The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-12-22

the fo,.as.nx LATER from the Shown IN,
describing his visit to Abe Lincoln. II q
better 10 read il ard IaUgh, than to s'gh
ever prospective diasslssin q sSs
Urion:
Ihiv 10 politics. Ssry ens. I'm nos
il tie bis1iss. II vas sposs sseu.1
heller yersifra.ly in the streets . n.e, anu
gshcms 10 BesxeJ Jars sne.ia o. coal ne
and GIN, IN the nornIr. IsnoGso 90 " sIs
roles Atty. IshouId stay snsTe al aaT
skoa,d zee 70 Il that ny nabers was mare.
] shsuId II: carriages - take tns krippies;
TIE inssm and .hs indignsns thar. lshcu.i
bson gard azin frswds and sieh. should
BE- % Toe lsox sss for tag inlarss liss OF
The enemy, got Up jss bei slecsEun Tor per-
itikaI sascf. Whsa all was ever, ana ny
sspdydaGs was slsckt<d, shossd more
iesins 4 a.sh-so 10 spsek-Euii | COS
esaEee, which II cident q. . cg..es !
vould tara round and aboezs tbs Admit
i,srashsa With 81! M r-ite ard name. Bat
I'm ne, in the bisniss. I'm in far more
Ys.pscsfai bisniss nor Whist poisrsics Is. l
voaldsa: Civ 2 .snss 10 be Congrssser.-
The wuss insult ever rseeEssa vas wEsn
ssrtla citizens Of Balslasrl.la a1sd ne 70 ran
for The Legislator. See !, my trends,
aos.sss sEirk TX siaop 10 thai there F--
They turned o. white as sheet. l spoke
in nav mos. crfalles. tones, End they knode
Jyssens 20 be trsasa w.sa. LEY s.aaAea
GU, II site to oEss.
Taer4, heTia no po..sles, made bod 70
Wit Old Abe at bis huEnst!d il Springfield.
/ found the old fsil.r IN his parier. sur
rounded by psrfsck swarm sforihcs seek
err. Kooxin be had been Gaping Of fat
boz. on the roasin Miss.ssippy, 1 tbos I'd
address him ia sailor lingo, SO ssz ], "Oid
Abe, ahoyi Let out your main sails, rsef
hun the forecasts & thru. your jlb-poop
overheard, Shirer my tirnbsrs, my hardy
m. B.--This Is GIMME mariner !angWidss.
/ know, be1aws I've seen sailor plays acted
cut by them Ssw York thsassr fssisrs. J.
Old Abe looked up quite cross d. seq, .'Send
in yeur petition BIZ b By. can't lack At 1t
Eas. Indeed caa'.. la onpSssiD!e,
sirp'
.Ms. Liaiin, who Do Jon spect I air p
s:dI.
"a oriaee seeker, to be sure ~ sel be.
ssYalI, SIR" sed |, stgoa's nsyer more
mistaken 10 your life. You hain's got a
oriars IA take under DO sireurnstanses.-
PmA. Ward. Wax figgsrs is mi perfeshun
I'm the father Of Twins, and they look like
rne--both Of them. | cum TO pay frendiy
whit to the President cIsck OF tho United
s.ases. II 80 be you want to SEQ me say so
ii not, say 50, aad I'm orr Ike a jug-han-
de-"
"Mr. Wagd sit doTn. I'm glad to see
you s.s.'
"Reposc in Abrahaun's Buzzam," sed one
Of the orifse seekers, his iasa beia to GIT
OFF COAX a. my expsnes.
