The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-01-25
Ygisfsllausuus.
THE NAsBY PAPERS.

CONYKDRir ROADS,
(wich is in the stat. NV kentuekyJS
Dec. 18Th, 1866
heard, nearly two months ago, that my
old friend, John Cutie NV Nobel he'd de.
parted this life and gone to that other and
better world, where the wicked cease from
troublin and the weary arc a, rest, and wuz
profoundly shocked. John Cutie wuz my
friend, and fear his like ne'er shall look
upon agin. lie wuz Dimokrnt NV the old
skool, one NV the few links witch remained
to connect the present generation with the
past. Well do remember tho gellorious
old man. How often hev I set in the
square room in his country residence, and
drunk whiskey and water with him I'LL
ncethcr NV us Good sec hole thru forty
foot ladder; how many times hez he fog.
ged nigycrs for my amoozement, to show
me the proper way Nv managin Nv EN- |;
and how many times hez he lent me small
sums Nv money, varying from FIVE to thirty
one dollars, atkordin to the state NV mel
lcrness he w'z in when approached him
on the deliki, ,ubjick.
Alas! poor John Gup,ill Let not the
skofIer cry that regret his death bccoz
his sons will be apt to try and collec, the
notes the old man departed holds Of mine !!
No! no! they know mo too well to waste
time on that. mourn becoz NV the mis-
iortns wich druv him to prcmatoor grave.
A. Linkin is responsible for this dark shall
der onto my pathway. John Cutie he'd
three hundred niggers on his plantashens
and in his house in town-thcse was rcnsht
from him by the proclamation and turned
out from his paiernal care to starvc, witch
the most NV EN- are industriously doin at
about three dollars per day. lie he'd em
Of all hucs-,here wuz the full blooded
black, the disgustin Merlatter, the pleasant
Qnadroon, tho beautiful Ocioroon, and
them which he'd so nearly lost tho cuss Nv
Ham ez to lie hardly distinguishable from
the pure Caucashen, and il wuz notisablc
that the nearly white niggcrs on the Gut.
ilcsey plantashcn wuz all beautiful. The
Gu,,lcses themselves wuz all beautiful spec
linens NV manly beauty, and il probably
he'd its effect on the blacks. The niger
is an initiative animal.
Il wuz this robbin NV him Nv his proper
ty-,his overurning NV the normal condi.
shun NV things-wich killed John Cutie.
lie never held up his heal after the Pro.
GYMNASIUM. but faded away like ffostid
flower.
wuz in Niobccl last week on biznis con-
ncclcd with Our college III wuz solicinn
funds to cndow my Professorships and ]
felt that Good not lecv the sitiy without
,lroppin dozen ieers or SIGH onto his grave.
I felt, cz he he'd contributed at yaris times
50 much to moisien my clay, that il would
bc ungcnilcmanly not to do suihin towards
mois,enin hizzcn. And in pursuance NV
my resolve, wendell my way sadly to the
cemetery, aud, findin the tomb, struck an
attitood NV despair, and lcanin pensively
onto the monument, strove, to the best NV
my ability, to weep, bu, il wuz futile en-
lcavor. My eyes wouldcnt give down.
] siroyc to recall his virchoos, but SIGH is
the week.-Mrs. NV human nacher that when
ever his form rose in my memory, my
mind Involuntary wandered to his whisky
and my mouth would water to SIGH an cS-
tent ez to monopolzo all the moisture in
my system. Good have spit ONO his
grave, but weep Good not. Alas ! for
poor humanity.
While | was standing tharc trying to weep
anil making bad fs, Nv il, no,iss three
beautiful young ladies approachin, with
basket, nv hot house flowers hangin onto
their ar,ns recognized them to wunsf.
They wuz John Cutie daughters, and they
wrz comm to s,rew flowers onto the grave
NV their paicrnal ancestor by their fathers
side. u was techin site, and feelin that
was an introoder. not bein blood rclashun,
and only connected with the decest by
notes Of hand Withdrew shor distan,s.-
Sksssly had they got to tho tomb, when
from the other side approached three more
ravishinsly beautiful young ladies', with
baskets Of hot house flowers hanging on.
to their arms The last ones rcscmbled in
a striking manner tho first ones, cepting
they was a shade darker, and their hair
waved beautiful, whereas tho hare NV the
first wuz perfectly strate.
The two parties faced each othsr on OPP
posite sides OF tho toom. and pasiy Num-
Der One giared Rcrccly At Number Two.
aLirc |. Flora! Jane :" sod tho oldest NV
party Number Ono. aWst arc you doin
horc7
SISTERS" said tho eldest Nv party Num-
her Two, .we're hero d'schargin fllyel
dooty. Beneath these sod lies tho remains
NV our father, and we arc goin to strcw
these Aowcts onto his toom. Jine US in the
sirew."
Father" shrrcked the three Of party
Number One. "Yoor oil nigscrs and wuz
servants unto"
"Our half sisters" scd the spokesman
NV party Number Two, "bu, Linkin 10.
moved the cuss Of Ham, and were now
FREQ and hev ez much right to s,rcw the
grave NV our eomparient which wuz John
Cutie, CT 700. Oh! our sisters, our father
wuz good msn-les Us bedew his grave
with our tears and"
Wat impudcnee !" shreeked party
Number One, all in korious.