The Placer herald., 1870-05-21
TIE Rem NC G RAN T.
Makes Speech and gets Murdered Nearly
...MOrc Investigations.
HOUSE OF REFUGE,
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WASHINGTON, .dpril twenty-wan.
Now l am kilt Since l came here to
shtay wild me cousin Ulisses to give cbarac>
lher TO his Standardization, l have bad many
narrow escapes, and ofthen had right to be
kilt, yet have always managed to escape alive,
and it has been charged against me that
have charmed life. Divil the charam about
it, | assure you. II there is anything charm
ing iu having the upper portion Of your head
kicked in till it reese mblss piece of liver
run over be butchers cart, or yer nose
split down like pair Of trowsers, then
have charmed life, sisy enough, aud any,
body can buy it cbape.
am writing this lether through Bridget
me wife, who is doug everything she can to
make me lasbt days peaceful and enjoy able
and doubtless wondering fiat luna,ic she will
marry fheu sm sIaping the slape Of the
righteous 10 the Potber's Field. Ye see we
had Fifteenth Amendment Celebration, aud
the procession called at the Fbite House.
(that ie, it used to be the Fhits House. for
spaches and comfort. Me cousin UIisses
made mosht ilIigaut spach Of Eve lines,
and they called for more. Well. 70 see inc
cousin was not loaded for the occasiop. 90
be turned around to me, aud says be:
"Teddy, get up aud talk Bit ill our new
ow.citizeus and brothers. Make them
tbi"k they are on an equality wid you."
This was aticker to me. because coLld't
see how they could be equal wid white
man. There was no other way than for me
TO descend to level wild them So afiber
they had called for the Assistant Prssi
dent" siveral times, got upon box on the
front s,hep-tbat We had just taken some
fresh shad out OF, which were a prisiut from
a gintleman 10 New York who wants Pleas.
onton removed, and wants to be put 10 bis
pace-and says |, in an eloquent tone Of
voice, and rubicund countensnce about the
nose, says l, Fellowcitzens and brother
pagers: it is wild feelings OF the utmost con,
tempt"
That was the conclusion Of me oratiou.-
1t would have been njudicious and suicidal
for me TO have attempted the uttersnee Of
further soul.stirring expressions, under the
circumstances. The circumstances" alluded
TO we're five or six nagers, or colored gintle
men, as they have 10 be called now, who
were employed pounding various parts Of
me body, pulling me hair, and uttering other
disloyal aud seditious sintments. One gin.
tleman tuck me across the top of the head
wild paving sthoue six lines, until towld
him l appreciated bis argument fully, and
would thry and govern meself accordingly,
and would use me influence wild me cousin
to get him appointed to any Office be might
select. Another gintleman who kapss
barber sbop uoder The Capitol, tuck me by
tho collar, and Sid an ivory handled razor
cleaves me nose in twain as Elegantly a. it
could have been done wild butchers cleaver
| towld the barber no one more fully appre
ciated his delicate attentions than meseIf,
and that | was thankful for this de-
monstration OF What he was pleased 10 term
The loodbought prerogative Of bis race,
Though diviI the know did fiat preroga
tive ISL still, would consider it privilege
If be would allow me to withdraw 10 a neigh.
boring harness shop and have me nose sewsd
up, as it was one bad had since me infancy,
aud one which money couldn't replace. La
kindly allowed me TO withdraw, just as me
cousin came out Of the wine room and said
Brethren, let Us have peace" seeing, no
doubt, that they we're agitating some one
pretty lively. But be didn't know it was
me. l got to me room, bow know not,
and found a colored brother there wild me
Bridget, talking about the finances, and the
effect the adoption Of the Fifteenth Amend
ment would probably have on the cause of
famai suffrage. Brdgets opiuions on such
subjects must be valuable, because fhsn the
gintIsman withdrew be gave her five dol
lar bill. There are great many things con
necled with this Administration that don't
rightly understand, and, be gorra, Bridget is
wan Of them
However. she put me to bed. and has
done very we'll to me 10 the way Of nursing.
except that a mushtard plashter intended
for me feet found its way to the head, and
tuck livery spear Of hair of. But then, ye
musht remember that me wifs's mind s
dapely engrossed 10 the famail suffrage
movement, and it would not be strange if
she gave me strychniue inshtead Of salts.-
Ne nose has been beeswaxed together, and
me cousin says i. looks like musk melon.
II get over this schrape shall just stseud