Litchfield enquirer., 1862-11-20
THE PRESIDENT ON THE NEW YORK
 ELECTION.

Orpheus c. Kerr writes to the Sun lay Mer
 cury that on the night of the election in Ne7
 York, " a high moral Democratic chap of mucl
 watch seal" called on Old Abe on purpose t.
 tell him that tAe Democratic party had beer
 born again and was on the point of Rrotestin!
 against everything whatever. except the Con l stitution of our forefathers." He found Olf 1 Abe cracking walnuts before fire and proceed
 ed to address him. At the conclusion of h's re ! marks, the Honest Abe cracked & walnut ane says he:
 "You say neiehhor. that the organization stil in 'ists mon vigorous prosecution ofthe war? ? The Democratic chan sliced a tooth pick fror the arm nf thu ch,r with his kfe. and says he
 :t That ;s +ha present platform on which we arg "E p'uribus unum."
 |" We'll" ,savs the Honest Abe "f believe that you mean well but am reminded of little storv''
 "Whon was rrac,icinr law ont in Illinois, aav the Honest Aba twisting the how of his black necktie around from under his left ear " there was an old cock with two sons. living eear me in tumble down old shanty. I1a lived there until half his roof blew off one win " nirht. and then he concluded to move to . new house where the chimney didn't taka up al the upner story On the day when he nov d. hed got all his traps changed to the other reslance and had sent one of his sons to sec that they were all got safely indoors. when sud denly shower commenced to come nD. Tn" old man and his other ofsnring who had stavnl to hurry him. were taking mp carnet from tho floor at the time the first dose of thunder crack od an'1 the offspring says he. Hurry up. old crazv-bones or we'll he ketched in the freshet before von oct un this hnre ri h fabric" The stern rarent needed the admoniton, and went ripping away the carpet around the edges of the room until he came near where the off snrng was standing. and there it stuck. He nnlad hut it wouldn't come. and says he :- tpnpennv nal-it holds on so." You see, the old screw was very blind without his specs' says the honest Abe, buttonng his vest askew, ." and he couldn't see just where the tack was.-- Another peal of thunder at this moment made the irascible offspring still madder, and he says. says he '' You misabul old cripple, if you don't hurry up we'll be ketched, tell you .''- As he made this dutifu remark he went stamp ing to the window, and at tine same moment the cantankerous tack came out, and the aged l,a, rent went over on his back with the carpet up to his chin. He got up rnd dusted, and says he : Well. now. that iS cur ous- how su;lden it vent" Then he proceeded to rip away again. until he came near the window, and there it stuck once more The wild offspring saw him tug-ing again and it made him SD wrathy that he says, says he : Why in thunder didn't you take out the nails ir~t, you crooked old sinner, you? It's enough to make me weep afre5h for the old woman, to see how you But he didn't finish his observation for as he walked toward where the hammer lay. the tack came out and the old 'un went to bed againunder the car, et Up sprang the sad parent, splitting rags, and he says, says he: We'll, now how cur ous-to think it should come so sudden y Still on he went, until the carpet Was all up from around the edges but when he tried to drag 1t away on his shoulder. it was fast somewheres vet. R-r-rum-bum-boom went the thun tier and says tie infur'ated offspring, says he : :. Well I never did see uch a hlundering old dad as you be. We'll be ketched in the rain aS sure as grasshoppers and all because you didn't take my advice about the hammer in the first p!ace" The poor old un tugged, and pulled, and panted, and says he: '" Well. now, that is curious. l swum to massey There cant be no tacks Way out in the middle of the floor here can they ?'' To make sure, the old blind pate Was going down on his knees to take 3 mouse-eye CIV when all of sudden he gave start, and he says, says he Why. psars to me, Sammy, you're stln'tln On tue carpet y0u'Sey! Aud 50 he was-so he was says the Honest Abe, smiling into the fire, " aud that was the reason why the carpet had stuck fast in go many pla cas."
 Now," says the Honest Abe. pokng the Democratic chap in the rlbs with his knuckles : .' if your organization wants me to move vigor- ouslv in this war tell them not to be standing on my carpet all the time. Otherwise, must still keep tacking about
 The Democratic chap had been slowly rising
 from his chair as this small moral tale drew to ward its exciting conclusion. and at the last word he fled the apartment with quivering watch seal
 Our President, my boy, has tale for every e;nergeucy, as d rat-trap has an emergency for every tail