Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-01-28
[From the Toledo Blade.
MA Shy.
Mr.. Nasby Goes TO New York
and Establishes Himself in
Business-DisB strous End.
ing of the Enterprise.
pOsT OFFS CONFEDRIT X ROADS
fNVlch Is In the Stait w Kentucky) I
January 0th, 1862.

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York in pursooancce Nv an Ue'
wich he has cherished long, Hi'
career in Moo York was brilliant i
it was short. 1t lastid twenty foul
consecutive hours, that bein the av
erage lencth Of time honest mar
kin exist in that city, One of the
classic potts speckS Nv the awkward
mis- NV bein in hell without claws
he'd be substitooted Moo York fol
hell he wood hey hit it closer
The citizens Nv the Corners held
a consultation ez to wat wuz to be
done with me when A. johnson
should shuttle OFF the mortal coil OF
official life. / broacht to EN- my
lice NV goin to NOO York, to which
they acceded with an Olacrity wicb
wuz not so complimentarygez it
mite hev bin. / thot l detected in
their eagernis to pervide for me at
a distance more NV desire TO get
rid nv me than a solissitood for my
we'll bein. Indeed, when Deekin
Pogram asked, Where shell we fix
him ?" Bascom onfeelingly remarkt,
"Anywher-anywher!' But sich
is life. Republics hev allus been
Homer begged his
bread, and A. johnson wuzn'tnom-
mated for the Presidency BY the
Dimocrisy.
When | stated that ! desired to
90 to Moo York, and that all that
prevented it WIZ capital enuff to
start a grocery, Bascom to wunst
remarkt that that shoodent stand in
the way.
VI mite ez we'll give 700 two
barrils to wunst," sed he, land be
done with it, ez to hevyo prOlong
it a nip at a time for six months. =
Indeed it would be more economi-
cal, ez 1t wood save me the trouble
nv drawin NV it. Igive two barrils
nv whisky to git rid uy--that is to
our friend in a new field
Nv labor"
McPelter and Pennibacker con
,'ibutad money enuf to pay the
'reight onto the likker and to per-
vide the necessary fxins for bar,
md that mite | left the corners ho-1
pin never to be compelled to return.
But feelin the truth Nv the proverb
hat there's many a slip atwixt the
cup and the lip, | didn't resine the
Post Oils, but lockt it, leavin di-
rectiOns with the boy who carries
The mail to leave Deekin Pogram's
paper at his house,
On my way to Moo York / indul-
yed IN the most pleasin dreams. ]
'ancied myself behind my own bar
getting my own likker at whole
iale-uv hevin q back room into
gich cancuses shood be held-hev-
n a sufficient run nv biznis and the
consequent control NV enuf votes
o be on speakin terms with Gov
,rnor Hoffman and Aayor Hall; nv
} in nominated for Aldermanj nv
ievin contrax Nv building a house
IN Fifth Aveno0, and bein a ginoo-
ne New York aristocrat; Nv heyin
ny carriage with the coat Of arms
,fthe Nasty family onto the panels !;
" goin to Congris in the place NV
horrissey, and so on. 1t was a
Ovely dream, but ! wuz destined to
| sad awakenin. ~
! rcntid a grocery store in q con
,enicnt corner in the 9th Ward, and
,ut over 1t in bold letters the leg
md, "Michael O'Nasby," with the
larp which wunst thro Tara's hall
ia sole NV music shed, painted con-
picuous and bein troo Amerikin
he'd the green flag NV ould Ireland
,ainted right above the Stars and
stripes.
In two days I wuz ready for biz
lis. My establishment reely lOokt
we'll. he'd my two barls conve-
liently mounted he'd thirty glass
IS IN = pan; and a plato nv crack
,fs back NV emZfor show merely,
u no one yoosis EN- in the Sixth
Ward.
In the meantime ] he'd made ma
W pleasant acquaintance. Two
Aldermen and four or FIVE gentle
men connected with the city gov.
'rnment he'd looked In aud inter
Ioosed themselves, and expressed
heirselves pleased at my comin,--I
3ein a stranger in the city they
ave me some valuable advise.
"The first thing to do" sed one
" EN-, lis to make acqUaintsnces.
wood suggest that yoO hey for
nal opcnin. We will, II the idea
trlkes YOU, take the trouble to in
ltd o few friends h, say tonight,
o save you trouble, that yoo may
stablish yourself Is ita go|
Oyerioyed remarkt Certainly"
fatal remark That remark, short
z II was, was my undoin. MyI
rlcnds come and with them their
rlenda. to the pumbtr Of perhaps
hirty. lrejoist when ! saw en-,
There wusn't a whole pair Nv lants
n the party, and more gorgeous
assortment NV noses ther eyes nev.
" restid onto Every man NV elm
Euz a stauneh Dimekrat, and ez
hey looked at them freshly tapped
barrels they swora eternal love for
ne,
My friends, the Aldermen, imme.
lily insisted that the party drink
With them. Joyfally ! sot out the
the Aldermen drinkin ont
" q tin cup, with the remsrk that