Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-12-18
NAsBY.


MIR. NAsBY HAS A DREAM WHICH DOES NOT
COMFORT HIS RIGHTEOUS SOUL, BUT
WHICH, ON THE OTHER HAND, GIVES HIM
GREAT UNEAsINEss
(From the Toledo Blads.l
PoeF oFvra, convsDnrF Z RoABa,
Cwich h in the State nv KontUckyl
November f8 1853.
LAST evenin happened TO pick up the
northern noospaper nv the Dimikratic
persuasion wich comes TO this ofiis TO
Deekin Pograrn, into wich wuz en- article
onto "The Fucher ov Democracy" The
able and dignifed writer took heposishen
that the only hope nv the Democrisy was
in lettin the dead past bury its dead--in
sinkin all the ishoos NV the past ten years
lin ACKNOWLEDGE the sitooashen, and &C
ceptin the results nv the war; In sinkin
out Nv site the old leaders, and putin such
men ez Chase, Seward, john Quincy
Adams, Jr., Evarts, Rosecrantz, 60, TO the
front, and thus hevin infoosed new life and
new blood into the organizashen II mite
go ON conkerin and to conker.
The article waz column and q half in
length, and Its weAknis nv mine that I
can't read more than column without
goin to sleep. Therefore, at the eend nv
the column the paper dropt from my hand
and dropt off into gentle slumber in
my chair, and dreamed dream.
In my dream before me lay the body Nv
man Nv gigantic frame wich wuz
breathin his last. He had bin powerful
yooth in his day, and hedn't the appear
ance NV bein very old in yeers, tho his
haiS wuz gray, his ckeeks sunken and his
form fritefully emaciated. His age wuz
evidently the effect NV dissipashen more
than NV yeers-wikkidniz he'd did its per.
feck work on him, and it wuz plane that
he wuz goner.
Around him stood all sorts NV people.
There wuz Vallandigham, the Blairs, Hotf-
man, the Woodses, voorhees,, Hampton,
Morrissey, Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. Perry, (be
tween these two A. Johnson) and many
more nv that stripe, who appeared to be
endeavorin to resussitate the neerly de-
funct individyooal.
"Who is this ruther bustid patriark ?"
asked Nv one who appeared to be chief
"That's Dimocrisy," answered he, Z" he
hez fought his larst fite, he hez fought
his larst battle, no gong kin awake him to
glory agin. He's a gone sucker"
At this pint the operators on the unfor-
tunit sufferer gave mp in diapare.
81 kin do nothin," sed Seymour, "that
larst exershun wuz his larst shall HE
me to my farm"
| al knowd 1t wuz uselis," sed Vallandig-
ham. II shell leave Ohio and go to Moo
York, for anybody kin git to Congress
from that city"
az kin do no more" sed Voorhees,, al
shel quit politics and go to operatin in Erie
stocks.n
"Erie Stocks" remarked Mrs. Perry
with horror is her classic countenance
"thank the Lord, Pm not so low ez that.
At this pint a lot Nv hungry lookiI
cusses not so prominent ez these others
demanded that the pashent be put into
new hands for treatment, and to wunst
they called out for Chase, Seward, Evarts
Rosecrance and John Quincy Adams, Jr.,
who hevin no other place to stay wu7 a
hangin on the outskirts Nv the crowd
Promptly they examined the dyin cuss
and proceeded to apply the remedies.
"Thls is one thing that's KILN him,
sed Chase, cauterizin hidjus ulcer marked
"Slavery."
"This must come off," sed Bvarts, whip.
pin cut knife and takfn off foul-smellin
tumor, labelled Estates rites"
" And I'll never consent to be seen with
him eff this is allowed to remain" sed
Rosecrance, slashin out a cancer marked
Secession" E
"And this must come off eff I hey
anything to do with him." sed John
Quincy Adams, Joonyer, jerkin off Q
most fearful tumor, marked " Repoodea'
shen."
And SO they went on, one after another
lone pulling off this thing, aud another
that; this one burnin out this sore, snd
another that until they he'd peeled It to the
bones. When they he'd got the diseased
/ <T 1aff hat hs
skeleton. 1t wuz very genteel skeleton
ez clean NV flesh ez though it he'd bin dis
sected by an enthusiastic class Nv medi
kle students.
They then commenced buildin nv it up
Chase put on Excl Rites muscle; Eyarti
stuffed Nashnel credit in the hole Repoo
diashen he'd made; Rosecrans stiffened it
back with Loyalty--they fumigated II
breathed into its ncstrils, and wrappin
I in the Star-Spangled banner, histed 1t Il
his feet. It Wuz ruther shaky on its pin
but it breathed free, and wuz altogether |
more promisin and presentable bein thai
it he'd bin for years
i We were all reioist, and yet we wusn'
so well pleased, after all. He wuz gettiI
stronger and stronger, but his appearance
wuz changin so that we didn't know
him. There Wuz q color cum to his cheeks
he lest his brooted look, he slept free, anC
he gave eyidenoe Nv life and strength tina
Wuz wonderful
"Thank the Lord, !" aed the Blairs, +" he'
strong enough to be ridden agini"
"Please Heavenp sed VAllandigham
"my troubles is DER, for there's strength
in Dimocrisy."
"Let's mount" sed they in koFus, anC
forthwith Montgomery Blair crept up ont,
/. | wka tl,. 1srr
shoulders, each one nv wich twisted hi
leg about him with deth grip. Thl
newly rejoOvenated giant staggered unde
this, but didn't fall. Mayor Monroe ant
J his Louisiana crowd yaulted onto hi
} shoulders, the Woodses and Hoffman an,
: Vallandigham and Yoohres and Brlte, AM
thousand more NV the same style, ani
each loaded with his record.
"For Gods sake" cried Chase, SeWar,
and Rosecrance, for Gods sake get of
He Amt strong enuf 10 stand all that III
can't carry the loads that well-nigh kille,
him--sh the diseases that yoosed him up
any better now than he could before. Gi
! of--git offl
"Glt offf" sed planter who had got
sekoor hold, "uv what yoose Is Dimoeris
to me, onlsss / can carry thesei" pintin :
the niggers under his arm. n-
"Gi. of" sed the Blairs, " ef Dimocr
~ cant carry as into persishen wat do "
want nv itP And they gripped II 8
! close es almost 10 strangle IT,
"Git Off" said the Woodses. onlei
J we can ride II, nv wat use is Dimocris
! / 70 usf"
And they all declined gIttin of empha
Ilcally. s
sVery well, /" sod Chase aud bis friend
5 In despair, very welL We'ro done. BI
. look out" Z
. skarcg vuE the words out nv the
D mouths when the poor giant gasped, b
knees knocked together, his pins give ou
+ and he tOppled over with q fearful erasl
pilin 4he load In one heterogeneous mass
) AT this pint awoke.
: Ihed no trouble 10 interpret the dTeaI
4 Tfia TOO that niraocrfav eanit carry n