Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-20

/ to make speech--that he Wuz goln TO
shed tear over the tomb Nv Douglas
that in swingin around the circle he he'd
| fought traitors on all sides NV it, but that
he felt safe Be shood leave the Constoo-
shn in their hands, and eff martyr wuz
wanted he wuz reddy to die with neetness
and dispatch. ~ NJ
LocKPoRr-The President is improvin
wonderfully He rises with the occasion.
At this pint he mentioned that he wuz sot
on savin the country witch he'd honored him.
Ez for himself his ambishn wuz more tina
satisfied He he'd bin Alderman, member
Nv the Legislacher, Congressman, Senator,
Military Governor, Vice President, and
President. He had swung around the en-
tire circle Nv offises, and all he wanted now
wuz to heal the wounds NV the nashen. He
felt safe in leavin the Consto0shun in their
hands. Ez he swung around the circle
At this pint | interrupted him. | told
him that he had swung around the cirkle
wunst in this town, and ez yooseful ez the
phrase wuz it might spile by too much yoose.
At Cleveland we begun to get into hot
water. Here is the post to which the devil
Nv Ablishnism is chained, and his chain is
long enough to let him rage over neerly the
whole State am panied to state that the
President wuznt treated here with the re-
speck due his station. He commenst deliv-
erin his speech, but wuz made the subjeck
Nv ribald laffture. Skasely had he got to
the pint Nv swingin around the cirkle,
when a foul-mouthed nigger lover yelled
"Veto," and another Vociferated Moo
Orleens, " and another remarked Memphis"
and one after another interruption occurred
until His Highness wuz completely turned
off the track and got wild. He forgot his
speech and struck out crazy, but the starch
wuz out Nv him and he wuz worsted Grant
witch we he'd takin along to draw the
crowds, played dirt on US here, and stepped
onto boat for Detroit, leavin US only Far
ragut ez a attraction, who tried twice to
git away ditto but wuz timely prevented.
The President recovered his akanimity and
swung around the cirkle wunst, and leavin
the constooshn in their hands, retired.
At the next pint we wuz astounded at
seein but one man at the station. He wuz
dressed with a sash over the shoulder, and
wUz wavin a flag with wun hand, firin a
saloot with a revolver with the other, and
playin Hail to the Chief" with mouth
organ, all to wunst "Who are you, my
gentle friend" sez /, "P Pm the newly ap-
pinted postmaster, sir" sez he. Pm
perceshun a waitin here to do honor to our
Chief Magistrate all alone, sir. There wuz
twenty Johnsonians in this hamlet, sir, but
when the commishn came for me the other
nineteen wuz soured, and sed they didn't
care d--n for him nor his policy, sir.
Where is the President?" Androo wuz a
D. ha .irl- Ia fhio
man and leave the Constooshn in his hands
but Seward checked him.
At Fremont we he'd handsome recep-
shun, for the offises hevn't bin changed
there, but Toledo didn't do so well. The
crowd didn't cheer Androo much but
wien Farragut was trotted out they gave
him a rouser witch wuz anything but pleas
in to the Chief Magistrate Of this nashen,
vino believes in being respected.
Finally we reeched Detroit This bein
Democratic city, the President wuz hisself
agin His speech here WIZ wun nv rare
merit He gathered together in one quiver
all the sparklin arrows he had used from
Washington to this point, and shot EN- one
by one. He swung around the cirkle-he
didn't come to make a speech--ee he'd bin
Alderman Nv his native town--he mite hev
bin Dicktater bat woodent--and ended with
a poetikal cotashun wich coodent ketch,
but wich ez neer ez | Good understand, wuz:
Kun wun--Kum all-this rock shell fly
From its firm base-in pigs eye
Here we repose for the mite. Tomorrow
we start onward, and shall continue swing
in around the cirkle till we reach Chicago
PETROLEUM V. NAsBY, P NJ.
(wich is Postmaster,)
(and likewise chaplain to the expedishun)