Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-09-02
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From the Huntington Giobe.l
E3LLACE AND HIS COPFEE-POT
In the Political Campaign of 1867.


He said Il bring no evil news;
Nv name is William Wallace.
4 want two hundred men to vote
The Democratic ticket;
Tie number needed you call
From this secluded thicKet''
The boss replied: Sir, all my gang
Are fresh from Erin's sod,
And have no better right to vote
Than Aaron's magic rod
4 have that fixed, " the pilgrim said,
The papers signed and sealed
There naught to do but writo the cir names,
When ballots they can WELD.
And as the documents are fresh
And have no badge of age,
I've brought my coffeepot along,
To tan the snowy page.
Wen boil them for little while
In coffee strong as Iye,
When they will pass official gaze
Detection will defy
Like Barney then, the COOK was told
To put the kettle on
The names that stood thereon.
The boss and pilgrim boiled them we'll.
To look ike eopperheads;
And then rejoiced-nor felt the tramp
or conscieuce's stealthy tread.
The job we'll done. the pilgrim said
Assess and swear them through;
Cur chance for victory depends
On what You thus may do"
And starting of for other fields
His coffee pot in hand
F1uItiug said AIadin's lamp
Dill nothing half so grafa
let orators their speeches make,
AuI editors indite;
With this good coffee pot can
Be yi::or in the fight.
Two hundred voters to the gallon,
r. conquest. are and more;
Ae',r whissev. in its palmiest days,
Such splendid trophies bore
llus on his pilgrimage he went
From Centre to Luzerne;
Frp,izin: in the wilderness
With coffee FROM his urn.
Artas lie went he sang this song:
Ny magic coffee pot
You raised u up ten thousand votes
Ny bu5bIing coffee pot,
=Husra - he yelled but as the voice
Careered among the trees
Hs hushei in fear his secret would
Be borne upon the breeze
Like Palmer from the holy land,
The Keystone Club he -ought;
lie had no palm eaf in his hand,
Bat had his coffee pot
October seventh in the night,
TLey heard his glowing story
and srraighrway placed upon his brow
The laurel wreath Of glory
Vii I'bunderiug shouts that shook the house
With gin and Joy 50 hot
hey 'hronei, beside CoIumbias Eagle,
Tie glorious cOfiee-pot.
N1T QUITE SUTED.-PittS is a fast maj
sharp man, business man, and whe
I.r'S goes into a store to trade he always ge
i.5 lowest cash price, and he says, "Wel
o1s about, and if don find anythin
'a- suits NE better, II call and take this.
FIR, !, partial to women, and young ont
particular Now. quite lately, Pitts saj
70 himself I am getting rather long
..l7> ami guess I'll get married.
Ills business qualities would not let hi
Ei- so III he travels, and calling upon
a-g iTleni. opened conversation by rernarI
.1l Iaa' he would like to know what 81
..'a-hr rboat his getting married. 90
ir i'frt> that Is an affair in which | a
..' So very greatly interested, and | pref
I. .aagc il with yourself But" "a
''i> You are interested; and, my de;
s., ".,. you marry me? ?'
Iae young lady blushed very red, hesit
.sl, and finally, as Pitts was very well to
}" the world, and morally, financially, al
politically, Of good standing in society, s
accepted him, whereupon the matter of ia
l-is responded. We'll, well, I'll look abo
ana II don't find any body that suits l
l.',-i than sou, Il come back >"
\ hNEDT EOR THE BLUES. WI h
'4l'a.oel was about to embark as Crol
's' envoy 70 Sweden, in 1865, he W
---lA r- disturbed in his mind as he rested
-I-''..a, ga the proceeding night whi
very stormy, while he reflected on t
','''..ei state of the nation. a contide
.-, 's''an, slept in an adjacent bed, wi
said. " '"'''' l'N ' ~
SF, "iil yol give me leave to ask yor
Certainly"
Fray. sir, don't you think God govei
nit" -
| Undoubtedly"
Aud pray, sir. don't you think that
VII govern it quite as well when you
gone out of it?'
Certainly
Ihen, sir, pray excuse me, but dc
''1 'Alnk you may as well trust him to G
| as long as you are in it?''
10 this question Whitelock had moth
reply, and turning about, he soon
asleep.