New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-10-03

The True Democracy-How the Prospect
Pleases at the COrners-The POST
mastership.
CoNFEDRiT X ROADS,

CoNFEDRT X ROADS,
witch is in the State of kentucky,)
September 7, 1872
| felt fearful that the Louisville convenshun
would play smash with our people at the Cor
ners, and it was deemed the best thing to do
wood DO to go there immejit, and stop whatever
mite be goin wrong. The great and good Gree
lev was anxious | should go. at wood break
my heart" sed the good old man, ''er Kentucky
shood 20 agin me thro any mistake. love Ken
lucky. In long and busy life Nv fifty years |
wuz born in Kentucky, and Oh rcturnin to my
nativ State"
Here stopped him. Sence his trip up in Moo
Hampsheer The good old man has fallen into q
habit NV being born in every State he happens to
be talkin about
Things wuz little pelsoolyer at the Corners
The niger and the northern settlers all took the
T,iboOn, and the nominashen NV Greeley he'd
unsettled 'em. They wanted to vote for the old
man, and took mighty good pains to fix things
for 'em. | ashoored 'em that we he'd expe-
renced a change NV heart--that the era NV good
feeling wuz now about to be inoggerated. and
that the nominashen Nv Greeley wuz a berryin
fed, and felt that | he'd EN-. Hents my anx-
iety for fear the Louisville convenshun mite on
settle our people and lead 'em to do suthn witch
would destroy my arrangements.
packt my valise and started. ! arrived in
Louisville in doc time, and on the cars for Sc
cessionvile (Which is the nearest station to the
Corners) met Kermit McPelter. | wuz glad to
see the kernel. lie WIZ from my home, and his
face brought 20 my mind a thousand pleasant re-
collecshuns, and beside my flask he'd bin empty
four hours, and hizZen he'd been freshly filed
The kernel confirmed all that he'd feared. The
dimocrisy NV the Corners he'd taken the Loois
vile convenshun to be the actooal ginoone simon
pure democratic convenshun, he'd repoodiated
Greeley, and wuz to hey a mass convenshm to
ratify o. Conor and Adams that afternoon Ez
he concluded his statement the cars glode into
Sece: sionyie and We got off.
"Wa. is the hour NV the meetn of the con
venshun?'' askt |.
"Two,' sed he
"Good heavens!" sed |, lookn at my watch
wich bOrrered nv an enthusiastic man. who
persisted in going to sleep on our grounds in
Chappaqua-l borrered it nv him, without Say
ing anything 10 him about its it's one o's,soek
now, and there's but one mule to ride
There wuz no help for it. l he'd to be there
to stop this loonacy; and so the kernel and me
both mounted the mule, and put out for the
Corners. 1t was seven miles and IA hot day
We both he'd clubs and we persuaded the mule
to atrot. One mile wuz accomplished in eight
minutes, and the gallant animal showed no signs
OF fatigue. Eft she at any time turned aside to
crop the heritage by the waysade, a belt over the
head with our clubs warned her that life WIZ
not mere lettering by the waysde but some.
uibB III SdtNest. ESut minutes more ana
wuz but five miles away | Good hear the roar
nv the multitude at the Corners. Eight minutes
more, and from the top of Boregard's mill, four
miles away Good distinctly see the masses on the
square. Eight minutes and we were within three
miles and the mule wuz fresh, but we were ex.
haus,el with poundin her. The only question
wuz, could we hold out? My classic features
were bathed in persperashen and every muscle
in my body aked with exertion. | Good hear
the howls NV the mul'itood distinctly hurahin for
OConor, and that nerved my arm for another
whack. The mule gave one convulsive start,
and then, with the obstnacy NV her race, stood
stock still, and woodent bulge an inch. This
wuz agony2 l Good see moving in per-
cession with an efiigy of the sainted Greeley,
which in their ignorance they WIZ about to hang,
and there wuz /, who alone Good stop EN-,
stranded two miles way on n balky mule.
"What kin We do?' / asked McPe,ter. in
agony. . ! must be there in ten minutes"
Then the greatnis of McPelter s nacher shone
forth. Then the man Of resource appeared and
the patriot likewise.
''Ef the mule kicks I'm eoner," sed he.
shut 700 must go. Tell my wife how died y
and he slipped off behind.
The devoted mans purpose was apparent.
"Hold siiddy to your seat!' said he, "There's
only one way 10 move her,"
Then seezin the tale Nv the mule, he gave it
one vishus twist.
There was flash Nv heels, and saw, ez the
mule started off on run, poor Mcpelter light
on his head distance NV at least rod from
where he stood. / held my seat. and in ten