The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1863-12-11
rrt,E3 WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT

Then there's Uncle Gid, whose cast &
Of face inspires each artists noddle;
When this cruel war Is past
They'll hire him as patriarch model"
Next is Usher, like bat,
Who aid to either winner offers
81 Now pigeon now a rat-
'Twixt Chase aud Blair he doubtful hOvers.
Oh, my Usher hard to carch,
AS sinewy. slippery as a boa
While Gid, through Mrs. Cora Hatch,
Is taught by Heavens own Admiral, Noah! |!
Salmon hath paper mill,
Which night and day pursues its Journey;
Soon with the sreenbacks" he will fill
The land from Maine to Caliiorny.
Oh, The vanished days OF gold!
The vanished halcyon days of specie!
Bulon's dead and coin has fed
On paper winglets to lIel---vetia!
On, my Chase, my Salmon dear,
Ny greenly cleaning, gorgeous Salmon
Down papers tide serene yDu g ide-
tide that hasn't got dam on
Grand and grim is Salmon's face
While on financial themes he pOnders;
Clear his eye hi b airing hi h,
As in his greenbacK dreams wanders.
Oh could he but give us back
The days ere paper did alright rs,
Never loud Our salmon lack
Aquaria il2s III the White House!
Oh my Chase my salmon Gear,
he country welt may mourn i'll sabes
Billions dead and coin has fed
Our cash cons sts OF c!arc labels ..
qr.:l,:E.: rpgfcrs or ..rc:E sox1'-rNtvr,sA!. FIX
CATION OF mF. CLARE.
thc sudden dropying into the room of one OF
Gilimorcs tir cI fire three hun rcd Founders coal q
not have produced greater conformation than the
singing Of This 4Ety-plvate O'hei ly making
eral Intellectual i4stions stop his bunderiug fend,
who-sub ilney uncon-c clio of any impropriety -
keptOE SIN inz with force which recilcd he his
ter cal roaring IF the Thousand bulls of bashln.
Every one ltas if wet blanket of douche tatti
had been suddenly applied down his .jre--Nr
ilSe alone ,r serving a his stately urbanity ard
heating time with his hogers on the elbow OF his
arm chair to th5 unfortunate melody. II the COIL
Ciusion OF the song dc ID silence followed N ercier
alone excepted AZ this silen:c Ar. uke lark ap-
peared deeply hurt having apparc' tly expected the
same applause he had 50 often received for h same
performance. in less e'evat lafi'udcS. was only
when be saw General NJ a@her with he greater lggt
of his handkerchief stulftd down his throat, AID
private O'heiiy. his face white with RAGE, shaSing
his fist 1t bin n highly beiigprcnt manner that
Mr. Clark began 20 suspect tn i he had been COM
hitting faux pas pntth' MS Int into in his
own veTnacu ar
Il have to apologize ior my misfortune (. lend"
said private Miles. si}mmsiing very badly : Irs
li'lc thourlltThe sind Of song the di il wouid put
it into his head to sing when axe him.
ON, al rish' sad the President re-! .snringly
Us; and voIr friend. Clark b. only been Il ing it
with vengeance"
2i L!H.oIs I,,r a.- rs
hIr. Lincoln said his bsta 4 candidate for re-
election. chat ram;,lded pial oi what old Jesse Du-
bois on ead u an itiuarant preacher Jesse, a5
State Auditor OF II no. had cil ROC Of the STATE
IL use ut Spin fed. The preach asked the use Of
it for 4 lecta'e ''tln what suiject," i$lei jce-e
g. the ,lerita seeInd coming 0, our Savior" au-
sWered the !on- Faced main. ., bosh - re'ortei
Tn le Je>S@, testiy - guess i oar saw hai ever
been to springfield and had got away with
his lie he'd be 700 eve.lasfinc s.nart to think of
ng here az in his was very much h 4 case
about the succession. As n saw they We're all but
toHing up to go away he would uot seek to detain
them mme esiaec ai!y a, Louis Hurgcort been
making secret signs 10 hinl through the half open
door Tor the last h Il hou, ghat :rs Lincoln and the
children would have coli turkey ior thcir Thanks
giving dinner Ii he di I cross ever 10 the other siGe
OF the bu lding GOOD dav gentlemen Ito the diplO-
Neagher you private lily and Father Murphy
will dine with me- lys suggestion abont the
double stars shall not b t0reott-
SO ended this deeply interesting, interview, and so
also endeth t:iS epi-te.