The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-07-19
Ole Abe's Preliminary Visit to the White
House.
TuSE-The King and Countryman.

TuNE-The King and Countryman.
One Abra'm there was who lived in the West
Esteemed by his.neighborsthe wlsest and best
And you'll see, un time, if you follow NV
ditty.
How he took straight walk up to Washing.
ton City.
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nls HON" was at Springfield, out in llIin os,
Where hed long been the pride of the men and
"the boys'
But he left HIS white house with no sign of re.
gret,
Sor ne knew that the people had another to
let.
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So Abra'n he trudged on to Washington
straight,
And reached the White House through the
Avenue gate;
Old Buck and his cronies (some chaps from
the South,)
Sat around the east room rather down In The
NJ W, UC.
Old Abe seized the knocker and gave such n
thump,
Buck thought the State ship had run into a
stump;
He tremb led all over and turned deadly pale,
THAT noise" said he, must have been made
with rail"
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"Run, Lewis, run, Jerry, and open the door,"
AND the "functionary" nearly fell down Oh the
floor
There's only one man that knocks that way,
Pm blessed. ="
And he is that tarnel old ABE OF THE WEsr!"
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The Cabinet, frightened sat still in their seats,
while Abra m, impatient, the rapping repeats;
81 hope it amt Abe" said old Buck pale and
lift is,boys ,there'll be here the devil to pay,
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At last. though reluctant, Buck opened the door,
And found chap waiing, six feet three or
four;
II have come, my fine fellows" said Abe to
-. the ring,
ITO give you fair notice to vacate next Spring.
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The people have watched you, and made up
their mind,
hat your management's running the country
behind;
0u're badly In debt, and your plan is bold
10 make new debt to pay off the old one.
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0u and Douglas have so split the party in
That spaulding's best glue can t unite it again.
And both parties are useless, the country don't
need EN-
'or one goes for Slavery and the othe 'gainst
Freedom. itu, DC.
10 the people conclude that the best thing to do
S to right the State ship and hire new crew
IND engage new Captain as soon as thew can
md IT'S my duty to tell you that AM THE
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Come in," says old Buck. "and sit down Mr..
Lincoln
he remarks you have made are something to
aoh care cuss for the country, that's fat, S
utlf you'll beat Douglas you can have my ,
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Steve Douglas" said Abe, che belongs in my
nd | did beat him well in the year '5S: I
catch him again in the canvass, he'll find a
Aa' ~ means when folks talk about running :
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} you needn't fear Dug, let him scheme an 4 -
conspire--
els as deep in the mud as you re- in the mire e
I'D this moral he'll learn when his game is /
all played:- - h
nat 1t is not by 'squatting' that 'sovereigns' !,
are maoc. tu, dc.
fr. Lincoln" says Buck, "your notions, :
think,
e extremely correct, and ask you to drink; IL
We the best of j. B. green seal and old 81
sherry, 81
I'd I've no objections, just now TO get mer. g g
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Us Abra'm, my friends, I've come here to u
say
at the democrat dog has just had its day.' e,
e people have trusted you more than they u
ought to, or
ID all that l ask is glass Of cold water. a a
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old Water, said Buck, we've got it think, 4,
o It's not, with our party, favorite drink; '''
r tipple we take on its own naked merits, su
we need something strong to keep up our an
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3 Cabinet searched the White House with ia,
will, ~
did not find water "put down in the bill;" w
ry Black made report that, without any iol
doubt, an
1t whisky was plenty, but water was out. I'll
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Abe took his leave and returned to the no
West,
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