The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1866-11-22
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(Which is in the Staituv KentuckyD 8
' .'' October "a, 1856,
Dreams is only vouehSafed to persons
NV imaginative and speritooal nacher,
NV whom | am which. Their aint any
thing gross or sensual about me that |
know NV. Troo l eat pork, but that is
to offset the effex NV whisky, wich, ef
twasn't counteracted, wood make me
entirely to ETHEREAL for this grovelin
world. l eat pork to restrain my exu-
berant imaginashun and enable me to
come down to the dry detail NV offish'l
life--to fiji me for the proper discharge
NV my dooties ez a Postmaster. Whis-
ky lifts me above the posishun--pork
brings me back agin. Its fat and grea-
sy lire the pay and perquisites NV the
Postmaster--it comes from the most
nasty, senseess and unclean nv animals,
like our commishuns-in short, | rec
ommend all NV Johnson's Postmastcrs
to eat pork. Its their material diet
Last mite l partook Nv pound or so
too much, and ez conscience, didn't
sleep we'll While | wuz eatin, (moist-
min my lips with Louisville conslation,
the while | wuz musin onto Stewards
question whether they wood hey john
son President or King, and while mu-
sin l fell into the arms Of Morfus My
mind bust loose from the body and
Sored. Ez | sunk to slumber the mar
row room wich is at wunst my offs and
dromitory, widened and enlarged, the
humble chairs become suddenly uphol-
stored in gorgus style, the taller dip be-
came multiplied into thousands Nv gor-
gus chandeliers, the portraits of his
IIighness the President, and the other
Democrats on the wall became alive. |
comprehended the situation to wunst
Andrew Johnson had cut the Gorjan
knot with somebody's sword, and he'd
carried out his Policy to its material con-
cloosion He wuz reignin under the IT,
tie NV Androo the |, and | wuz Gin my
dreem of coWse) in his kingly halls.
1t wuz, methawt, a reception mite,
His High Mightiness wuz sittin onto
a elevated throne covered with red vel
vet and studded with diamonds, and
pearls, and onyxs and other precious
stones-onto his head wuz a crown,
and he wuz enyeloped into robe Nv
black velvet, his nose and the balance NV
his face gleamin out like flash NV lite
min from a thunder cloud. Lyin pros
trate at the foot NV the throne, doin the
offs NV footstool, wuz Charles Sum-
ner, wunst Senator, wich wuz typikle Nv
the complete triumph we he'd won over
our enemies, while doin other menial
offices about the halls, wuz Wade, Will
son. Fessenden, Sherman and others
who he'd opposed the change from
Republic to a Kingdom. They wuz
clothed in approprit costoom, knee
breeches and sich, and presented a pc
koolyerly imposin appearance up
Carriages containing the nobility be-
gan to arrive, and ez they entered, the
Grand High Lord Chamberlin NV the
Pals, the Marks Won Randall announct
EN-. "Dook de Davis was ejackelatid,
and Jeffson entered. "Earl Won
Toombs," "Sir Joseph E. Johnston"
"Markis de Bouregard," "Count de
Pollard" and so forth. ~. .r.I
Noticin that the titles I he'd heerd
wuz mostly tackled to Southern men, /
asked Giddy WeIles, who wuz standin
by, why it wuz thus, and he sed that
Northerners wuzn'treely fit for it. We
wuz, he sed, low, grovlin rase and
coodent adapt ourselves to the habits NV
nobility. The South wuz shivelrus and
Good do it. They wuz given to tour
and sich-they he'd got accus-
toned to circus clothes and Good wear
sword without its gettin awkwardly be-
tween their legs. Northern men, sich
ez were faithful, wuz allowed to bask in
the smiles nv royalty, but it wuz in sich
positions ez sooted their capacity. lie,
for instance, he'd charge NV the royal
poultry yard, position wich he bleeved
he filled to the entire satisfaction NV his
holovad and roval mostnr ITn Ind nav