Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-05-20

ever it wuz nessary. Shortly afterward
he wuz elected Alderman, he had q con-
track for street cleanin, wuz made keeper
of the butts Nv muskets in one NV
the Armories, and wuz, last year, mem
Der Nv the Legislacher. This last pc.
sishen didn't SCOT him, as the other mem
beers from the city, KNOWN the miracles
NV the Legislachen better, yoosed to get
his vote frekently without payin for it.
Wat he liked best wuz contracts for street
cleanin. 'Twuz he witch taught me the
mysteries NV that biznis He wunst he'd
to bid close agin an unsoisticated con-
tracktor, who supposed that streets RELY
had to be cleaned, and l wuz surprlzed at
the low fggers he took it at.
"Patsey," seq I "yoo'l lose money on
that contrack. It'll cost more to do the
work than 700 get for it."
at is cussed low" he replied, "but ez
we don't never do the work at all kin
live at it, eff don't hev to divide too
much" y ,~se
Patsey wuz an ardent friend of Ameri-
XIV and its instoosbns, partikerly the Dim
ekratic party. When he wuz put onto
the Skod 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 it.
"In wat other country than Ameriky,
and in wat other party than the Dime
kratic," sed he, sobbin with emoshen,
/" Good ] hev- attained such grandjer ?
Why, he'd I stayed in London / would hev
been hung ten yeers ago."
But Patsey's controllin pashun wuz an
intense abidin hatred NV England. He
wuz a member of all the Feniah Circles,
and collected more money for freein Ire
land from the tyranicle rool NV Eng
land than any man in Moo York. He
allus weptw when he thot Nv the appreshun
the Irish wuz groanin under. But this
feelin wuz eclipst by his hatred Nv the
niger, ez an evidence Nv witch l mite
menshun thai circle NV witch he wuz a
member actily appropriated thousand
dollars witch they had raised to free Ire
land, to a fund to put down anti slavery
agitashen in this country. Patsey his
self seriously contemplated, at one time
goin South that he mite hev q legal rite to
kill niger. But he thought better Nv
it. He 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 witch 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. H
His death is lamented by all Nv the fire.
RENTERS 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 great deal NV trouble and mo-
lestashen. He'd he bin on that Board
English Bill wood not now be languishin
in q Basteel. The devoshun Nv his friends
fetched me. 1t bein intimatid that money
wood be required to hev the proper
masses sed for the repose Nv his sperit,
every one NV his friends rushed out i'm
mejitly to procoor enuf to do it hand
some. Two Nv EN- succeeded in goin
through a drunken countryman wich
strayed into this vicinity, and gettin a
watch witch they pawned, and others for
this pious purpose garroted man within
square NV Broadway. Patsey's fucher
is therefore ashoored.
Out NV respeck for the deceest shut
my bar and put Grape onto the door for
jest an hour, witch wuz ez much greet ez
T Good afford at that time. er-
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 to aff1lyate
with niggers instid Nv Dustin Nv EN-, and
I doubt whether his nacher Good hey en-
doored 80 sudden and severe strain. 1t
is perhaps well for him that he died when
he did, pertikelerly ez he he'd jest paid
his bill at my bar. He coodent hev gone
at better time.
7,ss PETROLEUM V. Massey,
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