and so had to 60 and let EN- in myself,
Nd 10 keep Dennis out of trouble, telfd him to
4 in a corner, and look and learn somethin Of
american manners, afore he come to play Irish
ere.
And 30 10 they come-but there was ony three
\ sI- l. A E. ..,l
Ia Gineral remembered many of the names,
!, stepped up TO EN-, aud shook hands with EN-
I'd called EN- by the three first names on the list
10 one he said, Il am glad to welcome the man
kho was once Mayor Of New York, and hope
I see you, Mayor, agin, says the Gineral-and
lon my friend, l thank you once more for bring
ng me on here jist after my first election, that
bald headed Eagle was SO busy then had
III time to do i'll am sorry to tell you that no.
be bird is dead, but preserved all could of
I'm, j stuffed my arm chair cushion with his fea-
(hers-iny friend Mrs. E. made fan of his tail,
Ind kept his quilts to write my Proclamations
nd Vetoes with; and so the Gineral shook hands
Yin, and to rights, says he, where is the rest on
|ou and he took up the list and read all their
.mes over, and then come trouble. They told
he Gineral, nary one on EN- ever had been
Mayor, and none on 'em sent an Eagle to the
Ehezai; but one said he had the honor of maxim
he fnrniter for the Ginerafs room, when he was
bn at York, on the Grand totcer; and then he
banded the Gineral his card, tellin about his
work; and another step'd up and tell'd the Cine.
hi he had the honor Of seiiin il at Auction arter
he Gineral was done usin omit; and he gin the
Giueral another card, tellin what his business
wm in York.
The t,iueral look,d at 'em a smell. and then he
MID at totber one hat he had NO card. he said
Nd,o, do M bps;n.ss b.cause he had an office
~. ~ Car.-., Tn. C;.orai b|o,,, N
~ - ~. ann,hs- ,;.t.ks .nJ he iooL "A
' 80 - 80 -, .v;nL ,na ;;st x,ybisnet,d
.E Nv anu ..I ~ on Cjnr,, sneu Gincral
.~'I "a -, LII H., ~ ,i;st,br ar,er that.
M 90, I"a Co., ,,,.., =, - and snre eruf con,
e,rsT ,ss cr;'rrs s,rc,, ,,y, ne ,hrv did. and The
- a. Ge.,9r,1 ~, nc fsiS,y and p form
\. i,nd lm ~ .;,,rI burra,d for ne. and Dsn
n; ~, =, :, 80 ~ a. =, o.d SCI six ON ma and
!" sot q. !, 'oo' snu 'na' ,n'a rb;stia
TSsYs rra,n ~ NJ J;s,ross M yyhere. one said
M,bocon,' No. ne cbacn ne nine boards was a
nell o~n al so ,r,s Iahor. and If the Cineral
yonN ony 90 and mn, down the Rank and would
,;vo ~; 10y So AZ =, -, ~, CONG tables he
sorS AZ In al .tn s;a. ano,hnr said times
sevcr ~. - c.. 80 h,s;ness for he cxnect-
,dtb. en-, ~, - ~. he selI;n Of nioa unon all
NJ bonsP II, S,.a;,,ra - Nv Work. and the
ftbsr 80 nv ~ -. -. so love, 40 the marty
mg toao,hs, Co. 10 80. his bone.t livip out Of
he nnbIsc r,o.a,, .nd that d;dn,t belong 10 no
odr ba, IN Is;neraI and then we all turn,d too
yin and hsd ano,her smell Of Glory and hur.
awin
The s;,er.I ~.. ,;ctIed most desperately,
nd he till 81, III 81 stav and take dinner with
|. and as 60 =. 1900! was LEI ont we had q
bod Iarno 49, a. "a g. I'll set down and talk d
rer maier. and @"u had now fist the kind o.
lks fron, M ' VIZ " 70 tell The Congress- folk.
had All onr o,tar friends what the rale state Of
Ebngs 80 Sns,,, a,,d ,ha, there yvar'nt no dis
tress thaa as and them other fellows tclPd yor
,bon, II ~, LAST Letter orv come here 10 throw
Sust in our eyes Every thing was now as light
!, srn 49, .,d = Iii ,aLo = Good many Com
49, 'hi, s 'p .a 49, 80 ,nake the 5,;nera
SaSS. ~ a ;nch now
The Gineral telPd these good foiks from am
many Hall, he'd like to have EN- stay mere