Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-10-21

ten dollars for the privilege Of grinding
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 you fight to save your country?'
! 81 did, SIR -...
, ibid you lose your arm in battle? ?"
"Ics. sir"
"Did you say you were Republican when
you went into the army?'
II was."
"Are you Republican now7"
mo, sir.
And he swore. I presume he learned
it in the army of Ben Wade. Laughter.
"Give US tune, and III pay you for it. I"
lie commenced grinding out Of that poor
and very dilapidated organ that beautiful
tune, away down South in Dixie" l like
that tune. stood and listened to it, and
dropped into his organ what few pennies l
had. I.said play it again. He played it
once more.
do you say you were soldier?"
"Yes, SIR"
"Have you paid lcense2'
II have"
"What will you take to stand in front Of
my Office evey day this week from one
o'clock till four?"
81 will play it for two dallars per day."
l said, that all right. You are soldier.
l like you better because you are a Demo-
crat. 1 like you still better because you
were Republican, and are honest enough
to see that you were wrong. will give
you the two dollars. He seated himself
upon the curbstone in front OF my Office,
and for half hour while l stood in my
Office door laughing, he was:grinding Away
down South in Dixie" 1t was very nice
little tune. An old gentleman came along
and says, when are you going to change
that?' lie said, 81 don know. That
gentleman has hired me to play this one
tune" In the same building that am, the
gentleman Of whom l hire the premises
has an Office. In q short time, look
ing out Of the window he saw q crowd
there. He came down and told this fellow
to "Move on, or you will attract crowd.
You are getting up nuisance" He said
II cannot move on. l am hired to stay
here" "Who hired you?' This fellow
that runs this newspaper here" II don't
want you to play here. You are nuisance
Move OF" II cannot, l will lose my wages. :"
"Play some other. tune then" mo, it is in
the contract that l play;this one tune" and
he kept playing away. The gentleman went
up stairs, and ih few minutes came down
again. lie spoke to one Of my clerks, and
said, II wish you would get an order for
this man to leave" The clerk replied, II
can't do it. If order him away, l lose
my place" "Do you mean to say that Mr..
Pomeroy has hired this fellow to play this
tune all day?" "Yes, sir, and every day
for week." Laughter.l "Do you think
Pomcroy would maintain nuisance?' 81
don't know anything about that: but if Mr..
Pomeroy has told that soldier he will main:
tain him playing Dixie for week, you may
bet your bottom dollar he will do IT,
Laughter. The third time he came down
aud said, II want you to move away from
the front Of this building. l heard the re-
mark and said to him, "Hold on; rent the
half Of this building p eyes, sir" '"This
half is mine ?" "Ycs, sir" "Ths man has
right to play this tune in front Of my half"
II don't like the tune. Let him play some
other tune" "No; want that one tune
played. 1t suits me. Mr.. Lincoln said it
was the best tune ever was invented."-
Great laughter.
"That soldier" said he, "cannot stay
there" Said I, "He can stay there. That
soldier was Republican soldier. He went
into the army and fought. He went there
to save the 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 q
revenue, which goes into the pocket Of your
bondholders. [Applausc.] That soldier
fought for his liberty, he is having it now.
I want him to stand right here and play
this tune every day this week. I am going
into the country to talk to the workingmen,
the Democracy, and I want him to stay
right here, and play every day, and this
same tune" "Will not some other tune do?''
mo, want this tune to remind the work
ingmen of New York, who pass by here