North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-01-07

menny iellers thst don't expect it. who nigh,
get hIsted." WAL" ses he, i" Majer, Tn Of
your idee exactly. The truth is, Pm thinkln
that this admlnistrashin is played oat. The
Ultrys will ruin it," WAL" ses I, sinister
Blair, | We come to see you about another
matter. Your son Montgomery, who used to
be liltle shaver in the old Ginneral's time,
has got the place of Amos Kindle, an he has
been stoppin Dimmyercratic papers in the
mails" "0h no" ses he, Il guess not only
sum disloyaf Sheets" "No," ses L." I'll
give you hundred dollars for everp word of
disloyalty agin the Constitushin you'll find in
that paper" Here took Cawcashin out
Of my pocket, an handed it to him. He look
ed it over and couldn't find nothin to object
to. Then showed him the motto at its
head, taken fro his own words about the
freedom of the press an then telIed him to
go with me to Montgummery, an see eff the
thing couldn't be fixed. So we went over
| an you never see n man stare 80 as Montgo-
merry did. Ses he, "Majer Downing, Pm
| I'ShiCO ~ oSO 9pu' bh'iin you iidFC oliSut-
ed me sence you've been in Washington
You've been to see nigh about all the mem
bers of the Cabynet except me-" WAL"
ses |, 4" don't go around much, except on
"Pve cum on another errand; I've cum to
see why you don't allow all he Dimmycratic
newspapers to 60 in the mails 2" WAL"
ses he, Majer, that's jest wat Pm goin to
do. 1t was bad bzness for us that we ever
stopped these p'pcrs. It made more votes
| for the Dimmycratic party than eny other
cause. The truth is, it never was my policy
| never did believe in it. and now they all see
it must be given up" Ses |, Mister Blair,
eff you didn't believe in it, you orter have re-
| fused to do it. That amt tho way the old
Ginneral acted, an he's my model. Ef he
thought enything was rong, there wern't o
mortal man, high or low, that could have got
him to it. He would have died afore he wod
| d. vat his conssence told him waren't right,
an its them kind of men II at are great men,
an will save our country, eff it ever is saved"
WAL" ses he, Majer, you're about rite,
an don't think shall stay in this hole
much longer. Things are goin from bad tn
wus." Yes" ses |, " they are like old Sol
Hopkins dyin COW, 'gettin no better very
FAST" "But," ses he, Majer, you can rest
easy on the papers. We are poin back to
the Free Press Principal an let the people
have their own way" "Wal," ses l, "Pm
glad to hear it. It's about time there was
change"
So bid him good by, an went back to see
the Kernel, who found in a peck of trubbil
Ses |, What's the matter now 2" for I saw
at glance that sumt in was up. Ses l. ''s
Burnside whipped agin or is StonewaIl Jack
son in our rear ?" "No," ses he, there has
jest been committy here from the SENT who
demand that | shall change my cabbynet.
They say we don't have eny sussess, an the
peopul demand change" /" Ses l." did you
kick em down stairs 2" "No," ses he, 81
didn't" WAL" ses l, you orter. They
mite jest as we'll ask you to resign" Ses I,
" don't your Cabbynet agree in your policy?
Don't they do as you desire Q" "Yes," ses
he, " they do" "wal," ses I, 'then what's
the use of changin2 If you intend to change
your policy, then it is reosonyble to ask you
to change your Cabbynet, but otherways not
Wal" ses he, " Majer, that's my idee exactly
but didn't tell EN- so, thought would wait
an see what you thought of it," WAL" ses
|, II see the hull cause of the rumpus. The
defeat of Burnside has made EN- so wrathy
that they didn't know what to do, and they
thought they must find fault about sumthln"
Ses |, tighten the rebils is jest for all the
world Ike bar huntin- A good meny years
ago when 1T was common up in Maine, nigh
about all the nabers would now and then
turn out to hunt bar. IF they caught him
they used to have grand time, get up big
supper an drink whisky till they all got how
cum you so. But if they didn't ketch the bar
then one was biamin tother, an tother another
an su untlmes The affair would end by gettin
int" regular fite all around.-Jest SO it is
now. If Burnside had whipped the rebils, it
would all have been right" Ses Linkin, ses
he, Maj@r, you're right Cut what am to
do? They komplain about the Cabynet, an
want me to change it," WAL" ses |, "Ker-
mel, tell you how to fix it. Get the Com
NIFTY and Cahynet face to face, an let 'em
quarrel it out" "That would be a capital
idee. Majer, but how am to do it ~ & WAL"
ses l. you jest call the Cabyne, together for
twelve O'Clock Tomorrow, an then send f,r
the Committy, an put 'em in the same room
together, an see how tqe happy family will
manage" The Kernel was struck with the
idee, an so the next day the Cabbynet were
assembled, an putty soon after the Committy
with Fe>senden as chairman, made their ap-
pearance. You never see more flustercated
SET of people in this world than these men
were. But there was no backn out. The
rp..l llnI fho,