Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-11-01
Mr.. NASBY LOSES A FRIEND.
SAINTS REST, (which IL in)
THE STAIT Nv New GERsEy

| The STAT Nv NEW GERsEY.
| A piller hez fallen! Last mite at ten o.
clock and sixty seven minutes, p NJ, Issa-
ker Punt, decun NV my church, and the
heftiest piller in the institushun, in fact the
onla wun who pade his qwarterige regular,
| departed this life
Bro. Punt wuz born Dimocrat-he re-
ceived the faith by inheritance, ez his father
wuz wun before bim--and the faith he kept
He mite hev ben sedoost into the forbidden
path Nv whiggery and aberlishunis,u, and
sich, but knoen tie fralety NV human nacher
he persistantly refoosed tew learn tew read,
and thus made himself secoor frum the wiles
NV unscrewperlus polertishuns It was
butIful trate In his character that he wood
never voat ticket that he did not git from
the hands Nv centrel cummitteo man.
Bro. Punt commenst his political life
votin for Andru Jaxun, wen he was but
eiteen year old. The riggid moralist may
object tew this act az illegel. 1t wuz object
ed tew, at that time, and the yuthful hero
wuz arrested and imprizzened, and he wood
hev renamed In prizzen too yeers he'd he not
bin pardoned out by Dimocratic Guvner.
gust before next elexun. We next find him
battlln fer Dimocrasy in the purson Nv Mar
tin Van Boorin. At that elexhun he votid
twise and dunk l72 time. As he repeated
y remarked tew me, that da waz tryin l..
The ist hundred drinks wuz nacheral-the
balence wus exsess, but he he'd pledged hix
township tor carryin magority-the candi-
daits had given him the mummy tew treet
with, and he was determined to do it eff it
cost him an attack Nv the dilirum tremins.
He wus always reddy tew sacriise his STUN
mix fer the coz.
He maniged tew survive Harrisons elex-
hun, and wuz active in procurein Poke's s tri-
umph. He morned durin Filimoar rain,
and rejoict with exceedin crate joy durin
Peerse and Bookanon's
In 1860 he didn't vote fer nobudy. He
knode Duglis wus a Dimekrat and so was
81 ekinrije. He attended meetuns Nv both
taxuns, and hoorayed viggerusly fer both;
but untorchunaltly the committee who fern
lsht him tickets fer yeers wuz divided, one
haff fer Duglis and tother fer Brekinrije.
He coodent decide which wuz the reel Dim
ocratlc ticket, and so on elexhun da he went
tew the poles and went throo the mosbun Nv
votin with peece Nv blank paper
But he he'd no douts az to Opposin Lin
kun. He kDode he wuz no Dimocrat, fer
both committy men told him so. O, with
wat glory he heerd the nooze Nv the firin on
Fourt Sumpter; and with wat ekstacv he
heerd Nv Bull Run. No man in the North
exhibited mosr ability in swearin at Linkun
ne one Good retale tew better advantage
the lies the Senntral Kommitty decided 3
circulate
Bro. Purt crowd low sperited after the
battle Nv Stunn River, and kept failin as
Llnkun s dorgs advanst. He brightenedup
a little when Forrest killed the niggers at
FOurt Piller, but Sheridan and the Inieana
elexuns prostrated him feerfully, and he
becum so redoost that his Ticker he'd to be
fed to him with spune.
Bro: Punt wuz constant member Nv the
Church NV Moo Dispensashun. Be4 he
glned my flock it wuz hiz boast thet he he'd
never bin inside Nv a meetin House. there4
he rejolst at the opportunity Nv hearin a
pure sermun. intew which ef the niggeir was
ntrodooSt at all he was held up handcuft,
which is alus refreshin tew the free Demo-
ratio mind. He dispized aberlishin preach
Bro. Punt's Dimocrisy WIZ Nv broad
caracter. He follered the
oarty. Oppozed tew Stats rites and
eceshun under Jaxun he wuz in favor of
10Th in 1864. Oppozed tew slavery extern
lon IN 1S49, he favored it in 1860, and so
~ The immejite coz NV his deth wuz this
yrranikle Administrashun. Whisky he'd
'ot so hi thet he wus forst tew diloot it, and
t his aig he coodent stand it. He dide NV
Fater on he stummlc
wuz with him in his last momence.
1iz mind wandered, and he torked of going
'hair he d finally hev a postorfis The doc
Or. who wuz aberlishinist, unfeelingly re-
,arct thet eff THAR wuz mails in the countre
e wuz goin tew, it would be necessary tew
ev re-proof mail bags Like all uther
reat men, he he'd his last words (no
lember Nv my flock shell die without hevin
!st words, SO long ez Gin rite)-I rit em
sterday. They wuz ''Hev we carried
?-my coppers is burnt out
ut on my toomstun, Hev voatid early and
fin and never skratched tikit -
Ez winter is approachin and kneed a new
,ot of kloas, hev determined tew call up
a the brethren fer phunds to erect suita-
e monumint tew the memory NV this ster-
n Dimecrat. Sums Nv tin sents fer this
lrpose may be sent tew me with the assu-
nee thet it will be faithfully uzed.
PETROLEUM V. Massey.