Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-15
The Victim of Politics.

"a long time ago, my ma used to put
on her specs, and say, "Peter, my son,
put not your trust in princess" and from
that day to this, havn't done anything
OF the kind, because none of them ever
wanted to borrow anything of me; aud I
never see a.prince or aking-but one or
two, and they had been rotated out Of
ofics-to borrow nothing Of them
Princes! pooh! Put not your trust in
pollticianers-them's my ssntimeuts.-
You might just as we'll try to hold an
eel, for I've tried them both, and I know.
Put not your trust in politicianers, or
you'll get hyst."
"Ten years ago, it come into my head
things weren't going on right, so pref
ty nearly give myself up tetotally to the
good of the Republic, and left the shop
to look out for itself. I was brimful Of
patriotism, and so uneasy in my mind
for the salvation Of freedom, couldn't
work. tried to guess which side was
going to win, and 1 stuck to it like wax;
sometimes l was on one side, sometimes
on tother, and sometimes straddled,
till the election was over, and came up
jist in time to jine the hurrah. 1t was
good [ was after; and what could do
if wasn't on the 'lected side? But,
after all it was never a bit of use
Whenever the battle was over, no mat
ter what side was sharing out the loaves
and fishes, and I stepped up, Ill be
hanged if they didn't cram all they
could into their mouths, put their arms
over some, and grab at the rest with
their paws, and say, "Go away, white
man, yo. ai'nt capable" Capable
what's the reason l amt capable. I've
got as extensive throat as any of them
and could swallow the loaves and fish
es without choking; if each loaf was as
big as grindstone, and each fish as
big as sturgeon. Give Peter chance,
and when called-"I want some spoils
Whichever side gets in, share the
spoils, don't they?" So they first grins:
and then they ups and tells me that vir-
tue Ii mine was its own regard, and
that spoils might spoil me. But it as
no spoils that spoilt me, and no loaf and
fish that starved me. I'm spoilt be-
cause can't get either. Put not your
trust in politicianers; 1 say it again
Both sides used me jist alike. Here I
have been serving my country more or
less, these ten years, like a partridge
y" ~"
lights out, and getting as blue as blazas
blocking the windows, getting licked
fifty times, and having more black eyes
and bloody noses than yon could shake
stick at, and all fer the common good
and for the purity of our legal rights;
and for what? Why, for nix. If any
good has come of it, the country has
put it in her own pocket, and swindled
me out of all my arniugs. l can't get
no office! Republics is ungrateful. 1t
wasn't reward l was after. Iscorns the
base insiniration. I only wanted to be
took care of. and have nothing to do but
to take care of the public; and I've only
got half-nothing to do! Being took
care of was the main thing. Republics
is ungratefull I'm blasted if they amt.
This is the way old soldiers are served!
Well, we'll, live and learn! The worlds
not what man takes it for before he
finds it out. Whiskers grows sooner
than experience does. Genus and pa
trio tism amt got no chance-ain't got
ry look