The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-07-29
Rosecrans and his Military
Glory-A Dream Of Nasby.

RosecranS ana MS A1uSery
Glory-A Dream Of NaSby.
The Rev. Petroleum v. Nasby,
who is addicted to dreams Of late,
has been having one, inspired by the
recent gubernatorial nomination in
Ohio, in which he saw as follows:
Methawt the 6Dsmocrisy nv Ohio
wuz in council. sealin for . leader in
the comin coniick. They trotted
out in review all nv en-, but they
couldn't find . man in the party who
wuz not 60 fearfdlly detective o. Ia
be totally and catiiely worthlis for
the posishion. Vallandygum wuz
ez spotted eE q leper; Rsnney was
tinged with tho rather advanced Di-
mocrisy Nv 1863, and the other men
spoken NV wus full nv politikel ulcers;
bhes 1and running sores. The men,
shuh NV their names made the peo.
pie hold their noses. One more wise
than tile rest, ina fit Of inspirashen,
sung out "Rosecransl" and the ijee
hit him. Rosecrans was trotted out
and they all fell 70 admirin him. He
wuz encased into . glitterin coat Nv
bloc onto which shone the most gor.
gus decorashen which Good be con.
ceived. In letters nv lite nv ex-
ceeding brilliancy wus tho words
ssWest Virginy," aStone River y
"Iuky," and "Chicamauga,' with
tho names Of other achievements
more or less notorious, and these
decorashens with his cpauletts, mill.
tary sash and sword, spurs and sich,
enveloped MIN from head to foot 10
abrilliancy the gorgeousnis nv which
wuz beyond compare. The msna-
gers of the show which trotsed him
out squinted ct these things . mint,
but they squintcd more particularly
at tho multitood which surrounded
them, to see the effeck which IL per-
doost upon em, they slidin out nv
site eE be advanst 80 that they wood.
emit obstruct tho view. The site
took tho people-there rose up from
the throng . most enthoosiastic cheer
and hats went int the air by thou-
sands.
9TH dol it'll do Thank the Lord
it'll do |" shouted the managers, and
they immediately fell TO embraoin
him in their extacy. Vallsndygum
fell onto his neck, ,sbut the spot where
his hands struck the General obliter.
ated "West Virginny;" another del.
egate's paw blotted ont "Stons Riv-
err" and the noxt embrace busted
"Iuka,' ''Chicamaugy," and the rest
NV it. An anshcnt delegate from
Holmes county, who had isakcn -
active part in the resistance TO drafts
silly drawd his sword and threw Il
away, another delegats hacked orr
his spurs; o third snaked oYf his cpl
lots, and before the poor fellow knsw
wat wuz bein done 70 him, thsy had
gobblod pretty much all nv the Or
naments which he'd glittered =
bravely onto him. :
"Don't-for Heavens sake don't, !"
ejackilated ono who wus q candidate
for county otis in . close county
"Wat arc you doin ?"
"These things must come OFF NV
him to make him acceptable to our
people," and they eagerly stripped
OFF one thing after another.
"Git out Nv the way therer shout
ed another party coming up, "put
the resolushens onto him and he's
ready"
They ciapped 'em onto him-he
staggered and gasped, but managed
to stand up.
For Heavens sakep he said in .
pleadin' tone, "for Heavens sake
take this orr"
aImpossible!' returned him wich
he'd the matter in hand. "You'r all
rite newsstand aside all Nv 700 and
see how the people take him now"
They stood aside, but to their sur
prise, the people turned up their mo-
zes es tho they smelt suthin, and
hissed ominonsly instid Nv cheerin.
aShow US our Roseorans," they
cried.
".This is Rosecrans |" replied VAL
andygum, putin his arm around his
neck affeckshinitly.
"We don't know him in them
clothes and in sich company" return
ed the multitood, leavin in disgust.
I'm my dream, the managers, whom
they saw the multitood treat their
man SO skornfully, fell to revivin nv
him, and kickin and kufin nv him.
/ woke jest ez he wuz . tryin to git
away, battered, bruised, besmeaved
and bcsmicked.
thot, ez l lay ponderin on the
vision, that probably, whom . solje1
trades his military repetashen for Z
nominashen at our hands that does
strike the people jist en- tho they he'd
traded uniforms dooring the struggle
and that possibly the speculashen
won't pay either him or US. But wat
kin we do?