New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-01-01

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lEit ll' fullest tones, 6 they knoW'd
,.... President. !. with. They suHeked out of
.fppolitcs I made bold to gisit
l lid in Springfield Ifound the
Eeoveil- ,arler surrounded BIZ q perfecE
Hoans i4iskerss Known he had been
4 lanasboton. AT On the roaring Mississippyy 1
A Kons. .taSs him in sailor lingo, 80 sez I,
Il i.s nfss5 IsG Let out yer main suls, reef mum
tiis e. throw yer b poop ogerhoaIe.
shver timbaTs my harty Eas 7 gs sssen aeen
Y sailor plays acted out by them New York theater
81 sellersl Old Abe ookt up quite cross ana sez
send in yer petishu1 BY by. cant possbl41ay
~ sok at ii now, Indeed can't IT'S onposseie,
sh5sssAn orifce seeker, to be sure, = said he.
4'sts Wall sir, sed I. youa never more % mistaken
sbs d circumstances. I'm a. Ward. Wax ffggers y
y III profeshun. I'm the father Of twins, and they
ii lnt,ok Ike mebota ct 1.ent cum 70 pay 2
$ Ates If % syon wants Q sse he, aay ssss aof
o Sql7t, say 80, d IYh or like a jug handie.a
istF aMr. Ward, 1t down. | am glad II ses --oH,
,gepase tu Abraham,s Bassunl, ged one 81 MI
seekefst his idee being to get OFT goak at
4 2 sez T. ssef al; goG fslEess renass III sbat
II there Buzzum there'H be nifty poor nussfn for
some o. youH' Whereupon Old Abe buttoned Ills
weskt e. ear up and blusht like mafding Of sweet
tHlS. Just this pint of the conversation another
gr,n 81 o. 'ce seekers aroye cHTn raiien mn
h. parIor s. IN wanted post oriacess sum wanted
aI I, Sctorsbtnar rum wanted fufr5n missions and
eUe 90 la nta PA IN. thought Old Abe wona ~
.s,r a, H. hai. more than time to shaka hands
VIE 1sr,1 before n other tremonjs crowd cum
porein onto the prena s ana ard
III f. hpm ~ @ s neiit intervieW with l
Abe One man from OH. Z M.io Tag seven ,nenes
of corn whiskey into him. aistook me ne fog ftdAhe
and addresst me as the sS H. ftozsr q lis
AlI6sT man with gold hede, qane aad red nose
told Old Abe he wac q ''seekfBd = q the
Pride Of the Bouudliss West e. !. ,,r,a,, :
EeZ % Square, you Woutaf III tak 'tAtsii VSsh-
/ offs If you could get it, would zen I. " - N, a
SNSez he, a patrt is abnY them thns y, slf Y.
putty big crop ef patri,ss W efa seapa 3,
offs seekers pored in The house aoors ara pallf
and woodshed 7as now all full, and v ho
crowd cum told sta MOTTO go away tot 1,tvs ssls 81
room. as the hog nen Ssaa yet empty, ons pa.sat
from srna town ii Mislygan, wsnt on y 2 s9ae q
house got into the chimney nd I'M dosh y. st
parer where Old Abe was eIissse 80, y bs m
hungry pack of offs seekers fror ss1T ~ Z ~ ist ;. G
alive without the benefit Of clergy. Rlss y.
