Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-28
SUIT LovENG0OD
Travels with Old Abe as his COnfidentaai
FRIEND and Adviser.

Frtend and Adviser.
When told you, GEORGE, that wer agwine tn
travel with ole ABE LNK-HoRN, you thought wer
lyin, but now ye see I'm here, amt II jis struck
across the country and kotchd up with him at Har-
risburg, (durn SIGH place. 1 say,) an l hev stuck
clost to the ole Windin Blades till got him safe intu
this heer tavrin, they calls hit " WlLLARDsp an I'm
durn eff the ole boss owe the house amt edge owe
lker. I've tasted hit, has, an I'll tell ye anuther
thing, old Wndin Blades am sleepin in the same
rune what dreamed owe in one thousand eigh
hundrd an ifty-six, whar Ole Buck played that or
full game of kerds with Fill and FREEMoUNT fur the
Presidents cheer won hit too, he brides hissef
in sittin in hit more by durnd site nor them dus
what set him thar But es wer agwine tn tell you,
es wer gittin thru Bald-tmore 1 seed Teller
a sittin ontu barrel a film at the lock
owe burned old revolving pstil SEE l. mister, are
We gwine tn war; Yes, SEE he, I'm gwine tn bore
ole ABE's years fur him es ne Gums along. went
piece furder an seed another fat ole tub cuttin
a cheese with nife foot long. That's monsous
nife, mister, SEE l. Y-a-w, SEE he, means tn feel
ole ABEs hasIet with hit, sez he rocked along
an seed another Teller rubin brite orful cannon;
hit were es big es pump log. Gwine tn shute, SEE
/? Not jist yet, he, asurln my hite an heft
with his eye. When are ye gwine tn shute, eff
moute be so boldf Day arter tu-morrew, SEE he.
I'm jist gwine tn take ole ABE in the place what
fust tetches hoss an dam eff he don't lite beyant
Washintun, hit be that this yere powder amt good,
an he dipped up a tin cup full outen Darrell an
poured hit back like hit whisky. Jist about this
time the deur got onder my han that Bald-timore
warnt much tn speak owe, fur ole Windin Blades,
an that they ment tn hev funeral outen him
when he got thar. So put out tn meet him an
tell owe the imedjut rath tn cum, the orful rib
ulashun barrelled up fur his wilder an that prom
ism sun, Bon, owe hs'p. Now, GEORGE, Bon may
make monsous fine man, don't say he cont; but
es a boy-mlnd, l say, es a boy-Im id eff
fancy lin bit. Sum Teller will turn him inside
out sum Of these days, see eff he IdoR't; an who
knows but hit would improve the little critterj He
can't live es he is, that's surtain. Well when told
old Windn Blades what had seed an hearn, his
eyes sorter bulged an sorter spread, an his mouf
swelled out, an SEE he {" hain't perpared tn die,
SUTTY, my sun he calls me SUTTY when he wants
help and Mister LoYENGooD when he's got hls digni-
ty on an passed. of fat backs roun him he feels
good an safe-"I hes dun the things hadn't orter,
he hung down his he'd and studied long time,
while sot still and tux gineral observation owe
President an if he amt long wun an q narrow
wun I'm burned. His mouf, his paw, an his foote's
am the principil feeters his strikn pint is the
way them ar laigs hizen gets inter his body.
They goes in at each aidge sorter like the prongs
goes intu pitch fork. Owe all the burned skeery
lookin ole cusses fur president ever l seed he am
deci1edly the durndest He looks like yaller lad
der with half the rungs knocked out. kotch ole
bull frog once an druv nail thru his lips inter
post tied two rocks tn his hine toes and stuck
darnin need inter his tail tn let out the misture an
lef him there III dry. l seed him two weeks arter
wurds, an when seed ole ABE l thot hit were an
orul retribution cum ontu me, that hit were the
sumo frog, only stretched ate longer, an had tuck
tn warm owe close tn keep me from KNOWN him;
an ketchin him nailin him up agin natral born
durn'd fool es lis, swar 1 seed the same watry,
szeery look in the eyes, and the sorter knots
on the "Iback-bGne,n I'm feard, GEORGE, sumthn's
tn cum owe my nailin up that ar frog swar am,
ever since l seed ole ABE same shape, same color
same feel, (cod as ice) I'm id eff hit amt the
same smell. Sumthin orful is tn happen me in spite
owe these yere laigs, much as pends on EN- see eff
hit DON'T Well, arter he he'd studied and sighed,
sorter groaned, long time, he ris his head up
and seq he, SUTTT, what had best do in this orful
emergency? The party can't spare me now besides
amt fit tn die an my whiskers hev st begin tn grow
an want tn try the vitts nWashntun City, hit won't
du tu let me be made sitter by these seseshun
bullits just at this time will it SUFrY, my SOM See
I, Mister LNKHoBN, Ise called natral born
durn'd fool in Tennessee, but 1 think 1 ken
averidge in these parts purity well, an eff you
will jist put yasef onder my keer eff ole ScorT
Gums a cluckin about with his wings trailin, or
ole SEA-wARD Gums a whinin an a smelliR an
scrachin onder the door, jst gin the tavrin keeper
the hint to hist thur cotails with his boot an that
you'll pay fur toein of EN- eff he busts EN-. II be
consttutionally, Enthusiastically, indiscriminate
ly burned eff don't put you safe tn bed with Mssis
LNKHoRN at Wizards Tavrin. III da hit; dye see
these yere laigs hilt one straite out abuv the
lamp what sot ontu the tabil. He looked at me
mournfuly fur mint an his eyes run over, an SEE
he SUTTY, my son. II du hit, ole ABE won't lie,
so gin yer orders an fix things; now feel like
will be President yt; he pulled out pint bottel
frum onder the piller the bed he measured hit
with his thumbs, the other fSom the bottom
tn the top owe the whisky, thar wer jst seven
thumbs; he then measured back four hilt the last
thumb fast an run the neck the bottel in onder
his nose about four inches, when he turned hit up
agin thar wer half inch clar day lite onder the
thumb an he sot hit ontu the table. When he cotch
his breif, says he, l never Encourages eny wun tn
drink, but thsrs the bottel hi hes your 1chisley
in ha tuck abourd the balance, did, an we went
tn bed. Now how got him tn Washintun II tell
yu the next tim we meet. Good bye. Say GEORGE,
ye never seed old ABE. did ye? Well yoye missed a
site, Nur BOB mo. Nur the ole oman9 No Well,
Use sorry fur you fur you, amt yet ready tn die.
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