Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-05-13

to bid close agin an unso6sticated con
tracktor, who supposed that streets RELY
had to be cleaned, and ] wuz surprized al
the low figgers he took it at.
| Patsey," sez I "yoo'l lose money on
that contrack. It'll cost more to do the
work than yoo get for It,"
It is cussed low," he replied, "but ez
we don't never do the work at all / kin
live at 1t, of don't hev TO divide too
much"
Patsey wuz an ardent friend of Ameri-
KY and its instooshns, partikerly the Dim
ekratic party. When he wuz put onto
the Skool Board and wuz at the same
time in the Legislacher his heart billed
over with love for his adopted country,
and he was not packard in expressin 1t.
In wat other country than Ameriky,
and in wat other party than the Dime
kratic," sed he, sobbin with emoshen,
Good l hev attained such grandieri 7
Why, he'd l stayed in London would hev
been hung ten yeers ago."
But Patsey's controllin pashun wuz an
intense abidin hatred NV England. He
wuz member of all the Fenian Circles
and collected more money for freein Ire
land from the tyranicle rool NV Eng
land than any man in Moo York. He
allus wept when he thot Nv the appreshun
the Irish wuz a groanin under. But this
feelin wuz eclipst by his hatred Nv the
niger, ez an evidence NV wich l mite
menshun that circle NV wich he wuz a
member actily appropriated thousand
dollars wich they had raised to free Ire
land, to fund to put down antislavery
agitashen in this country. Patsey his
self seriously contemplated at one time
goin South that he mite hev legal rite to
kill niger. But he thought better NV
1t. lie Good do it jest ez safely in Moo
York. He led the Throat Slashers in the
famous riots Nv 1868, and his wuz the
hand wich put the torch to the niger
orphan asylum; with his own good right
hand he beat out the brains NV two mig
gers, and wept becoz two more that he
had In corner escaped him.
His death is lamented by all Nv the fire.
kenters Nv my house. He'd he lived he
wood hev bin put upon the Police Board
and the appointments he wood hev con-
trolled wood hev saved his friends and
partners a great deal Nv trouble and mo-
lestashen. He'd he bin on that Board
English Bill wood not now be languishin
in Basteel. The devoshun Nv his friends
fetched me. 1t bein intimatid that money
wood be required to hev the proper
masses sed TOR the repose Nv his sperit,
every one Nv his friends rushed out inn
mejitly to procoor enuff to do it hand
some. Two Nv em succeeded in goin
through a drunken countryman wich
strayed into this vicinity, and gettin
watch witch they pawned, and others for
this pious purpose garroted man within
a square Nv Broadway. Patseys fucher
is therefore ashoored.
Out NV respeck for the deceest shut
my bar and put Grape onto the door for
jest an hour, wich wuz ez much greef ez
l Good afford at that time
Peace to his ashes! 1t is perhaps ez
well that he went hentz. The Fifteenth
Amendment is reality, and he'd he stayed
he mite hev bin compelled 70 affilyate
with niggers instid Nv Dustin Nv EN-, and
doubt whether his nacher Good hev en-
doored so sudden and severe a strain. 1t
is perhaps well for him that he died when |
he did, pertikelerly ez he he'd jest paid
his bin at my bar. He coodent hey gone
at better time.
PETROLEUM V. NAsBY,
(Which wuz Postmaster.)