Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-05-30
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scurrilous reports NV the Committees
Nv unconstitooshnel Congris re-
gardin the treatment NV prisoners
in Libby, They asserted tkat the
officers died becoz they he'd bdt9Hp
feet by two for sleepin, washiifA
cookin and eatin. They he'd that
space, and wat tmore wuz necessary? ?
Why give 'em room to cook when
they hcdn't anything to cook 9--
Wherefore room to cat ef they
hadn't anythin to eat? No, it's
false. 1t wuzn't the crowdin that
perdoost the mortality"
Only wonst wuz his buzzum writing
and that the Government Good not
prevent. He wuz a standin at tie
winder, gain out upon Richmond,
his mind reyertin to the time when
it wuz the Capital Of his
| Confedracy, when aprocession pass.
ed, with moosic, and flags and ban
ners. With a shreek Nv anguish he
buried his head in the curtains and
wept aloud. / rusht to the winder.
1t wuz ez / feared. Film slowly by
wuz a pcrcession NV niggers who
he'd past that way perposely. "Mer-
ciful Heaven w sed he, chez it come
to this = and he wuz very reserved
and deprest the balance Of the day
The next day the President wuz
taken to the Court. Ez he entered
the room and glanced proudly over
the awjence, it would hev bin very
difficult to hev decided whether he
wuz a goin to try the Court or the
Court him. But repressin hisself he
took his seat. Techin solissittde
wuz displayed in the Coart room
for his cJm;o t, A crack in the
winder casin let in a draft nv cold
air; he shuddered and a shudder
run thru the entire assembIage-
The shudder nv the Conservative
merchant from Moo York wuz troo-
ly artistic. Cotton wuz called for;
when the Conservative merchants
wife tore off one nv her buzZams
and stuff the aperatoor. Wuz ther
ever more techin saCrifs? The
President wept Ell lie beheld it. On
assertainin the temperatoor wich
best sootid his system, a thermome-
ter wuz brot, and the room WIZ
kept at that precise degree.
There wuz some trihin legal form
alities gone through with, and the
Presidents counsel made a motion
that he be admitted to bail. There
wuz 4 stir in the Court "Make it
a million" sed one, $50 tlat the
craven North shel see how we kin
take keer Nv them we loYem but
Judge Understood fixed it at $780,
900. and, brisk ez bees, Schell,
Moo York Dimocrat, several Rich
mond Dimocrats ane HOrris Greely
slept forrerd and signed it.
Never shell l forgit the shout that
assendid ez Horris wuz signin his
name.
Three cheers for Jeff son Greely
and Horris Davis-one and insepra-
bic, now and forever" shoutid one
enthusiastic confedrit.
Immortality is yoors r sed an
other, seezin him by the hand eors
Jelly, "Jefi'son Davis is the big
log NV the age, and yoo, my deer
sir, are now the tin kittle tied to his
tale. Wat joy! Wat happinis =
When posterty speeLs Nv HIN,
they'll spcek nv yoor'
Icoodeut restrane myself no more.
Dustin into tears l fell onto Gree
ley's buzzum and we embraced. Ez
he hedn't his speckticles on he
sposed it wuz Davis hisself, and he
bustid into teers also, and there wuz
wun NV the most strikin tabloos ever
exhibited. l getaway before he dis
kiyeifd his mistake.
Here WIZ the endin Nv our troub-
les - the consummashen NV our
hopes. Davis WIZ FREE The pent
up emoshens NV the people found
vent. Ez he slept into the street
.he people crowded to the carriage
vich contained us and rent the air
with cheers. We reacht the hotel,
md after embracin his wife, a sea-
son nv religious exercises WIZ held.
The clergyman who had eXcloosive
.harge Of Davis piety doorin the
var, wuz present, and offered
prayer. He prayed fervently that
be Lord wood forgive the people
If the North for the wrong they
led done our sainted head; that he
wood forgive, eff possible; the late
lead NV the Fedral Government
Who had opposed him and the glori-
,us coz, and eff Divine mercy could
tretch so far that lie wood forgive
he Colonel NV Michigan cavalry
yich he'd hunted down the Saint
Who WIZ now in our midst, and
made NV him a captive. He prayed
or forgiveness for the reckless men
If the North who invaded Virginy;
or the noosepaper condukters who
led aboosed him who is now with
IS, and partickerlerly Horris Greedy,
Who he'd this day in some measure
toned for his previous wickidness.
Ie prayed that the blessins it Hev-
ii might rest, first, upon the city
V Richmond, then upon the bal
nee NV Virginy, and afterward upon
he rest nv the Southern States, and
c wound up with a fervent appeal
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