Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-06-01
the roof NV Libby. lilies lies ~ sed he,

angrily. 1 ,-0I.
Then wich wuz publisht in the scurril
Gus reports NV the committees NV uncon-
stooshnel Congris regardin the treatment nv
primers in Libby. They asserted that the
officers died becoz they he'd but ten feet by
two, for sleepin, washin, cookin and eatin.
They he'd that space, and wat more wuz
necessary Why give 'em room to cook
when they hedn't anythin to cook Where.
fore room to eat eff they hed'nt anythin to
eati No, its false, 1t wuznt the crowdin
that perdoost the mortality"
Only wunst wuz his buzzum wrung, and
that the Government Good not prevent. He
wuz standin at the winder, gain out upon
Richmond, his mind revertn to the time
when it wuz the Capital NV his Confedracy,
when procession passed with moosic, and
flags and banners. With shreek NV an
gish he buried his head in the curtins, and
wept aloud. rusht to the winder. 1t wuz
ez feared. Film slowly by wuz perces-
sion NV niggers who had past that way per-
posely. "Merciful Heaven |" sed he, "hez
IL come to this " and he wuz very reserved
and deprest 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
er he wuz goin to try the Court or the
Court him. But repressin hisself he took
his seat. Techin solssitood wuz displayed
in the Courtroom for his comfort. A
crack in the winder casin let in draft NV
cold air; he shuddered and shudder run
thro the entire assemblage. The shudder
NV the Conservative merchant from Moo
York wuz trooly artistic. Cotton wuz
calld for, when the Conservative merchants
wife tore of one Nv her 5uzzums and stuff
the apertoOr. Wuz ther ever more techin
sacrlhsI The President wept ez he beheld
1t. On assertainin the temperatoor wich
best sootld his system, a thermometer wuz
brot, and the room wuz kept at that precise
degree.
There wuz sum tri6in legal :ormalities
gone through with, and the Presidents
counsel made motion that he be admitted
to bail. There wuz stir in the court
make it a million p sed one, so that the
craven North shel see how we kin take kecr
NV them we love!" but Judge Underwood
fixed it at 100000, and brisk ez bees,
Schell, a Moo York Dimocrat, several Rich.
mord Dimocrats, and Horris Greely stept
forrerd and signed it.
Never shel forgit the shout that assem-
die ez Horris wuz signin his name
"Three cheers for Jeff'son Greely and Hor-
ris Davis-one and inseprable, now and for
ever ~ shouted one enthusiastic Confedrit.
Immortality is yoors" |" sed another,
seezin him by the hand corjelly. "Jeffson
Davis is the big Cog Nv the age, and yoo,
my dear sir, are now the tin kittle tied to
his tale. Wat joy. Wat happinis When
posterity speeks Nv him they'll speek NV
yoo!"
coodent restrane myself no more. Bust
IN into teers fell onto Greeeys buzzum
and we embraced. Ez he hedn't his spek-
ticles on he sposed j: wuz Davis hisself, and
he bustid into teers also, and there wuz wun
NV the most strikin tabloos ever exhibited.
got away aforc he diskivered his mistake.
Here wuz the endin Nv our troubles--the
Nv our hopes. DAVIS wUz
FREE The pent-up emoshens NV the peo-
pie found vent. Ez he slept into the street
the people crowded to the carriage wich
contained US and rent the air with cheers.
we reacht the hotel, and after embracin his
wlfe, season of religious exercises wuz
held. The Clergyman who he'd excloosiye
charge of Davis piety dooring the war. wuz
present, and he offered prayer. He prayed
fervently that the Lord wood forgive the
people of the North for the wrong they led
done our sainted head, that he wood forgiv,
ef possible, the late head NV the Fedral Go
vernment who had opposed him and the
glorious COZ, and eff Divine mercy could
stretch so far that he wood forgive the Col
onel NV Michigan cavalry witch he'd hunted
Gown the Saint who wuZ now in our midst,
and made NV him captive. He prayed for
forgiveness for the reckless men of the (
North who invaded Virginy for the moose
paper condukters who had aboozed him
who is now with us, and particklerly Horris
Greedy, who he'd this day in some measure
atoned for his previous wickedness. He
prayed that the blessns NV Heven might
rest, first, upon the city NV Richmond, then
upon the balance NV Virginy, and afterward
upon the rest NV the Southern States, and
wound up with fervent appeal that the |
Ethiopians wich coodent change their skins, |
might see the error of their ways and return |
to their normal condishen.
After this the President received his |
friends.
am not Permitted to give more nv the
Presidents plans thar this He will re- |
main in secloosion, and will take no part
in politics until after his final &C.
lulttai In November. He don't feel at liber-
" to take hold Nv the Government so long
ez ther is even technikle charge agin him.
Dur friends in the Northern States, who ex.
pected him to take the stump in their be- !
hall TINS fall, viii be disappointed. return
TO- morrow to Kentucky.
PETROLEUM V. Massey, M.
>Wlch Is Postmaster), and Professor ir the !
Ham and Japheth Free Academy for the |
development Nv the intellek NV all races |
irrespective nv color. .