The Rodney telegraph., 1840-05-23
LOG CABINET LETTERS.
CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF HoG-cHAsE
LOG CABIN, NORTH BEND, }
April %. 1910.

LOG CABIN, NORTH BEND,
April %, 1910.
To Uncle Joshua Do,cning, Do,cniag-
rifle. do,cn EaSt:-Respected Sir woke
up this morning about daylight, by the tar
naIest racket ] ever heard in my born DAYS
The Gineral was up, and out in the field
with all the dogs, giving chase TO parcel of
long, slab-sided lop-edr'd hogs that had got
in over night through hole in his fences.
pull'd on my boots, and kiiched up my ak,
and lined him, aud tor about an hour we had |
about as tight pull in driving them critters
out, as ever want to have agin. For
spell thought there was no such thing as
citing rid on 'em; for some on 'em showed /
considerable fight, as though they had best
rights there,-but the Gineral he hung to il, |
and Slated round among 'em considerable, |
and didn't like to give uD; and SO TO rights |
we cleared 'em all out, and turned TO and
fastened up hole IN the fence, and then went
round to see what damage they had done
and il was surprising to see how much root
ing and thes destruction these critters had |
done over night. Ii will take more than
twenty men for week TO cure it. The |
Ginera was rale rathy about it. and called
upon the man whose business it was to 90
round every day to see that The fences was
"OH Korrect" "Now,n saws he, sinister
Jones, this is neglect that | can't overlook
no how If was the only one dependent
on this farm, it might be different matter;
but when know that many depend on mat
tiers going straight here, | can't let this neg
ligence Of yours go by. So you must quiz
for can't have any man on this farm who
neqIecis his duty" Mr.. Jones looked con-
siderable sireaked, and said that it was not
entirely his fault, and thought he'd git round
the Gineral by telling him that he'd been al
a "Log Cabin Meeting" about three miles
off the evening before; but this seemed to
set the old Ginera hoppin' mad, and 50 he
told MIR. Jones his best plan was to quit the
II 900 Cahinn party, and 90 right off to Wash
inglon, and jine the Government party, and
if he didn't know any body in the Govern
mem, he'd give him a letter OF recommend,
saving. "'rhis is a man who is willing TO ne
pIect the datv he is paid to perform, and
will go eIectioneering even at the risk Of
i letting the hogs git in the garden" And so
Mr.. Jones has to quit, and the Gineral is
now looking round for good man 10 fill his
lpIace.
felt the first 90 off leetle sorry for Mr..
Jones-but when come to talk to the Gin
eraI about it, found he was sorry too
shut" saws he, "Maj r, the eternal princi
: nles of Justice and duty must be observed
or The hogs will have the upper hand
.sThere,' . says he, "was good fence, and i
was Mr. jones' duty, to see the bars all VI
md secured and he was paid. for attending
oit: the coming crops depend on it; and the
peopIe and their families employed here de
pehd on these crops; now, if he neglects hi
duty, and the hogs undo in one night more
han can be restored by ali the workmen il
: month, you see at once, we all must qui
i and go on the highway with the hogs
Ii No-no,n SAYS he, Il don't ask what mam'
i politics are-if he neglects his duty, that
! enough for me, he is no longer my man, an'
would serve my own brother or son jist So.
i "Wen,n says |, "Gineral believe you ar
: right; but" says |, '',hat amt the way thing
il are managed at Washington any how
! Folks there,' says !, "aint considered fit 70
anv Office unless they can show their abilit
y to go off eIectioneering, and work sharp I
'r keep in Office The folks who appointed them.
e "Well.e SAYS the Gineral, sswhat is the cor
: sequence, and what do we see? Do th
/: folks who have charge of the great politica
: iarm, think that the people are going
'e stand still and see the ruin that follows sue
at conduct, and not make an effort to come {
II the abuse?
! tell you what It is, the old Hero has g
= the old '96 grit in him, or Pm mistaken
and when he gets TO the White House, if b
le don't keep an eye on making folks loo
T. well to their duty, without fear or wiiho.
S favor, will be the first man to remind hil
= Of this days hog chase; and there is no mi
70 take about it, for he said at breakfast oPen
le and before all the workmen and strangers
at table that good gor6rnment and good .farr