The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-04-25
Written for the Toledo Blade
GNASBY.

AhC ANCBAO NOCC--fAAs &N0oOy IA
Imitation of Wade Hampton
Tries to ConcilIate the Afri-
can---The Result Of the Ven
ture.
PosT OFFrs, CoNPEDRITX ROADS, J
(wich is in the Stait of Ky. I
March 28, 1867.
1 hev made many sudden and
'stordinary changes in politix--
some 80 very sudden that tbe
movement perdoost CONGESTION Nv
the Conscience. l rekollect wunst
Nv advokatin free trade and high
protective tariff, all within twelve
hours, { made a speech in a agri-
cultooral deestrik NV Moo York in
the forenoon at 10 A. NJ. and in q
manufacturin town in Pennsylva-
ny in the evenin, our platform be.
in so construktid that both sides
Good find endorsement in it) and
hev performed many other feats
Nv moral Gymnastics; but this
last change l hev bin called upon
to make is probably the suddcnest.
Last week Toosdy, Deekin Po-
gram, Captain McPelter and I wuz
engaged in ridden the Corners nv
niggers. We he'd endoored them
EN- ez long ez we thot possible, and
determined on standin it no longer.
Selectin three wich we wuz salts
fed he'd too much spellin-book in
to em to be enslaved agin, we wuz
preparin notises to be served onto
en-, orderin EN- to leave in twenty
four hours, when / reserved in the
northern mail O letter marked
"Frce-Alex. w. Randall. P. M.
G." / knowed it wuz ofilshcl to-
wunst-that blessid signatoor is on
my commis,hun, and I've contem-
plated it too often TO be mistaken
in it, Its contents wuz brief, and
run thus
ITO all Postmasters in the
Southern States: The niggers hev
votes-consiliasbun is our best holt.
See to it."
This brief tho not hard to be un-
dcrstood order wuz sealed with the
offishel seal Nv the Post Offs De.
partment stampt into putty instid
Nv wax, to wit loaf of bread
under roll NV butter, with ten
hands a grabbin at it. / compre-
hended the situation at site, and
set about doin my dooty with both
Roman and Spartan 6rmness.
"Deekin," says |, tearin up tho
notises, these niggers we hey mis-
understood. They are not a IN
teirior race-they are not descend
ants Of Ham and Hagar-it wuzn't
Paul's idea in sendin back OnesI-
mus to condemn him to seryitood-~
we hev misunderstood tho situa-
ton, and must make amends. The
niggcr is devoid NV smell. and is
truly q man and brother !"
"Wat?" said the Deekin tippin
back in amazcment.
"Jest wat | say" scz I, read
that" and 1 flung him the letter.
The upshot Nv the conference
wich follered wuz the calm Nv a
meeting the next mite, at wich all
the Ethiopians Nv the Corners wuz
invited and urged to be present.
The trouble wuz to git the mig
gers to attend the meetin. The
fust one l spoke TO laft in my face,
and askt me how long it WIZ sence
l had helpt hang couple nv mig
gers, by way Nv fnishin off cele-
brashen. Pollock, the Illinois
store. keeper, got hold uvi it, and
told Joe Biglcr, and Joe swore that
eff the niggers hedn't any more
sense than we givo em credit for,
iu sposing we Good bamboozle EN-
so cheep, he shood go back to the
old beleef. to wit: that they wuz
only sooperior race uv monkeys,
after all and by mite every mig
ger in the visinity wuz postid
thoroughly, and out Nv all Nv cm
| Good only git four who would
promise to attend. and them the
Deekin he'd to pay 81 apiece to.
To give it eclaw promised one Of
EN- SIS Ito be paid at the close Nv
the mectin) to sit on the stand with
me, wich, bein very poor man,
and hevin q sick wife in a shanty
near by, who wuz suffering for
medicine, (wich he coodent git with
out money! he accepted.
At this pint an idee struck me.
| remembered Philadelfy, and de-
terminea to hev a scene rivalin the
Couch and Orr biznis. "Another
thing, Cuff, understand that it's
part NV the bargain that when in
my speech | turn to yoo and stomp,
700 must rise aud embrace me-"
"Wat?" sez he.
Fall into my arms, lovin-like--
700 understand--iist as tho wo wuE
long lost brothOrs?"
"'scuse me p sed he. Use
low niger, and wants to
buy do ole woman some quinine.
and wood do mos anything foah dat,
but, golly, dats too muchT'
"Aot a cent" sed | sternly, as
sooming my most picrcipest gaze,
''onless this is included y
"WeIl," returned he sulkily, "ef
l must, speck l must, but, golly
-
The mite arrived and the meet
in house wuz iull. We tbot fust
NV holding it in the chapel nv the
college, but give up tho idee ez i'm
practicable, e5, ownin to the dilly-
torinis Nv our Northern friends in.
sich subscripshens ez
they hcv raised, we hevn't got no
further with the bildin than layin
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