Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1865-11-29
Mr.. Nasty WaIIeth Over Moo
GeFsey.

sir. Nasty WaIIeth Over Moo
GeTsey.
Ok TIE WING. November the 9th, 1865
wuz l in so pleasant a frame Nv
mind e. last night. All WIZ peace with
Tor after hein bufeted about the world
for three gk1rs yeaIs. at last 1t seemed to
NE ez tho fochune, tired Nv persekootln
q upiorchnit hein. had taken me into Ia
yor. l he'd a solemn promise from the
Demekratic State Central COMMITTEES 10
the great State NV Moo Gersey, that ez
soon eE our candidate for Governor was
dooly elected, / shood hev the position OF
D~ore-kseper 20 the House Nv the Lord
witch in this State means the Capital <
wich is certainly better than dwellin IN
the tents Nv wicked grosery keepers, on
tick, ez l dol aud a JOodIshus exhibition
Nv this promise he'd prokOorsd ior me un-
limited iacilities for borreTin, Tich l I'M
proved muchly.
On Wednesday nile wus a sittin in my
room, a e%njoyIn the plessin reflection
that in a few days Ishood be placed above
want, & beyond the contingencies Nv for
tune. Wood! oh wood! that ! he'd died
then ana there, before that dream NV
bliss wus roodly broken. A wicked boy
cum runniu past with a paper lac had brot
from the next town where there lives 8
man who takes ms He flung it thro the
window TO me and passed on. | opened
IL eagerly and glsnced at the he'd lines:
'.Sqo Gersey-5.OOo RepubliEin."
One long ana pierein shreek wuz heard
thr0 that house, and wen the inmate
rushed TO the they found me many
mate on tie floor. The fatal paper lay
near me, exglsinin the cause NV the ca
tsstropbe. The kind hearted landlord
sitter feslin in my pockets and diskiveTlr
that the contents thereof wood not pay
thu errearages u board. he'd q hurried
/ consultation with bis wife as 10 the pro
/ prietv nv bringin me 20, he insisting thu
I IL wuz the only chance Nv gittin what WI.
| back-she insIstin that eft [ was brung L
/ I'd 90 on runnin up the bill bigger, anC
never psy at lsst. While they was al
gooiug the matter pro and con, Ihsppen
ed to gil Z good smell of his breath, wieI
restored me 10 consciousness TO Wunsi
without further assistance.
When IN trouble my poetic sole allu
finds vent in song. Did ever poet who de
| lied in tombs and dark rollin stream, an,
consumption, and blighted hopes, and do
cav and sich themes, ever hev sch e pic
of subjects ez | hev at this timer Tn
follerin may be a correlation TO the te'
Dimokrsts nv the North, who hey gone s
far into copperbesdism that they can
cbenge their base:
= Valet
In the mornin We so forth ~rejoicin 1
our strengthen the eyenin We are busti
and wilt!
II October I waded IN woe kDee-deei
and o the waters Nv afiickshun 81
about my chin.
I look 10 The east. anu Massychuset'
rolls IN A%blisbun.
To the uest | turn my eyes, and Wi
consiu and Minnesota and Illinoy ansel
Abiishun
Southwark / turn my imploTin gsz
and Marylsrd sends greetin-Abiishu
in New York We had 'em for 10! v
Eun d sCjer. who fought vslieptly, and "
put HIM On E platform witch SUNK wit
nigger-sea the SAVIOR thereof WAS lOud'
than the AbiishuP platform itself.
But behold the people jeer and hou
aud Say, inc platform stinkeIh lou
enough but the smell thereof is net ii
smell of the African-it is the rotton IN
t-rial of wich it IS composed, and the co
rJpshun they hes placed on it"-and Ne
York goes Ablishun
S.ocum held hisself up and sed ICON
and buy" And our folks bought hi
and bis tribe, bat be getteth not his pric
Moo Gersey Ablishun!!
Job's cattle WIZ slain by mUrTin an
holier-boir and SIGH. and not Twin mel
Moo YORK. the Il -sh thereof he could NJ
sell.
But JOB he'd suthiD left srll-he COG
sell the hides and taliow
Lazarus he'd cores, but he he'd dorgs
lick them.
Mo- Gersey wus The hide & follow U
h- Duiucrac,. aud 10. thai IS gone.
What buile j. left Nv the Dimocracy
all sore, bur where is the dorg so low as
lick it,
Noc Gersey WIZ our eve lamb-lo! Ii
strong hand Nv Ablisbun heE taken it.
Moo Gersey wuz the Aryrat on wich oil
ak res;rd-Deboid the dark waves u
A%biishnism sweeps over il!
Darkness falls over me, like q pall-Lh
sbadder Nv woe encompasseth me.
Down my iUrrowed cheeks rolleth th
Tears Nv anguish, vsTyIn in size from
large pea to d small tater.
Moo Gersey will vote C-onstcoshuni
Amendment, and 10! the niggers wi
possess the land.
l see horred visions.
On the Camden and Amboy niggt
brakesmen-and at the polls, niggersl
Where shall we find refuge?
IN the North? Lo! it is barred sgin l
oy AlishnIsm.
In the Soutn2 In their eyes the No
bern copprrhead fndeth no favor.
In Mexico? There is war there, an
We might be drafted.
Who will deliver usl Who will pluc
Us from The pit into which We haYe falleI
Where shell | 60 the Lord only know
nut my impression Is, South Karliny WI
ne my future home. Wade Hampton
-lectid Governor, certain, and in that n
lie State one may perhaps preserV
-nough of the old DimocratIc State Rite
teaven to lesven the whole lump.
I'm aAote-I'm afote
On Tue dark Io!lin sea"
And MO what harbor fate will dTiV
rs weaIaer beaten bark, the undersigne
al no. trcoly say.
Moo G=rsey-farewelll The world ms
,tsnd it . year or two, but l doubt it.
MOuIIfuliv and sadly,
PETROLEUM V. NASBY.
Lac Pasier NV the Church Nv the Nc
Osspensashen.