The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-11-25
NOV. 25, 1864.
Mr.. Nasby Loses Q Friend and Writes hi
.s.g !. Obituary. IL c8-ii.J
CHURCH Nv Tue MOO DrsPrSsasHuS, !
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CnuacH Nv rnE MOO .DnPkSsAsHuS,
q October %. 1864. s.
A piller hez fallen! Last mite, at 10
o'clock and 81 minits, p. m, Issaker Punt,
dekun Nv my church, and the heftiest pill.
ler in the institushun, in fact the only one
who pado his qwartcrlga regler, departed
this life. -.'1.-fIf 90
Bro. Punt was born Dimokrat- he ro-
ceived the faith by inheritance, rs his father
was one afore him. And that faith he kept.
He mite hev been sedoost in2 by and forbid.
den paths Nv wiggcry and ablishinism, and
sich. but KNOWN the iraility Nv human
nacher he persistently refoozed to learn 2
reed, and thus made hen,self sekoor from
the wiles NV unscrooplus polotishuns. It
wuz butful trate in the karikter that hc
would never vote tikkit that he did not git
frum the hands nv sentral committee man !!
Bro. Punt commenst his polittikle lifo q
votin fer Androo Jaxn, when he wux but 10
years old. The rigid moralist may obgect
to this act es illegle, 1t wuz objected 2 at
the time, and the youthful hero wuz arres-
It'd and imprizned, and he wood hey remand
in prizn two yccrs he'd he not bin pardoned
out by Dimekratik Gunner, jest afore tho
next elekshun. We ncxo find him battlin
for Dimocrisy in the person Nv Martin Van
Booren. At that cecshun he voted twice
and drunk l72 times. Ez he repeatedly re.
narkt me, that day wuz tryin one. Tho
first hundred drinks WIZ nateral.--the bal.
ems wuz excess. but he he'd pledsd his town.
ship fer ccrtin magority-tho candidates he'd
given him the mummy to trvet with, and he
wuz determined do it Of 1t cost him at.
tack OF the dclirum treemens. He wuz aliz
reddy . sacrifice his BOWLS fer the coz.
He manijid to survive Harrison's cleckshun
md wuz active in prokoorin Poke's triumph.
He mourned doorin Fillmore's rane, and re-
joist with ccksseding CRATE joy dooring Peerse
ana DOOKannOn n.
In 1860 he didn't vote fer nobody. He
knode Douglis wuza Dlmekrat and so wuz
Brekcnrij. lie attended meetins of both
factions and hooraycd Vigorously fer both !;
but, unforchnitly, the committee who he'd
furnisht him will, tikkits fer yeeis was di.
vided. one haff fer Duglis and totber fer
Brekinrij. He coodnt beside wich wuz the
reel Dinocratic tkkit. and so on clekshun
day he went the poles, and went thro tho
mo.huns Nv votin with peese Nv blank pa.
per.
But ho he'd no doubts ez to opposin Link
in-he knode hc wus no Dimokrat. for both
committee men told him 20. 0 with what
COY he heerd the nooze Nv tho lirn on Fort
Sumter. with what eckstasy ho heerd Nv
Bull Run. No man in tho North exhibited
more ability in swearin ut Linkin-no one
Good retail 2 better advantage tho lies the
Ssntrel Committy dcsidid to serclait.
Bro. Punt growed low spirited at the bat
tie NV Stone river, and kept failinas Linkin's
dorgs advanst. He britened upa litslc wen
Forest killed the nlggers at Fort Pilcr. but
Sheridan and the Injeany eleckshuns prostra.
ted him feerfally, and he becum so rcdoost
that his lIkker he'd 2 be fed him with q
spoon. m u.H.
H. D,,u, ,.,,,s an n,o.;skavt rro,r hor rv
the Moo Dispensashun. Before he jined my
flock 1t wus his boast that he he'd never bin
inside meetiu house. There4 he r.joist at
the opportoonity Nv hearin pure gospel,
in2 which Of the nigger wus introdoost ut all
he WI. put in and hold up hand cuff. which
is alus relreshin to the troo Dimokratik
mind. IIo despised ablishn preachin.
Bro. Punt's Dksocricy wus Nv broad.
.ompreheaslvs&srsce He follered tho par
ty. Opposedto stais's rites and secession
under Jaxn, hc wus in favor Nv both in 1864.
Opposed to slaivry extension in '4S he favored
it in go. and 80 on. Tho immcjis coz Nv his
death was this tyranniklo Administrator.
Whisky had got so high that hc wus forst to
diloot il, and at his age he coodent stan 1t.
lie died NV water on ths stumic.
Iwuz with him in his last nomcnce. His
mind wandered, and he talked NV goin wher
he'd iinelly havoa post orifs. The doctor.
who wux ablish, unfcclinly rcmarkt, thatef
thcr wux mails in the country he wuz goin 2.
it wood be necessary to hev fire proof mail
bags. Like all other crate men hc he'd his
last words (no member Nv my aock abel die
without heving last words, 50 long cs kin
writc)-l writ yesterday. n
They wuz-''hov wc carried Pennsylwany?
.-uy coppers Is burnt out !-putOn my tomb
stun, 'hc voted crly and often and never
skratched tikkit.'" .sar.
Ez winter Is approachin and need new
SCOT NV klose, hev determined TO call upon
the brethren fer funds to erect u sootablc
monument to the memory nv this sterling
Dimckrat. Sums Nv 10 ssnts (wich sence
vilIandygum's spcckolashun Is the orthodox
Dimekrs,ic contribusheu) fer this purpus
may be sent Q me, with tho asshoorcucc that
il will bc faithfully used. O. elap Isf
a1I PErRoLKvx v. NAsur,
II Pastor NV sed Church In charge.
A story that Con Hooker has been left i'm.
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