Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-23

host Nv others, all Nv wich ranged themselves
around the bier.
He wuz a promsin yooth," said Seward,
putin his Handkerchief to his eyes, -" but
the atmosphere of the Whlte House wuz too
much for bin. | insist, however, sed he
pocketin the Handkerchief and takin hold uv q
trinket the corpse held in his hand labeled
" Presidency, 1868" from which hung morn
million Nv emslier trinkets, that Ell twas
me that pizened him, this is mine
Nay" sed johnson. " did the biziness
for him, and it's mine"
6 Settle it you please" sed Raymond,
gently, {" but whoever gifts 1t must remember
that this Secrotaryehip is mine.'
I" And H. sed Doollttle, " must hev for my
essistance, this little affair marked Sc. James,
for my seat IN the Senit Is a goner.
g For my part !" sed Jim Lane, - The West
ern appointments is mine It's worth EN- all
TO wear this collar"
My friends, sed Stephens, :" | find no
amnesty about the corpse. There must De
one manu- factured and stuck in his pocket to
be prOdoost at the funeral y
Thurlow Weed sed nothIn, but looked on
with a ssrdonic smile, knowing perfeckiy well
that whoever took the biggest part NV the
plunder he'd control it any way.
Gov. Sharkey laid claim to q secretury ship,
and Boregard to the place NV Sherman, and
Lee to Grants position, and VallandIgbam
wanted this. end tother feller that, and there
WAS a terrible hubbub over the corpse. Wilks
| Booths ghost came IN and wanted to know
what he was to hev In the new deal, for s2d
he, - eff t hadn't bIn for me whee'd you all
hev been Talk NV the w hIte House atmos-
phere KILN hiA I'm sure the shadder NV the
buildln blasted what little Nv his spirit 700
! he'd" sed he, turnin to Seward, - but ef
| Llnkin he'd lived, ha ha I y" sed he in a trag-
edy voice.
Finally johnson swore d" by the ETERNAL -
| (he got that noshun from the FIRST A j wlch
he thinks he esenbles, coz his initials same,
and Coz the original vetoed bill wunst) that
he wood nev the Presidency and gobbed it.
Seward snatched at it and they tusseied-Ihe
company stood by to see il out, for 1T made
| but little difference 10 them wich got it. In
the skirmsge, Johnson happened To ram Sc
ward up aRln q window on the north side Nv
the room and smashed 1t out Jest then a
| blast Nv north wind poured into the room
through the aperture and blowed onto the
face Nv the corpse. The effect was electrikle
Life ran through his ", ms, his face flushed
and the vivid hue was changed TO the ruddy
glow Nv health. The dead was alive,-the
giant raised TO his feet and looked around him
shaking of them ez was hanging TO HIM
like insex. Noticin the trinket wich had
|
took him by the neck and twstin 1t out Nv
his hand flung him gently through the winder
amt made up my mind who to give this
| to. but 700 bet it am yoo,' said he
WIllyam," sed he, turnin to Seward
" / IN surprised at 700. uz this bauble the
price of yoor honesty and yoor principle ? Go ,
WIllyum. Ez for you, Doolittle, you never
was half baked yoo Thuriow, put Raymond
In yoor vest pocke', and quit the presence.
Yoo Jim Lane | leave to the tender merciee
Nv my friends in Kansas. Clear out, the
| balance this rabble and send for my
friends. I've ben piIened and smothered anu
stunk nigh to death. Clear out the house
and sweep it. and sprinkle chloride of lime
and sich all over 1t. Shut down them South
ern windows and open those on the North
East and West sides. want d snuff Nv fresh
air, tor -"
At this pont awUke and found myself not
| 10 the White House, but on the steps thereof
cold and shiverin. In my pocket wu1 the
papers whlch dIdu t get me the post offs
wuz seekln and IN my mind was chaotic con
tusIon. Wuz the dream prophetic OF wuz IT
merely vagary NV the mind Wood, oh
wooo that | knowed.
PETRoLEUA v NAsBY
Late Pastur Nv the Church of the New
DIspenssshun.