Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1867-03-14
NUMBER Al.

toms, and menshund carekssly that
he'd bin to Washinton, and he'd bin
presentid to the President and Sekre-
tary Nv State. The Postmaster wuz
visably affected. Glancin furtively
around to see that no one Wuz look
in, he remarked in low tone: "My
deer sir, don't l beg Nv 700, form
yoor idea Nv the public men NV Amer
ky from them specimens. Don't |
beg. The first, sir, is an accident
sich man Good never hev bin made
on purpose. The Second wuz suthin,
in his earlier years, but now, sir,
now-he's a degraded old man." and
he bustid into tears. "Bein deter
mined to hold onto his place, he tried
at fust to bring the President, by &C
cident, up to his level but that be-
in impossible, he deliberately let his
self down to the level Nv the Presi-
dent, and the distance, sir, wuz so
great, the Secretary bein suthin, that
the shock, sir, undoubtedly khoct his
intelleck out Nv him, for he Amt dis
played any since. He literally fell
among thieves. May the Lord for
give Willyum a. Seward for the
wreck he made Nv his reputashen,
for"
At this pint the poor man. stopt.
| happened to pull out my banker
cher, and in doin so dropt upon the
floor piece Nv paper witch he seed.
1t read:
Petroleum V. Nasty, DR..
To G. Bascomb.
To drinks doorin the month NV
January at 10 cents per drink $4,000
He looked at my face, and seein
that the bill RELY belonged to me,
fell faintin onto the floor, slIreekin
" Pm McCrackened"
leave the case in the hands Nv
the Cabinet. Its aggravatin.
Another man openly defed me. He
wanted me to take the offs off NV his
hands. His children, be sed, wuz made
mouths at and skoffed at, at skool,
becoz their father witch he'd bin Re.
publikin, held a Federal offs, and his
wife wuz detected for Presidedt Nv
the SEWN Society,a posishen she he'd
alluz held, on the same akkount. He
he'd stood it long enuff. Eff he Good
ent git it off his hands he'd commit
sooicide, and by thus putin hisself
out Nv the way make his abuzed fam
lily the only reparashen in his power.
| sejest he be removed. Sich talk
may be safely set down ez incendi-
iary.
Another he'd the highest possible
opinion Nv the President, and wor-
SHIPPED the Secretary. He consider
ed his plan Nv reconstruction the best
witch Good hev bin devised by mortal
wisdom. He he'd vainly striven to
git nominashen for an offs from the
Republican party for years, but failed
OWN to lack Nv confidence. He
hev jined the Democracy, but ez they
wuz hopelessly in the minority, it
woodent hev helped him. He consid-
cred Johnson's noshuD of fillin the of
fists with Republicans bully, ther be-
in SO few Nv that persuasion who'd
take EN-, and he didn't want any ac-
cessions to the party Their wuz now
jist enuff to hold the offisis in the con-
troll Nv the President, and them wuz
all the ofisis they Good git anyhow. |
He isn't discreet, but we can't expect |
all the virchoos at so small price. |
None Nv us is perfeck-I spose hev
my failins.
shell continyoo my investigashens
tho it is dreadful tryin labor. Coin
ez do, thro Abolishen sections, |
hev to carry my own whisky, and ez
sad experience hez demonstrated, |
quart TASKS won't do. Sometimes | |
hev to lay in one Nv them towns for
three hours. | respectfully submit,
that arrangements be made for the |
transportashen Nv a keg Nv susie
nance to accompany me, otherwise, l
shel peremptorily resine. At my time
Nv life regeler supplies are necessary.
PETROLEUM V. NAsBY, P. NJ.
(Wich is Postmaster), and likewise Profess
sor Nv Biblikle Politicks in the Southern
Classikle 4 Military Institoot.