The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-06-13
A Political story.

If there is loyal man | believe / am
one. made great sacrifices during the
war for my country. did not go TO war
because could not My private affuirs
would not permit it.. But if one person
in the United States of America kept up
a more CALLING fire 10 tho rear than any
one, am the man. | have been the
man hated Of Copperheads. And be-
sides it has cost me much domestic trou-
BILE.
George Washington Harrison Socrates
Clay Dobbs CHATS me) unfortunately
married one Anna Amanda Maria Louisa
Scraggs, and as old Scraggs was Demo
crat, my Amy has been follower of the
old rebel sympathizing Copperhead But.
ternut, and at times the climate at "Dobbs'
Cottage became somewhat tropical But
/ have borne il all like Christian.
Old Scraggs has always been too fast
for me in an argument, but when he came
visiting aud held family prayer and got
the old reprobate on his knees, | had all
to say, and you better believe | poured
grape and canister into Fort Sumter.
Amy was q beautiful girl, and | married
her because | loved her. Some said /
married her for Dobbs' Cottage" but
that is a Coppcrhead lic. 1t is true, her
father made us present Of the farm and
cottage, but what of that Ii was his
daughter, and she had a right to it. /
was master Of the situation until recently
This suffrage question involved me in a
very serious difficulty. ] had taken spo-
cial pains to tantal;zc Amy about copper
heads, butternuts and sympathizcrs, but
when this suffrage question came up she
gave me fits upon the negro equality
Iquestion.
| | defended the best could, but found
the position vntenable, and so | declared
straight for equality, and went at it on
general equality principles.
went my whole length and declared
for outright equality.
Our people had got patriotic and had
admitted the negroes into the public
schools, and had the honor Of moving
first in that important step.
One evening few weeks ago / came
home ond Amy and | had set-to on the
equality question. The children had
been to school that day and each had n
negro next to them. saw that Amy
was working her wits, the result of which
was "a announcement that il the children
had to associate with negroes, should
too.
regarded the threat as an idle boast
and thought no more Of it.
A few days after this | notified hcI
. IL - L. 4
dine with ns. Her eyes sparkled; ]
knew there was mischief brewing, could
forcsee it.
I, advised her that the General, his wift
: and would be at the cottage at one. Ant
!, sure enough we were.
Aud Amy was prepared for US. Sht
had prepared an excellent dinner, anC
}, met us at the door TO welcome us, an
! nouncing at the same time that diune
was ready.
AS soon as we were prepared she leC
= the way to the dining room, and had |
saucy old negro by the name of Grow
aud his wife, and the two that were seated
> next to our children at school already q
Z the table. She apologized for her hast'
in seating her first guests, assuming tha
she had concluded that we were not com
: ing, and then proceeded to formally in
u troduce old Grow and the Grow famil,
e generally to the General aud his wife, a
u brother Crow, sister Grow. Master CroE
- and little Miss Crow.
u ] felt a good deal like Growing myself
u Ny legs began to show unmistakable sign
/ of elasticity. l felt Us if | could heav
y out any six negroes in the neighborhood
y But fully comprchended the nature Q
{ the situation. The Generals wife wa
g about to explode.
q The General, though an earnest Radi
i cal, could not suppress his olfactory fror
y becoming slightly elevated. My Am
70 was extremely polite, and chatted ava
l. apparently in one of her happiest moods
( Old Grow sat back with his thumbs i
T the holes of his dilapidated old ves
y whilst his wife, with folded arms, wa
assuming an air of maiden innocence.
q Amy handed the General seat by th
wench, which filled up that side Of tn
table, and hurriedly seated the General
N wife by old gums and ivory, then gather
a- ing up the children seated them besid
.e their school fellows, after which she too
!, her seat at the head of the table, and RI
p qucsted me to be seated at the furthe
% end to wait upon the guests.
Up to this time had managed wei
" But the Generals wife arose and RI
s. marked that she did not intend to bea
t. the insult further. At this the Genera
N few into passion, and accused me {
ID purposely arranging an insult. I prc
rs tested, and accused Amy, and as did s
at old Scraggs stepped in. The Generi
le remarked, "you old butternut, you are {
N the bottom of this" My Amy reminde
re him that this was her home, and no on
III should insult her father there, and Of
y dered him to leave.
t. The General called her dirty huzz
a for insulting his wife, at this old Scrage
t. hit him with the knot end of abutterns
to limb. sprang between them to protet
er my guest, when old Crow placed the Ger
eral and Iupon an equality. In the m,
lee the wench assailed the Generals vii
s. and the fight became general Amy
lg the the meantime expostulating and coul
* selling peace.
u Finally we all succeeded in resumin
er our perpendicular positions but old Crov
If who was just then the special object of
le charge from the General.
Il Amy was playing Pocahontas, by leaI
IA ing over the old carcass, and succeede
ne in making the General retreat,
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