The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-09-26

to reward his friends, them ez he Good
trust. Our venerable friends bein put
in condlshun TO pay the conhdin resident:
NV the Corners the small sums he owes
them is Il good thing. C'lIecr, hcer u
Troo, troo ~ with singular unanimity
IRON every man in the bildn,) but wat
wuz slch considerashus when compared
to the crate moral effect Nv the decisive
movement. GA id sitc," shouted one
grocery keeper, and 1--WE don't want no
moral effect cried anothcr) My friends
when the news Of this bold step of the
President goes forth to the South, the
price of Confederit skrip will 90 up and
thee shootin Nv niggcrs will cease, for the
rcdenshun of the first consider ashoored,
and the redoosin Nv the latter to then
normal condishun count ez good cz
done
Squire Gavit remarked that he wuz
too much overpowered with emoshun to
speak. For four years, nearly five, The
only newspaper wich cum to the offs he'd
passed throo the polluted hands Nv a
Ablishnist. lie he'd no parickler objec-
shun to the misguided man, but he wuz a
symbol of tyranny and so long ez he sot
there he reminded en- that they were
wcarin chains. Thank the Lord that
day is overl The Corners is redeemed,
the second JaXon hcz rised and struck of
the shackles. He wood not allood to the
triile NV twelve dollars and a half which
he loaned the appintec some months ago,
KNOWN it wool he paid out Nv the first
money.
Basrum, the principle grocery keeper,
rose aud called the Squire to order.
lie wanted to k; ow if it wuz fair play
to talk sich talk. No man could feel a
more heartfelt satisfaction at the appoint
ment Nv our honored friend than him,
cut loose from Ablishinism, wich di-piscd,
but he protcsid ngin the squire undcrtak
in to Git in his bill atore the rest he'd a
chance. Who furnsht him the Ticker for
eight months, and who hcz the best rite
for the first dig at the proceeds Of the
posshun lie would never
The other three grocery keepers rosc,
when Dcekin Pogram rooled them all
ont NV order and offered the followin
resolutions:
Whereas, The President hcz, in n
stricllly constoo,hnel manner, relieved
this commuonily Nv an offensive Ablishn.
i>t appintcd by that abhorrcd tyrant,
Linkin. and appintcd in his place "a sound
constooshnel Dcm9krat, one whom to
know is TO lcnii therefore be it
Resolved, That we greet the President
and asloor him Nv our continyood support
and confidence.
p snlvch, That we now consider the
work Of reconstruction, SO tar eZ this
commoonity is concerned, completed, and
we feel thac we are wun>t more restored
to our proper relations with the federal
government
Resolved, That the glorious defense
made by the loyal Democracy NV Nou
Orleans agin the combined convcnshuner;
and niggcrs shows that frccmcn kin not he
conkercd and that white men shall rule
America.
Resolved, That on this happy occasion
we forgive the government for what wt
did, and cherish nary resentment lagir
any ybody.
The resolutions wuz adopted, and tho
mectin' adjourned with three cheers fol
johnson and his policy.
Then Came a,sccnc. Every last wur
Nv en- he'd come tharc with note made
out for the amount owed him at tire,
months. Kindness of heart is n weakness,
of mine, AMI sighed them all feeling tha
if the mere fact of wriin my name Woo
do en- cny good it wood be crooel in mt
to oljec to the little labor required
Bless their innocent solce, they went away
happy.
The next morning | took possession u,
the offs.
Am | awake or am | drcamin,
thought |. No! no ! it i, no dream
Here is the stamps, here is the blanks ant
here is the commis,hun! 1t is iroo i
is troo!
heard child across the way sing
ing.
''l'd like to hc an angel