The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-01-24

The brethren wuz somewhat disappointed at
the result, and Daseomb intimated that he
bleeved it was did swindle, but withered
him with glance Ishowed Deekin Pogram
that it wuz not only reglar but it he'd the
stamp NV the Post Otis onto it, which silenc-
ed all cavil. l ashoored EN- that that little
balance needn't trubbie em-I did not intend
to make6n assessment onto EN-, but that
Good wait until the treasury was in funds
"But," sed Bascom, when in thunder will
the treasury ever be in funds, eff all the expe-
dishuns result like this one.'
explained to the obtoose man that 1t was
all rite; that in most NV SIGH enterprises the
expenses eat up the coIlekshuus, but that it
was seed sown. 1--WE must" seq i, raise the
wind from the North, and to do it, let us show
that suthin has bin dun." ,.,-s -.r..~
wat kin we do" sed Bascomb.
Lay the corner stun Nv the Institootn seq
L. "On the square foTninst us is the corner
stun NV the niger church we burnt month
or SO ago, ready to our hand. Let us organize
percesslon and do it to-day, that we NAV
publish to the world that the work is COM
menst, that our irens may shell out iberaller
than they hev." Eaf1
The idee wuz considered good and forth.
with 1t was actid upon. The stun was con-
wade to the field onto witch the Insttoot is to be
bllt, and cavity was hollered into it.
AT T. Nj. witch is in the afternoon) pro-
ceshun was formed, headed by the Trustees.
and we marched out to the field. Into the
cavity Nv the stun was deposited the tollowin
articles:
A copy NV the constitooshun NV the Confed-
rit Stats Nv America.
A copy of the message of Androo johnson.
vetoin the Freedmen's Buro Bill. 7
A copy Nv the I'D of Febrooary speech.
Portrates of the Trustees
A copy Of the veto of the Civil Rites Bill.
A PAIR of handouts.
Portrates of President Johnson and Secre-
tary Seward.
A niger whip.
A So dollar greenback contributed for the
purpose by Elder Pennibacker.
linen the stun was placed in posishun,
Niger tied to it and logged, his blood bedooz-
lin 1t, and after few teelin remarks by my
self, In which L stated that this wuz great
day Tor the Corners, and that posterity wood
bless us Tor the work we he'd that day done,
the crowd dispersed, the Trustees going back
to my offs to draw up statement NV the GER
emonles and an appele to the Northern Di-
mocracy Tor aid.
The niger witch we whipt at the corner
stun was shot in dispoot by Capt McPelter.
wien circumstances greatly annoyed Deekin
fogram ez II WuZ niger witch wuz formerly
hlzzen. He demonstrated with the Captain
angrily, and ashoored him that ez as
soon ez the Supreme Court he'd declared the
Amendment abolishin slavery unconstistoosh-
mel, he shood sue him for his value. With
this trli1in excepshun, the affair passed, Off
ez pleasantly ez Good be wished L remonstrat-
ed with both Nv EN- tor quarrelnp. ON SIGH an
occasion over so small a matter ez the shootin
NV Niger, and they finally settled it without
nara feelng. How sweet is peace and friend
Jness between man and mani How blessed
is the offs Nv peace-maker! The Captain
acknowledged he was wrong and stood fine
drinks for the crowd.
LIAR nlte about y p. NJ, l wuz sittin in
my ofns musln onto the evence Nv the
day ana Wonderln whether the Dimocrisy
Woou give down, lt o6kured to me that there
WIZ pint bottle ov first class corn wbiskev.
and 20 IN Kurensy agoin to waste in that sim
wat IL posterity ever know NV US, thot I
10 myself. "Et posterity does ever overturn
mat stun, won't she git Jest as good an iIeo
OF who we wuz from the other articles2 Ef
posteIlty ever reads the speeches NV His Eyg-
zelency' ana the messages wich we hev plased
tnare, won't the whisky be inferedp IF If
all :, poslerity Is consumate ass" and thus
musln, wenaed my way thitherward. deter
mined 10 feskoo two articles from obl;vio,
anyhow. 'N''oh
IL Wuz pitch dark, but 1 knew the wav-
Creepln cautiously up to the stun, | reached
cut and horror! ther wuz another hand ont
it! Strikin a match quickly, there stood re-
vealed atOre me the forl0s NV Deekin Pogram
Bascom and Elder Slathers, to whom the
same thot he'd okkured WITCH moved NE. But
my presence Nv mind did not forsake me-
Strikin another match, L asoomed look oy
VTtchuous indignashen, wich tina awl saw
1lore II went out, and reproacht EN- fur Their
worldly mindidns. How Good tina expect the
h nSoi,oo. 10 prosper when those into whose
ro ,a' Us interests wuz confded, proves reck-
a,it " tne extent ov steelin the sacred me-
i hlentoes wleh were to dav enclosed, eco
LII, seu = 1 forgive you this time and
WIN hot expose 700 ez 700 deserve T sroo,od
700 all rom the way 700 eyed tbe ha.t apooIo9
the Greenback, and hastened b;tbar o ~ abG
EN-. Cop or 10 protect
AND they went; after which t;nnoa
the stun aud sekoored the prize. epeu over
The next mornin they anvil renroo.,,.
with hayln stolen the articles, in privit w, nie
satisfied me that awl Nv EN- he'd come b ~,Jn
but they didn't make no fuss about II IT,
are anvil good men, but alas SIGH is tbe do.
praVlty Nv human nacher that they'll bear
watchIn.
l await with anxiety the result Nv DIR an.
peal to the Northern Democrisy Eff tina fail
us ez shamefully ez tina did doorin the war. II
Is awl up with us.
,,y.- PETROLEUM V. Massey, P. NJ.
wien IS postmaster), and likewise Professor
si,., Nv Pioiikle Politicks in the Southern Clas.
sihAie O Military Insfitoot