Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-08-16
Nasty.

e Consultation at Tie Corners, F0ltoued By
III GYDreda IN Iaoticb General Grpnt ana
II ,Ofhers Indioa1uals are Mared, RTE no
- Reyayu Whatever for Time, ISdce ."
Fitness.
PosT OFFIs, CoNFEDRT \ ROADS,
(Which is in the Staff NV Kentucky
sngsa gRg q Juiy 20 ioO''
81 T,ast.n;te tber wuz a convocashen NV the
saints connected with the lnstitoot (uy
witch Deekn1 Pogram is the cheefest and
loveliest among ten thOusand) TO take
sweet counsel together onto sevral matters
CONNECTED with the institution NV learnin,
the success NV WITCH is SO dear to all NV u.s.
The conyersashen happened to turn upon
the conferrin NV honrary degrees, Deekin
Pogram sed that he he'd a suggestion to
make. He he'd notist that all the leading
colleges NV the country had a practis, Nv
cenferTin titles, SIGH ez IN. ID, ga. B."
2 al. L. D" and SIGH, onto distinguished
men, tho he wuz free to say that he didn't
know wat in thunder they meant or wat
they wuz good for But he he'd notist in a
noospapur that no college he'd yet con-
- ferred any SIGH onto ~Androo johnson
Considrin it burnin shame, he would Sc
lest that en- o rebuke to the hide bound
instooshens Nv the North, that this college
p, do to wunst, confer all Nv EN-, and ez many
ia more ez Their is, onto Mr.. johnson. Bascom
Il remarkt that he didn't know whether the
= President wood feel complimented. !" 700
: know, sDeekin," sed he, " that this amt
much Nv col1egel" 's'a
"Troo," sed the blessed old peace Nv in
nocense, "too troo, but then to balance
that, Johnson amt much Nv a President,
700 know!"
And so the honrary degree was con-
ferred and notice thereof wuz sent him
immejetly.
From this the question Nv the next NOM
iiee NV the party for PTssident came up.
Bascom, who isn't far scein man, asserted
tibet it would be. necessary to nominate
yGranty The Deekin remarkt tibet hetho't
it wood be safe, but McPelter tho't differ
ent. He didn't bleeve in the first place
that it become a Peace party or at least q
party wich,. if it dipped its hands In gore
@atafldid it mostly in Northern gore, to
tade up a Northern General witch had dun
his best towards sendin many thousands
of Southners to their long homes, and be-
sides the General wouldn't take it.
svesBaseom wanted to know what the con
ference at Long Branch meant? Eff Gener-
al Grant wuz III the control Nv Weed, Ray
mond and the Moo York Herald, witch was
Sekal to Che World, the Fleshand the Devil ,
he felt thet he had trooly found the broad
Macadamized road to Democrisy. He be-
gun to hev hopes NV him. Various opln-
ions wuz expressed by various persons,
when, without comm to any conclusion,
we separated. retired that mite earlier
than usu;ll, and my mind dwelling on the
chances NY my continuing in Office
I'M ycasequvl General Grants accession
fell into troubled sleep and dreamed a
dream. saag,i, sidt % 6aaord 7sTg
Methawt gathered in front Of the White
House wuz gallant array NV our friends
There ,wuz Franklin Peerce, and Bookan
non, and Vallandigum, and the Woods and
Magefin, and Monroe, and Brite, and
Breekinridge and the leaders fuv.the Dim
acrisy, all standing ther lookin, wishiully
at the White House, and wonderin how
and by wat means they Good git in. John
son, blessins on his head, stood onto the
eportico waVin to en- to come, but alass
guardin the passage stood a mighty host OF
Ablishnists, armed and clad in armor, and
in such force ez to make the stormin of it
"How shall we get in?" sighed Bel
mont. tsfFaY Hb07H .,s Ttfsrftaa if'@ "- 2 %
ssa"Ah, indeed, how" ansered Henry
Clay Dean. .,l. 4. .gs.,. 4iasa 3Le
"ThaEs the great moral question -how?'
ekoed Ben.y Wood - r0I ~.sylCtCI
"My trends % sed Thurlow Weed, {" its
easy enuff When 700 can't sore like the
eagle, crawl like the snake. Sorein is pre-
ferable, but crawlin will at pinch. Il
Their not the Lion NV the Republic. Cam
VOC get him out and mount him? Tht
Ablishnists hev regard for that same Lion
: n I,
when yoor on his back for fear of killir
him. Besides yoor ridin him will in som,
degree do away with the prejoodis they
hev agin yoo."
"But how can we mount him?" sale
they.
-.Yrust us fer that?" sed Wood, ant
him and Raymond trotted off to git him
They got the Lion out, but ez soon ez ht
cast his eyes onto the crowd he uttured &
roar which struck terror into their soles
and dashed the ground with his tail, and
cast UP dust with his claws in a lmannel
fearful to behold! - = ; = & = =
"He'D never stand it," sed Weed, " on
less he, S blind folded, y and Thurlow wrap
ped Raymond like a wet dish-rag over his
ewes, and that done, HIM and Randall pafee
his nails and blunted his teeth 80 that e
the bandage shood wriggle off and he shoot
shood see whef he wuz he coodent hur
ennybody, and shaved his name, till h,
looked like very innocent lion indeed, sc
that his appearance woodent startle EN- no
used toihis fiercenis, and in that condishii
they led him very quietly down to tn,
crowd and Civ the word to mount
Lordl wat scramble ther wuz. They
piled on from the tip Nv his ears to the emf
uvyhis tail, and them witch coodent git OF
for lack Nv room, hung to the feet NV then
witch he'd got on, until it wuz. nothin les
than pyramid nv Dimokrats
Finally when all wuz. loaded, the wor
wtiz given and the lion moved of. The
wuz.sdehted. 6 He he'd strength eyraff {
carry EN-, and he wuz carryin NV er
straight on to the White House, and at
good pace, too Ez they approached th
Dortals, the Ablishns defender NV the plaC
opened onto EN-.
nHoldf'rsed Weed, "wood you destrc
the Lion uk the Republic?" -
"Stay yoor hands!'' shrieked Raymon
"The savior NV the country is under us
But they lafft them to skorn.
cts Brlte and Vallandigum, the Wood
ct settry, we're firm at, shreekt they, sin
ing ez they fought, The Battle Cry I
Freedum," " John Browns body lies
mouldrin in 7thes graye!p and SIGH 9th
sacrilfgious odes. +" IT'S them we see, al
them we'll kill !" .srr
And they sbelted away till the who
mass wuz stretched ded and dyin on t
plain. HsfIEH ICtd uJU O.l
Then they came up and began to tn
over the cOrDseS one by one until at Ia