Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-29


/ sred over to eternal smash.
Tee Coed 70 Be Lous.
/ g." Old Abe" who prssidss Ct ths national
I 81 oits House. IS very fond 8l 8 good Joke, snd
I IS il she habit of telling tlem, greatly 20 the
I amusement ard not unfreg guantlv at the expense
/ Of bis mos. farticllsr friends we ha7s heard
I ons lately which ga think Wil turn the tsb1s
( upon TIE President The conversation is said
/ to have 0ceguei between an old Illinois farmer
sad a member Of Congress- rom this State, sl
WIZARDS ho5sl, ia Washington.
Mr. R., the member, was 10 cue Of tie sitting
rooms Of the hotel qsistlY putting bis cigar and
reading the Eew York Herald. whes be was aD-
preached By a rough, burly, midGle-agad man,
and the following dialogue is said to have occur
red between them
Illinois Farmer-Sir, to make free, I under
stand yoE are member Of Congress from Tia
great State Of Missouri
Mr. R--You are correctly informed, sir
represent the -- congressional district in that
State
LII am frsm Illinois, SIR; ana IN Wash
ingt8n City on no particular business--j1st look
ing areund g little, 30 see how the "cst JanP5n
8lr. RI ana glad 70 know y0H, sir; Illinois
sad Missouri 0ught 10 be good friends, ard j
saall BE- most EaPpyeio serve you in any Wsy
ihst Z eaa.
Il F--Weu. sir, s5u'tvvzus any sEing. ezes7t
10 see tAis d--l rebellion put doEn, It's naarlF
ruined US out West. 7 have already lest oae
son, and I would not Be surprised Z lost thsm
sll before the war is ever. fer lasE ara al il is
several Of tasns with Che brave fellow John
Lega1
Slr R---s.r. yea hags my earnest sym nassliss,
61il in vCur desire t3 see tns rabsllICn crushed,
and in the sewers loss you have met with "a tie
death sf your sen. I hope the Governments VII
5nally triumph in this wicked war which has
been forced upon it.
L F.-Ars you much sequaiuted ia Uiinois.i
Do you knew Mr Browning aud if So what
Dc YOU think Of him
Alr RI kuoT Mr Browning very FFsll si-.
think very hl lghly Of him. De Is q good maa,
sir, and one Of the first Statesmen Of ths e0un-
Try.
LF-Well, sir, ara you sequaiH.ad with
cid Diek;' he's bssH my representative u
Congress for long time"
Mr.. R-Y0u allude, / suppose, to- Col. Dick
RICHARDSON, Of Quincy
]. F.-He's The b'hoy, sir whss do you think
Of him
lIr. H-CoL R. is patriotic and geod mar,
q little too much STEPPED in Democracy.
l. F.-Ns-G- TpiHd bis Democracy, that vii
never hurt him han y ~'Rch as the mean whis-
Ky BE- drinks. 7 tell YoU, Dl,-s's glorious tel-
low [ ike 90 hear him after thss- ulirze'ilous
FaniUs, Irumbull. who I 'sp2ss wears $
giZZart zs aHV mau that ever entered ils S.,
ate Alter ell. though. ny friend Stephen a.
Yves The man. he could cake the starch ont of
any Of thsE,' and If he had lived, sir, 6elieVs
this internal rebe lion would have been ever.
Mr. R--Fery likely, sir; Mr. Douglas was 9
noble man; he would have sxsrled a vast ia.
hueacs If he had lived over the fate Of cur an
happy country.
L F-Well, sir, do You know cold Abe1"
Klr RI have that honor.
I. F.-Wsll, I don't consider there IS mE
honor about It, but I'd Just ike to knoW'Eh
y0u think about him
hr. R--Weli, SIT, / am inclined % think v1ll
Of ths Presidsnt I behavs be loves bis county,
sir Hs is surrounded By great dificalHes, an5
IS doing the best he can TO surmouut them u
is frequently persuaded 60 Dc things Whiet
think bis better judgment does not approve.
believe he IS honest, sir.
/ LF.-Wel, my friend, i see Abe"
rather taken you in. I know him a dsvia
sight better than most men I bav8 known biz
f1ikB 2 book" for nssEiY thirty-fTe yesrs
knew him when he was rail splitter, and 2 -
yen ks navar did an henost day' EoEk & 49,
business il h8 iifs- If be had one hundred 1a5ls
70 beW. Re Get them nom somebody eiss's F5ia
I knew him v b1n ds was grocery keeper. and
be always kept bad whisky, eat a lslisW' dram
8hori, and charged IHo prices WIKI s0ma tolEs
Lineolh hsI the reputation Of bang very honest
snd not very sularfs but tell yen sir. he's d-u
SNARE and n01e too honest (Sgmawhat excited
ard sh5 crowd Gathering round I tall You, siE,
I know Abe" Ike book, sir, and, By tie
Eternal. what 7 say is tue
Mr. RI Somewhat confused Sir vas
just abeut taking q mint iuleP, wiil you haYe
she kindness 70 Ioiu mel
J. F-I you ara tired talking, WITH 81 ny
heart, sir. Missouri aHd Illinois must stand -
gsther, sir. I iell yoH. BY tie shades q 49,
Hickory and Benton. they muss Naz-zsad hzli
for the old Union. Missouri and Illisois srs ias
gTesiest States in the Eui9u Sir Il taeyl
stand together breast 10 bfsasts can knock h--l
ont Of South Carolina and The whole South, and
then, if need be, fura round snd shovel NsW
England into the ocean
EIsuat t. the oar room Kausss papsr.