The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-09-07
What -4iIed Them.

yenflon 10 fears when the grand '.arm-in-
ARM procession entered and with ''slow
and measured tread advanced 10 the
speakers stand. The only satisfactory
solution of the matter which we have seen
Is gwen by that truly unterTified democrat,
Petroleum v Nasby." who attended the
convention rs a delegate and in this WAY
succeeded in getting 4 deeper insight into
the affairs than outsiders did. His ex-
PLANTATION is really affecting. He says:
Il wuz 4 delegate 10 Philadelphia /
wuzn't elected nor nothin, and hedn't any
credentials, but the door Nv the wigwam
| passed nevertheless. The doorkeeper
wuz 4 old dimokrat, and my breath helped
me, my nose, which reely blossoms like
The lobster. WIZ ov yoose, but spect my
hevin :; gray coat ON with a stand up col
lar, with a brass star onto il, wuz wat
finished the biznis. The southern dele
gates fought shy NV me, but the northern
ones, bless their souls, the mint they saw
the star on the collar NV my gray coat.
couldn't do enutf for me They addressed
me ez Kernel and Gineral, and sed .'ihis
wuz trooly an unmerited honor" and paid
my drinks. and succeeded in borrowin a
hunlrcl and twenty dollars of EN- the
first day. | mite hev doubled il. but The
fellows WIZ took in 50 easy that no finan-
ceerin WIZ required. and ii reely wuz no
amoozement.
The conrenshun itself wuz the most az
icciini>t :Eatherin | ever witnist- he'd
-eat beside Randall. who wIls managin
the concern. and Good see ii all. The
crowd rushed into the bildin and filled il,
when Randall desired attention. He bein
the postmaster general every one of en-
dropped into hi> seat ez tho he he'd hin
shot. AMI there wuz the most perfeck quiet
Il ever SAW. Doolittle, who wuz the
cheerman. winked AT Randall and nodded
his head. when Randall announced that
ne d,I,gst,s from South hWhay aRd tie
,loigu.s fnoR Massachusetts icsel e,,tcy ar7a
n a,7a, With a slow and measured step
they cum In. and AT a signal from Randall
the rheerin commellSt. and sich cheerini
Then Dooliiile pulled out his white harl-
kercher and applied ii 10 his eyes, and
every delegate simultaneously pulled out a
white Handkerchief and applied il 10 his
eves-
To me. this WIZ the proudest moment
ur my life, not that there was anything
: partikilerly inspiriiin in the scene afore
: me, ior there walzzent- Orr, from South
: Carolina, looked partikilerly ashamed of
his>clf. ez though he wuz going thro
L highly ncssary, but extremely disgusiin
:, ceremony. and wllz determined 10 keep up
a stiff upper lip over ii, and Couch looked
e up 10 Orr ez though lac wllz Altered uv
! him and ez ihough he felt BATTERED by
: urr's condecen>ion in walking AT all with
II sch a umble indiyiljooal. But 70 my
/ eycs The scene wuz significant. look in
d 10 the fucler and wat id see ez them
two. ,ne Slle;lkin and toiher ashamed uv
/ hisseli, walked up that aisle! Wat did |
le sm hi iemoe5NSr ne nrfne nslllti Sc ii s.
le the Two wirnS-in fact L saw The entire
IN ,linlokralic bird reunited. The North,
- one wiing and 1lle weakest; kentucky, the
u heak. sharp, hungry and rapaciOus; south
y wc>l. The elrung, active wing; Nirginny,
le tli,. leE> and claws; Ohio, the heart !;
&c PENNSYLVANIA. the stomach South Caro-
r liny. liz. tail feathers, anl Moo Jersey, the
n la:.llnce oi the bird | SAW these parts,
IL for i've wears discovered. come together,
IN holdin nigger in one claw and post Office
I'd In the oihcr, SAYING, Take en- both to-
u geihcr-lll,y so in lois" l saw the old
W inion-ihe bold. chiNelrous Southner 4
y, ruidin. conlroliin and direciin the ma
lie chime. and a,soomin 10 ylis>elf the places
To- ur honor and The dimokrst Nv the North
eet follcrin like a puppy dos at his heels,
De i..kin sch fat things ez he could snap uI
on the SouiherIier ashamed of his asSocia
a;lr lions. but forced 10 yooSe en-ihe North
nd erner uncomfortable IN his presence, lou
tn tied TO him Toy seli-iniereSt- L saw Il com
IN in back the good old times when 81 State
he mel IN convention and let ! ] rule EN-, ;lnC
M ek contemplated the SCENE, |, too, wept
NE but il wuz in dead earnest
m- .What are YOU blubberin for = ;s>ke,
a a enthusiastic delegate in front OF me
Pc who was :. swabbin his eyes with Il han
rli' kcrcicr.
the I'm postmaster sez |, .-.lnd mus
IN do INV dooiy in this crisis What are yo
he, shc,llin pearls for ?" retorted l. "Ar
Till you postmaster p
"a, No. scz he, '-but hope 10 be, an
cut lac swabjol away with renood vigger.
Ike, What's The matter with the eyes u
all the DELEGATES" :" sell
llng They've all COT pestofiises in en- ST
ant hc, and hc worked away harder tina
SS"5 ever.
lali- While getting 4 fresh handkerehi
re- (wich | boTried from the hind coat pock
ven OF delegate near me, and witch, 10y Il
Wild WAY. IN lny delirious joy, | forgot to s.
dis anything 10 him about it,) looked on
you the convcllShun. and again the tears well,
lren up from my heart. My sole WIZ full III
limb oyeriIowin, and | Stopped over III the eye
You There. before ME. s;it that hero, Dick Ia
The lor. and Cu;h Bullitt, and there wuz 1
oud. Nelson's and Iealons and the represent
elk lives w the first families Nv the Soui
are and in Philadelphia, at convention WI
eais all the leading democrats uv the Nori
feet cepiin NallandiglIam and Wood. and th
i OF wuz shulkin around within call, with Ia
gold waic!ltul eyes On the percoelins- Here
The a l,rn-n.k Here i a fatuiSl The pr