The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-12
s For the Standard
IPEEp BEHIND THE CURTAIN, no. 8.

ScENE.-ScntineJ office, Thursday morn-
/ in M. Pell smoking, having just lit his
with radical document, soliloquizes:
Hfll declare this is good news from Pennsyl-
vahia and Ohio. began to fear our meeting
next Saturday would be failure, but it will
be success now. Glory glory good!
good! 1 wish Col. Cuss and Moses, the
little Joker, and Johnson's Rambler" as
the Major calls him, were all here, and we
would have good time together List, l
hear some one coming now. enter COL
Cuss) Good morning Colonel, am glad to
see you. We have glorious news from the
Northern elections.
co., Cuss.-Yes, have just heard of it,
and called up to rejoice with you. Ha!
Bro. Pell "there is life in the old land yet"
Mr.. PeU.-Yes, and we'll carry the elections
in this State, as sure as the sun rises, and l
am good for the Governorship. Hallelujah
COL Cuss.-And I am good for Congress,
and then by c. (beg pardon) we'll all
have pay for our niggers. .r... ..s
Mr.. PeU.-I don't know about that. 1t
will not do to advocate that measure in this
canvass. -.. .,.... ..
Col. Catss.-Oh, no, of course not, but I'll
be d (beg pardon AGAIN. if don't have
pay for mine when 1 git to Congress.
Mr.. PeM.-I hope you will, but if you
don't succeed, you will have one consolation,
Col, and that is you got about as much out
of your slaves as any living man; for l
have often heard it said that you swore
louder, whipped harder, fed less, drove clo
ser, and got more out of your niggers than
any living man.
Co.. Cuss-That's compliment, I'll
swear it is, Bro Pel, if you do say it. I
think 1 did get about as much out of my
niggers as any man, but must have pay for
them.
lNa: PsN-Well, I hope you will succeed,
Colonel. AS Governor, will do all that 1
can for you. ". .-
Co.. Guss-Exactly But what about our
meeting on Saturday? What is the prospect
Mr. PeN-I think now that we will have
a pretty good meeting I was afraid it
would be failure, so many OF the working
men were backing out of it; but since the
glorious news from Pennsylvania and Ohio
has been received, feel considerably cheer
ed.
Co.. Cuss-I am glad to hear it. was
invited to q barbecue Saturday, but Sent
them word that was bound to attend the
meeting here on that day, so they concluded
to have it on Friday. I shall go out and
make a speech, and get them all to come in
on Saturday.
Mr.. PeN-That is right stir 'em up. Col
onel, stir 'em up.
Col. Cuss.-D-n my (beg pardon) I'll do
it, if don't I'll be-good morning, MI. Pell,
I'll be on hand Saturday.
Mr.. PeU, Cunning to Seaton.) Docs Col.
Cuss really have an idea of running for Con-
gress ? He will be an awful weight to carry,
but if we refuse to support him he will turn
against US, and do dread his tongue Hol
den told the truth when lie said that Cuss
could swear nearer to the point than any
man he knew.
Seaton-We must trigger him out of it
some way, but hardly know him. If we
send him to Congress, we will hear nothing
from him but pay for my niggers pay for
my niggers !"
4N.. PelL-Have you written the resolu-
tons for Saturday, Seaton! You had better
see Richard and Quincy and get their sug-
gestlons. We must do something to carry
working man or so with US. Richard is
somewhat popular with them and Quincy
may carry his influence with the red-strings.
Seaton.-Well, if they come under my di-
rection, they have got to work, every poor
white rascal of them. I've lost my niggers,
but white man that's willing, can serve
turn just as we'll as darky. As it is, until
COL Cuss gets our pay, dozen or so white
men to run round, bear messages &C., &C.,
Mr.. Pell, will do for us,-won't it, ELI?
Mr.. PeN.-Yes, that's so, Seaton You've |
got keen eye to business. To himself -
Sometimes wish I'd stuck to the pulpit
The life of a political editor is hard one
But I've commenced. and I'll go through, |
even to the place of Governor. My heart is
set upon that. Then I'll quit politics. But
it is a hard life nevertheless-I am misrep
resented on all sides, my rest by night is dis
turbed, and take it all in all, save few
sparks of pleasure like this Northern cleo
ton, am an unhappy man. If the hope of
Governor were not before me- there would
be no consolation. That is one good thing
only one. All, me!