Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-12-10
From the Vanity Fair.
ArtemaS Wnrd visits old Abe,

ARENAS finds Mr.. Lincoln prosecuted with
office seekers, and describes the means by
which he clears his premises :
Cried Old Abe, they cum upon me from the
skize-down the chimneys, aad from the bow
els OF the yearth!" He hadn't more II got them
words out Of his deikite mouth before two
fat offiss seekrs from Wisconsin, in endeverin
to awl atween his legs tor the purpuss of APP
pyin for the tOllgateship ut Milwawky, upset
the President elect & lie would have gone
sprawlin into the fireplace, il | hadn't caught
him in these arms. But ladn' mOre'n stood
him up slrate, before another man cum crash
in down the chimney, his head strikin NE vi.
lently agin the inards and prostratin my yolup-
toous form unto the floor, MIR. Linkin, D."
SHOUTED the intatooated being, "my papers is
signed by every clergyman i'll our town, and
likewise the skoolmaster!
Sez l, you egrejS ass, gittin up & brushin
the dust from my eyes, ''Iil sign your paper
with this bunch Of bones, ii you don't be a
little more keerful how you make my bread
baskit a depo in the future. How do you like
that air perumery !' SEE l shuving my fist
under his nose. "Tiem's the kind I'll give
you Them's the papers you want"
"But | w0rkt hard for the ticket | toed
night and day The patrit should be reward
ed !"
"Virtoo," sed I, holdn' the nfatooated man
ny inc coaI coIar, Firtoo, SIT, Is us own re-
ward Looh at me he ulu look at me,
and qualed bed my gaze. "The fact is"
continued lookln round upon the hungry
crowd, There Is scarcely an oils for every lie
lamp carried round auHn TINS campane. L
wish tlare was wlsh there was turin ms
siohs 10 DC niied on VariS lonely Islands where
epPyaeinlcS rage incessahtly' aau II was IN
ga Aoe place SEM every mothers son
OF you to them. What air you here tor!" l
cohuhheteu, "afmlh up considerable, can
you CIV AGe mint peace Don you sec
miserable men, go home y I'LL the SHE 90 to
peouih TN "are-go 10 choppin wood-go to
Dlllh sope-Stul saSsenserS-oiacN 0ootS-glt
clefkSnip on sum respeelape manure cart
90 rouhd us original swiss Ben hlnsers-be-
cum 'orgenal ana only campbell Ministries
go to lecturin at oO dollars nlte--lmbaIk III
the peanut blznls5-t0f"e Jor TIE Ledqer-saw
OH your legs ana 60 round slyln concerts,
win techih appea,s 10 charitable public,
printed on your ha"uoliiS-ahything Tor I!
honest lV'Ii OUT ooh come mere uriVih Ola
Aoe crazy oy your outraJu cuttings up
20 ioiilc' 0'"nu "o' upon 'he oroet oi
your g"'i., ou' 20 10 onct IL III hNe hllll's
rom tils l,he' SEE l. Pulilh ONT my ne" SIX
-: - t1If -
III II before tlelr eyes II IN nVe mlnlls from
inns uIle SlnsIe s"le OIL you fe'liaihs Oh tAese
mere premises II 90 out TO my cage near by,
ana let my boy Constructor loose and 1t he
glIs ahUhg you, you !! lhihk old ooiIerlho has
cum again ana no mistake Iou ought 10
hev seen them scamper, Mr. Falr. Ihey ran
orr as tho Satnn hiSseIt was arter them with
red hot ten pronged pltchtork. In five min
It's tho premises was clear
"lIow XII ever repay you, Mr.. Ward, fol
your kindness Z! sed Old Abe, advancin' and
shakin me warmly by the hand. GLOW kin
ever repay you, sir!'
"By givin' the whole country good sound
administrations by poerin' lie upon the trou