Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-06-25

hopes they gave me the choice Nv some weNe
or fifteen. selectin tts most eligible, made 4
the other arrangements and returned !
The excursion contrasted very favorably with I
the one we took last fall. Tho people received {
us at avery staBhen with the most atiechn de-
moustrashens Nv love "Johnson johnson !
johnson /" they yelled at each stoppin place, {
wicb sounded sweeter in his cars and niue thah
the demnable iterashen NV "Grant urant
Grant /" wich greeted us at every pint NORTH
The President wus sorry he hednt taken Grant
with him 10 show him that ef he wus the most
popular in some localities, we he'd the hearts Nv
the people in others. But .her wus draWbax 70
our enjoyment No sooner wood the President
commence nFellow. citizens' than Randall would
pull the bellrope and of the trane would start
| He wus determined that the President shonldnt
apeek, wich put me to ereat deal NV trouble,
as after we arrived bed to write out and tele-
graph 10 the papers the speeches the President
wood hev made
At Rawly General Battles welcomed the Presi-
denshel party, and tho President responded lie
remarked that in Rawly he first opened bis ten
der eyes, penuilcss boy. Here is the scenes
Nv his childhood; here is everything to bind
man to his fellow, and to associate him with that |
with wich be is associated; here is where the
tenderness of heart hcv taken holt upon every
thing to wich it hes attached itself But he wus
Wandrin from his subjick, His mind went back
to the day he left this city pepuess boy
Where is them wch he left behind him? lie
begged to inquire, where is the friends Nv MS
childhood? Where is tho llaywoods3-
mKilled at AntCtam" shoutid returned
Confedrit. ~ wus by Wilypw's side when he
ss wus shot"
-"Wher is the Hunters ~
"Rurnin distillery at Wayhall Courthouse
sed this same feller who thot the President reey
nm wantid to kuow. lie was choked down, and the
President proceeded;
.or "Wher is the Registers, and the Sw'Ihses' 'ne
Browpses and the Jonses? Whor is the long
to list NV men who lived at that day; who lived
here when HSz pepuiless boy, and who, like
ier me, command respeck for constancy Nv devo-
shen. l feel proud NV this demonstrashen-i
,rt feel proud NV emmy demOnstrashcn Ez allooslon
her hez bin made to my boyhood days, when "d'
a penniess boy may say here, ez pertinent Il
V'' that subjek, that hev adhered to the iunda
st mentile principles Nv the edv'ment, and 10 lh'
flag and Consfitooshen. But to retusl to m!
subieck. When | went out ltom among yoo
penniless boy, adopted the ConstitOoshen 9
my guide, and by them hev allrE bin guided
oB, To the young wood say that they will be saf
RT. in ,akin me ez a model Lcavin here pcnuiles
I boy, il is not for me 10 say whether or not he
succeeded nm no longer pennil1ss boy, nc
- is them " .ch is rornd me. Mrs, Cobb aint
The perniless boy, nor s-but this is wander'a 1901
iere the eubiick For the encouragement NV Il
tue young men pfore me, wood say that he7 el
loved all care about pm no aspirant f
'ous nothin, and therefore the way now open +
IN en-. All places Nv honor is now before EN-.
Nv thank you for this col el weeum, North Carlii
led sent me out penniless boy, and did not aifo
leriy me sich advantages as, considerin my merits
'ung ought to hev he'd, yet love her. Its better
ana it NIz. Coin out penniless boy, and return
! Jay after hodn every olliis from Alderman NV l
leVer adopted village, up to President, shows
ID Nv qualities to much better advantage than O.
Q not heln't gone out q penniless boy. thank y
dun for this tribute to my many good qualities"
'eees' And he started to git down, when Rand
as at whispered suthin u his left ear.
mars Rising promptly and drawing out his hank
,ortin ,hor ,lo presiden, ASHAMED n look of subd
so0u greet, and resoomed;
al hev cum among yoO to participate in
FilIial dedicashen NV monument TO man wich
just all loved, tho it has takin suthn like fifty "
mem far voo IN diskiver il. He was poor and hum
narR'' wich akkounts fur my going from among yo
10 heV penniless boy, but Nv him | am proud fur
ed e4- it not bin fur him | wooden't hev returned
Nv the shinin example to poor young men wieh a
pint The corner-sun was laid aud the monul
Sums set on it, 1t is nv red limestone, ten foot
moro Its as good ten foot Of stone respeek as I
90, but is in North Carlny. AS the monument
about elevated there was the appropriate speeches,
od re- then my little arrangements cum in A nj
speech woman I bod took with US from wasI
nuu 10 rushed for'ard oud sed, "Brcss do Lord, rs
son NV waitin tdr dis day TO sec do President
ooiotVa President !" at wich squad Nv bigger
lsten'u picked up aud drilled, ho"crcd "ROr!'
This little aIcciin sceen over, two qu0dr
u luuu' H;oh I'D also bro't with Us in private car,
eu siep. for'ard with a expression NV profound gre
To- NJ wich the President wcpt, and tender'y
"uA bokays Nv the choicest flowers We Good !
49, . Waehin'ton upon the tomb.
1t was reely q tcchin taboo. The a
no nigger woman holdin to the Presidents
W 'S0- tho young quadrOOns singing The hokay'
''r nov President with his head bowed, apparel
'n0' dreemin uv the days NV his bOyhood; mi
iA' ~ :, an expression of thankfuness that the n
n' anu he'd at last recognized their Moses; :
i ~ iu with sanity smile on his face; Wellos tt
p'sseN look as near like Seward as possible, but
Ut Ua''u rniserably to look like anything but the
10 eOu'l old ass he is, and Randall with his hank
10 NV Wv to his eyes, as Of unnamed by the movln
= iee'i" but keeping one eye cooked over the hani
ian. anu to see how it took among the niggers II
rVou n'u sceen easier to be imagined than describe
ons'uef'u Ther was sey'ral incidents wich okkure
oa'S ~ did not appear in the telegraph. When
cO'u 'nvy cellency was speakin NV himself and
Fo'a'ie that his race was neerly rum uurege
heu aoou' Niger yelled out, "Tank de Lord !" al
yOose ~ the quadroons was sreWin flowers
Suuinief' grave of bis Exce'ency's father,
Is 81 'r'- ruther more tttering among the niger
""' 'n' approved NV on SO sollum an okkaslon.
60 slow, -. H. .hot nv tbe spekelasl
II speO's' his answer, at didn't pay" struck me
iOnS 0Vn'' a vane Nv irooth running thro it.
moves o"' On our return the President was all
homes' We steek more for Randall got tired NV
~ p0' n's him We returned in good health, an'