North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-03-23
Jack Downiug's ID: CAM

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Msjnr jack Downing relates remarkable
dream he had TO the "kcrnel." Il is . dream
which many Of us, who are looking with
stralning eyes and aching hearts, on the pro,
cress of events have, in our waxing hours,
and are .addened by the apprehension that it
SIS not ella dream" The Major says;
That mite had wonderful dream The
n Il morning, when went in the room
where the kernel was, ses he, Major, ,ou
LOOK uncommon serious this morning; what's
the matter 2" We'll" ses I, Il had won
d"rfu dream last night that eenamnst fright
end me to deth," - :. Wal,"n.ses he," what on
earth was il 7" "Wal, ses |, "if, must tell
you it, just as it appeared TO me, you musn t
get mad "Oh," ses the Kernel, Il dnn,t
heer notlin about dreams, for I alters inter
pret them by conrarles." "Wal" ses I,
"yon kin cypler out the meanin Of it your.
self To suit yourself bu, l'll tell it 10 you jest
a. it appeared To me, and 1t seen~d as plain
aS II II was broad iah Tight"
swat" |, / thought was in grave
yard, and there was grea' bg grave dug,
Large enough to hrld tour ur five cotfins, an
while Was standrn there ~"nderm what IN
earth The grave was for, saw a bg black
hearSc cninln aud Stanton was drlvlu it
That inder starti- me; but l looked asin
and see II was bein drawn by them War
Drm'ncrats, Dickinson, Batter, M.aghrr,
C"chrAne, AMI the h.ar-e Itself marked WAR
Dummycracy."
When Stanton druv up To the grave ses he.
my jackasses had "a heavy load, but they
Pu! cd It through b-avely," :nr the poor War
D INN, Gratis had heads uf men on the bodies
nf mules. | wondered wha; on alr,h could
be in The hearse, for it seemed 10 be heavy
loaded. Right behind the hearse walkin
along were YOU and Sumner, and Greeley
and Chase, and Old Grandfather Welles.-
.refty soon you all went To work takln cut
the coffins and gittin ready to put them in
the grave. The first one TUX OUT was mark
jury" then the "Unlorn and then "The Con.
>tltution." When thew were all out on tie
ground some dispute re As TO which should
be buried first, bur Greeley cur |: short by
saym, ''put the Constitution under and all
else fellows"
S" Greeley got the rrpe unlcr one end Of
the cuffin AMI Sumner under the ol her and be
gun I" let it down. while it vas goin down
YOU looked kinder anxious at Chase and ses
you, Chase, think il viii stay d,wn7 Ny Grd,
Kernel, 1t must stay down, or we will 60 up.
Greelny was t'ckled epnanost to death and
SEES he. we shall bury 1t now So that 1t vii
never be heerl Of again. Od Grandfather
Welles, however, seemed half frightened to
deth, ard trenb!e'l like sick dog, and ses-
oh, that II was all over
Sumner was wrath al this, an1 ses he, Shut
up, y u old fool, walt until it s all UNDER
And here, too, stood BeecheF, with niger
baby in his arms, lo"kin up to heaven, and
praying al the while AS frllnw-: On, L ri
not thy will bur mine be dune' Finally al
The cfti Is were pat IN The grave aud cuyerl
up. | wondered where SewArl could be all
this time, aud lpokln up there he was, fyin
through the ar with wings, aud taif-, and
h rms, l0OkIn for the worli like an evil spirit,
and ses he, - twere done, when 1t is dnne,
just as # he was afraid that day af resurrcc
t,rn was comm tell you, It mad. ms feel
sorrnwfuI anl sad, when saw the old Con
! s'ituti"n and lie Unirr PIT under the ground
out 1t sight. and when woke up, my eyes
were tnll of tears, and felt m IRE like cryl G
thln have sence was bonn"
This grand carnival of these 'architect
of ruin" over the grave of the Union and Constu
tion has been fai hfuly illustrated oy "Zeke." al
artist of rare powers. in q Lithograph engraving
about Is By q incass. The engraving will be sen
post paid the receipt of Is or Five copies
Sl00. it is we'll worth the money
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