Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-11-19
IIxcuLN,sLAsr STORY.

Old Major Downing, iE is known, is
auartered il she White House, and has
written some letters descriptive Of the
doihgs tAAYe. Fhe following 'is s1pposed
to be the last notabls saena In that hoase
Of mourning, and was obsained throagh
an intimate friend of the Major 49,.
We have had an orful solum time here
senee the elecshuns in Ohio, Iudiany AMI
Pennsylvania, and Ioway. Old Abe and
Stanton and Welles takes it TO heart very
much, and il was more than q week after
the noos begin to cum in before the Pres
idens could tell story. To-day he
reused ap enuff to tell as one He said
the elscshun reminded hia of hog
spekerlatur in ILiinise, who wanted to
buy all the hogs he could, and to 'Skop-
troll she market" He got all the shin
plAsters ia two or three banks and opened
al ofaea In Chicago % invite sellers. --
One day an old feller cum in, q NIFTY
plane lookin old feller, and wanted TO
sell surn hogs. -
Chow many hsv ye got ?" sed the
spectator.
al don's know exactly" ses the hog
drovsr. ....,
oval" sex the spekslatur. 81 guefs
| III take all you can bring any hoR," and
the igger vas numed--it was q good fig
ger. ,...... ...' ,x-....s.-..
ssSow. !" seq the old feilur, 'Jss give
me paper saying what you'll do, and
put in Ii that may deliver them hags at
Chicago or Alton, or Springfield, jest -
| | piease,S -.
ts0f course" says the spekelatur, and
be wrote the paper. .,..
| The old fellow went away, and in q
few days his Iivs pork begun to come In.
The clerk come id one day and scz TO
the spectator, s'Ufd Benson" ses be,
| 1.-THE old feileris name was Benson.) ''has
sent in 10000 hogs. And here is letter
i from Springfield, be has sent in 1900
and the agent at Alton says be has sent
In 20,BO0 there; and the money has e'eIl 9
rd6st ran out, and be writes for more
I "Yery we'll" sez the speculator. 81
/ xaess tfiat'EI EIlhdisfi the old feller's los.'
| But be vas mistaken. Every mornin
more letters more hogs driven in NOR
money wanted. At last the spekelasu
AegYs 10 be skeered, and sent for "Ol'
BENSON who, yoa may Be sare, wasn'
|, lar away.
,ssWefl, old fsller, /" SEQ be, "3oa hev
, good many hogsf" ...S r..- fo.
fsHiEht smart lot ou 'etfa !" sea The oil
chap. s.i'Il send in 1900 more TO- NOR
row. -. ...s.
: ssTnundsr and hiaxesi'' sea the specu
: flator. sshow many on aisth her, yoa p
{ aDbn'f know !" says old Benson. q
: hsv' big los 10 COME ylt.n 5,... f
g See hsre, old fsIief, ses the specu
latar, ssI guess you'd better quit aeliyel
I hins: fest keep he rnoaeT you've gots 90
! take MI thg hDgs hsss, and let me oi
= az that contract s's- FOR he'd found os
+ whs old Benssn was, and begin 70 hev,
: 6nosion Of the sise of bis pile and q
! I strength Of his game -. ],
? After some dispasins the speculate
= ailznasfa 5vsr bis hogs ID Benson, bnd shl
y ap his ofhca, and vent 70 sestle With 4
= banks $50. -
y EsNow,o ssx old Abe 10 Stanton, q ii
Y Him make The application yourself i
. may bsyoasd better be sestin' ready !
Is hand over shings 70 ths Dsmodtaks f
70 sifey don't seen % be done deliYsgin III
se Pm afraid, Stxnsun, Ne can't cs'nsreI
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