Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-09
RAYMOND AsTHE aWIGwAM nov.

4 very rich satire upon current political
characters, has just been published in New
York, under the title Of 'fWigwam juno
ton" tisin the style Of Dickens "NIug-
by Junction" Raymond Of the New York
Times, comes in for it in this wise:
am the Boy Of the Wigwam. am the
little Boy OF the WigWam Nv parents
call me Hanky Raymond, but ] always
goes with the Publis by the name Of the
Boy / blacks and ticks the boots, and
blows the noses and wipes away the tear
of the visitors. am a contortiOnist, / am
] amuses tie fellers what comes here by
turning Of myself inside out and outside in /;
/ kin stand on my head and my heals at
one and the same time. The Davenport
Brothers isn't patch TO me. w, only the
other day / performed a trick which il has
paralyzed everybody with wonder took
q tureen Of Treasury soup and held il out
nj arms length, and at the same time re-
peatedly turned myself inside and outside
of my roundabout, without spillin a drop
Of the soup or damagin Of myself a bit, or
making the slightest wrinkle in my coat.
Between us, had that ere garment made
very loose, and split under the sleeves, SO
as 10 move easy.) i am very funny ieIler,
sometimes, / am. The other day | made a
tableau Of myself You'd oughler a seen
me. II was a very amusin thing. / was
standin in front Of WigWam a countin Of the
pennies which / lad made by sellin news
papers-fOr there is one paper which ! gifts
for nothing and Of which sells several
copies daily for fellers who write for il and
Veteran greenies--as / was a saying, I was
a countin Of the pennies which / had
made, and was standin with my face
10 the Wigwam door so that no other Boy
should catch a sight Of me and play grab,
when who should / see a coming out Of the
Wigwam but the great Weeper. Boy
says he, in a voice Of thunder mixed with
bitters and sugar, Took at them boots
thought you cleaned them boots of this
mOminY YES sir" says ], a rollin my
tongue. for / knowed what war a comin,
"Yessir, 40 | did" "Vell," sayshe, 'Now you
lest git down and clean them yer boots agin."
SO just drops down and war bender
over, when heard a step / knowed very
wel-a step behind me-and then / felt
kick ] knowed still better Old Thad, yer
see, always wears square-toed boots, and he
plants EN- firm, and for an old man he do
kick powerful strong. Now the Umble
lndividoOal he pretends not 10 see old
Thad. He smiles blandly at noothink all
the while, only lookin' down occasionally
and pintin out with his toe the pecooliar
spots that needed extry touches. / didn't
turn round and 30 old Thad he sent in a
couple Of busters that fairly loosened every
hair in my body. BOy," he vowed,
look at my bootsP' Now, exercisin one
OF the numerous double facilities that
possesses, | cast a look backwards at the
brogans that was al aplayin' like the
walkin' beam Of a ferry-boat In an in
stan ] perceived that sumthin mus be did
You will please 10 remember that old
Thad, he stood square behind me, a
plungin away like mad. Without stoppin
the final polishin on the kips of the 'Umble
lndiyid. ! simultaneously began opera
tions On the gunboats Of Thad-cleanin
both Pairs Of boots at one and the same
time What made this feat more remark
able Is the fact that old Thsd never stopped
his kiokin' for q mint
Gentlemen, thank you FOR the nickels,
and In return ] will perform several Of my
most amO0sin tricks. You see me hold
myself ont at arms length by the slack Of
the trousers. That's nothin. It's much
easier 90 do that than sell the Times You
see me lookir four wayH at onst That's
enc Of my most extraordinary tricks. VIII
any gentleman be good enough TO kick me-
/ like 10 be kicked. IL hurts, bat like il.
You perceive, genrmen, that kickin doesn't
sfeCt me. ] makes no complaints. Even
when am kicked the wOrstest, kin smile
and smile, and be Little Villain.
This way, genpmen, 10 the paddock and
secretarial department. Here's where ]
writes my letters and commoonicashuns.
Pm a very literary boy. I've wrote a good
deal. I've wrote a good many letters
wish ! could get some Of 'em back. Tain't
fair Cor one feller 20 keep another feller's
letters, aud make zhe other Teller lick his
boots for far Of havin' them doCkyments
exposed -tGint fair, Il it?
denPmen, ! make no complaints. like
10 he kicked. But thar genpman who inst
now stabbed me with SIGH uncomou force
hadn' ought 10 put bradawls in the pints of
his boots-he hadn't
Genpmen' I'm very fond OF the theaytre
| think I'd be good actor myself Fact
is, pm RELY heavy in private theairicals
Nou oughter see nae as Repeatant HaRku in
the play Of "The Apostate or the Cuss Of
Caucus"
Genrmen, / hope you is not disguised
with me2 / hopes these noomerous kicks
are not signs Of disatisfackshun? IRA
a known that would a disgusted YOU.
genlmen, | wouldn't done IL. Genl'mPn.
the material Boyancy Of my disposition NAV
have led me % be too free and confdin'.
Genlmen, credit such overhowin's 20 the
sympathies Of yooth. I'm do anything for
you, gcHl'men. So help me Bob, hereafter
/ will DO anything for any body (AsI
was a sayin like 20 be kicked, but not bv
a cannon. / think that a kick that
makes sou turn a double somerset isn't ac-
cordin 70 the rules Of the z. r. But genr-
men, I must 60. hopes / have not dis
gusied you. "IfPd a known I'd a done il
Wouldn't done IT, but how could know
that ] would done it when ! didn't know
that I could know that 1 did know that I