The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-04-02

DuE III Sne OlO, cOuIQ tell ner tnat OlQn'
reciprocate.
Which would satisfy her, of course.
Bless her dear heart, what a reasonable
girl she is
But am wandering.
In fact l have been wandering ever since
packed up my duds in the night time and
silently stole away. and cannot at this mo-
ment say when l may stop.
Let NE see-where was II
Oh l started up and swore
Well, it isn't worth while to tell you what
l swore, but it was not to support the Con-
stitution of the United States, anything in
the Constitution and laws of any State to the
contrary. notwithstanding.
Immediately opened the door, and saw
a crowd of men standing outside. l recog-
nized two of them as policemen in disguise,
but retained my composure.
"Pray, gentlemen" said l, ''to what am
l indebted for this visit 90
"Pray h-ll!" said tall, rough-looking
man behind the policemen, you'll soon find
out, d-m you!"
looked at the man and discovered that
it was the Hon. Benjamin Wade, President
of the Senate, and President prospective of
the United States.
Mr.. Wade has pleasant habit of using
strong language, and the reputation OF being
an exceedingly pious man.
The policemen stepped forward and one
of them said:
"Mr. nodd q"
] stood still and said:
cat your service
Received anything from New York lately,
sir 2"
eyes"
What was it %
"Ffty dollars for my last letter"
Anything else ?"
Yes"
ga box of any kind 20
"Yes."
The policemen looked at each other and
then at Mr.. Wade, and Mr. Wade said he'd
be id if he didn't think it was all right.
"Where is the box p" said the second DO
liceman.
"In my trunk"
Then they looked at each other again, and
Mr.. Wade shook his head.
By this time the crowd had pressed into
my room, and | could hear whispers in which
| distinguished Guy Fawkes," BLOW up
Congress-" "Copperhead, "Traitor," "Re-
bel," and several other words which made
me think was suspected of some sort oc a
conspiracy.
"Well, SIR" said one of the policemen,
eve must see that box"
"All right you SHALL"
eve have received a dispatch from New
York, stating that box containing''--
''Hold up, Tom," said the secoud police
man, ''don't blow .hat'll spoil the game, you
know"
MI Wade began to show some signs of
uneasiness, and finally when L took out nv
keys and walked towards the trunk he said
to the policemen that he must see a man
down stairs, and went out of the room quite
suddenly.
Then the fellows who came In with him
got uneasy, and said they vented to see
several men down stairs, and when STONED
to open the trunk, they left the room about
as suddenly as Mr.. Wade did.
But the policemen stood their ground.
"Now, sir, for that box" said one of them.
l opened the trunk and took out box of
paper collars, which extended towards him.
He looked slightly astopished, and turning
to his companion, remarked:
'Sold by thunder!"
Then both policemen left the room. and 7
heard them say down stairs that that ere
glycerine stuff must be somewhere else. for
the fellow up there didn't have nothing like
it.
After that they all went outside and stood
under my window, talking, and l thought
would scare them little.
So / opened the window noiseIessly, ard
taking some large torpedoes that had in
my trunk since last Fourth of July, l thew
them as hard as l could on the flags which
Mr.. Wade and the policemen were standing
on, and the effect was cheerful to contem-
plate.
"h-n and d-n-n!" said Mr.. Wade.
1.-the internal Rebels and Copperheads are
blowing up the capital!"
With that he made rush down the
Avenue, to tell Congress, l suppose. that the
conspiracy was being carried
out, and have not seen him since.
The policemen grabbed little boy who
was passing when the torpedoes exploded,
and / understand they have sent him TO
New York to be examined.
hope Mr.. Kennedy won't be hard on
him.
When the scare was all over went up to
see Mr.. johnson, and found him looking
hearty.
His appetite has not been impaired by any
thing particular.
He takes his beefsteak as usual, and
awaits results.
Stanton still runs the boarding house at
the War department.
He told me yesterday he would fight it out
on that line if it took all summer
think Grant gave him that idea.
Ulysses is tranquil.
So is Mr. Welles.
Blythe way, Mr.. Welles was quite sur
prised when he woke up couple of days
ago and found out what had happened.
He was asleep while impeachment and
the Stanton row were going on, and knew
nothing about them until he woke up.
Mr.. Seward is as well as could-bs expected