Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1870-02-21
The Old Family Journal.
rERRNCE MoaRANP.
Tse Na7uF SenatOr--Frankins PriTi-
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WASHINGTON, Fib, Tn, sten70.

yi>tfrER fCMMEkN-le mihd poNiu We
how was afther batting the nSgUr and afther
hrIirs out that he was Sinstor from NISsis-
sippi. Fwhat do you think hat nagur did >
Pierte me 10 the hart wild ParsniP II be didn't
complain Of me as walking impairment 10 re-
construction. and have the arreshted be vile
nj, ion Of the law, and incarcerated in prison,
and me cousin Ulisses got me out Wild his in
tiue~ce. should not fale bad about it, only
fl,il. got home me cousin tOwld me- would
te Obliged to Ak his pardon.
e. Shat" says l, wild Indignation, " get upon
narkusse to a nagur, aud AZ him 10 forgive me-
"ludade, you are right" says me cousin -
In the prisint shtAte Of the country, when
the colored people are becoming power in the
Land. We must encourage them. This eolored
brother has been insulted in me own house,
AMI il you don't ask bis pardon, shall be O
trged to meself."
Och. murtber, aud they call j, insulting to
kooyk a nagur down. And so had 70 humble
me.elf to upbOwld the dignity Of me cousin /
lives. he thinks more Of nagurs and dogs
Than he does Of his rilatiyes.
spanking Of dogs puts me in mind ola great
err me cousin made, few days ago, over
fh,h he is losing great bit Of shleep. lesee
Giu, dog was STINT here be express from Cleye-
lan.!. Ohio. to me cousin, and be stint me down
t..l ,be express Office to get him. The express
nan awld me there was tin dollars charges on
t',odos. I towld him TO let me have the dog
aud sind the bin up TIL the house, and me
cousin would be aither paying it, anher he had
THREE! ,be dog and found him worth the money.
The expressman towld me to 90 till The diyil,
that couldn't have the dog until paid the
money. This made me mad. and l wouldn't
take the dog ony way. Now, that do We thiuk
happened? Another man paid the charges
and tuck the dog, and begorra he has been Of
frrel q hundred dollars for her. And now me
cousin is mad wild me, and is going to charge
Inr ninety dollars, the amount be would have
I9aic on the dog, and says he will take i: ont
fine wages. Next time be can 90 aither his
owa dogs. whit to Attorney-Gineral Hoore
g. 6nd out If we couldn't get the dog out Of the
custody Of the man who paid the charges on
liu, on a writ Of hare his caroass-but Hoore
szd he hadn't time to write out an opinion on
to subject He has more business than he
can well attind to getting confirmed. But he
has got TO attind 10 bis iOOties bother as Attor-
nsy-Gineral, or we will get some one else.
Ys know that ranking privilege, be the
which Sinators and things that bOord their
selves here have hash and other vegetables sut
~ them from home at the expinse Of the Go
vernment? Well, think it must be diabol-
'shcl, because many Of US are getting dissatis-
fed With the way it works. ] will be afther
giving yez a few instances Of the Inconvenience
{, which members have been put be the mish-
takes Of the pOstbmasters and things. Firsht,
me cousin had pair Of boots sint him from
buffalo for the Princes ball, and because only
one boot was marked wild the name Of the Con-
gresham whose Frank WAS used, he only got
one boot the other being sent 10 the dead-leth-
sr Office. Ye see this was great inconvan-
lance tll me cousin, as be had to appare foruinSt
The Prince wild one fine patent-leather boot,
and on the other foot an ovid cali-skin shoe.
The Prince called the attintion Of Colonel
Elephantstone to me cousins feet, but the
CyIouel said it was one Of the eccentricities Of
famous, so il passed of all right, but av coorse
cousin Ulisses couldn't indulge much in the
eiddey anazements Of the terpsichorean extra
axanzi that's what the paper called the dance
] don't know that it manesl. Another inSh-
lance Of the unpleasantness which occurs be
the ranking privilege, is afforded be the case
of me friend Siuator Tim O'Howe, a country
man Of mine. Misther O'Howe wanted u
build barn and pig-pin here in Washington
and a man at Green Bay, Wisconsin, was
owing him for defending him in case where
the man was arreshtei for horse-staling. 50
Tim thought he would have a couple Of
carloads Of lumber stint 70 him from there BE-
mail The lumber started lasht Novimber, all
frarked nicely, but it never has arrived. lie
has iist found out there the lumber is Aman
he the same name at Washington, Ohio, had
the cars switched of there, claimed the lumber
and sold it to a kindEng-wood factory, and
Msther Siuator OHowe loses the whole
amount unless Congress makes it up to him.
Aud then Msthcr Morrissey had box Of
hro-cbips sent him here from New York, and
they were taken out Of the Office be a Metho-
dist Siuator who was expecting box Of tracts,
from the Methodist Book Concern. MisJher
Nfrrissey got the box Of tracts, and had party
~ gntlemen, including meself collected in a
room at Wizards to play sli,tle game. John
opened the box, and We all looked in. Fiat DO
ypz think stared US in the face, Instead Of
chips representing value Of from FIVE 10 a
hundred dollars, there was little book wild
thsremark, Prepare tomeet,hy God, print
81 in large letters. Mr. Morrisey said there
va. iyideutly mistake, as the box was no
d.ub, iutiujed for Butler. This, you see, was
unpleasant, and al Of Us were displeased.
Mis'her Yates, Of Illinois, has been going till
tic P>ht-of5ce for wakes looking for a barrel
4 vinegar, he SAYS, from Springfield. 1, came
the other day, aud as the frank WAS worn o..