The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-11-19

expreshun NV intense pleasure rested on
to his countenance. 'Capten. cit rope.
Major. sec Of that lamp-post Is high cnuff
to string this Yankee up TO, and Gineral.
Qit sum NV the boys together immejitly.
ill help hang one more Yankee nfore I
dy (anyhow
And the inpctuous Kernel made for the
spozed.Philips. He slapt him In the face,
at wich the Yankee riz and foorcd the
Kernel. and at il they went, tooth and toe
nail-the wust small fte ever saw.
They was finally dragged apart by the
clerk Of the hotel and the bystandcrs-thc
two wuz arrested by policeman handy
by. and dragged of TO q Magistntes otis,
when, upon q heering nv tho kasc tho ker-
mel wuz fined $40 and costs.
"Wat Is this?''he asked. "Fino NE for
lickin n Yankee witch we WIZ about to
hang? Why, Squire, do you know who
am, and who he is?n
ash! Shm sed tfe Kernels friends,
which he'd Just rush In. "Pay yer fine
It woodent do for us To hev 700 lot OF for
lickin Ablishinist. The niggcrs woodent
like II, and II wood lose us their vote.
Pay, and say nothin."
aWat!n replied the Kernel, turnin pale.
They said nothin, but paid the fine for him
and hurried him away. %
Tho Kernel went to his room In most
fearful state NV mind, muttcrin or no
walked. Cant lick an Ablishinist In Vix-
burg! Fine me for lickin Ablishinists to
please set Of niggcrs! Can't lick an Alb
| lishinist-
When ho got TO his room he sat down
and draweda long sigh. Burryin his face
into his hands, ho wepta half hour, and
then fell fainting from his chair. lpickcd
the old man up and put him to bed. aftcr
which chafed his limbs with whisky and
put a bottle of Il to his lipr and mine. Hc
showed some signs Of life, and In perhaps
an hour, Good utter words In faint and
feeble way.
"I-can't-hang Ab-lishini;t any
more! Obi"
And the poor old man relapst. ! Istrug-
gled with him for fifteen minits, when ho
agin opened his eyes. This time he wuz
calm, tho he spoke with an evident effort.
"Nasby." sed he, In hoarsc whisper.
"its time was gone. It's time that tho
old stock either died pcaccAy or commit
ted sooicide. There nint no more room
for 'em. never thot ten years ago that
the time wood ever come when ! couldn't
hang nigger or u Ablishnist In Mlssis-
sippi; but II hez cum, and Tn cumbrcr
NV the ground. First, my niggcrs Is sot
free; next, they vote; then I'm fined for
lickin Ablishnist, and finally I'm told
that mustn't hang one NV 'em. Wat b
there LEFT to live for! Here, take this rope.
these pistols, and this bowie knife, and
hang uin up In remembrance NV me. i
die sad and glad. Sad. to think things Is
rs thn is-glad to 60. cz cant better
'em."
At this pint fed him little whisky
out Nv u spoon.
"Hold my hand stcddy." sed he, "while
I write note givin yoo these keep
sakes, that no one may question your rite
to en-"
He wrote this time on n leuf Of his
memorandum book, and, maxim moshcn
or tho he wuz tyin % knot under some
ones ear, died. His last words, WIZ
Spades Is trumps; blacks tho winnin
spot" -,
wept tear or two and composed his
limbs. And havin arranged the body de-
Gently, altered his will in wich he be-
queaihed me his rope, pistol and knife,
so or to include his trunks and contents,
and, takin his pocket book out NV his
breeches, I bustid into paroxysm NV
grief, in witch wuz found when the in
mates NV the house arrived.
The sons NV the deceased came to Vix-
bug the next day and took the old gentle
mans remains away, payin all his bills,
incloodn 800 to me wich had lent him
the day before his death. The pistol.
knife and his trunks, with the contents, !
sold-the ropo-the rope wich ! coodent
sell shcl alluz keep In affectionate re-
mcmbrance NV the good old man.
Thus died Kernel Leonidas Slasher. 1t
wuz impossible for him to survive such \
complete reversal NV evry thing, and 1t
wuz perhaps rs well that he died cz he
did. Peace to his ashes! His death Is
one more reason for my hatin Ablishnism
Of any other reason wuz needed.
diskivered afterward that wendell
Phillips wuzn't In Vicksburg Mt all. Tho
registerin NV his name WIZ q miserable
Joke NV q young lawyer In the city and
the person pointed out cz the great fannt-
10 wuz traveller for conservative dry
goods house in Moo York. 1t wuz Sc
rious joke for nll concerned.
PETROLEUM V. NAsBY,
Wich wuz Postmaster.