The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-04-17
Sut Lovengood Travels with Old Abe
as his Confidential Friend and Adviser.

When told ou, George, that l we're
ngwine TO travel with Old Abe Link horn,
/ You thought were lyin', but now We
fssee I'm here, amt l. jist stuck across
the country and kolch'd up with him at
lauisburg, (durn sch n place, | sAy,)
nnG hev stuck clost TO the ole Wiudln
Is AIDE. iii got L,n safe intu this beer
,av'.u. they call bit. Wm!ard's,' an Pm
DUN ct tue ole boss owe the hous aiDt a
judge owe hcker. I've tasted hit, has.
IN Ia tell y. suuther thing, ole Wiudin
Blades am slecpln III the same rune what
4 dreamed owe IN one thousand eight hun.
died an tifty six, whsr Ole Buck played
that oriui game OF herds with Eli and
Fremont for the Presidents cheer, an
son INT, too, and he pr.d.s hisself in sit
I'm III hit hy durn site more nor them
dus what sol him thar. But as wer
agwIne to le.t IS "er g:ttin thru Bal,i,
n.uie ! sse,i n Teller a sittin ontu a barrel
hhn At the lock owe n darned old revo,
ting ps,ol, Sez mister, are ye gwiue
10 war Yes, -ez De, Pm gwine 10 bore
"d Ane's y.ers fur him es lie Gums along.
vent n p,ece further al seed another
fu ole tub cuttiu cheese With a nife
foi lorg. That's monstrous niie,
misier. sea Y,a W, sez he, | means Ia
feei old AGe's hasiets with hit. sez be.
rocked along au seed another feler rub
hin bnte ortul cannon it were as big
es pump log. Gwiue TO shute, seq | 7
Nut jist yit, sez he, a measuIin my hite
an heit with his eye. When are We g.ine
to shut, 4 l mout be so bold Day
arler III morrow, sez lie. I'm jisl gwine
tu take old Ate in The place wha, fus,
tstcbes hoss, and dam et he don't lite
beya WashIntun, biz il be that this yers
powder aint good, AN he dipped up tin
cup full oulen n barrett and poured hit
back like hit wer whisky. Jist about this
tune The 'deur got under my har that
baltimore wsrnt much tn speak owe, fur
ole Windin Blades, and that they meant
tu hev funeral ou.en him when he got
thar So put out to meet him an Tell
owe the imedju. ra,b tu cum. an the or,
ful irlbunshun 5arrelled up fur his vidder,
aud that promlsip sun Bob owe his's.-
No" George, Bob may make monsous
hue man. don't say he won't, but es a
boy--m,nd, say, es a boy I'm d-d
ef fancy him n BIT Sum teller will
turn lin ins'de out sum Of these days.
see ef be don't; and who knows bu, bit
would improve the little critter. He can,
live es he Is, that's surtin. Well, when |
told ole Windn Blades what had seen
and bearn. his eyes sorer bniged and sor.
ter spread, aud his mouf swel.ea out, AZ
sez be, Il bain't prepared TO die, Sut:y,
my soo'--hs calls me Sutty when be
wants hsip, an Mister Loseugood when
he's got bs dignity on, an = passel of
flat backs roun bin an he feels good An
safe! hes dun the things hadn't or
fer, m Vet opdun the ibngs had orter."
!. sar iere he hung down his he'd and stu
died . long time while ] sot still an
: tuck giDeral observation Of President.
an II he siui a long sun sn n narrow
'wun I'm burned His muuf, his paw. AN
bis foo,zss am the principal iss,ers, an his
a,rk'n pint is the way them AZ laigs owe
bizeo gets inter hs body. They goes in
each aidge so'ter like the prongs goes in
10 pitch fork. Owe sil the du,ped
skeery iookin ole cusses fur q presiient
ever ] seed. lie am decidedly the duppdes,.
lie looks like u yaller ladder win h.lf
she rugs knocEed out. ko,ch q ole bull
frog once aud druv nail thru hin l;ps
inter posr lied two rocks tu his h,ne
toes and stuck q darnin needil inter biz
tail tu let out the mixture, and l~f him
thar TO dry. seed bin two weeks arer.
wards an when seed ole Abe tho, hi,
were an o'fal rstribushsn cum onto me.
and ths, biz were the same frog. and oa.
ly stretched little longer, On had tuck
10 wearin elcse 10 keep me from kno win
him. an ketehin him aud nailin him M
agaip. an natral born durn'd fool % | is.
Iswsr ! see the same walery, sheery look
10 tho ewes. ard the sortec kcota on the
back I'm fear'd George sumthiu's IN
cum owe my na'Iio up that ar frog. I
swar ] am ever sincs ] seed old Abe,