The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-10-03

MR.. NAsBY HES HIM TO THE CROSSROADS TO
SAVE HIS PEOPLE FROM WANDERING INTO
by AND FORBIDDEN PATHS.
CoNFEDRIT ROADS,
(Which is in the State Kentucky
Sept. Z, 1872. }
I felt fearful that the Louisville Conven-
shup 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. cit wood break my heart" sed the
good old man, ''ef Kentucky shood go agin
me, thro any mistake. / 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 Tri6oon, 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 EN-. l ashoored en-
that we had experienced change Nv heart
that the era good feeling wuz now about
to be inoggerated, and that the nominashen
Nv Greeley WIZ a berryin NV the Ratchet.
Joe Bigler protest to be satisfied, and 1 felt
that he'd EN-. Hentz my anxiety for fear
the Louisville Convenshun mite onsettle our
people and lead EN- to do suthin wich would
destroy my arrangements.
L my VaI1Se ana started. L arrived
In Louisville in doc time, and on the cars for
Secessionvilie (Which is the nearest station to
the Corners). l met Kernel McPelter. 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
all that l he'd feared. The Dimocrisy Nv the
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 hey a mass convenshun to
ratify O'Conor and Adams that afternoon.
Ez he concloodid his statement the cars
glode into Secessionville aud we got off.
"Wat is the hour Nv the meetin Nv the
convenshun?" askt /.
"Two," sed he.
Good Heavens" sed 1, lookin at my
watch, witch borrered Nv an enthusiastic
man, who persisted in going to sleep on our
grounds in Chappaqua-I borrered it Nv him
without saying anything to him about it
its O'Clock now, and there's but one
mule TO ride.''
There wuz no help for it. 1 he'd to be
there to stop this loonacy; and so the Ker-
mel and me both mounted the mule, and put
out for the Corners. Il wuz seven miles and
hot day. We both he'd clubs, and we per
suaded the mule to trot. One mile was
accomplished in eight minutes, and the gal
liant animal showed no signs of fatigue. FL
she at any time turned aside to crop the
heritage, by the wayside, a belt over the
head with our clubs warned her that life wu7
not mere lettering by the wayside, but
something in earnest Eight minutes more
and we wuz but five miles away. I coco
hear the roar OF the multitude at the Cor
ners. Eight minutes more, and from the
top of Boregard's Hill, four miles away,
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
ton wuz, Good IRE hold out? NY 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 nervec
my arm for another whack. The mule gave
one convulslve start, and then, with the OBJ
stinacy of her race, stood stock still, anC
wouldn't bulge an inch. This wuz agony
Good see EN- moyin in percssion with al
etigy Nv the sainted Greeley, witch in thei
ignorance they wuZ about to hang, and Their
wuz l, who alone Good stop EN-, strande,
two miles away on q baulky mule.
what kin we do?" l askt McPelter, in as
ony. Il must be there within ten minits."
Then the greatnis NV McPelter's nache
shone forth. Then the man Nv resource az
peared and the patriot likewise.
"Ef the mule kicks, I'm goner," sed he
''but 700 must go. Tell my wife how died,
and he slipped Off behind.
The devoted mans purpose WIZ apparent
Hold stiddy to yoor seatr' sed he
There's only one way to move her."
Then seezin the tail nv that mule, he CAV
it one vishus twist.
AHeIe W uZ H5su OF HeSlS, ana saw, Z
the mule started off on run, poor McPelte
light on his head distance NV at least TO
from where he stood. Iheld my seat, and i
ten ninits wuz in the square, in front u
Bascom's.
Wat site met my eyes, There wuz Dee
kin Pogram beaIin an etfigy NV Greeley, Bas
com, Issaker Gavitt, and young Penni5scke
he'd all the Greeley campane banners sn
SIGH and the entire Corners WIZ marchin i
procession to bonfire in which they propo:
ed to burn all this paraphenalia amid viii
shouts Of "Rah for O'Conorl" They spose