Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1863-06-10
roe econ re IA Losr.

Il s kVU ~WOD HU && LOSE
/ "Oid Abe, (" who presides at the Ma
gasnai Waite Hoase, b very fond Of
/ gaod lahe, and is In ths habis of telliu
snam greatly ID the anasesnsRs, and 40
aufreqnentiy at the expensa of bis mos
particular friends. We have heard on,
lately which ere tisink win turn the table,
apon tha Ps@idana. The esnvsrsasio.
i r said to have occurred beswesn an ole
Illinois farmer and member Of Con.
gFess from this State, At WiIlasd's hotel
IN Washington City. o. @.8"7s :.
Mr.. Rs the member, was Ia one of the
sitting rooms of the hotel, quietly paiF.
ing bis cigar and reading the New York
Herald, when he was approached BIZ q
rough, hurley, middle aged man, and the
following dialogue 10 said to hare occur
red between them;
Illinois Parmer-Sir, to make free, |
uaeasEssana you are . member Of Con-
gFsss fEom the great State of Missouri.
Mr. R.-Koa are correctly Informed,
Ar l represent the - Congressional
District IN that State.
LII am from Illinois, sir: am in
Washington City On no parttsalax busi-
ness-iast looking around little. 10 saa
how the 'feat iumps.o -
Mr. Ri am glad to know YOU, sir ::
Illinois and Missouri ought TO be good
friends, end / sssall be most happy 10
serve you in any way that can.
l. F.--Wen, sir, don's wasn't anything
axeeps just TO see this d--d internal re-
beiiion put dowu, iss saariy ruined as out
West hassaalseady ioss oae SON and
would not be surprised IL lost them all
before she war 10 over, for they are all
in it, several Of them with that brave fel-
los, John Logan.
Mr. b. Sir, you have ray earnsas sym.
pafhies, both il POUR desire 10 see tha re-
haiiiO6 crushed and In she severe loss yoa
have met IN the dessh of your xon. I
hope the Government will finally triumph
In this wicked war which has been forced
upon it, g5e.s -=
l. Fare yoa acquainted much in IT,
iinois 7 Do yeu know Browning? and If
80 whas do yos think of hias =
hlr. R.--I know DIR. Browning very
veil, siE, think very high of him. He
y good man, sir, and one of the first
Statesmen of the country.
|. F.-Well, sir, are you, acquainted
with ''od Dick !" he's been nv repre-
sentative in Congress for long while ?
DIR, k-Yoa ailade, suppose, sir, to
Col. Dick Richardson Of 'Qaineys
|. F.--Hs's the b'hoy, sir; what do
you think Of him
MF.--WelI, sir, think Col. r. is a
patriotic good man, q little too mueh
stepped Ia Democracy. -r-.
!. F.-Sever mind bis democracy, that
viii never hurt him, not half so mu1h as
the mean whisky be drinks. tell you
Dicks a glorious fellow; like TO bear
hig aftar thai miraculous geniua, Tram-
bull, who 'spose wears az small q gig.
zavd as any man who ever entered the
Senats. After all tho' my friend Stephen
A. was the man, he could take the
sfstarchg out OF any Of them, - ana il he
had lived, SIR, / believe this internal re-
eeilion would have been over.
Mr.. R--Very likely, sir, Mr.. Douglas
waS noble man, be would have exerssd |
. vast iafgenes if be bad lived, ovex ths
fate Of our unhappy eanntry.
l. F.-Well, sir, do you know sold
Abe"
Mr, Ri have that honor, sir.
]. F---Well, don'k consider there Ia
much honor about it, but pd just like to |
know what you think of himi
Afr. K--Wull sir, | am inclined to
think weil of the President, | believe be |
loves bis country, air. He is surrounded |
by great difficulties and is doing the best |
be can 10 surmount them. He is fire.
queutly persuaded 10 do things which II
shiak his better judgment does mos sp-
prove. / believe he is honest sir.
|. F.--W ell my friend, see ssAbe''
haa rather taken you in. / know him |
deviish sight better than most men. L
have knswn him sslike book'' for near
ly 50 years. | knew him wtan he was |
rail splitter, and | tell you be never did |
an honsst days work at the basiness IN |
bis life. Ii be had hnnired rails to |
hew be always got them from somebody
eless pile | knew him when be was . |
grocery keeper aud be always kept bad
whisky, ous q fellows dram short, and |
charged swo prices. With some folks
Iancoln has sha reputation OF baing vary /
honest sad nos vary smart but / sell you |
sir, he's a---d smart and none TOO honest
Somewhat excited and tbs crowd Kath.
eriag rsund.1 tell you sir, I know
Abs's Like cook SIR, and by the ssernal
whaf sRy Ia ssua!
Mr.. R-ISomewhat confused Sir. III
wss just about taking q rnfns iulep, Will
Toss hare The ksaeaaess 10 join ms9
]. F,--E yoa are tired talking, with
MI my haaTt, sit. Missouri and Illinois +
must stand logesher, sir, tell ron By
he shades of old Hickory and Bsnton,
hey must work for the old Union. Mis-.
sanri sad Illinois are Eha graatsss States
% the Uaion, sir, If shsYsll stand to-
snthar bfsas to breas, they can knock
I'LL oat of South Carolina and thai
whole South, and than if need BIO, turn
&ekxs Il