The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-08-06
NaSDT.
Il Drsam-Rossoranst n q Nev Dress.

The Rev. Petroleum V. Nasty. who is addict
ell to dreams Of late, has been having one In
sprcd by the recent gubernaiorial nomination
in Ohio, in which he saw as follows;
Methawt the Dimocrisy NV Ohio wur In coun-
Gil, seekn for leeder in the comm conilick.
They trotted out in review all Nv EN-, but they
couldn't find man in the party who wuz not
no fearfully defective ez to DO totally and entire
Iy worthless for the posishen. Yallandygum
wuz ez spotted ex leper; Ranney wuz tInged
with the rather advanced Dimocrisy Nv 1868,
and the other men spoken nv WIZ full Nv polit-
ikle ulcers, biles, and running sores. The men
shun NV their names made the people hold their
noses. One more wise than the rest, In ct Nv
inspirashun, sung out "liosecrans!" and the
lice hit him. Rosecrans wuz trottcd out, and
they oil fell to admirin him. He wuz well bilt
and comely. and his fgger showed strength and
endoorancc He wuz encased into q glitterin
coat NV bloc onto wich sbone the most gorjus
decorashen wich Good be conceived. In letters
NV light exceedin brilliancy wuz the words
"Wcst Virginny," "Stone River" "lnky,"
and "Chickamauga," with the names NV other
achievements more or less notorious, and these
decorashens with his epauets, military sash
and sword, spurs and SIGH, enyelopcd him from
head to foot in y brilliancy the gorgousn!s NV
witch wuz beyond compare. The site took the
people-ther rose up from the throng most
enthusiastic cheer, and hats went into the air
by thousands.
"It'll do i'm do Thank the Lord, it'll
do - shouted the managers, and they immejtly
fell to enibracn him in their extacy. Vallan-
lipum fell onto his neck, but the spot where his
hands struck tire General obliterated "West
virgnny - another delegates paw blotted out
"Stone Rivers" and the next embrace bustid
"Iuka," "Chicamaugy," and the rest NV II.
An ancient delegate from liolmes county which
had taken an active prt In the resistance TO
drafts, slyly drawed his sword and throw IL
away; another delegate hacked orr his spurs; a
third snakel OFF his epilets, and before the poor
fellow knew wat wuz bcin' done to him tina he'd
gObbled pretty much all NV the ornaments wich
he'd glttered 80 braycly onto him.
"Don't--for heavens sake. don't ~ ejackc-
lated one who wuz a candidate for county
otis in close county. "Wat are you dom -
"Tbcse things must come OFF nv him to make
him acceptable to our people, and they eagerly
stripped orr one thing afler another.
"Git out NV the way, there" SHOUTED another
party, comm up. "Aut the rcsolooshens onto
him, and he's ready" ..-
They clappcd en- onto him-hc staggered and
gnsped, but managed TO stand up.
''Por Heavens sake - he said In Appealing
tone, "for Heavens sake, take this orr"
"Impossbe!" returned them which he'd the
matter in hand. "You're all right newsstand
aside all NV 700 and see how the people take him
now"
They stood aside, but to their surprise the
people turned up their noses ez though they
smclt sutl,n, and Kissed omlnously instid Nv
chcerin. ...... -.H.
.'Show us our Rosecrans," they cried.
"This is Rosccransl' replied Valandygum,
putin his arms around his neck aifeckshnitly.
"We don't know him In them clothes and In
SIGH company" returned the multitood, levin
in disgust.
In my dreem, the managers, when they saw
the mulhtood trcet their man 40 skornfully, fell
to ruvilin NV him, and kickin and kuffn NV him.
woke jest ez he wuE n tryin to git away, bat
tered, bruised, besmeared, and besmickcd.
thought, ez lay pondern on the vision.
that probably when soljer trades his military
repetashen for 4 nominashen ut our hands, that
docs strike the people jest er tho they he'd trail
Cd uniforms doorin the struggle, and that pos
sibly the spccelashcn won't pay either him or us.
But wat kin we do! 100000. ...-T