Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-09-27
For the Journal
Went to Sc the Presidents De-
monstrashun, and Couldn't
see it."

OALLif"LlS, oept. ~, oo'
Mr.. EDIT0R:- still live as some
CRATE feller has sed. The why he
did it don't no. But tel you it is
nifty wonder i hev survived the
popelatity and oblikerty that has bin
heped on my devoted he'd.
If it Lhot you wod put this kores,
pondence in your paper would not
be such konsorned fule as to rite 1t,
not at lesst, without kinder putin on
the steme an fours of retterick so it
wod blume like the creme bay hors,
an so mite awake an fine myself
Janus.
Wei, as you kno went doun to
the "Quene City of the lies" to get a
peape at the president an his eorfoge
an if possible git appointed post
master of your lowell town-my sun
you kno has more bisnes tack nor i
hev.
Wall, was down to the black
smiths shop to get my shoe fixed
the off hine foot it was-when herd
them sa Andy was a gatherin.
i ihev oftin bin TO Washintons birth
day and Sundy Schulz celebrashuns
an kinder like EN- and we al knode
Andy would speke to us this time
he allurs dus-as sed we al knode
he wud tel US that he stud just whear
he did when he was at Cleveland,
that kongres wasn't trump, but wos
rebels, that he was the boy to win,
that That. Stephens wasn't his Jesus,
after which we kalkerlated he wod
doughnate us the konstitushun an the
flag not of %, but of SO stars. This
al passed thru my mind quicker nor i
hev. bin tellin it to you. While i
stud thare in q rehectin nude sede
long string Of gals gein doun strete.
Wei, thinkin 1t was prosesshun i
follered, an the furst thing knud j
found myself chock fernence the
Spinster hous. There was an orful
croud thare; the people was nearly as
thick as the tieas on my dorgs back,
an that is nifty poperlous j tel you
thar must hev bin 2 thousand, coun-
tin the wimmen an children. If emo
shuns was fatel j never would hev
survived to tel you this-jirst to Sc
such q croud an al anemated with
felin. Wal, they had the Spinster
hous all deckerated with 2 flags IN.
B. SO stars on the hags) 1 picter an
y things q feller called bustises-i
think them was emblematikle of the
busts the president takes in the smaul
ours of the evenin.
Bi an bi feller with q mouth dec
kerated with a mushtash come cut
onto the balkerny-they thot this
was Andy sure, but it warnt--then
numeris others coined out likewise
an the people in the stretes belo
CLEARED and called for General Grant,
but it was not Grant coined forward,
it was feller as said he was goin to
interduce US to the president; he
bloed while an then-stopped.--
This was the first bogas thing of the
evenin, but thare wus more before
tina got thru. The president then
come forward, and sitch chearin. II
maid the welking ring-sounded
equal to dried peas in BEATS blad-
der, or more. The people called lust
fully for Grant, but he didn't seam
as hou to notus it for he went on an
sed his peas in the order i heve Civ
in it previously before. While he
was tockin away some girls in the
winder right ever him let doun big
bockey--by a yarn string bigger nor
hev sean any young man of your
plase git from the girls-an it was
all full of big yaller fours, the presi,
dent boud to the gals lovinly. Then
thare was musick by the bras band,
an if tina vii low me to sa it, it was
brassy music, an sounded nifty nice
There was spekin of al kindes, gud
bad an worser-not enuf uf the pre-.
vious an to much Of the uther. This
tride to git Grant out to speke but
he couldn't sc it-one feller sed ht
Wus ashsmd of his cumpany, an i
must be nifty trim on his nurves aftel
fitln so long in the army to heve Il
go around with q suthern sympathy
ser.
went ava before it wus over fe
lin had had enuf Of it, fur you no
served 8 munths in the malishs al
thare was somthings sed whot hur
my patriotick felings.
Tho al this time you must no
think lost site uf the post oils, bu
had determind to resemble my felini
a little before the presidant for tn,
sake Of gittin the offs; SO at 8 o'clecl
after that Pu sn Vallandinham haf
he'd thare ss with the presidenti wen
around to the Spinster house 10 he'
9 soshal chat Sci went up 70 tn