Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-05-23

it's got to be run as a Dimmycratic ma
chine, or it 'front.' run at all Now you
see, Seward is tryin to run it on his
''higher law" principle, but it warn't
made for that, and the conscience is, the
the thing is pretty nigh smashed up.
=" Wal" SEES Linkin, things do look
kinder dark. don't know whar we will
come out; but I guess III issue proc
lamashin for the ministers to pray for us
perhaps they will do sum good"
SEES |, Kernel, that reminds me Of
old Elder Doolittle, who cum along the
road one day rite by whar old Sol Hop
kins, very wicked old sinner, was hoe
in corn, The season was late, an the
corn was nifty slim. SEES the Elder,
Mr.. Hopkins, your corn is not very for
ard this year. No, it's monstrous
poor SEES Hopkins, IAN l guess / shan't
have half CROP wal, ses the Elder,
Mister Hopkins, you ought to pray to
the Lord for good crops, perhaps He will
hear you Wal, perhaps He will, an
perhaps lie won't SEES old Sol, 'but I'll
be darned if don't think that this corn
needs manure tarnal sight more than
it needs prayin for" "Now," ses |,
''Linkin, | think this country is sumthin
like old Hopkinses corn. u needs states
nsans1dp q good deal more than prayin
tor." Linkin didn't seem to like that
observashin of mine much, for he turned
the subjick, an he amt axed me what it
was best to do with the niggers since.
The other day the Kernel got Off a
good joak on Seward. You know what
solemn looking chap he is naturally.
WAL since he has got to be Chief Clark
Of the President, lie seems to look sol
emer than ever He cum into Hinkin's
room, an the Kernel ses, "Havo you
heord the news, Boss ?" No." sed
Seward, "what is itY oval, SEES Lin
kin, 'the Giascutis is loose" What's
that?" ses Seward "Why," ses Linkin,
"ain't you never heerd the story of the
Giascuts ?" Seward said he never had
&" Wal, ses the Kernel, 81 must tell
you. Several years ago, a kupple Of
Yankees were travelD out West, an they
got out of money. So they koncluded
to raise the wind as follers: They was
to go into a village, and announce show,
pretending that they had remarkable
animal which they had jist captured on
the Rocky Mountiugs. A bran new
beast, such as was never seen before -
The name was the 'Giaseutis.' 1t was
to be shown in a room, and one Of the
fellers was put behind a screen, and had
sum chains to shake, an he also contrived
to growl or howl as no egitter ever did
before Wal the people of the village
all cum to see the Giascutis, an, after
the room was filled, bis companion began
to explain to the audience what a terri
bic beast he had, how he killed ten men,
two boys, and five bosses in ketchin him,
an how be had got him at enormous ex-
pence, to show him Jest as every
body was a stAriD, thar was all at once
most terrific r-aMain az h0wlin, an rat
Tin Of chains. al. IN the excitement, the
Snowman, almost breathless, yelled out
at the top Of bis voice, the Giascutis is |
loose Run run run" An away went
the people down stairs, heels over head, /
losin all they had paid, and sooin nothin.
"Now," ses Linkin, "the Merrymac is
out, an wen / read about the vessels, an
tug-boats, an steamers, all scamperin of
as soon as she was seen, thought she
was the Giascutis, sure, only Tn afraid
she is a real Giascuiis, an no mistake. +"
Since then, Linkin calls the Merrymae
the Giascutis all the time.
Your friend,
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