Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-09-24
Burr Leske on the Democratic
Gains in Maine.

Gains in Maine.
/ hev not correspondid fer the newspapers fer
sum Periods, witch has bin on akount oy thare
space bein' numerrly ockepied with
the Dons oy the "Wickedester Man in New
York, an the Chinese NJ Bassy in Ditto an
other places.
But now as the Wiekedest man isn't the Wick
eldest man, an Ole Chinese NJ. Bassy is gone to
Bingham to be consulted & insulted by j. Bull,
will sling few inks in regards to what the N. Y.
World calls '.great Democratic Canes in Maine"
The World Is not edited by eny G. Washington,
l bet. q. W. coodent tell fabrication. Not |
eny. But the editors ov the World cam but let |
pass. Ispose its all OWN to s years ov Radkc |
Rool. This possibly lis thei reason the World |
uses Gutter Percha or Injy Rubber Mulliplica-
shun Table, witch ov late has bin pulled an
stretcht iearfully indeed.
The World is very funny paper. 1t often |
cawses me to break right out into musikle larf.
Don't the success ov this paper as far as it has
got, give the Lie to them Literary Crickets who
remark that these Glorious Country, oar which
the s. s. Banner an U. s. Grant so prowdly waves
carnt support Amerkin Punchi Yes; think
so.
At the ait election in Maine WEIR told Re-
publikin Gov'ner is elected by 90 sum thousan'
majority which no man dowts--a minority IL
tlonsan hcflier than larst year.
This the World faceshisy calls cheerin Dem
ocratick wict'ry; an certin--or rather un-
certn-Wallace, ov Philadelphia, proclames 1t
magnificent wict'ry in the very citadel ov Radi-
klism-wherever those place is, l don't know.
all ,pi' fbo tdp't
(Ba,ns), lis cheerman ov the Pen. Dem. State
Cent. Com, an is the Champion Congratoolatcry
Address Writer oy those State-at least ef there's
AIRY a man who is a CHAMPIONSHIP, his name has
not been maid public thro' the mcjum oy the
Press--the lever which moves the World.
Mr.. o. der wood call this person the Funniest
| or Crazyest man in New York (cf he had his abode
| therel don'tknow which.
For the Worlds party to be beaten II thousan'
more votes in Maine in 1868 than it was in 1867
may be cheerin' Democratlck yict'y, but its
nary a cheerful task fer the undersind to dis
cover WHARF the Worlds eheeruncss Gums in
Now, that's so.
| know one Democrat whose mind has BEGUN
irrcpairably shattered in just trying 10 find out
the whereabouts ov the vast democratic games in
Maine. He goes wandering about with straws
stuck into his Hare, and SEE Blarc won't drink
rum lie is now Ravin Manyack. Any man
what seq Blarc won't drink rum must be a Rayln
Manyack. Yes, he's complete Wreck But his
trcns air reekensild, fer they say ere many moons
his whole party will be complete wreck, alsoy
An guess its too troo.
My Intellectual Brane has bin little Topsey
Turyey in reerents to this subject, an to ascertain
why things air as they is, hey sought informa-
tion relatn thereto from Divers pussons.
Ny friend Jones explains the Worlds cheerful
ness thusly.-
when the Worldly people commenst to re-
ceivc the returns from Maine,n sed Jones, San
foun' 10 Democratic majoritics lyin' aroun' loose
amongst en-, they becum low spirited. From
black bottle they pored sum spirits down to keep
thare spirits up. Then as the Republican ma
loriiies p5red in. the spirits pored down. An
when no Dem. Mats appered, they cuss'd an
Dfinkcth then they drinkt an Cusseth. An
now, SCI Jones, ''thc Democratic games in
Maine is speederly explained By the time the
Worlds people cum to foot up their totil vote,
they douJiei'
must admit that Jones explanation appears
very plawsible
!. |
World has taken its Q from the rebel papers.
Doorin the little diiikilty in the South, whenever
battle took place in which ten thousand Rebs
were killed, an the Balance scrisy taken prisen-
crs the sccesh papers wood amounts the result
as ''grate Confedrit wictry !H-''tho Yankees
terribly defeated, +" etsettcry. This little Dodge
was resorted to for the purpis ov Keepcn the
whole Rebil army from GROWN demoralizcd, an
they went it Blind little longer, as it were. But
they fell in The Larst Ditch at larst al larst!
Smith thinks the World has adopted this poll
cy to keep its party thro out the Country going it
Blind, SO TO speak, until the CRATE battle Gums orr
in November, when Smith is NV the opinion that
they Will all fall into the larst ditch together.
think so too, & SO does my unkle Ruben.
Brown, who is strongly fer Slaymore and Bray
er,tells Inc thare ras o large Democratick game in
Maine.
. A 1000 years ago" seq Brown, "a thousand
, years ago there was not a democratic vote in
: Maine--not one Which fact you will larn by
refefin to the Trboone Almanac"
was goin % wager Brown that about those
period thare was no States Prisins in Maine like
wise also But thort probably that was afore
Brown was Boarn, an fourbore.
. ''Now,' says Brown "the Dem. Party receives
5000 votes, which will make-make-''
"Make Grant and Colfax President, = l inserted.
: e. will make" continood Brown" will give
!, inkreas oy how many per senti''
! ! tole him ! thort it wood.
= l didn't want to Bother my he'd Sipherin up lis
ole Democratiek INCREASES since q thousan years
!, :. ago. Not much
i The democratic jernals is kept Bizzy at that
One day recently when / was in New York
foun' Ineaelf with only 8 dollers and 81 SCENTS ia
!. me Port-Money. This wasn't enuff TO sec me
thro. Altho was stranger in strange land,
didn't want to be taken in" skarcely. a
Happy idear struck me. / took me 1894 L
:, the World offs an asked the editors to siphel
!. it up accordin TO thare Arithmetick. They did
it, and they toe me ii amounted to SO dollars &
!, G. sents
Its ascanderlus factl
m was overjoyed, an to be liberal with 'em,
l. offered TO give EN- me whole'pie Of 1885, for
so dollar greenback.
,r Blamed eff they didn't refuse
'. Its troo that Tom Allen and Johnny Hadder
have rented thare respective-but not respeclabi
" houses at good price for holdin prayer meet
ms therein, but thare is no trooth In the repor
that Andy johnson has offered TO open the White
House for simler purpls, that he may be con.
81 yerted. He says he don't know which side to bt
70 converted onto-Republkan or Democratick.
FL haven't said much about the Democratick
games In Maine. its becaus thare hasn't bin much
Democratick games in Maine to say much about
&c Not muchly