The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-12-03
SrlertfA 5kttrI)rs.
From Portc,'s Spirit Of the Tinrcs
SUIT LOVENGOODS DREAM,
ny s., OF TENNESSEE.

well, Sut, what was your dream >
Tell us; if ever YOU dreamel auythmp
smart your friends ought TO know i. for
the benefit of your cur--ac-tCr, Cor cuss
me if you ever hough anything smart
awake
Thus bantered, Sut leaned agains. the
rough board counter of the dogwrrv, with
a tumhIer of wh;skey in one hand, while
the other sounded for the bottom Of a
hole i'll his brecchcs. 10y courtesy called "A
rocket--!ook small sip. aud began to
tell his dream Hear bin, reader, speak
for himself:
Gentlemen I drcanpt an unro>sibil-
;ty last mite. wur in Washington Civ,
AN know | never will be thar unless
they take me thar tn hang ur crucify me
far drink'n more nor any shur oy the
peoples drink old rot gui. But IN nv
dream ! was thar, and no misiake-s,r.
lain-sure-at Il :Lunderin bgtavcr whar
'hey ring little bells tu keep frum holerin
arior The nigcvrs an maxim Il noise and
Nhar they called yu To yur mu>h by rat.
I'M on big still bottom inst fur the sake
"v The noise and wAar they took tlirty
d'res day fur doin nu,him fur yu: and
whar they gin vu sass cmur tn make YOU
iite (at homcj tur nulhin at all. D.ru
the seat oV government. Darn The legs
an body ov government an dam every
body. saw
'Ieily our dream before YOU get drunk,
you long legged cuSs YOU, or let somebody
tell it for YOU
Tnus reproved Sui, shaerel into the
channel again
well, arter supper awhile uosed n
round onti! got inter room witur |
seed II lite, aod thar set three fcllers u
playing ov Old sledg".'
old What I
Seven ur you iro,tcd weazvl,skiuned,
ifog-tgged son of u kaagaroo.' "a.
This was addressed 10 young spcc-
men OF the order iniensMs .1B,c,icanicwy
anti PO6eatibuS, mWdkeuSimus who shone
resplcndent from---in tights, smaIl cane
and watch ribbon, aud had hudh,c
desire 10 learn something Of tho hiidcn
mysteries OF 'oli-sledge.' lie played on
an astImetic trombone and 'scboss' when
in the 'scity.1
They wur pIayin seven up with bran
new kerds, spank span new, and no marks,
every feller fur his self seemingly. Now
Gentlemen, believe kin smell ker,ls. ef
'hey mr. IN motion, as fur as rum here ia
'le spring, ur how The devil did happen
III MI onto that room whar gambolling
wur gwine on But thar did 90 by
in stink, reckip, and the three tolers
wnr nobody on yearil but Buch- h-cannon,
Fillmore md Fremont an ,hay wur
playln Il single game ov seven up for the
Presidents cheer ov these free aud awfu!
United + isuribus States. thirty Que in
number, an kiverin the whole vearth.-
Thar wur another CLAP inter that room.
with one hand under his coaitail. an 10th.
er a strokin oy Of his chin, n walkin about
sorter careless Ike, bnt fust n loakin into
fil'more's hand an then inter Frcmouncs
and Then q winkn and frownin, f,st nj
one OF them and then tothcr. Then he'd
tlPioe an try TO peep into Bncl,'s haad.
But the old feller hilt il under The shad.
der ov the table, and sor;er looked nj il
sideways bis sell, an was a watchin the
peepin feIler, too. all the while rite clost.
His name was Sea ward or HelLward. ur
sumtlin ov that sort. no matter which.
No#, es&s'ss:aes, / hia p!.,, -, ,i,,igs
myself rite peart, and when ! seed That
1t "ur game ov two pluck one, aud
that Bnck.eapnon was bound to Lo skin.
ned ei his bide didn't grow fast onto his
bones, got as mad as n bee in swarniin
time, an jist Thought (mind 7 sed npih.
in) that I'd like IN mock epuf off .ov tnst
chaps sknll tn make 6nilit iadel, ef
dared III. He is daru'd snake in .he
grass. sure. H
Well, arier they had PLAYED out. thar
hands Mister Bnch cannon seq. bowin
nifty purIite, Il believe, gentle men. I made
high, jack an that has sot me six, ef
aiat mistaken Then both on EN-. Fill
more and Frcmount, sppsad o Bucks
tricks ont onter the table TIL tI,ey saw
his ace os trunps and the jack of trumps
which he had cotch from Fillmore with
the king. and then they agreed that he
was six. Sea ward scd, Yes, lac reconcd,
that was the state Of the game; Fill.
more then, rs modest as fifteen year
old gal, sed, 4 made low Won kotch
my juice with ycr old ace. Mister Bncb.
cannon and that SETS me three Al
agreed on that count. ar Fremouut lean,
ing his cheer back whisppred behind his
hand tn me, ian d--d low IL was TOO.
don't yu think 80 y an his black must.
tnchus twisted Up ike onto two corek.
screws bnt all agreed that Fillmore was
three and no mistake Fremount thcn
sed, i made game. and that sot me six
with you, Me- Baci caorou.' Buch bow.
ed again I'll that. hui Fillmore snid. SIR
f1lcount game with you :h!.:s is not ad.
zact'y aeeoria 10 ooarandsrstspdin. siss:r,