The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-08-14
THE DISAPPOINTED poLIr,cT.y.


There was peculiar species of American
newspaper literature, much more current
years ago than now, which, in its inception
IN Charcoal Sketches Of the late joseph C..
Neal, Of Philapelphia, was extremely anu
sing-l mean the detailed pictures Of the
'hard cases. found by the city watchmen al
night, and taken before the City Council in
the morning, as Dogberry says, to be scxam-
inationed.' Take single passage in the
life Of sPeter Brush,' the victim Of politics.
Seated upon the curb with his feet across
tho gutter, he placed his elbow on step.
ping stone, and, like Juliet on the balcony.
leaned his head upon his hand, hand that
perhaps would have been the better of 4
covering, though none would have been
rash enough to be glove, upon it.. He
was in dilapidated condition; out ut the
elbows, out mt kiees, out of pocket, out
OF Office, out of spirits, and out in the street;
an 'out and outer in every respect; and as
outre mortal as ever the eye of man did
rest upon. For some time Mr. Brush's re-
Elections had been silent. Following Ham,
let's advice, he sgaye them an understanding
but no tongue;' and he relieved himself at
intervals by splitting forlornly into the ken.
mel. At length, suffering his locked hands
to fall between his knees, and heaving deep
sigh, he spoke: ..-,..l.
"A long time ago, my ma used to put on
her specks and say, 'Peter, my son, put not
your trust in princess and from that day to
this | havn't done anything of the kind. be-
cause none on 'em ever wanted to borrow
nothing of me; and never seen q prince or
a king-bu. one or two, and they had been
rotated out of ofice-to borrow nothing of
them. Princes! pooh! Put not your trust
in politicianers-them's my sentiments
You might just as well try to hold an eel by
the tall. don't care which side they're on.
for I've tried both, and know. Put not
your trust in politieianers, or you'll get
hyst.
Ten years ago it came into my head that
things weren't going on right; so pretty
nearly gave myself up tee totally 10 the
good of the republic, and left the shop to
look out for itself. l was brimful of patri-
otlsm, and so uneasy in my mind for tho
salvation of freedom | couldn't work.
tried to guess which side was asoing to win
and stuck to it like wax; sometimes was
ON one side, sometimes was a-t'other, and
sometimes ssraddlcd till the election was
over, and came up jist in time to ,ne the
hurrah. 1t was good was after; and what
could do if wasn't ON the Elected side
But after all, it was never bit of use.-
Whenever the battle was over; no matter
what side was sharing out the loaves and
fishes. and stepped up, III be hanged if
they didn't cram all they could into their
own mouths, put their arms over some, and
grab at the rest with their paws, and say
8 Go away, white man, you amt capable.-
Capable! WHAT'S the reason ant capa-
bic! Eve got as extensive n throat rs any
of 'em, and could swallow the loayes and
fishes without choking if each loaf was az
big as grind stone, and each fish as big as
a sturgeon. Give Peter chance, and leave
hlme alone for that. Then, another time
when call, Il want some spoils,' says l.,
"a small bucketfull of spoils. Whichever
side gets in, shares the spoils, don't they +.
SO they first grinned, and then they up and
tells n,e that virtue like mine was its own
reward, and that spoils might spoil me. But
it was no spols that spoilt me, that no loaf
and tist that starved me; Pm split because
couldn't get either. Put not your trust in
poi'tlclaners, | say IT ag;tin. Both, sides
used me jist alike. Here Eve been serving
my countrg,. more CT less, these ten years,
like patrlot-goiug to- town meetings,
hurrahing my daSights out. and eetting a,
ting licked fifty times, and having mors
black eyes and bloody nozes than YOU can
shake a stick at, all for the common good,
and for the purity of our illegal rights: and
all for what? Why for nix. If any good
has come out of it, the country has put it
in her own pocket, and swindlcd me out Of
my earnings. l can't get no Office! Re-
publics is ssngrateful! 1t wasn't reward
was after. scorns the base insinivation.
only wanted to be taken care of, and have
nothing to do but take care Of the public.
and Eve only got half nothing to do! Being
took care of was the main thing. Republics
is ungrateful! Pm blasted if they amt
This is the way old sogers is served! Well,
well: live aad lsarn-live and learn live
and learn! The worlds not what man
takes it for before be finds it out. Whiskers
grow sooner than what experience does.-
Genus and patriotism ant got no chance
ant got nary look