Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-01-19

ARTEMAs WARD AT SPRINGFIELD-Th.
Snowman visited the President elect at u. sest
He found every available place excent ,bo '"e
crouded with hungry seekers for Office wr'Ss9
the closing portion as it appeared in K,n;, give
"One patrit from a small town in NJ, '~.
went up on top the house, got into tbo 'afsiaygaO
and slid down into the parler whern 0i, ,,lnley
was endeverin to keep the hungry pack u os a Abe
seekers from chOwin him up alive withont omss
of clergy. The mint he reached the "c9eht
he jumpt up. brusht the SCOT out of his "vo pa
yelled: "Don't make eny pintment' w. =, a9d y,
Spunkville postofice till you've read NV @' ae
All the respectful men in our town is siopaIps paps
that there docyment!" ""
"Good God!' cride Old Abe, "thev cnn,
on me from the skize-down the chmnevss up
from the bowels of the yearthr' He ~ l,9aai 9ai
more'n got them words out of bis delikit na naua'
before two fat offiss seekers from Wiscons%iao %oup
endeverin to crawl atween his legs for u," tba 10
puss of applyin for the tollgateship at Mlwsnr%f rf
upset the President eleck d he would hey na! IVY
sprawin into the fire place if hadn't cosoas soE
him in these arms But | hadn't more'n s,6a,
him up strate, before another man cum crssIi'
down the chimney, hes head strckng me vsr,
ly agin the inards and prostratin my voluntOn"
form onto the floor "Mr. Linkin," shoutid Rs
infatooated being, my papers is signed by avs
ry clergyman in our town, and likewise NJ
skoomasterW
Sez |, "you egrejis ass" gttin up bruaiD
the dust from my eyes, "Tll sign your psnar
with this bunch of bones, if you don't be A litf
more keerful how you make my bread baskit,
depot in the fuer. How do you like that al
perfumery ?" sez l. shuving my fist under hi,
nose. "Them's the kind of papers III give Won
| Them the DaDeTs UOu want W
"But | wOrkt hard for the ticket | Oisa
night and day The patrit should be rewariedT
Virtoo," scd |, holdin' the infatooated man
by the coat tcollar, "virtoO, sir, is its own ~
ward Look at mel" He did look at me, and
quaed bel my gaze. "The fact is" confined
lookin' round upon the hungry crowd, there h
scacely ofiss for every lie lamp carried round
durin this campane. | wish there was. wish
there was furrin missions to be filled on ysf,
lonely Islands where eppydemics rage incessart
ly, and if was in Old Abe's place I'D send evgY
mothers son OF you to them. What air yoahei,
for ?'' | continnered, warmin up consideFale
"can't you Civ Abe mint's peace Don't N
see he's world most to deatht Go home yr
miserable men, go home tii the sife Got
peddin tin ware-go to chSppin Weod--g0
blin' sope-stutf saSsengers-bsack boots-git
clerkship on sum respectable manure cart
round as original Swiss Bell Ringers s-becul
" origonal aud only" Campbell Minstrels-sO
leciurn at so dollars a nite-imbark in tb
peanut hizniss- aoris for the Efdgsr-saw fgOa
legs and go round givin concerts, with sbiD
appeals to charitable public. printed on yor
handblls-any thing for honest Hvin', but dml
come round here drvin Old Abe crazy by yol
outrajus cuttings up! Go home. Stand not M
on the order of your goin', but go to onet If /
five minls from this time" see /, puln' out M
new sixteen dollar huntn cased watch, an
| brandishn it before their eyes, " Eff in FIVE min
its from this time single sole of you remain
on these here premises, III go out to my cag.
near by, and let my Boy Constructor loose a i
he gifts amung you, you'll think Old SoIferinl
has cum again and no mistakew You ought Ia
hev seen them scamper Mr.. Fair. They run OFF
as tho Satun himself was arter them with red
hot ten pronged pichfork, In five mints the
premises was clear.
How kin | ever repay you, Mr.. Ward, Gr
your kndness?" sed Old Abe advancin and
shakin me warmly by the hand "lIow kin
ever repay you, slrt'
"By givin' the whole country a good, Soal
administration. BY p0rrin' lie npon the iUt
bled waters, North and Sounh BY pursooiu' a
patriotic, firm and just course, and then il ay
State wants to secedr, let EN- sesesh !"
GLOW bout my Cabnit Ministrc, Ward?' sd
Abe
"Fill it up with Showmen, sir Showmm i
devoid Of politics. They haint got darn pra
ciple They know how to cater to the public
They know what the public wants, North
South Showmen, sir, is honest men. Fl you
doubt their literary ability, look at their poster
and see small bills! Ef you want Cabinet
is Cabinet fill it up with shomen, but tol
call on me. The moral wax figgcr prrl,m
mustn't be permitted to go down while there's,
drop of blood in these vans A. Linkn, vi
you well! Ef Powers or Walcutt was to |
out a model for beautiful man, scarcely Iii !
they'd sculp you. A. I4inkin, adoo!"
He shook me cordyully by the hand-uU
changed picters, so we could gaze upon each
ers' liniments when far away from one anoiber-v
he at the hellum of the ship of State aud at Gael
hellum of the show bzniss admission l5 cents
RD~ The best Remedy for IsheWmaiism- -lIat'