Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-05

h-e.t MIN. seed ole ABS had observed hit, an he
xver sared fer the ash cutler showdshru the three
coats owe red lead ontu his face an he searched his
had an tried to scraeh his sturn thru about foot
an half owe straw an bottils. Then be locked out
the Einder mint an fotch in his he'd with jerk
an ketchn me by boif hans, SEE he great hevings'
SUrTY, es thar EN- an orful he'll, thar am ELEck
STEPHENS now with his drefull canynn- ! tuck
look an thar stud pals YtaliAn with dubnn par,
relied trumpet strapped acrost his back. nv u,1
glitter sorter skeery like that am fac. Iney e-u.
hit a tom-bone an SEE that hit makes muslck' Nv"
don't show yerself tn be fool, SEE l. 1n@' iea'.-
am in burned site more danger owe blown OUT ms
own brains with that thing than you am ." SUI
an keep yer shut on, viii yer, but Dig sAee-
on him all over. an seed that nuthin but runnln
spell would help the old cowardly cuss. ven .e-
lived IN these wear laigs, knowd cud ketcn nun
ef be did break. SEE he tremblin all over SOIrf'
INV srn 81 Arrx. STEPHENS kills me want you tu
o 70 ill;no an tell EN- that died in the line owe my
intv Iinke man orter an mine tell EN- dieo gAiiis'
and that my las wurds wer the pecierssnuA
Independence, sez-an here he tuck squiii' y s-O
Ytalian he he'd outsaped his long twisted brass morn
an he'd hit in his hand ssrter shusin fashln tnaS
fac-an durn eff he dident go outer that keer IKE
cat o,,teu cellar when a broom am folerih tlie
straw made moasous swishin sorter SCUM es nc
went thru the door IN hearn the bottlls ciunA1n
es he run-I took arter him hollerin koch HIM
don't hurt him Ise takin him tn an asslum, mes
crazy as bed bug but am not dangerous wen
hevy sot yung Teller with his shurt collar open an
his briches in his boots an black se-gar pnted up
towards his eye jist squate ontu his all fcurs aiore
the ole durnd crazy cuss an he flung him TWO sum
mersets over him. en- windin Blades lit on his sturn
an bounced an the bottils rattlid agIn, es cum up
the Teller what throwd him SEE tn me, Be Gswd,
that fat Teller hes ct glass works fur supper
hesent he Es like not, SEE !, hes durno 1901 enun
tn du eny thing l thot he he'd frum the Jlnglin IN
his nards when he Lit thar, SEE he, an then ne tuck
look ct me fur long spell, SEE he Mister, let me
gin YOU sum ad-vice, when you takes fatty tn the
asslum du you stay out side the gate. SEE |, IL du
hit fur nos you rm frien owe mine. SEE he' is
thar tax ontu laigs wher you cum fruml why! SEE
l. Gaze, SEE he, eff thar am you am the poorest man
in Maryland that's all. How did that ole haystacK go
crazy? SEE l, he ct hissef outen his sences be
Jethero thot so, seq he, no that he. never went
mad a thinkin. SEE l, Mister, you am right
an then ole ABE sot ontu his hine and all this time,
either scared or hurt tn bad tn move. went up an
whispered tn him tn git up git inter the ker, an
SEE l. hit won't hurt to gin em little crazy speech
ofen the platform, hit won't cost you much truohe
tn du that, an hit will convince emI you am added
jist talk MATERIAL SEE l, that's all yu heV tn DO
Well he groaned, and got ontu his all tours, and
swar list then he minded me owe an orful elephant
called Hanibald, what wonst seed at sarcus,-
now list tn think owe this barrd great beastes
bein ole ABE President owe the United States owe
North Ame-iky. swar natral born durn'd fool Is
no e il, felt shamed, an sorter humbled, an l
sorter felt like cuttin his throat an sen the
hay tn pay fur my shame, an drink all the WHISKY
on his carcuss tn make miself feel good agin but
shook him up, an got him tn the kers an thar ne
made sorter talk.
Bout his whiskers an putin his foot down on the
Decerashun owe independence and go On-swish-
spat-pop cum about a peck owe aigs, an they smRlt
powful. jerked him inter the ker an hearn a fell
Ter holler 1--WE wer a savin owe EN- fur ole ABE to-
morrer but durn eff you amt entitled tn few, fur
bein es big fool es he is" The kers started fur
Washinton, an l wer glad. Now SEE l. eft you'll Jist
keep yer mouf shst, Il get yu throu an hit wouldn't
be bad eff yu KEEP hit shut fur the mex four years.
He sot still while, an at last SEE he, SuTTT, my
sou. what BEGUN owe ALECK STEVENS an his on
yeathly canyun did hit 90 off No, SEE |, but you
did. you moved yersef. SEE he SgTTY, we orter not
be hilt sponsibil when we are Onder big skeer.
That's fac SEE l. an that orter be norated tn the
pepi and get EN- tn endorse hit, for hits all thatl
save you Mister LINKHoRN jurin yer stay es Presi-
dent Jis take the persishion that you haint spOsI
hi while ouder a skeer an hit will kiver your hole
admistrashun. SUTrY, my son, you am great, SEE he
an we trundled on no body KNOWN the ole
Teller, and got inter the rune at WMLARD's; an
afore he'd time git the hay an bottis au cross
barred truck ofan him. hssrn noise in the passige
like the rOllin owe wheel harrer mixed up with
heavy trampin SCUM; l thot hit wer Irishman a
fetehin Goals, when the door flew wide open. an IN
cum peacock feather, six fsot long, with all the
fuzz stripped off sept the eye at the pint then cum
a hat shaped Ike ontu funnil an kivered with
gold an then har an whskers enuf to stuff a bed
and then more gold leaf an shiney buttons an then
the forrard ainst swo-rarard, with ole Marcy S
he'd on top the handil; then par owe boots what
mout been fire buckets footed, and then the hind
aind owe that orful swo-rard, cum supported frume
the floor by wheel es big es a wash pan, to keep
thegscabbar dfrOm warm out trailin on the groun
an when hit all got ntu the rune were tuck to-
gether hit proved to lie Lieut.. General Winfield
Scott. commander in chief owe all the yearth an
the whole afar when straitened up, reached ontu
the ceilin about fourteen feet, and that orful swo
rard nearly crossed the rune. Ise to dry to talk
eny more now, but will tell you agn what that
orful mIxty owe gold feathers iron noise gass an
leather did, an how wer skeered. Amt Gineral
an orful thing tn meet contimp!ate George, per-
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