The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-04-03
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N0e0u on WSebwsohS Fous
The irrcprc,.iblo "Nusby" .|,as becn call.
cd to condolo with A. Johnson overthe I'm.
pcachrnent business. He found tho Prcsi-
dent, Seward. Randall and Wells in con.
sultation, and was at once admitted to the
bosom Nv the family. The President was
reading ,elegrams from leading democrats.
advising him to keep stiff upper lip for
the benefit Of The party. Belmont though,
Mr.. johnson better suffer for the cause
vallandigham rendered the hospitalities Of
Dayton to Mr.. johnson on his way to Ten.
nessee. sNasby" thus proceeds with his
account Of the affecting scene:
The, President wiped an avalanche Nv
rlears whici, lollered the redin Nv thi fun.
feelp letter, and tho next wus opened'
MArsviLLE, KY. Feb. 30.
aWood a regiment Nv Irish mised in this
place. bs Nv any servis? Anser! J. A."
"Nonsense !" said Randall, "the whole
county only polls 800 votes, and that cu's
hez bin borin me for place In the depart.
nent for over year. Drive on"
The next WIZ from an Assessor in llli-
noy who went on to remark that he would
be glad to support him, but decent regard
for the interests Nv his family indicated a
different course. He he'd espowsed the
COZ ov the President agin Congris for the
sake NV the. position and the President could
we'll understand that II wuz no moro diff.
cult to change now to keep otis, than It
WIZ to change two years ugo TO get one.
lie wuz at this time bizzily engaged in sup
portin Consris "Call it not ingrattood," }"
said he, NJ WIZ in the market then, and
am now, precisely ez WIZ all them wieh
yoo led captiv ous NV the Republican par.
|y. lie is n eggr'gis ass who worshiPs the
settin sun, when by tumin around he kin
let golden rays Nv the risin orb beam onto
HIM"
At this pint and long afote tho afflicted
President had recovered from these blows,
Ghldy Welles' nephew, who he'd bin Oh,
on scout, returned with report. Fust he
noticed Tint cvry darned ono Nv the cusses
who had been beseegin the White House
for appointments for months past. wuz now
dogsin Senator Wade around; that they
waited in doors, at the door Nv the SENT
Chamber, and that they beseeged his hotel.
Secondly, that the Constooshnel Yoonyun
Clul, WIZ then in session, and WIZ just de-
l,atin the question whether to change the
name Nv the Club, to the "Eknl Rites As.
sosishcn," the "Inlparshnl Suffrage Lceg,"
or the "RndikIc Brotherhood" Third,
that the conscrvativ clerks in the Depart
nenis wuI all organizing ther Grant aud
Wade clubs, and that already ono NV the
Department clubs had ordered 1000 Grant
medals, tur,in in the old johnson medals
they he'd bin wearn II part pay.
"Good Heaveis!" said his Eggslcncy.
"what else Good 700 cxpecti" rctorted
Randall, "wc bot INN cheap and they ure
cheap men. may do the same thing nlorc
mite. Tho experiment NV buying up par
ty a, so much a he'd hez hin tried afore,
aud I,rz alluz failed ulore, very much like
the iice Nv pcrpotooal moshen. Yoo kIn
git considerable en,hoosiasn ez long ez yer
provinder holds out. but then. The fact
is, 700 didn't gi, no Republicans with hav-
in. and yoo aint Nv no yoose to the Dimoc.
racy. becoz yoo coodent carry enuf ov
them Republicans over to do nm any good.
My deer sur, yoor in lite place. We're
retired physicians whose sands Nv life have
ncerly run out. sec afore me long vista
of privit life. I sold myself rather cheep,
but I don't complain. hev about filled
the measure NV my ambishen-people for.
git in a few yeurs, and II tha didn't, the
Amcricon people won't he crooel enuff to
hold my children responsible for wut ! hev
dun. Sum NV UNI hev keerfhlly KEEP INN
AWAY from Washington for neerly three
years-may yit redeem tho name un Ran
dali, even ez worthy men by the name Nv
Arnold hcv managed to live and be respec-
tid-ther virchoos more than balancin the
unfortunate name tha wuz Gust with. But,
a. Jnhnson, yoor time Is short The Re.
publikins il fiIris, and the Dimocrisy he'd
ruther sec it than not. !, too, will visit yoo
In yoor retirement in Tennessee"
| More Joy A. Johnson In his exile fscls.
Than fore tho Senit laid him by the heels
BY the time he wuz done talkin, the hal.
ance NV um he'd left the room, and when
he wuz dun he went too, leavin no ono but
me. The scene WIZ nffcctin. Droppin
his he'd onto my buznm, the scaldin teers
runnin down Ibis cheeks, he exclaimed in n
hollsr voice, Zone by ono tl'cy 50. Mrs.
Cobb lirsi, aud the mlance immejitly alter.
Oh, wat world is this"
draw the curtin over his griet. mny
bey to financeer snhwhat to hold my place,
bu, I allux respeck manly emoshsn.
PErRoLux v. NAsnr. r. NJ.
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