The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-08-10

among the ''lovers of humanity" desires to
take snuff of oxygen thus impregnated f.?
"There Is room for all"
The edlbles were next in order. and
placed upon the boards, offered a very
inviting collation.. There were hams
from smoke houses, chickens from barns
and bacon from the south Peaches were
rare, owing to their exceeding palata-
bleness. Coffee was served by Dinah from
a very familiar looking pot, which had
evidently been in the best families 3"
The ladies and gentlemen Of African de-
scent sat down. An aged Fred Douglass
said grace, and the eaters fell to with ap-
petites that did justice to the occasion and
to the West Indies. 4 fine looking Anglo
Saxon lady fitted to and fro among the
tables, with her sleeves rolled up to her
elbows. She was the daughter ola well
known emancipator, who was showing the
practical workings Of ''lifc, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness" The wcnchcs
ordered her hither and thther, with all
the authority of first class mistrcsscs. The
tables were reversed. Black was white
and white was black. Had not a few nig-
gers died for their country on southern
soil! The food was soon hidden. Jumbo
jun got outside of four immense leaves
Of bread, peaches, watermelons, ct cetcra.
When there was nothing more 80 cat
when the grove had become culinary
yacunm-the joyful sound Of ''the bones"
came floating on the ear. 1t was to an
nOunce the readiness to speak to the ora
tor of the day.
TIE GRAFTON.
A colored "gemmen" of theology ad-
dressed the multitu.e, mum mbering several
hundreds. He was berry glad to see SO
many of his bredren on this joyous occa-
sion Since hc came into dat grove, where
the songs of the birds sounded like the
voices of de angels, he had been immense
ly happy. This last remark caused the
niggers to grin, and the flies to make for
their mouths. Bredrin, wcs better nor
the coppcrheads dat dcfle us. Here was
hit, and the mosquitoes tasted of the
late dinner. Wc's niggers no longer
we's as white as anybody. This was an
other very happy saying of the divine. and
the mouths again opened. Wen all 90
to de ballot-box now, dat's what we will.
Another enthusiastic outbreak; during
which the speaker, was taken off his pms,
and carried away on the shoulders Of the
c.owd. His growing feelings found vent
occasionally in loud "yas, yas,' at the great
success of his undertaking.
y gentleman well known in Chicago, as
u miscegenationist and equality man,
mounted the vacated rostrum, and reorgan+
led the meeting. His love TOR Africa
was puIning warffi IN MS posom. Ills
was one of the happicst occasions of his
whole life. To meet SO many rich dyed
damsels with such fragrant lips and
breath, pcarly teeth and roscate gums,
Lad quite delighted him. lie wished the
lst Of August would come every week.
He was for nliscegcnation and amalgaua-
ton. Thus long and eloquently did this
model abolitionist discourse upon his ia
vorlte theme. He exhausted salutations
with the brethren and the sisters-the
latter particularly. The festivities of the
happy occasion being over the excursion
lists again started for Chicago. Happily,
they left the grove early, thus atlording
an opportunity to the citizens of Lyons to
partakc of their evening meal with open
doors.