Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-01-17

Leaving Oalancc IN my favor OF ~ ~
The brethren wuz somewhat disap
pinted at the result and Bascomb init
mated that hr bleeved it wuz id
swindle, but | withered him with
glance. l showed Deekin Pogram that
il wuz not only reglar but it he'd the
stamp OF the Post Offs onto it, which
sleDced all cavil. | ashoored EN- that
that little balance needn't trouble em-l
did not intend to make an assessment
onto EN-, but that Good wait until the
treasury wuZ in funds.
But, sed BasCom, when in thunder
will The treasury ever be in funds eff all
the expedishuns result like this one"
explained to the obtoose man that
it WIZ all rite; that in most Nv SIGH en-
terprises the expenses eat up the Collek-
shuns but that it wuz seed sown. owe
must" SEE |, raise the wind from the
North, and to do it, let US show that
suthin beZ Din dun"
Wat kin we do" sed Bascomb.
Lay the corner stun Nv the insti-
toot. seq l. "On the square torninst US
is me corner stun Nv the niger church
we burnt month or SO ago, ready to
our hand. Let us organize perCession
anu 90 1t to-day, that We may publish
to the world that the work is cowmenst
that our lreus may shell out liberaller
than they hev.'
The idee wuz considered good and
forthwith 1t wuz acted upOn. The stun
wuz conveyed TO the field onto which
the Institoot is to be built, and a cavity
WIZ hollered into 1t,
At4P. NJ witch is in the atternoon) a
percessiOn NuZ formed, headed by the
Trustees, ana We marched out to the
field. Into the cavity Nv the stun wuZ
deposited the followin articles
a copy az the cOnstitooshen Nv the
Coniedrll States, NV America.
A copy NV the message Nv AndrOO
johnson. vetOn the Freedmens BurC
Bill,
copy NV the 22d Nv February
speech.
Portrates Nv the Trustees.
A cury Nv the veto NV the Civil Rite;
BIZ.
pair Nv handouts.
portrates Nv President Johnson ant
Secretary Seward.
a niger whip.
A IS greenback contributed for tn
purpose by Elder Pennibacker
pint bottle NV whiskey, seeled, con
tribbited by Bascom.
Then the stun wuz placed in posishun
a nigser lied to it and logged, his blooC
oedooZlin it, and after few teelin re
marks by myself, in which | stated tina
this WIZ a crate day fur the Corners
and that posterity wood bless us for tn
work we he'd that day done, the crow,
dispersed, the Trustees goin back to m,
offs to draw up a statement Nv the cere
monies and an appele to the Northern
Dimocrisy for aid.
The niger witch we whipt at the COZ
ner stun wuz shot in dispoot by Cap
McPelter, witch circumstances great
annoyed Deekin Pogram, ez 1t wuz
niger witch wuz formerly hizzen. II
demonstrated with the Captain aDgrily
and ashoored him that ez soon eZ tn
Soopreme Court he'd declared tn
Amendment abolishin slavery uncoI
stooshnel, he shood sue him for hi
value. With this triflin excepshun, th
affair passed off ez pleasantly ez Good /
wished. i remonstrated with both u
0aoiiSihj VIZ OWN % oSSaoio
over 80 small matter ez the shootin u
a niger, and they finally settled it will
out hard feelins. How sweet is pea,
and frendliness btween man and man
How blessed is the offs Nv peal
maker The Captain acknowledged /
wuz wrong and stood the drinks for Il
crowd.
That mite about 9 P. NJ, wuz a sit
IN in my offs musin onto the even
Nv tie day and wonderin whether Il
Dimocrisy wood give down, it okkurr'
20 me that there wuz pint bottle I
first class corn whisy, and IS in Gu
rency agoin to waste in that stun.
"Wst'll posterity ever know Nv us
tnot ! TO myself. "Ef posterity do
ever overturn that stun, wont she g
est eE good an idea Nv who we vi
from the other articles Ef posteri
ever reads the speeches nv His Eg