The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-10-11
NASBY.
A Humorous Letter from the Cross
Roads Postmaster.
His People EvInce an Aversion 10 4" Billed
Crow," aud be Goes 10 the Corners
TO Straighten Out Mntters-iiis
Visit, and What Came Of IL.
From the Toledo Blade.
JosFsDRlr X RoADs witch is in the
Stetauy Kentuckyl. Sent. Z, 1872.


venshun wood play smash with our
people at the Corners, and it wuz deem
ed the best thing to do wood be to 90
there immejit, and stop whatever mite
be goin wrong. The great and good
Greeley wuz anxious ] hhood 90. " 1t
wood break my heart" sed the good
old man, 4" eff Kentucky shood go agin
me, thro any mistake. love Kentucky.
In a long and busy life Nv fifty years, |
wuz born in Kentucky, and on returnin
TO my native State"
Here stopped him. Sence his trip
up in Moo Hampsheer, the good old
man has fallen into habit w bein born
in every State he happens TO be talkin
about.
Things wuz a little pekoolyer at the
Corners. The nggers and the Northern
settlers ell took the Iriboon, and the
nominashen Nv Greeley he'd unsettled
EN-. They wantid TO vote Tor the old
man, and took mighty good pains to
fix things for en-. ashoored EN- that
we he'd experienced a change Nv heart
that the era Nv good feeling wuz now
about 10 he inoggerated, and that the
nominashen Nv Greeley wuz berryin
NV the hatchet. Joe Bigler protest to
be satisfied, and | felt that | he'd en-.
HEM nay anxiety for fear the louisville
Convenshun mite onsettle our people
and lead EN- 10 do suthin wich would
destroy my arrangements.
packt my valse and started. ! ar
rived in Louisville in doc time, and on
the cars for Secessionville witch is the
nearest station 10 the Corners) | met
Kernel McPelter. wuz glad 20 see the
Kernel. He wuz from my home, and
his face brought TO nay mind q thousand
pleasant recollecshuns, and beside my
flask he'd bin empty four hours, and
hizzen he'd bin freshly filed. The Ker
mel confirmed all that he'd feared. The
Dimocrisy Nv the Corners he'd taken the
Louisville Convenshun TO bethe actooal,
ginooine, simon pure Democratic Con-
venshun, he'd repooGiated Greeley, and
wuz TO hev mass convenshun TO ratify
OConor and Adams that afternoon. Ez
he concloodid his statement the cars
glode into Secessionville and we got Off
What is the hour Nv the meetin Nv
the convenshun?' asked !.
Two" sed he.
"Good Hevens," sed l, lookin at my
watch, wich | borrered Nv an enthoosi-
astic man, who persisted in going 10
sleep on our grounds in Chappaqua-I
borrered it Nv him without saying any
thing to him about it-"it's o'clock
now, and there's but one mule 10 ride"
There WIZ no help for it. he'd to be
there TO stop this loon.cy; and SO the
Kernel and me both mounted the mule,
and put out for the Corners. 1t wuz seven
miles and hot day. We both had
clubs, and we persuaded the mule to a
trot. One mile was accomplished in
eight minutes, and the gallant animal
showed no signs Of fatigue. IF she at
anytime turned aside 10 crop the herb
age, by the waysjde, q belt over the
head with our clubs warned her that
life wuz not mere lettering by the way.
side, but something in earnest. Eight
mipnits more and we wuz but five miles
| away. Good hear the roar Nv the
multitude at the Corners. Eight min
| nits more, and from the top Of Bore
CARDS Hill, four miles away, ! Good dis
| tinctly see the masses on the square.
Eight minnits more aud we were within
three miles, and the mule wuz fresh,
but we were exhausted with pounding
her. The only question wuz, Good we
hold out? Ny classic features were
bathed in perspirashen, and every mus
sci in my body aked with eXertion. |
Good hear the howls NV the multitood
| distinctly hurahin for O'Conor, and that
nerved my arm for another whack. The
mule gave one convulsive start, and
then. with the obstinacy Nv her race,
stood stock still, and woodent bulge an
inch. This wuz agony | Good see EN-
movin in percession with an effigy Nv
the ssinted Greeley, wich in their ignor-
ance they wuz about 10 hang, and there
wuz |, who alone Good stop en-, strand
ed two miles away on baulhy mule.
"What kin we do?' askt McPelter,
in agony. " / must be there within ten
minnits.
Then the greatnis Nv McPelter's
nacher shone forth. Then the man
NV resource appeared and the patriot
| likewise.
"Ef the mule kicks, I'm "a goner,'
sed he, "but you must 60. Tell my
wife how l died." and he clipped of
behind.
The devoted mans purpose wuz ap
parent.
" Hold stidy to your seat T. said he
"There's only one way TO move her."
Then seezin the tale Nv that mule, he
gave IL one vishus twist.
There wuz fash Nv heels, and saw
e. the mule started off on run, poor
NcPelter light on his head distance
Nv at least a rod from where he stood
held my seat, and in ten minnits W.T.
in the square, in front Nv Basoom's.
Wat site met my eyes There WI;
Deekin Pogram bearin an effigy w
Greeley: Bascom, Isssker Gsvitt, anc
young Pennibacker ned ell the Creole,
campane banners and SIGH, and the en-
tire Corners wuz marchin in procession
to bonfire in wich they proposed t,
burn all this paraphenelia amid wilt
shouts Nv "Rah for O'Conor !" The
sposed the old and ancient Democrat,
he'd riz aud asserted herself and thei
Democratic instinks riz likewise. TIL
procession happenin to notis nigge
or two, wich curiosity he'd attracted {
the show; it went for EN-, and the worl
NV weeks wuz undun in nlinnit. Insti,
Nv treatin them niggers ez men an