The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-05-30

room TO eat ct they hed'nt anythin
to eat? No, it is false II wnzn't the
crowdin that perdoost tho mortal
tty."
Only wunst wuz his buzzum
wrung, ind that the Government
Good not prevent. He wuz stand
lin at the winder, gain out upon
Richmond, his mind revertin to the
time when it wuz the Capital Nv his
IConfedracy, when a procession pass
ed with moosic, and flag and ban
ners. With a shreek Nv angish he
buried his head in the curtins, and
wept aloud. rusht to the winder.
It wnz ez / feared. Film sloly by
wuz a procession uvsniggers who he'd
past that way perposely. "Merciful
Heaven!" scd be, "hez it come to
this?' and he wuz very reserved
and deprcst the balance NV the day.
The next day the President wuz
taken to the Court. Ez he entered
the room and glanced proudly over
the awjence, it wood hev bin very
difficult to hcv decided whether he
wuz goin to try tho Court or the
Court him. But repressin kisself
he took his seat. Techin solissitOod
wuz displayed in the Court Room
for his comfort. A crack IN the win
der casin let in draft Nv cold air;
he shuddered and ashudder run thro
the entire assemhage. The sudder
Nv the Conservative merchant from
Moo York wuz trooly artistic. Cot.
ton wuz called for, when the Conser-
vative Merchants wife tore off one
NV her buzzums and stuff the aper-
toor. Wuz ther ever more techin
sacrifis? The President wept ez he
beheld it. On assertainin the tenn
peratoor wich best sootid his system,
a Thermometer wuz brot, and the
room wuz kept at that percise de-
gree.
There wiz sum trifiin legal formal
ities gone through with, and the
Presidents counsel made a motion
that he be admitted to bail. There
wuz q stir in the Court. stMake ii q
milionP' sed one, $50 that the cra-
ven North shell see how we kin take
keer NV them we foven but Judge
Underwood fixed it at 500, 600, and
brisk ez bees, Schell, Moo York
Dimocrat, several Richmond Dino
Gratis and Horris Greedy slept forrerd
and singed it.
Never shel forgeit the shout that
asscndid ez Horris wuz signin his
nsrlc.
"Three cheers fer Jeff'son Gree
ly and Horris Davis, one an insepra-
/ Bile, now and forever!' shoutid one
enthusiastic eonfedrit.
"Immortally 3 yoorsr' sed another,
seezin him BY the hand corielly.
"Jetf'son Davis is the big dog NV the
age, and 700, my deer sir, are now
the tin kittie TIED to his tale. Wat Joy!
Wat happinis! When posperity
speeks Nv HIM they'll speak NV
Yoo!"
coodent restrane myselfno more.
lsustin into teers fell onto Greeley's
buzzum end we embraced. Ez ne
hedn't his spetickles on he sposcd it
wuz Davis hisself, and busted into
tecrs also, and they wuz wun NV the
most strik-in tabloos ever exhibited.
got away afore he diskivercd his
nNstake.
Here wuz the endin NV our troub-
lle-the consummashens Nv our hopes
Davis wuz free! The pcntup emo,
shens Nv the people found vent. Ez
he slept into the street the people
crowded to the carriage wich con.
sained us and rent the air with
cheers. W. reacht the hotel, and
after embracin his wife, . season Of
exercises wuz held. The clergyman
who he'd excloosivs charge OF Davis
piety doorin the war wuz present,
and he offered prayer. He prayed
fervently that the Lord wood for
give the people Of the North for the
wrong they hod done our sainted
head, that he would forgive eff posi-.
bic lateheaduvthe federal government
who he'd opposed him and the glori-
Gus cog, and eff Devine mercy could
stretch 50 far that he wood forgive
the Colonel Nv Michigan cavalry
wich he'd hunted down the Saint
who wuz now in our midst, and
made nv him captive. lie prayed
for forgivness for the reckless men
ofthe North who invaded Virginy;
for the noospaper condukters who
he'd aboosed him who is with us, and
partickerly Horris Greedy, who he'd
this day in some measure atoned for
his previous wickidness. He pray
ed that the blessins NV Heaven,
might rest, first upon the city of
Richmond, then upon the balance Of
!. Virginy, and afterward upon the
rest NV the Southern States. and
he wound up with fervent appeal
that the Ethiopians, wich coodent
change their skins, might see the er
TOR Of their skins, might see the er-
ror Of their ways and return to their
normal conaisnen.
After this the president received
his friends.
am not permitted to give more
Nv the Presidents plans than this -
He will remain in sec,oosion, and
will take no part whatever in poll
tics until after his final acquittal in
November. He don't feel ut liberty
to take hold NV the Government so
long ez there IS even y technikle
charge against him. Our friends in
the Northern States, who expected
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