The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-06-01
Nr. Nu$jX Dreams Il Dream on
tie steps ot the Uhite House.
Cp.l..irr =. Y Rod. t"i'i l. III thu }
Sr.:i. Nv ktY:uckv. March 50. >Jt'.


hcy bin to Wa>hinton That abli>hn
postmaster al the corners he'd become to
mo Il nitcmarc Day after day | seed him
= haudlin ";ymrnt money. DRAWN hI> sal
erv promptly ;ml takin his drinks reglerly.
Will |. Il cur-too>hnel dimccrat. Il sup
porter Uv or grcat ami GOOD President
wuZ forced To the hulnlil>iIun Nv waiting
ill | WIZ treated. c,ptin when Il new
crocrry keeper cum in, which @ave me a
ci,anrc to establish :, credit for Il short
time irlt that >uutiln must bc done.
Ini. Therefore, ! went 10 Wa~hinton.
KNOWN that tor men NV nv profound
conyi.h~lun- hoi,!m mi views " to con-
~illia~h,nl and ~ich. he'd no call to 90 10
;ilr postmaster General. who i> Il ab!i-h-
nj. | went directly 10 the second .IaX-on
hi~-,lI. succeeded III @cttin Il audience
!H;c m the afternoon. Our patron SAINT
wux -ii:im ai Il t.'hI" ,...g-arI~,.i with a..
caivin lci,",i>ien~ and Sch.
Well - >cd he
"IInncrI and >prcicd >ir, sail |. -!
am :, applicant Tor the ru,t orliS II Con-
irIri, \ Roal-. wich is al present held
hv 4 ahli>hni> who does not b,lc"vc i'll
vopr policy, wien do hcrevc III solemn
II. SPECIFIED ;lnd hontrd -lr, said |. 'el
| >hood have twins born to me this mite |
,hood name cm both Policy
'Wirh State are You from ," sud he.
halt asleep.
"From kentucky, honcrl and >pectc,i
~ir." >rd |.
"Wcil.' >ed he. yawnin teertully and
turnln 10 Il clerk. s. Fill out pardon and
rive hnn Il commission"
'.llonerl AMI -pectcl sir" sed |. in 4
III uy loonacv, for wich can't account.
Il don't need Il pardon. wuz never i'll
the late la:ncnted cnntydrit solyi>."
Wnat'n thunder then are You here
tor hc.gin :, post ori> Git out vou in.-
poster. and wuz too wun>t ineornni-
onsiv showed TO til" door. didn't quit,
understand the lay Of the land around tn,
" hite House.
| In vain tried 70 get back that mi .hl
convince him did eZ much tor the con,
tt,ler;,>y ez my humble abilities permitted
and that needed consolation ez bad c1
anybody. Then heart broke anI deac
broke, not having the wllercwiih TO pro
i.oor more suitable lodging, lay me down
Oh the cold stun steps anl sought rriu.,
from my troubles iii sleep.
! | dreamed a dream Mcthawt | WI.
/ in Il room i'll the " hitc House. StrctcIle,
out OH one siic Nv the room wuz til,
corpse NV Il @lant, a monster i'll size an,
strength. but wiiIial Nv 4 plca~in preSenc,
and lair 10 look upon. Onto It's head WI
Il liberty cap, and BY It's side WIZ Il swor,
coi,,i iIerAj!y dinlcd. and with all the giIdil
knocked oil.
Wat i these - Sed |, pointin to tin
corpse. a>kin SORT Nv 4 attendant.
"Them,' replied he, s. is the deiunc
carcass Nv rcpubIlkini>m. lie WIS a hefi
vooth III his day but he died this mornill
Look the mourncrS are coming TO divid
hi, clothes
And rhoor enutf they came in. AT tn
head WIZ the second Jaxon, which tn
abli>hnists deri>ivcly call Moses. who ap
pe;,rcd to be angry, and clo>t behind hin
> wulz Seward 4 wccpm cut NV one eye an
,milin out Nv tother. and Jim Lane VIII
he'd a handkerchief which he occasionall
: put to his eyes. but which | noti>t WIZ e
,lrv cz a lime kiln, and Doolittle and LIE
and Raymond and BeauregarL and Cowa
: AMI Stephens and Thurlow Weed an
Nall;,ndieham and Governor Sharkey an
a host OF other. alI Nv which ranged theil
L selves around the bier
l He wuz promisin yooth,'' Sc
Seward, Il putin his handkerchief to HI
eyes but the atmosphere Nv the Whit
D House wuz too much for him. | insiS
4 however" -ed he, 4 pocketin the hant
Y kercher and ta!lin hold Nv trinket I'll
p CORPSE held in his hand, labelled Pre-,
+ dency. IS1S." from which iiung MORN
/ million Nv smaller trinkctS, - that, ,
/ twas me that pizened him, this is mine.
: Mary" Sed johnson; Il did the biz
, ness for him. and its mine"
| ''oettle it ez 700 please" sed RAY