Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-09-21
SEPTEMBER 2l, 1866.
A Touching Affair.


VIZ a delegate to PhTadslphia. I
wusnf elected nor nothin. and hednt any
credentials. bot the door Of the uigwam I
passed nevertbeless The doorkeeper VIZ
old DInokrst. and my breath heiped me.
my nose. which reely blossoms Ike the lob
ster. vuz Of yOose. bet spect my havin a
gray coat on With a stand Up collar. With q
brass star onto Il. vus vat finished the biz
MSS. The Southern delegates fought shy
Of me. but the Northern ones. bless their
sosls. the mint they saw the star on the
collar Ov my gray coat. coul dn't DO enuH
Tor me. They addressed me ez Kernel An
Gineral. and sd. this wuz trooiy an IN
naerited honor and paid my drinks. and
succeeded IN borrOwin hundred and t.en-
~ dollars Of en- on the frst dsy. mite
hev doubled il. bu, the fellows was took in
in % easy that no snanceerin wus required.
and u wus reely no amoozement.
The Convention itself vus the most afec-
tionsfe gafhrin ever witnist. Ihed a seat
beside Randall. Who wus managin the con
eern. and Good see R all. The erowd
rushed into the bilding and 6lled "a. when
Randall desired attention lie bein the
Postmaster Ginersl. every one dropped m
20 his seat ez tho be bed bin shot. and there
~uz the mos; Perfeck quiet / ever saw.
Doohttle. Who WIZ the cheerman. then
~inked AZ Randall. and nodded his bead
when Randall announced thar the delegates
from South kAriiny and the delegates frou,
MassAcbOosetts wood enter arm IN arm
With a SLOW. measured step ibey cum IN.
and a a signal from Randall the eheerin
oom@snsi. and sich cbeerin Then Doc
little pulled oot bis ~h lie handkercher and
applied u TO his eyes. and every delegate
simultaneously pulled 90, white hAbdker-
cher and applied it to his eyes
To me-. this WI. the proudest nonent of
my lie. not tina, there WIS anything pariio-
erlerly inspiriiin in the scene aforc rae. f,r
there ~uzzent. Orr. from South KarIiny.
looked Partikiierly ash-med of hisscH. ez
tho he vuz goin thrO n hishly nessary bot
extremely disgustin ceremony. and wuz de-
ternined 10 keep uPA stiff upper lip over
il. and Couch looked Up 20 Orr ez tho he
~us afeered nv him and ez tho b. fclt fat
tered BY Orr's eondescension in walkin AZ
all wiih such a umbie individjooal but 10
my eye. the scene ~. significant. look
81 into the future and what did see q
them two. one sneakin and toiher ashamed
nv hisself. walked up that IsIe2 wAt did
seel saw the Dimokrisy restored 20
IT. normal coudisbun-I saw The reunion q
the t-o ~tngs-in fact saw the eusire dim
oerafik bird reunited. TIE North. one
wing and the weakest; Keutucky. the beak.
sharp. bungry and rapseious Southwest.
the strong. active wing Virginny. the legs
and claw; Ohio. the heart; Pcnnsylvania.
the stomach; South Caroliny. the tail fesih-
ers; and Moo Gersey. the balance of the
bird sa~ :bsse parts. for FIVE wears dis
severed. come together. holding nieger in
one claw and Posi-ofhces in The other. say
ing Take en- both together-fhey 20 IN
lots ! say the old Union-the bold. chiv-
eirous Sootherner 4 guidin. oonfrorin snd
self the places Of honor. and The Dimokrat
uv the North follorin Ike poppy dog az
his reels. takin sich sat things ~ be- could
snap up-tbe Sostbsrner ashamed ofhis as
'ociafions. but forced to yoose em-ihe
Noriberner snoonforfabie IN bis presence.
bot tied % ban BY selfinterest. sa~
cosing back the good Oh times when 50
States met IN convention and lct I rule en-.
snd er 7 contemplated The scenc. too.
uePi. bot IL vus in lead earnest.
What are you blsbbcrin fors- asked a
snthoosastic delegate IN front q me. wbo
wus a s-abbin his eyes uith Handkerchief
I'm po.'ns-,er. .er I. o. and I must
DO ny dooty IN his crisis. What are you
shediin pearls Tor. rctored I. Are 700
. Postmsser'-
" No. ,er he. E" bot I bopc % BE-. and
be swabbed svay vith reneued vigor.
" Whats The matter uiih tbe eyes ~ al
be deiegstssS- ser 7.
"Thsy's- al got posiotiscs in EN-. - 81
be-, and be worked away harder than ever.
While gsitings fresh bsndkerchief. (-ich
! b3rried from The hiod coat pocket q
delegate near M, and vich. by the say. in
my delirious ioy, I iorg0t to say anything
90 him about ! looked over the Conven-
ton. add again The tears welied up from u,y
besrt- Nv sole vBz fun and oyeraowin.
and sloPPed over a. ths syes there. BE-
fore me. saf the hero. Dick Taylor. snd
Cufh Baliiit. and there wus the Nclsous ani
1ssdons. and the representative ~ the
first families q the South. and IN Fhiladel