The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-12-27
NASBY.
The ALABAMA CoNvEnrioN-rHE WOES
or JoHN GUrrLE, JR.

or JoHN GurrLE, JR.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec l..
It is possible that this world may contin.
yoo 10 exis,-that the heavenly orbs may
continyoo 10 roll about on each others Ak
ises, and move In harmonious cycles into
their respective spheres-that colnis may
continyoo to wheel und turn In reglar or
bits ,hroo tho Steer assigned em In the
grand economy IN celestyel space, but ]
doubt It. Ef sech disorganizashen ez !
am now wilnissin doesn't overturn that or
der wich Is heavens first law, all kin say
Is, nacher Is so CONSTITUTED ez to stand stun
nen Nv no ordinary rnagnitood. ! sm in
Montgomery, in attendance, ez q locker
oh in venis, Nv the Constoosh0pl Conven.
shen, ez Il Is called, now In session In this
accused town. II wuz curiosity wich
brot me hi,her. he'd heerd Of this p'ebald
lody-uv this blnck and tan gatherin, In
witch nigger and white men-niggcrs in
the white Ilood predoninnted, and white
men in wich the niger blood predominant
ed-wuz gathered aud scttin side by side,
the same or tho Noer had never Gust Ham,
and ez tho the nigger wuz not beest, and
not our inferior ut all. Ez gazed sed to
MYSELF
sThe times Is out nv Joint, o oussid spite,
That wuI ever born 10 set um rite"
entered the hall with the son Nv my old
friend. John Cutie. John Jr. is chip Nv
tho troo Cutie block. When arrived. ]
found him leenin on the bar Nv small
groscry, a smokin segar and lookin ez
disconsolate ez mortal Good. Shakin hunds
with him, momentary gleam Nv Joy shot
across his careworn face ez he invited his
self to drink with INC. Not fcelin it rite tu
deprive him NV one little ray Nv content
mcnt, l stood drinks not only for him bu,
for dozen more wich l found leenin OF
their elbows OH the bar, all Nv um with a
segur atween their teeth, Nv wich the lite
he'd gone out In consekense Nv their bein
too much discouraged to draw nm. ]
knowcd tho most Nv these young men in
the happy days Nv yore. They wuz all
tho sons Nv planters in the vicinity-all Nv
um NV the FIRST families Nv Alabama, whose
fathers had wunst owned their thousand
akers apeece and he'd brot um up. Ther
wuzn't ono Nv um but he'd worn the most
magnificent broadcloth, and, in his day,
won and lost his thousands at faro. There
wuzut wun but wat wuz up In all the
ennoblin sports wich WIZ the delite Nv the
shivclry Nv the South, sich ez pitchen dol.
lars, draw poker, and horse.racin, and
scarcely wun but wat he'd fought dooels 10
his time, md every man Nv um he'd slaugh.
tered his hecatombs NV Yankees in the late
war. Yet here they stood, out at elbows,
with naplis hats, and all in tho last stage Nv
seediniss . urf '0
.Cheer up" sed ], ez we sos down the
tumblen. turned and told the bar.koeper
that CT soon ez I dawcd my pay and mile
age I wood call and settle for the drinks
"Wa.ai1" sed he.
"l'm member NV the Constooshnel Con.
venshsn," sed ], "and when ! get my pay
and mileage ri call"
"No you DON'T" sed he. seezin mo by
the collar, "no You don't. There aint bin
a member Nv Convenshen or Legislacher
in these doors sence Popo's bin here. Pay
now, or"
Seein that my little strategy woodnt work
] reluctantly forked over.
The young men wus In a dredful state Nv
dilspidashun, and ,her murmurin wus moro
like the lamen,ashens w job than anything
had heerd for long time.
"why," said John Cutie, Jr- "the old
man, when he departed this life. LETT me a
thousand aken Nv land, but wat wuz Il
good for3 lhed no niggcn! Tho accurs.
ed whelps refoossd to work without wsgis,
and that woodn't pay um on pdn'ip'e.
Finally they commenst maxim offers for the
land, in patches Nv frum ten 70 6ay akers.
and crooel necessity compelled INC to accept
n! The money rcseevsd wuz compell.