Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-10-12

T. September z, 1872.
T. felt fearful that the Louisville Con
vention wood play smash with ou
people at the Corners, and it WI
deemed the best thing to do wood bt
9 to sc there immejit, and stop watevel
might be goin wrong. The great ani
u good Greeley wuz anxious 1 shood go
alt wood break my heart,' sed the
good old man, "ef Kentucky shood GO
" agin me, through my mistake. love
Kentuck. In long and buzy life Nv
fifty years, wuz born in Kentucky,
and on returning to my native State
p
Here stopped him. Sence his trip
: up in Moo Hampsheer. the good old
man has fallen into the habit NV bein
born in every State he happens to be
talkin about.
Things wus a little pekoolyer at the
Corners. The niggers and the North.
ern settlers all took the Triboon, and
the nominashen nv Greely he'd onset
tied EN-. They waatid to vote for the
old man, and took mighty good
pains to fix things for EN-. ashoored
EN- that we he'd experimenced change
NV heart-that the era Nv good feeling
wuz now about to be ignorated, and |
that the nominashen NV Greeley wuz
berrying NV the hatchit. Joe Bigler
protest to be satisfied, and l felt that.
l he'd EN-. Hentz my anxiety for fear
the louisville Convenshun mite onset
tie our people and lead EN- to do
suchin wich would destroy my ar
l packt my valise and started. |
arrived III Louisville in doc time and
on the car for Secessionville (wich is the !,
nearest station to the Corners) met !
hernal McPelter. 1 wuz glad to see :
he kernal. He wuz from my home, !,
md his face brought to my mind a
thousand pleasant recollecshuns. and
besides my flask he'd been empty four .
lours, and hizzen he'd been freshly >
lied. The Kernal confirmed all he'd
cared. The Democrisy NV the Cor .
Ter he'd taken the Louisville Conycn-
hun to be the actual genuine simon ;,
'ure Democratic Convenshun, he'd re- ), !
Greeley, and wuz to hev a q
lsss convenshun to ratify O'Connor e
nd Adams that afternoon. Ez he i
his statement the cars "
lode into Secessionville and we got =,
f. ~
" Wat is the hour NV the meetin NV n,
ne conyenshun w aslst I,
" Two," sed he.
" Good Heaven sed I, looking at "
y watch, wich / borrerred NV an en-. -
loosiastic man, who persisted in goin nu
sleep on our grounds in Chappaqua %
i borrered it NV him without saving I'd
lything to him abou it-"it,s ! SCI
lock now, and there's but one mule sn
ride.1 mt
There wuz no help for it. 1 he'd to or'
there to stop this loonacy and to PEI
Kernal and me both mounted the SUI
lie, and put out for the Corners. 1t
z seven miles and a hot day. We knt
ii bed clubs, and we persuaded the ley
10 to trot. One mile was accom- q
she'd in eight minutes, and the gal. Dir
animal showed no signs of fatigue. deb
she at any time etnrned aside to crop will
herbage, by the wayside, belt rails
the head With our clubs warned Lin
that life WIZ not a mere loiteringI I
the wayside, tut something in earn. wicl
Eight minutes more and we wuz wuz
five miles away. / Good hear the and
nv the multiDed at the Corners. do.
ut minutes more, and from the top wore
'oregard's Hill, four miles away. / Joe
od distinctly see the masses on the with
are. Eight minnits and we were cloof
=, r"e miles, a'id the mule wuz work
!, : Ne Ne exansed with paqu
ldin lseS. 4 &c " one ton wuz wux
V a., NOE y + classic features wuz,
ps'Heu ~ y Hperash n, and wich
? mussel in ms lody ak ID with ssv
ION. | Good hear the lowls NV with
nu't'tooa distinctly hurahin for and I
nor and that nerved my arm for Go OF