Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-10
Nasty.
A Humorous Letter from the Cross
-e-- Roads Postmaster.
His PeopIe EvInce an Aversion to I" Billed
Crow and he Goes to the Corners
TO Straighten Out Matters-Hfs
Visit, and What Came of it. ts5
From the Toledo Blade.
CONFKDMT Z ROADS (wlch is IN the
State Nv Kentucky, Sept. Z, 1872.

felt fearful that the Louisville Con-
venshun wood play smash with our
people at the Corners, and it wuz deem
ed the best thing to do wood be to go
there immejit, and stop whatever mite.
be goin wrong. The great and good
Greeley WIZ anxious shood go. IL
wood break my heart" sed the good
old man, " eff Kentucky shood go agin
me, thro any mistake. love Kentucky.
In long and busy life Nv fifty years, l
wuz born in Kentucky, and on returnin
TO my native State"
Here 1 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
Corners. The nggers and the Northern
settlers all took the IriboOn, and the
nomirashen Wv Greeley he'd unsettled
EN-. They wantid to vote for the old
man, and took mighty good pains to
fix things for EN-. | ashoored EN- that
we he'd experienced change Nv heart
that the era Nv good feeling wuz now
about to he inoggerated, and that the
nominashen Nv Greeley wuz berryin
Nv the Ratchet. Joe Bigler protest to
be satisfied, and l felt that he'd EN-.
HEM nay anxiety for fear the Louisville
Convenshun mite onsettle our people
and lead EN- to do suthin wich would
destroy my arrangements.
packt my valise and started. l ar
| rived in Louisville in doc time, and on
the cars for Secessionville witch is the
Oh e.
Kernel McPelter. l wuz glad to see the
Kernel. He ruz from my home, and
his face brought to nay mind 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 be the actooal,
ginooine, simon pure Democratic Con-
venshur, he'd repoodiated Greeley, and
wuz to hev mass convenshun to ratify
O'Conor and Adams that afternoon. Ez
| he ooncloodid his statement the cars
| glode into Secessionville and we got off.
"What is the hour Nv the meetin Nv
the convenshun?" asked l.
Two" sed he.
"Good Hevens," sed l, lookin at my
watch, wich l borrered Nv an enthoosi-
astic man, who persisted IN going to
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 to ride"
There wuz no help for it. 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 wuzseven
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. Eff she at
anytime turned aside to crop the herb
age, by the wayside, belt over the
head with our clubs warned her that
life wuz not mere lettering by the way
side, but something in earnest. Eight
minnits more and we wuz but five miles
away. l 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 and 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 ? My classic features were
bathed in perspirashen, and every mus
sci in my body aked with exertion. l
Good hear the howls Nv the multitood
distinctly hurahin for OConor, 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 efigy Nv
the ssinted Greeley, wich in their ignor.
ance they wuz about to hang, and there
wuz I, who alone Good stop EN-, strand.
ed two miles away on baulky mule.
What kin we do?" | askt McPelter
in agony. Il must be there within ter
I minnits.
Then the greatnis Nv McPelter'i
nacher shone forth. Then the mar
| Nv resource appeared and the patrio
likewise.
| "Ef the mule kicks, I'm a goner,
sed he. "but you must 60. Tell my
| wife how died." and he slipped of
behind.
! The devoted mans purpose wuz ap
parent.
" Hold stidy to your seatr' said he
"There's only one way to move her."
4 Then seezin the tale Nv that mule, he
gave it one vishus twist. u
There wuz fash Nv heels, and saw
ez the mule started off on run, pool
NcPelter light on his head distance
Nv at least q rod from where he stood
1 held my seat, and in ten minnits WI,
| in the square, in front Nv Basoon's.
| Wat site met my eyes There wui
Deekin. Pogram bearin an effigy uN
Greeley; Basoom, Issaker Gsvitt, anC
young Pennibacker he'd all the Creole,
canpane banners and SIGH, and the en-
tire Corners wuz marchin in procession
to bonfire in wich they proposed t.
burn all this paraphenalia amid vilC
shouts Nv Rah for O'Conor u The,
| sposed the old and ancient Democrat,
he'd riE and asserted herself and thei
Democratic instinks riz likewise. TIL
procession happenin to motifs nigge
or two, witch curiosity he'd attracted t
the show; it went for EN-, and the worl
Nv weeks wuz undun in q minnit. Inst,
| Nv treatin them niggers ez men an
) bretherin, they knockt down two u
, EN- and he'd one strung up to tree.
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