The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-06-11


Eleventh, wagon with carpet-b bags,
loyal millions and charcoal sketch of
! Grant sitting on pyramid of cigar boxes.
In this order we marched up Pennsyl-
vania avenue, turned down Seventeenth
street, and halted in front Of Gen Grants
I headquarters.
Mr.. Virgins asked me 10 90 in first,
! which, to oblige him, did.
The hope OF his country was smoking
two cigars, one in each corner Of his
mouth, and examining some tobacco.
lie got up to receive me ana l toid him
/ that number of loyal men wished TO come
in and pay their respects.
He took one of the cigars out Of his
mouth, knocked off The ashes and nodded
! his head twice.
Taking this for sign of consent,
went cut and ted the chairman Of the
/ delegations 80 walk in. Accordingly Col.
| Swamper, Major Smellcmout, Abraham
! Virgins, E0enezer CantweN, Iezeki.h
Standisb, Col, Wumple, jeremiah Grab
| itaM. Cotton Mather Swiikins, Theophjlus
| Tobias TomPkins, and MAJOR EJenezer
! higgins stepped forward and entered,
leaving the delegations outside.
! infrodoOced them thus:
General, ghcse gentlemen desire to pay
their respects 10 you, which is the only
thing they are prepared TO pay at present
This gentleman is Colonel Swamper,
noble patriot and a trooIy loil man, dis
tinguished for gallant service in the Com
missary Department during our country's
agony"
Grant bowed, and then int,odooced
each Of the others IN turn
Abraham Virgins took rcl Of paper
from his pocket and began to read an
address, but Grant shook his head, and the
address went back into Mr.. Virgins
pocket.
Col Absalom Wumple placed his hat
neatly on his coat-taiIs and said:
General: When die clouds Of war
rose over our noJle country, and the
Iightnings Of strife flashed wildly across
the horizon when the proud eagle Of the
republic heard the thUuders Of battle ru.nJ-
ling around bis eyr!e and cast his fearless
eye into the portals of the future when
the genius Of liberty looked over her broad
domain and saw the waves of conflict
raging and crashing agaias, The pillars of
her -, geUus temple, in tbat hour OF dread
and lriai-when freedom rom her noun
tain height-theu reused and patriotic
pcop!e-raIligd round the fig, siy, and
rallied once again-went forth TO save the
country of their fathers, aud--in a tan
yard in the mighty West they-but, Gen
eral, my emotions overcome me in the
name of these trooiy loil mea--in the
name Of a rcgenerated South-in the
name Of that magnificent bird which is the
! pride and boast Of every trooly Ioil heart,
1 congratulate yourself aud your father,
and desire you 10 convey my best wishes
| TO Mrs Grant and al vuQr interesting
! of;,nrirg
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! resumed LIS pIacS against the ""H.
Grant put down his cigars and made a
speech.
lie said:
GF,sT1.E,r.x. Hrin0 pnfircIv unaceus-
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sion. AN can saw IS, that 70 whatever
I.nosif;on : r,,,, b.. ,.,IIsJ Lv r.g,- ,,,;tl !
shau cndsavrr - d,scIar,e ;,s duties &c
,hev .hau he ex,,la;ped - me nv NV
friends. OF nv abibtv in the nertnrr1-
ance of nnbiic 6otie, Won viii have To
i,,Ioe hereafter (oreat entInsiasol
Mr, Wio1ins then went to The window
and made = siraal to the deleaations our
side.
And the dsIeoatjo9s broke out in lone.
loud and enthusiastic cheers:
Then MT. Virgins made another signal
and loyal millions began TO sing ia a
spirited manner The following song:
M, Nee. .r-,Dt 1,a ;s.5or,
Doc IA ring Ium,
Ole Massa Grant he is &c man,
Jing bins DING kum
Oi' i"SS' Gn" Tl'C'i5 =. We .oe rotg i,yn Io' 'n'
Ole Massa Grant, he Bound to win,
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