Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-11-04
DIXIE.
a Little STORY BY BRICK PoMERoY.


my way to the office, saw on the street a
one armed soldier. He was a Republican
he told me, seven wears ago. | asked him
how be lost his arm; he said fighting at
Cold llarbar. | asked him how he got
along now; he said not very well He had
a'hand organ that he was Carrying. He
was procuring the m ans of subs stance for
himself. wife, aud two children. ] walked
! along with him to the front Of my office,
/ aud asked him to give me tune. He had
been soldier; be had fought to save the
country; he was white msn, and thoaght
be was friend of music He dropped the
haud-orgsn on its st,ck, and saw on the
top oft piece of paper, which read that
! Charles Smith had psid the United States
ten dollars far the privilege of grading
this organ one year from the 18th of last
/ May.
asked him if he had paid that license,
and he replied that he had.
did von fight to save Your country z"
Il did, sir"
"Ihd you loose your arm IN battle p
yes, sir"
Did YOU say you We're Republican
wi en- you went into the army -
Il was"
Are You Republican now 2
"NO. sir"
And hr swore presume he learned it
in the army OF Ben Wade. Laughtcr.
"'iiye Us, IA tune, ard I'll pay You for it"
He commenced grinding out ofthat poor
and very dilapidated organ that beautiful
tune, Away down South in Dixie" lkr
that tune. | stood and listened To it, and
dropp,d d into his organ what few pennies |
had. | said play it again. lie played ii
once more.
"Do you say you were soldier =
"Yes, sir
"iIave you paid license y
IL have"
"A hat will YOU take to stand in front of
nv office every day this week from one
o'clock ill four!'
81 will play it for two dollars per day
| said, that's al right. You are sol
dier. | like you better because YOU are a
ID, mocrai. like you still better because
you were Republican, and are honest
enough to see that YOU were wr"rg /
will give sou the TWO dollars. II seated
himself upon the curbstone IN froni of my
nificr. aud for haf hour while | stood il
nv office door Laughing, b. was grinding
Away down South in Dixie" l. was a
very nice little tune. An old gynilenarsI
came along and SAYS, "when are you 60
ing 10 change that = He so II don't
know. That oentl-ma.. H... me to
pIay tits enc tune" IN the same building
that | am. tie gentleman OF whom | hire
the premises Ia; an office. Ia Il short
tine, looking ont Of the Window ne saw
crowd there lie came down and told
Ih's fellow L. .'Aiove on, or von will at
tract crowd You are getting up a nui
sance.' lie said, Il cannot Move on. !
am hired to stay here" ~ Lo hired You!
This fellow that runs this newspaper
here" Il don't want you TO play here.
You are nuisance. Move on Il cant,
will loose my wages" "Pay some other
tune tbeu" mo, It is in the contract thar
play this one tnne.' and he kept playing
away. The gentleman went up stars, and
in few minutes came down again lie
spoke to one Of my clerks, and said. Il
wish you would CT an order for this man
to leave" The clerk replied, Il can't do it.
III order him away, loose my place.
do you mean &c say that Mr. Pomeroy
has hred this fellow to play this tune all
day 2 YES. sir. agd every day for a
eek" Laughter. "Do you 'hnk Pome
ROY would maiLta,n nuisance :! Il don't
konw anything about that: but If Mr.
PomeIoy has told that soldier he will main
tam his playing DIxir for a week, you may
bet ynur bottom dollar he viii DO IT.
Laughter. The third time he came down
aud said, Il want you 70 move away from
the front Of this building. | heard the re
mark and said to him, Hold on; rent the
half of this buildng?' Yes, sir" This
halt is mine = ''ies, sir" This man has
a right to play this tune in front of nv
half" Il don't like that tune. Let him
play some otbcr tune" mo, ! want that
one tune played. 1t suits me. Mr., Lincoln
said it was the best tune ever was inven-
ted 1Great Laughter.
That soldier said he. ''cannOt stay
there Said |, ale canstay there. That
soldier was Republican soldier. Gle
went into the army and fought. He went
there to save his country. He lost an arm
at Cold Harbor. He has returned to his
home. He finds his wife and children in
want. He pays ten dollars year license
for the privilege OF grinding this rickety
old hand-organ. That license goes to
make up a revenue, which goes into the
pocket of yonr bondhoders. Applause
That soldier fought for his liberty, he is
having il pow. ! want him to stand right
here aud play this tune every day this
week. am going into the country to talk
to the workingmen, the Democracy, and |
want him to stay right here, and play
every dav this same tune" "Will not some
other tune do 2" 'No, want this tune TO
remind the workingmen of New York.
who pass by here every day, that Away
down South in Dixie" are earpet-baggers,
lazy nggers and frecdmen's bureaus, a
great big standing army that the working
mrn of the Norrh are laboring day after
day to support, at war npon the receipts
and interests OF the North, as they are at
! m or u,,on III. hus handy nj tho Sguth