The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1866-08-30
to ldy him. But thare wuz anuther fea-

! son why ne met 70 TtJoyce IO-Dlbe. Al
showed that A. johnson meant bizness
that A. Johnson wuz troo to the Dim
okrasy, and that he he'd fully made UP
bis mind to hurl the bolts Nv ofTishI
thunder wich he held in his Presiden.
shal hands, at his enemies, and to make
fight in earnest, that he wuz goin tc
reward his friends, them ez he Good
trust. Our venerable friends bein put
in condishun to pay the con6dinresi-
dents Nv the Corners the little sums he
owes them. il q good thing fHear".
''Hear !" strOO!" "troo." with singu
lar unmimity from every man in the
| bidin,) but wat wuz sich considerashnn:
when compared to the CRATE moral efect
NV the decisive movement. GA id
site," shouted one grocery keeper, and
"we don't want no moral effect" cried
another) My friends when the news
nv this bold step NV the President goe:
forth to the South, the price Nv Confed.
rit skrip will go up and the shootin Nv
niggers will cease, for the redemshun Nv
the first l consider ashoored, and the
redoosin NV the latter to their normal
condishun, | count ez good ez done.
Squire Gayitt remarked that he wu2
too much overpowered with emoshun to
I speak For four years, nearly FIVE, the
only newspaper wich come in the offs
had passed thro' the polluted hands Nv a
AbIishuist He he'd no partlkler objec-
shun TO- the misguided man, but he wua
a symbol NV tyranny and so long ez he
sot there he reminded em that they
were wearin chains. Thank the Lord
that day is over! The Corners is re-
deemed, the second Jaxson hez riser
and struck off the shackles. He wood
1 not allood to thetriie Nv twelve dollar;
and half that he loaned the appintet
some months ago, KNOWN that it would
be paid out Nv the first mouey. .....
Bascom,. the principal grocery keep
er, rose and called the Squire to order
/. lie wanted to know ct it wuz fair play
to talk sich talk7 No man Good feel Z
4 more heartfelt satisfaction at the appint.
] ment Nv our honorcd friend than him,
shown ez did that the President hed
cut loose from Ablishnism wich he Ges
/ pised, but he protested agin the Squire
undertaken to git in his bill afore tht
rest he'd chance. Who furnisht hin
his liker for eight months, and who hei
1 the best rite for the first dig at the pro.
ceeds Nv the position3 He wood new
er--- %. ...'. ..r.fFf I.r f'.# avg
The other three grocery keepers rose
when Deekin Pogram rooled 'em all ou
4 NV order aud offered the following reso
/ lutions: .r-.1'll'.
! WHEREAS, The President hez in
strickly constooshnel manner relieved
this commoonity Nv an offensive Alb
lishnist appinted by that abhorred tyran
Linkin, and appinted in his place.
sound constooshnel Democrat, on
whom to know is to lend, therefore be i
Pesoted, That we greet the Presiden
and ashoor him Nv our contlnyood sup
port and confidence. "FE# ..'" 81
| ResOlced, That we now consider thu
work NV Reconstruction, so tar eZ this
| commoonity is concerned, completed
and that we feel that we are wunst more
restored to our proper relations with tht
federal government. .n. "
Resolred, That the glorious defence
made by the loyal Democracy nv Noe
Orleans agin the combined convention
ers and niggers shows that freemen XII
not be konkered aud that white mer
shell rule America. . .-
Resolved, That on this happy occasion
we forgive the Government for what We
did, and cherish nary resentment agln
anybody ... 81 -.sn. .. ,r.-...
The resolutions wuz adopted and the
meeting adjourned with three cheers for
johnson and his policy. q nt ,"
Then came scene. Every last one
Nv EN- had come there with a note made
out for the amount ! owed him at three
months. Kindness of heart is weak
ness Of mine, and signed EN- all, teelir
that eff the mere fact Nv writin my name
wood do em any good, it wood be croo-
el in me to object to the little labor re.
quired. Bless their innocent soles, they
went away happy. mo. ~
The next mornin l took possesshun Nv
the offs. .,.. ,... rF .m1tuf t..
Gam awake or am | dreamin, y
thought I. No! no! it is no dream
Here is the stamps, here is the blanks
and here is the commisshun |! 1t is
troo. il is troo! . ra.mgr 81. ,nar
/ heerd a child dacross the way sipgin
''I'd like to be aangel, ..r .F..f
And with the angels stand" 3u' '
l wouldn't, thought l. l wouldn't
trade places with an angel even up. A
offs with but, little to do, with foul
grocerys within a stones throw, is el
much happiness ez my bilers win stand
without Dustin. A angel 4sooth! 17oC
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