The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-08-08


bic speer in wich he moved, hoIdin at
different times, the various Offices in
the town up to constable, the successive
steps bein road supervisor and pound
master. lie wuz elected constable, and
mite probably hev gone higher, but for
an accident that occurred to him the first
month. He collected a judgment for
S1s, and the money was paid to him
The good man was q talented collector,
but was singularly careless in payin
over what he collected.
Ez shown the pekoolyer bent NV the
genius Nv the old man, l repeet a con-
versashun | wunst heerd. A man who
he'd an account to ocollect, wuz consultin
one who knowed my father well, ez to
the safety of putin a claim in his hands.
els he a good collector" 2" askt the
man.
"Splendid," said the naber.
! sis he man Nv responsibility ?" askt
the man.
"Sir." sed the nabcr, "he hez the
ability, but yoo'll find when you try to
| git yoor money out NV his hands that
he lacks the response"
Good ther hev bin more techin tri-
boot to genius?
He wuz like all men NV genius, un-
balanced His ability wuz all on one
side. The grovelin plaintiff, who didn't
admire such erratic fites raised a ruck-
shen about the paltry sum, and my
father
Folded his tent like Arab,
And cz silently stole away" !
From that time out the old gentleman
migrated-in fact, he lived mostly on
the road. He adopted movin ez per-
feshun, and a very profitable one he
made NV it. When his hoss died, the
nabers rather than not hev him move,
wood chip in and raise him anuthcr.
Appreshiatin the compliment they pade
him alluz went. / menshun these Pc
kOOliarties Nv my ancestor becOz
"The lives NV all CRATE men remind US
We may make our lives sublime,
And departin leave behind US"
Eff our talent runs in that direcshun, ez
many debts as he did, though it does
require especial genius.
This he'd its infooence upon my
youthful mind. l saw not only CRATE
deal Nv the country, but much of man
kind, and acquired that adaptability
to circumstances wich hez ever distin-
guished me. Even to this day, eff l
can't git gin l kin take whisky, without
a murmur and without repinin.
My politics hez ever bin Dimocratic,
and may say, without egotism, l hev
bin yooseful member OF that party. /
voted for Jackson eighteen times, and
for every succeedin Dimocratic candi-
date, ez many times as possible. For
Mick Lellan, | only got in four votes
didn't approve Of the nominashen and
wuz not overly jealous He'd he bin
elected, wat wood it hev ayailed me
He he'd enuff dismist army officers fol-
lerin him, to hev filed every offs in his
gift, and l he'd at that time become too
OLD to ioller pollytix for the amoozement
it afforded, or for the benefit of any
cause.
But this is a depression.
My Dimocrisy wasn't partikelarly con-
firmed, in fact, l wuz not a Dimokrat
from any speshl principle but more be-
coz those in the speer in wich l moved
wuz, until l arrived at the age of "a.
My father wuz intimately acquainted
with me, and knowed all my carakter-
istics ez we'll ez tho he he'd bin the
friend NV my buzzum. One day ez l
wuz layin on my back under tree, con-
templatin the beauties NV nacher, my
parent SEE he:
'Pete, (wich is short for my name, }
eff yoO ever marry, marry milliner."
"Why? father NV mine," replied l,
openin my eyes.
'BecOz, my son." sed he, "She'll hcv
trade wich'll support yOo, otherwise
yoo'll die of starvashen when Pm gone. I"
l thought the idea wuz a good one
Thro woman a cuss come into the
world, witch cuss wuz labor, and l wuE
determined that ez woman he'd bin the
coz NV requiring somebody to sweat
for the bread eat, woman shood do
that sweatin. That mite ! perposed to
a milliner in the village and she rejected
my SCOT. l offered myself in rapid sue
ceshun to widder, who was a washer
woman, and to a woman who he'd boys
old enuff to work, with the same re-
suit, when feelin that suthin wuz nee
essary to be done to sekoor q pervision
for life, l married a nigger washer
woman, wich didn't feel above me.
Wood yoo bleeve it? Within an hour
after the ceremony wuz pronounzt, she
sold her persnel property, consistin NV
tub and board, and an assortment NV
soap, and investin the proceeds in a red
calico dress and a pair ov ear rings, in
sisted on my goin to work to support
her! and the township authorities not
only maintained her in her loonacy, but
refused to extend releef too me on the
ground that l wuz able bodied.
Ez | left that nigger, vowed to de-
vote my life to the work NV gettin NV
EN- down TO where they wood hev to
support us, and that vow hev relij-
usly fulfilled. Ihev never failed by my