Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-09-19

he wanted that Post Offs from the
time he wuz twenty one years old.
without nv infiooence," sed he, ''the
Libral Republican in this visinity will
be nothin. /, sir, hold that vote in
the holler NV my hand Kin I hev that
offs %
he'd taken two drinks while talkin
to him and wuz oblivius NV every.
thing that preceded it. I replied that
Nv course we coodn't make promises
now. but that he shood rest easy.
felt that there wood be nothin in the
way nv his appointment the minnit the
farmer NV Chappaqua should be inog-
gerated But, sir, the Liberal Re
publikan vote must all be out; we
shell hold you responsible for it.
Trust me-" sed be, with a look Nv
gladness on his hungry face wich l
never saw exalted; and he took his
leave, and l took two more drinks.
Skasely he'd Perkins disappeared
afOre another cum, who announst his
self ez Mr.. Eli Matchitt. Matchitt
remarkt that he rejoiced at the move
ment wich led to the nominashen Nv
Mr.. Greeley at Cincinnati. He he'd
alluz acted with the Republican party,
hut the offs seekin tendency NV the
members thereof, he'd disgusted him,
and he'd he'd determined to quit it
He he'd infiooence. He controlled the
Liberal Republican vote-in fact he
held it in the hoiler Nv his hand, and
without his infooence, nothin Good be
done with it. But he he'd made sacri
fees. He wuz an unsuccessful appi
cant for Assessorship in 1861, and
agin in 1865. President johnson wuz
pleased to give it to him, but he wuz
removed by the merciiess tyrant,
Grant, in 1869, ane one Nv his minions
appointed in his place. He he'd sed at
times, that he wood accept the post
offs, if it wuz rendered him, and ez
some site acknowledgment NV his SER
vices in cOntrollin the Liberal Repub-
lican vote he shood expect it. "In case
the good Greeley is elected, kin have
it p
We drank, and, forgettin all about
Perkins, / replied promptly that, Nv
course, no positive promises Good be
made at so early a date, but l Good
say frankly, that there coodent be any
doubt about it. And Mr. Matchet
took his leave thankin me profoosely,
and promisin that the Liberal Repub-
likan vote, wich he controld shood
be out.
then took several drinks myself.
|
Howl got to the train that mite OF
wat transpired l know not. hev an
| ind 6icfin nE S1ao boVyiv1 oh n
in my room, and Nv much drinkin.-
Suffice it to say awoke on the cars
and found myself some hours after in
New York, and then back to my omar
ters at Chappaqua.
Ten days after / received four let
ters. Three NV EN- wuz from Messrs
Slodgers, Perkins and Matchett, each
reproachin me with doopIicity il
promisin the Post Office to the two
others, and each ashoorin me that ht
alone controlled the Liberal Republi
kan vote NV the county. The othe
wuz from the landlord, enclosin bill
for busted furnitoor, and statin like
wise that l he'd made an ass Nv myself
ez the only Liberal Republicans there
wuz in the county wuz Slodgers, Mat
chett and Perkins, and that they WI;
Nv that pekoolyer stripe that the Re
publikins rejoist more fervently wher
they left the.party than they did owe
their success in North Carolina.
must quit either likker or politics
They don't work well together.
PETROLEUM " MASSEY,
(Which wuz Postmaster and hopes t.
be agin.