The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-08-23
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cholera,

I've been so hurried since got 10 Wash.
ington, besides having considerable hard
spell Of cholery, that l hainl had time to
tend much to the origin. got to Fell.
delfy and put up at the Washington Tav-
ern- they said the congress folks all put
up there, and so thort must found
they had squashes, cowcumbers and other
green sarse there, and let into e n some.
Arter that drank tew or three tumhlers
of milk and glass Of lemonade, and eat
about half a watermelon. These things
didn't agree with me none too well, and
woke up air!y in the morning with a
despirt feelin in the bowels. tbo,t nv
self that l had got an information there,
so l rung the bell and told the feller to
onng me up some pepper tea. But il
didn't do no good, aud growed wus aud
wus, Gill the tavern keeper come up and
sent for the doctor.
Afore he got there begun to have the
cramps, and pooty much konkludei il
was all up with me, and that i was bound
tor 'toiher side Of Jordon. But the d, c.
tor liked me up arter while, and told
me to he leetle more keerfu about INV
diet, OF ] should sartainly die.it afore |
got to Washington.
But did git there in spite Of the chol.
ery,and reported myselfto Mr. Pierce ready
for dewty.
Mr.. Pierce.
put up at Fuller's Tavern. AirIy in
in the mornin, thort would take a
turn up to the White House, and sec Mr..
Pierce. But faith when got there, the
feller that tended the door wouldn't let
me, and told me the president was atte,.
ding 70 private business.
"Look here" says, I"do you know who
lam Z"
The feller larfed and said he didn't.
swell, "-says !, am Jededah Whittle.
from Squashbnrg. Jest tell Mr.. Pierce
that I'm here"
''Csn't do it,"
"By thunderw says ], lookin kinder
sharp at him, and reckon the feller ralb
or WINGED q little about that time.
my orders are comparative" says he.
Look here" says ], pulling out the pre-.
sidents letter, "do you see that ~
That document brought the feIIer TO his
senses. His eyes stuck out 80 Won conlJ
hang your hat and umbrella on 'em.
walk in" says he.
30 went in and sot down, while he
vent to tell Mr.. Pierce that had come.
footy soon be come back and asked me
10 Walk into the East room, and follered
him. 'o''e'
Mr., Pierce come in pooty soon ar,er.
P'ckin bis teeth with jacknife, lest as
though he had been eatin his breakfast.
"hr. Whit'le," said he, II am glad to
zee yGu."
We shook hands together. and he ash.
"a me how corn and potatoes looked down
our way. i told him pooty well. We'd
mad fine, GROWN weather, and things were
comm ON nicely. He said be was Glad
on = and told me agin he was glad TO see
me, and 1 really believe he was.
I'VE want jest sich man as Won ara
here. The fact ont is, between Cubv and
Nebrasky. We are havin q rather hard tim
oat,s says he. '" ''''
rather kalkilate ye are" saws
"Nebrasky don't seem TO SCOT nobod,
Folks South say il is abolition. and sJ2.
north say it's slavery. The fact ont IA
they don't none on 'em know ANYTHING
about it. II they'd only kept sill. and
ZEN the thing to me and Douglass. se
should have fixed it oil right
Jest so,' says I, leesie kecrfulIy.
bat that aiDt what want You for.p
aNo." says I.
The fact ont l.. we m,,.t tn,n s,ll.
away from Nebrasky. aiid "A lncL wo,,Id
have IL that Black Warrior ka.a Lon,s
Up lss, 10 the Mich of time. We must git
lSartaiE," Save ].
"But we must be Ieeile keerfuI how
ve do Il" ~"