Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-10-24
NUMBER 40.
Reception OF tho News OF the Mnsus EIee.
tion at Nasby's Hcadquartcrs.
Posi- OFFIs, CoNFEDRIr x ROADS. ,
(Which is in the Stait nv Keutucky,)

IOST OFFlS CONFEDRIT x ROADS.
wien Is IN the Stait Nv Kentucky,)I
September 20, 1863
The glorious news Nv the Maine elecshun
reacht the Corners promptly on the fourth day
after it occurred. So anxious wuz we to hey the
earliest intelligence Nv the overthrow Nv the Alb
lishnists NV the Pine Tree Stait that Bascom's
mule wuz kept bridled and saddied, Issaker Cav
lit little brother, Jethro, onto him, at Seces-
sionville, the neerest stashun to US, for three
days and mites. But ez NO frames stop ther, on
less ther is barl of whisky to roll orf for Bas-
com, it wuz long time afore we Good git pa
per. That paper wuz finally thrown orf to him,
and he rode into the Corners wavin it over his
he'd in triumph. 1t wuz World but he'd it bin
a 1riboon it wood hev made no difference. Ez
the precious child cant reed, all papers is alike
to him.
opened it with fevrish egerness, and my sole
dilated ez 1 saw the he'd lines.
" How is it ?'' shreekt Dekin Pogram, Elder
Pennibecker and Bascom in breth.
"See them roostsrs Observe them he'd
lines We hev carried the Stait, coarse ~
GO Ror p shouted the entire assemblage.
'T Three cheers p sed /, for Maine. The
tidle wave Nv Democrisy hez commenced mov-
ing. Maine hez succumbed; let the other Stats
do ez we'll and Seemore is elected. Three cheers
for Maine p
They gave EN- with will, and then demanded
the partikelers.
" We hev the pleasure Nv announcing to our
reeders the most glorious victory ever achieved
by the Democrsy Nv any Stait."
&c Ror ~ sung they out altogether.
q Maine hez spoken. The Ablishnists who ex-
pected to carry the Stait by $1,000 majority at
leest, and who he'd based their hopes thereupon,
hev bin -"
"Ror r'
" Disapinted. After hard fought battle in
wich money wuz yoosed without stint, they
hev -"
/" Ror p
Carried the Stait by only ~, 900
The vast aujence by this time gathered, didn't
cheer a. this. On the contrary, there wuz n
most ominus silence peryadin Nv EN-, wich ac-
knollege affected me.
is this RELY and trooly yictory?' askt the
Dekin in husky whisper.
So the paper sez," returned /.
{" low much did they carry the Stait by last
Fall ~ askt he, burstn into teers.
Leven thousand and some odd hundreds"
replied l, wipin my eyes in vane attempt to re-
strane the teers which started unbidden.
/" Eff We keep on gainin at the same rate in
Ohio, Injeany and Pennsilvany will it certinly
elect Seemore Pr askt the blessed old lamb.
$50 the World sez," sed l.
"Then let's jollify," sed he, and proceeded
to do it,
percession wuz formed, and more glorious
one it hez never bin my lot to ornament. 1t wuz
organized in the following order:
l. The Deekin and me with handkercheefs at
our eyes, weepin perfoosely.
2. Military band, consistin Nv one bass drum,
playin the Ded March in Saul, the performer ok
kepyin one hand with his hankercheef, and the
other holdn up the drum in conscience Nv the
strap being in yoose ez n circingle on Bascom's
mule.
g. Bascom with a hankercher at his eyes, en-
gagged in calkelatin if 1 KEEP on payiu my liker
bill at his bar at the rate the Democracy he'd won
victrys in Maine, how long he Good stand it if my
stumick held out.
T. Elder Pennbacker and Issaker Gavitt,
both with hankerchepsl
s. Captain McPelter and Elder Punt, with
hankerchers.
6. The populis generally, with hankerehers.
7. Joe Bigler and Pollock the lllinoy store
keeper, arm in arm, without hankerchers, and
wearin most disgustin expresshun Nv leyity on
ther countenances.
8. dozen or more niggers, all with banker
chers-in their pockets-and shown their ivo-
ries furiousy.
This cheerful percession reached the church,
wich it entered, all the members thereof holdin
their heads down jublantly, ceptin Pollock, Big
Ter and the niggers. We marched slowly up the
aisles, takin the cheer without the formality Nv
a vote.
After settin decorously for perhaps three min
its each with his head bowed in high glee onto
the sect afore him, Deekin Pogram arose, and
wipin his eyes, remasked that the occashun wuz
one Nv CRATE exierashun we he'd herd from
Maine Tpensive cheers from the aujence], and
we he'd gathered together to jollify thereover-
He moved, therefore, that we jollify, and sot
down overcome with his feelins.
Another interval Nv three minits elapsed, wch
wuz spent by the populis in the most exhileratia
meditation with their heads bowed. Elder Pen
nibacker then arose, and putin his damp ham
kercher in his pocket, bithely askt ef it woodent
be we'll to read the vote by counties.
Issaker Gavitt, spreadin his hankercher on the
back Nv the seat afore him to dry and usin his
coat-taes in it's place, vivaciously observed that
it wood highten the interest Nv the occashun ef
the sed vote wuz compared with the vote NV the
precedin years, and he sot down jubiantly, his
eyes suffoosed with tears
Bascom, with an animashun born NV high
hopes, remarkt that the result wood doubtless
hev an effeck upon Ohio and Pennslvany, at
wich the aujence, ez wun man, sprighuu!y ex-
claimed, God forbid.'i
After sittn in cheerful, buoyant silence for
perhaps ten minits, Deekin Pogram moved that
ez we he'd jolliied long enuff, perhaps it wood
be we'll to adjourn, at which the aujence moved
with decorous slowness out Nv the church, and
each went to his home peacefully and without
emmy NV that levity and noisiness wich hez markt
other occasions Nv the kind Bascom rcmem-
bered at a little past ten, ez him, Pogram and
me sot In MS oar, that we neo Iorgotteh In our
egcitement to Civ emmy cheers for Seemore and
Bare, but it wuz two late to git EN- together
agin, and so we let it go. 1.
| notist, however, ez | passed Pollock's store,
that party gathered there felt we'll. Bigler,
Pollock, the free niggers the Corners, and q
parcel NV Northern men who hev settled on the
Run west Nv town, he'd gathered together, and
ther cheers for Grant, and ther hip, hip, hurrahs
fer Maine grated harshly on my feelius. Kin it
he hat ia tn
be that in my old age shell be turned out NV my
hdven NV rest that Pollock will hev my place,
and that the place wich knows me now will
shortly know me no more forever?
Convulsively kissin the stamp, and with lovin
look at the mail bags, sunk sobbin onto my
couch. Thus ended this most auspishus day
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