Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15

Old Ahr'.n there ~ss who iised Out In The
E-teemel BY HI. neIsAsor- the ~is-.t aud best
And sos'li sec, on time ifyou follow my ditty
How he took a straight ~slk up 10 Warrington
City.
His home wssin Springfield. oes IN Illinois,
Where he'd long been the pride Of the mer and
tut he Ten ais -his, hen.s sltA no sisn ofTe-
For he Knew ,hsttAs people had another 30 let.
SO Abr'am truiged on 10 Washington straight,
nd reached the White House through The Az
ense gate;
old Buek and his eroaiss lsoms chaps from
Sat around the kast room rather down la the
mouth.
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OLD Abe seised the kasekes aud gave sres
Boek though. The State .hip had run lusc
He s-smSled ALI over aud turned deadly pale;
That noise said he. 'mua have been done
with rail.
Ri Ia. &c.
run Lswis. run Jerry. and open the door''-
And the 'fsneiioasr,' nearly fell down on the
h0or.
There. oaly one man that knocks that
And he !. that tsrnai oid Abe OF tae West
XII ia. kc.
The Cabinet. n ishfsned. SET stiu tn th-lr seats.
While Ahr'am impatient the rapping repeats,
IL hope Il aint ABE" said old Buck. pale and
..Ifit isboy. therein D. here she devil 10 pay
HI Ia. &c.
At last. tho relnctsrt. Buck opened the door.
Aad forud chap waiilng. six feet thsee or four,
"l've come, my felio xs, said Abe 10 the ring.
ITO give YOU fair notice % vacaie I. II Spring.
Ri III, &e-
..rhs people have watched YOU, and made up
their mind.
That your m~nsgerhent'. RAINING the country
behind,
You're badly 10 debt. aud your plan /, bold
one.
To maAs' new deb. 10 pay orsa old 0ns.
"you aud Douglas have 90 split your part, IN
That spsuldIng's be.l glue can unite IL sssin;
And boia parts are uselsss-the country sopt
Iced 'em-
For one zoe, for slavery, and tie other 'ssissf
frsessni
$50 the people cOnciuds thar the best thing TO
do,
Is TO ri xht the state snip aud hire anew crew.
And iis my duty 10 tell You that AZ TIA xAs."
RI 10. kc.
Come in,rsa, oil Back. and sit dom Mr..
rhs remark. you have made are something to
thins o.;
d.. care a ems. ior the country. that. naii
But IL you'll beat DDus las you can take my old
hat" RI tu, Ae.
s'stsve Douglas" said Abe, he belong. - ny
state,
And | did beat him well Ia the year Sc.
IL catch him again In the canvass he'll nne
What II means when folks talk about ~runnins
behind
"so you needn't fear Dug. lie, him scheme and
conspirc-
He's as deep In the mud a- YOU sre IN the mire
And this moral hell learn, when his game is
all played.
That II is not BY 'squat,lng' that '.overeigns'
are made"
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.'Mr. Lincoln" says Buck, "your notions. l
think,
Are extremely correct. and ask you to drink :
We've the best OF j. B.,''grecn seal, ard 'ola
sherry
And I've no grea, objection. ju., now. to geI
merry
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/
say
l That the Democrat dog has Just had his day;'
The people have trusted you more than they
oughf to;
And ali that ask is glass OF cold water"
/ HI IN, &c
Gold water" says Buck, "we'ycgot II think
! Though tits not. with our party. nyorite drink:
Our uppie we take on its own naked merits,
/ And we need something strong 10 keep up our
spirits.'
1 Rt IN, &c.
TIE Cabinet searched the White House with a
will,
But he did not hnd water put down In the bill :;
/ Jerry Black made report that, without any
/ doubt.
The whisky was plenty, but the water out
ri tn, &c.
| SO Abe TOOK his leave aud returned TO the West
Leaving Buex aud his Cabinet somewhat de
pressed
For they saw al glance how 'twoulS cad with
out iati
They were bound TO Salt River, ihl. ume. ~
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