reached the fire place he jul,ant qp bEua.s @
cut of his eyes, and yelled { Don't ma WI,
pintment at the Spunkville post oIis tilt yoa @
7 is signers to that there dockyment !'3 a
il "Good God." cried old Abe, 4 they cum Rpon Il
II mo from the skize-down the chimneys, and fro4H
The The bowels Of the yearth!f He hadn't more'n gos
them words out of his dekit mouth before I've tas
ii from Wisconsin, in endeYerin to crawl
atween his legs for the purpose 81 aPpiyln for fns
Il tollgateship at Milwawky, upsot the Fresid INT
/ eleek, and he would hev gone sprawlin intnS me-
I fire if hadn't caught him in these arms y, NJ
hadn't moren stood him up strate, Tore Ia; an9ss
} strikin me vently agin the inards and proatEstM
my voluptoous form onto the floor. !" MI Lilksr z
shoutid the infatooated being, my is slgnsd
by every Clergyman in our town, and likewise tine
skoolmaster ~
the dust from my eyes, LII sign yaur papers Win
] keerfui how you make my bread basket depos IN
the futur How do you like that air perfumeFys e
sez l. shuving my fist under his nose, theni's the
kind of papers I'll Civ you! Inems the papers
you wantli
day. The patrit should be rewarded"
+ ~Fyirtooi' sed ], holding the infatooated man by
the shirt collar, '.virtoo, sir, is its own reward
Look at me-! He did look at me, and qualed be4
my gaze. "tThe fact isl continued, lookiR
round upon the hungry crowd, there is scarcely
a offs for every lie lamp carrd round during this
acampane. I wish tharo was. wish thare was
furrin missions to be filled on varis lonely islaFs
where eppydemics rage necessarily, and if was in
Old Abe's place, I'D send every mothers son TO
them. What air you here for?a Icontinnered,
waru,in up considerable, " can't you give Abe q
ninnits peace? Go home, you miserable man, go
home & till the sile Go to peddln tinWare; go to
shoppin wood: go to bilin sope stuff sassingers
lack boots; git clerkship on sum respectable
manure cart so round as orgenal Swiss bell ring
1rs: bccum orfgenal aud only Camhel Mnstrels
. to ecturia at fifty dollers mite imhark in the
eanut bisiniss; write for the Ledger; saw of
w your legs and go round gvin concerts with tuchn
!, appeal to q charitable publich printed, on yonr
ell handbills; anything fur honest livn, but don't
]. NSeome round here drivin Old Abe crazy by your
VI o9trajqs cuttings up Go homa. Stand not upon
vi the order of goins but go to oncti
t'If in five lninits from this hme," sez |, pullIn
it my new sixteen dollar huntin cased watch, and
gsndishin it before their eyes, Ef 10 five minits
ON this time a single one of you remains on these
sre premises, I'LL go out to nay cage near by, and
my Boy Constructor loose! vi he gifts amnng
III, you'll think Old Solferino has cum again and
mistake" Youought to hey seen them scamp
Mr.. Fair. Theyrun orr as tho Satan hissef was
Ter them with red hot ten pronged ptchfork
Sire mints the premises was clear.
How kin ever repay you, Mr. ward, for your
'1dness? ?n sed Old Abe. advancn and shakln me
rmly by the hand How kin eyer repay you
by niyin the whole country good sound ad
,,.ilnistration. By poerin lie upon the troubled
faters. North and South BY persooin apatriotic
nrm and inst course, and then if any State wants te
= y secede let 'em sesesh!'
d @How bout my Cabnit M'uistre, Ward ?" SEQ
- Abe.
"Fill it up with showmen! showmen is devoid
of politics. They haint got darn principle
o9 They know how to cater to the pubic. They
"a know what the public wants, North and South
NJ Showmen, sir is honest men. Ef you doubt thel
It's literary ability look at their posters ana see saal
,c IN with showmen but don't call Oh me. The mora
ral wax iigger perfeshun nusnt be permitted TO g.
ma down while there's drop oil pood III thsse Ntsiis
al A. Linkin wish you we'll! Ef Powers or Wal
of cutt was 70 pick out model for beautiful man,
on scarcely think they'd sculp you but ef you do tn
,t fair thingby your country you'll make putty a
en- angel any of US. or any other Eaan! 4. Llnkn
,ee use the talents which nature has put into you u
he lishusy and firmly, end all will be we'll! A. Lin
tho kin, adoo." He shook me cordynlly by the hand
nrr we exchanged pictures, We could gaze uPe
ic5 each Others niments when fur away from on
es anotherhe at the hellum Of the ship of State, an
me / at the heum of the Show bizniss- -admittane
ho | only Ii cents ARrEaIus WAND.
Of milk peddler, finding that his business was nj
for lust what it should be- resolved to tack about an
sell mills instead of milk and water, as he had 10
,tc mery done and thus test the sonndness OF the o
hat maxim about the policy of honesty. "A day or tw
on after he had effected the aforesaid change ne WI
told by one of his customers, a matronly lady
some experience in life, that he need bring !
more milk to her. In great surprise, he asked b
che the reason why. Because, said she, the ar
Gle you sold me yesterday was the stransest stnh
cci. ever saw 1t had not stood three hours When
mrs had 4 nasty yellow scum on it! Tmast have u
,her real saypesle aftele lnat haNe atmeJ oseA 9
e in eustonaed to have