The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-02-01
A bottle Of whiskey.
por,r,,.. or President Johnson and

A bottle Of whiskey.
Portra,es of President Johnson and Sec
retary Seward.
A niger whip.
A IS dollar grcenback contributed for
the purpose by Elder Pennibrckcr.
Then the stun was placcd in posishun,
niger tied to il and logged, his blood be-
doozlin il, and after few feelin remarks
by myself, in which stated that this wuz
great day for the Corners, and that pos
tcrity wood HESS us for the work we he'd
that day done, the crowd dispersed, the
Trustees goin back to my offs to draw up
| statement NV the ceremonies and appeal
to the Northern Dimocncy for all.
The niger witch we whipt at the corner
stun was shot in dispoot by Capt. Nc.
Pelter, witch circumstances greatly annoyed
Deekin Pogrum ez il WIZ a niger witch
wuz formerly hizzen. He demonstrated
with the Captain angrily, and ashoored him
that CO soon ez the Supreme Court he'd
declared the Amendment abolishin slavery
unconstistooshnel, he shood sue him for
his value. With this triflin excepshun, the
affair passed Off ez pleasantly ez Good bc
wished. demonstrated with both NV EN-
for quaneling, on SIGH an occasion over SO
small matter ez the shootin Nv a Niger,
and they finally settled il without hard feel
ing. How sweet Is peace and friendlness
between man and man! How blessed is
the otis Of pcace-maker The Captain
acknowledged he wuz wrong and stood
the drinks for the crowd.
That mite about p. NJ Il wuz sittin
in my otis muslin onto the events NV the
day and wonderin whether the Dimocrisy
wood give down, il okkured to me that
there wuz pint bottle ov first class corn
whiskey, and IS in kurency agoin to waste
in that stun.
"wat1l posterity ever know NV u.s.
tho, to myself. "Ef postcri,y does ever
ovcrturn tina, stun, won't she git jest rs
good an idea Of who we wuz from the 9TH
er articles ? Ef posterity ever reads the
speeches NV His Eggselency, and the mes
siges witch we hcv placed thare, won't the
whisky be inferred? Ef il amt, posterity
is consumalc ass" and thus mnsin, !
wendell my way thitherward, determined
to reskoo two articles from oblivion any.
how. .
II wuz pitch dark, but I knew the way
Creepin cautiously up to the stun, reach
ed out and horror Their wuz another hand
onto il! Strikin a mattel, quickly, there
stood revealed afore me the forms Nv
Deekin Pogram, Bascom and Elder Stat
hers, to whom the same thot he'd okkered
witch moved me. But my presence NV
mind did not forsake me -Strikin another
match, asoomed a look NV virtchuous in
witch tina awl saw afore il went
out, and rcproacht EN- fur thcr worldly
mindidnis. How Good tina expect the in
stitoot to prosper when those into whose
hands its interests wuz confided, proves
reckreant to the extent ov stealth the sa.
cred mementoes witch were to day enclos.
ed. +" Go home" sed !, al forgive you
thi, time and will not expose 700 ez 700
deserve. expected 700 all from tho way
700 eyed the hottie and the greenback, and
fastened hithcr to protect EN-. Go :"
And they went; after which tipped
over the stun and sckoored the prize.
The next mornin they awl roproacht me
with havin stolen the articles, in privit,
witch satisfied me that nwl Nv EN- he'd cum
back, but they didn't make no fuss about
Il. Tha are nwl good men, but alas SIGH
Is the depruvit ofhuman nacher that they'll
bear watchin.
waite with anxiety the result NV our
appeal to the Northern Dcmocrisy. Ell
tha fail US ez shamefilly ez tina did doorin
the war, il is awl up with us.
PETROLEUM v NAsBr, p. NJ,
witch is postmaster), and likewise Pro-
lessor NV Bibliklc Poliiicks in The Southern
e. Military lnstitoot.