Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-09-26
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IFrom the Toledo Blade. ]

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MIR. NAsBY HES HIM TO THE CROSS ROADS TO
SAVE HIS PEOPLE FROM WANDERING INTO
BY AND FORBIDDEN PATHS.
CoNFEDR1T x ROADS,
(Which is in the State Nv Kentucky0
Sept. Z, 1S72
felt fearful that the Louisville Conven-
shuD wood play smash with our people at
the Corners, and it wuz deemed the best
thing to do wood be to go there immejit,
and stop watever mite be goin wrong. The
great and good Greeley wuz anxious l shood
go. "It wood break my heart" sed the
good old man, "ef Kentucky shood go agin
me, thro any mistake. 1 love Kentucky.
In long and busy life Nv fifty years, wuz
born in Kentucky, and on returnin to my
native State"
Here I stopped him. Sence his trip up in
Moo Hampsheer, the good old man has fallen
into habit Nv bein born in every State he
happens to be talkin about.
Things wuz little pekoolyer at the Cor
ners. The niggers and the Northern settlers
all took the Iriboon, and the nominashen nv
Greeley he'd unsettled EN-. They wantid to
vote for the old man, and took mighty good
pains to fix things for em. I ashoored em'
that we had experienced a change Nv heart
that the era Nv good feeling wuz now about
to be inoggerated, and that the nominashen
Nv Greeley wuZ berryin uv the hatchet.
Joe Bigler protest to be satisfied, and felt
that he'd em. Hentz my anxiety for fear
people and lead em to do suthin wich would
destroy my arrangements.
packt my valise and started. 1 arrived
in Louisville in doc time, and on the cars for
Secessionvilie (wich is the nearest station to
the COrners). I met Kernel McPelter. l wuz
glad to see the Kernel. He wuZ from my
home, and his face brought to my mind thou
sand pleasant recollecshuns, and beside my
flask he'd bin empty four hours, and hizzen
he'd bin freshly filled. The Kernel confirmed
oil hot had rsc fha
Corners he'd taken the Louisville Convenshun
to be the actooal, ginooine, simon-pure DEM
ocratic Convenshun, he'd repoodiated Gree
ley, and wuz to hev mass convenshun to
ratify O'Conor and Adams that afternoon.
Ez he concloodid his statement the cars
glode into Sccessionville and we got off.
"Wat is the hour Nv the meetin Nv the
convenshun?" askt I.
tsTwo," sed he.
"Good Heavens" sed I, lookin at my
watch, wich borrered Nv an enthusiastic
man, who persisted in going to sleep on our
without saying anything to him about it
'it's O'Clock now, and there's but one
mule to ride.'
There wuZ no help for it. I he'd to be
there to stop this loonacy; and SO the Ker-
mel and me both mounted the mule, and put
hot day. We both he'd clubs, and we per
suaded the mule to a trot. One mile was
accomplished in eight minutes, and the gal
lant animal showed no signs of fatigue. Eff
she at any time turned aside to crop the
herbage, by the wayside, belt over the
head with our clubs warned her that life wuz
not mere lettering by the wayside, but
something in earnest. Eight minutes more
and we wuz but five miles away I Good
hear the roar of the multitude at the Cor
ners. Eight minutes more, and from the
top of Boregard's Hill, four miles away, I
Good distinctly see the masses on the square.
Eight minits and we were within three
miles, and mule wuz fresh, but we were eX-
hausted with poundin her. The only ques-
tion wuz, Good aue hold out? My classic fea.
lures were bathed in persperashen, and evry
mussel in my body aked with exertion. ]
Good hear the howls ov the multitood dis
tinctly hurahin for O'Conor, and that nerved
my arm for another whack. The mule gave
one convulsive start, and then, with the OBJ.
stinacy of her race, stood stock still, and
wouldn't bulge an inch. This wuz agony
Good see em movin in percssion with an
effgy Nv the sainted Greeley, wich in theil
Ignorance they wuz about to hang, and there
wuz l, who alone Good stop em, stranded
two miles away on a baulky mule.
"What kin we do?' askt McPelter, in ag
ony. 81 must be there within ten minits."
Then the greatnis Nv McPelter's nachel
shone forth. Then the man Nv resource ap
peared and the patriot likewise.
"Ef the mule kicks, Pm goner," sed he
and he slipped off behind.
The devoted mans purpose wuz apparent
Hold stiddy to yoor seat!" sed he
There's only one way to move her."
Then seezin the tail NV that mule, he CAV,
it one vishus twist.
the mule started off on a run, poor McPelte
light on his head distance NV at least a ROT
from where he stood. Iheld my seat, and il
ten minits wuz in the square, in front u
Bascom's.
Wat site met my eyes! There wuz Dee
kin Pogram bearin an effigy Nv Greeley, Bas
com, Issaker Gavitt, and young Pennibacke
hed all the Greeley campane banners ant
slch, and the entire Corners wuz marchin il
percession to bonfire in which they propos
ed to burn all this paraphenalia amid will
shouts of "Rah for O'Conorr' They sposet
the old and ancient Democracy he'd riz AM
asserted herself and their Democratic
instinks riz likewise. The percessiol
happenin to motifs q niger or two, wicl
curiosity he'd attracted to the show, it wen
for EN-, and the work Nv weeks wuz undul
in mint. Instid NV treatin them niger
ez men and brethrin, they knockt down tw'
Nv EN- and he'd one strung up to tree.
rushed into the throng ez strong ship buf
tets the waves. cleaved my way through
the excited crowd and cut that nigger down
go back !" yelled in voice Nv author
Ey. "Deekin Pogram, hist that efigy Nv tn
good and great Greeley up and saloot it
Bascom, unfurl them banners with the saintet
names Nv Greeley and Brown, and chuck il
that fire the O'Conor banner wich now in
suits the free air of Kentucky. Yoo hev biz
misled. O'Conor is not the Democratic can
didate, but Greeley is. Now, every man uV
700. Three cheers for Horris' Greeley!'
For the fust time in my life my word
avalled me nothin at the Corners. Bascon
iiehalkeo That he he'd hurrahed for Fl. Gree
icy IisG ez long ez he proposed to, and Dee
KIN Fogram swore that he hedn't he'd a nite',
sieep since he actid at the Greeley ratifica
tion meetin. and he he'd he'd jist ez much u,
u ez ne wantid in hizen, and brushin me on,
side they reformed in percession, and wn,
agein on to consummate their purpose.