"Wau,n SAYS |, "et all you fellers repose
in that there buxzum, sbsrs'll be nifty poor
nussin for some of you - wh.reapon Old
Abe bu.tonsd bis wsski. clear up and blusht
lks maiding Of swea. IL. Jest at this
pint Of the conversation another swarm al
oriace seekers arrovs and eam pilin into the
par!er. Sum wanted post orsisces, sum
wanted co!lsetorships, sum wanted farrin
ruisLuns, and ell wanted samtbin. tEot
Old Abe would 90 crazy. He hadn't more
taan bad time to shake hands with EN-, bed
another tremeniis kroWd como porein onto
his premises. His house and door-yard
was now perfectly overaowed with oritee
seekers, all clamerus for immejit inter-
visy with Old Abe. One man from Ohio,
who had about seyen inches Of corn whiskey
into him, mistook me for Old Abe, and ad-
drssss mo ss ..fhs pra-harIe Flower OF the
West - Thinks you want oritoe pooty
bad. Another man With go!dheded cain
aud red nazs, told Old Abe he was ''a
seckond Washington & the pride OF the
g5undle,s West ~
Sea /, "squase, you wouldn't tako
small post oriiee if you could 81. it, would
yoa 20
Sex he, " a patrit is above them things,
sirr'
"Thero's a poosy big crap Of patrits this
season, amt there Square ?" sed /, when
another krowd Of orifce seekers pored in.
The house, doorysrd, barn and woodshed
was now all full, aud when another krowd
come, told en- not to 50 away Tor want OF
room, as tho hog pen was still empty. One
patFit from q small town in Mlsbygan went
up on the top of ths house, got into the
chimney and slid down into the parlsr wher
OH Abe was endeaToriu to keep the hungry
pack Of oriRce seekers from ehawin him up
alive without benefit of clergy. The mint
he reaeAsl the FIRE place hejumpt up, hrusht
the SCOT out Of his eyes, and yelled "Dont
make any ointment for the Spunkvillo post
oriRcs til yaGy red my papers. All the re-
spscsful mea in our town IS signegs to that
there docsyment -
aGood God % cried Old Abe, s'.hsy cum
uron ire from the ski1a--down the Chin
neys, aud from tho bowels Of the yearth !"
lie hada's more'n 90: them words out CT
his dahkasa mouth bed fat orifca seekers
from Weskonsin, in endoyeFln to krawl
atwoen bis legs for the purpuss OF applyin
fer ths tolIEa.ssaip at Aillwawky, upset
the President. sleck, and he would have gon
spEawIln into the fireplace If | hadn't kowt
him in tbesn arms. But | hadn't more'n
stood BIN az stFats, beA another man come
crashin Down tho chimney, bis he'd strikin
nae FtleaEly aEia tie .Ear4s, aud prostratla
my veluptsous form enso tho door. ''Ns.
Link 10 - shGusid the infatuated beia, "my
papers ia signed BY sYery Clergyman in our
tewu, sod likewise the sknlsmastsr -
SEES |, "yau egrejis ass g,s.in up and
brushin the dust from my ixs. 'sfA sinsl
year papers WITH this bunch az bones, II
yea dent BE- a ligsla kesrful how yea make
my bred saskj. Depot in the fn.ur. How
do you Ike that are perfgmery {" seq ],
shuvin my Gst under his rone. .fhem's the
kind Of papers Iii GUT you. 1asm's the
aad OF papers Eoa wans ~
"Bas | wurxs batd for the tickiss Itsiled
allie aai day The passss should be re-
waElsip ... ra I
"Eiyteo," sej |, hoIdin the Intoxicated
nan ~ Che coat. coller, "sirtoo, sir, Is It's
ewn reward. Lock st nae - lie did look
al sac, and qaalei bed my care. srhe fact
is" continued, laskia round upon the
hungry krovd, "tbere is ssaaely = eriscs
for every lie lamp sarrid around DARN this
eaupans. VISA there was. | visa thase
was farrin misshHns 10 be allsd en- various
lonely LANDS where sppydsmiks rage iness-
sanity, ard II war in Old Abs place Ia
seni even mothers sen Of yea 10 etu.--
What are goa here fer =, | coasiunsred,
wArmin up considerable, aeaas yon siv Abe
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