The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-07-18
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FREMONT HOUSE, BosToN
! (Which Is in the Stait Of MassachOOsets.)
June 20, 1867. !
| hev alluZ he'd an incorrect idea NV Boston. l
spozed Boston to be strate-laced, moral to de-
| gree not to be understood by d mOcrat and
Puritaniele. WIZ mistaken There is ez heavy
per cent. Nv men in whom His Eggslency and
/ kin take dellte ez there is in any city in the
country, cz the following incidents, wich came
under my notice, will show:
| Ez we wuz going through Franklin street, a
man steppedup to the carriage rather hesita-
! tinlv-.r ... ..,-.
'Mr. President" sed he.
"Well said His Eggslency, turnin full upon
him.
The site nv the nose NV the Step Father NV his
Country rcashuted him.
''Mr. President wood VOC like some punch ?"
Punch Certainly. But hevn't YOU suthin
stronger, tOl lay the tonndashen with ?n
"Certuinly!" and he pulled bottle NV brandy
from his right hind pocket and the great man
took an Observashen Nv the sky thro the bottom
Nv 1t, Wich lastid mint. never agn will
doubt that the material TO make DmOCrisv NV
exists in a country wher they come at WOO with
punch, and hev brandy bottles in ther coat pock-
cts.
BOiavs were shOWered upon us. One old gen
tlcman. who sot two hours in chair watin to
present us with his, finally histed it Mt us. The
i0ct that ther wnz note In II askin for posshen
for the genrous giyer, don't detrOat anythin from
the valyoO Nv the gift. When we got to the end
of our trip ther wuz dray load Nv bokavs in our
carriage and in all but three Nv EN- wuz tied nm
recommendations for the givers for places. It's
better to heV sich missives envel0ped in roses,
though the most thorns we git aint got roses
round 'em. I... .... ......
The most techin incident wuz the number NV
babies we he'd to kiss The mothers pressed to
n.Vta. sfn. =.
Mistakin me tor the President kisst half NV EN-
The rancherus expreshun on the upturned faces
Nv the anXshus mothers affected the President to
teers, shown, ez itdid the confidence reposed In
him. r.. ..| = -..
"Whisht! Teddy!' sed one nv EN-. land how'd
yer mug up for the man to kiss who doesn't kiss
the dirthy nagers! !"
"Muslla, Phelim, be still. The Prisidint, bless
his sowl, won't bite ye!"
Lind me yer apurn, Peggy, to wipe Terry's
face wild. The Prisidint musht kiss the darln
Taint livery Prisidint wood do the loike.'
And the President kissed, and kissed, till our
lips wus sore.
Sich is pOsshun
That mite received letter from Deekin PO-
gram, in wich he desired me to ascertain whether
or no wuz emmy bottom to the Northern Dimocri-
sy. Capt. McPelter sed the Northern Dimocrisy
wuz strong enWt to carry us Nv Kentucky thrOO,
while Pollock, the Ilinoyer, swOre the Northern
DmocrisY he'd considerable more to do to carry
themselves than they had bin able to accomplish
for some time--that in u pullin match o corpse
wuzut NV much akkOunt eff 1t wuz big one.
With this letter in my hand fell asleep, and
while asleep, drcemed. f ...-....
Methawt wuz in Moo Orleans at gatherin nv
the Faithful who wuz called together for the
purpose NV cOnsidPln wat to do. Sum few
LOngstreet Gov. Brown and jeff Thompson
tnt,x in nd had tbo
jority NV the Southren people to agree with EN-
that there wuz no yOOse NV further resistance,
and they wuz list about 40 TO declare when Val
landigliam, Ben Wood, Touccy, MOrTisey. VoOr-
hees, and score or two more NV that kind
rushed In and begged nv EN- to hold out. ''Why
submit?" scd Vallandgham. "We'l sustain
VOC. The Northern Dimocrisy Is q giant woh
kin Wit perfect yoo. He's in his prime and strong
enuff yt TO carry 700 ihroO twice the troubles
wich threatens VOC. Depend onto us--we'll car
ry voc" i.'.-. -.'.
And the SOuthemers whopped over to their |
side and yelled iercely, mo submission J" and |
immejitly the entire bilin nv EN- startid North |
with these men to ascertain the strength and car
ryn capacity NV the Northern DimOcrlsy. Me- |
thawt the party travelled and travelled until finally
llley come 10 vast plain in Kentucky, onto |
wich wuz extendid prostrate the form Nv Giant. |
II wuz Giant immense in stat0o, but emaciatcd I
to the last degree, His limbs he'd bin strong his |
teeth terrible, and his trunk massive, but il was
plane to see that he wuz pegged out and look |
at his face showed why 1t wuz SO. Dissipation |
he'd redOost him to helplessnis His face wuz
bloatid and bloc, his eyes wuz sot and ghasty, his
chest wuz hOler and sunken, his legs like pipe |
stems, and ulcers. bOlls, Sores broOses and con-
tOoshens kivered him from head to foot, and he |
drawd his breath with q effort |
He lay grOnin and gronin. Randall wuz
tenderly feedin him oht NV huge bottle labeled /
Appointments, wch appeared to give 1t tempo
rary strength but the effect Nv that wuz lost, by
President J0hnsOn's dosin him with an ofIensiv
smellin mixture labeled "Policy, every swaller
Nv wich wood throw him into spasm. Gov.
English was rubbin one arm with aliniment RAN
dali gave him, and he succeeded in getting up
little circulation in II. A,[
''Wat is this?" askt the Southerners.
Northern Dimocrisy!' sed English, rubin
AWAY vigorously 70 t7" ..4 jaToigiiHiH
'fs this the Giant .wich is TO carry us ?" said
the Southern gentlemen, vlewin the disgustin
Objick beautifully. VIZ. II iUL