Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-08-27
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PROVISIONS FOR THE FUTURE.
lFrom the Toledo Bla,ie.l
CRAPPAQUA.
(Which is in the State of Moo York;,
August 5. 1872.
am now quartercd more nesrly TO my
taste than l hav bin since the hslcyun
days Nv A. Johnson, who is now no more
| hsv room to myself TO witch my meals
is sent. | hev my own private bottle, and
the labor is light, though the response
bility is heavier than could wish. wuz
sent here by the nsShunal Democratic
committee. to take charge of these prem
ises. and to see that our beloved candi-
date, the great and good Greeley, does
not make sn ass Nv himself more frekent-
ly than is good for US.
| arrived yesterday mornin and to-
wunst assoomed the dooties Nv my po.
sishen. My first work was the inspeck.
shun Nv the axes on the farm, witch the
great and good Horris yooses on his trees.
found them all too heavy for sich con-
hnynons chopin ez he hez to do. With
them axes, his strength wood give ost
long sfore the eampane is over order.
ed half.dozen lighter ones, and sold tho
stock on hand to the nsberin farmers, the
proceeds Nv witch shell remit TO the nash.
mel conmittee-ef don't forget it. Then
again. found the ladder witch the great
woodehopper yooses to ascend trees, wuz
not only clumsy in It's constreckshun, but
dangerous. and l ordered another of
better pattern. 1 he'd many other things
TO reform. Just after the Cincinnati con-
vensun it was reported to Horris that it
wood hev s good effect ct visitors shood
alluz ketch him up tree trimmin the
branches, and ever sence the old man hez
gone out st 3 in the morning. clum tree
and stayed there till mite. witch loonatic
procedure wuz fearful waste NV time,
ez visitors only come four times a day
He Was terribly exhausted. fixed this
by hsyin . small bat intellectual boy
pirch hisself onto post in the road witch
leads to the house. with signal flag
When party headed for the philoso-
piers house makes its appearance. the
hey waves his flag. and the great and
good Greeley takes of his coat and gets
up tree. waiting 10 be surprised at his
yoosusl svocation. At first he yooused to
get down too quick 10 make it look natral.
but l hey trained him so that he whacks
away with most bland expression on his
face. till call twice or three times. To
save walkin too tsr, l dig up tree and
plant it near the house. One will keep
green for ten days. and when the branch.
es IS cut of We take out the naked trunk
and put another in its place.
hev, however. some trouble. Ny per-
sonal appearance is better sooted to tho
lstitood Nv Kentucky than Moo York. and
| hev 10 wear hat without any rim to it. |
In the sun, TO account for the redness NV
my nose. Then l hey to meet so many
kinds Nv people. We hev here the old
abolishnist and the old democrat, witch
are the hardest to manage. Then comes
the modified democrat, who accepts Mig
ger suffrage and sich, ef he kin be ashoor-
ed the post-offis in his native village, and !
the modified republican who is willin to
swaler amnesty, and likewise TO doubt
whether universal suffrage wuz good |
thing after al. provided he kin be ashoor-
ed uv the collectors offs witch Grant re.
foozed 10 give him, and witch is now held |
by minyun and nepot. In short we
have al shades here, and it's bother 10 !
take care Nv EN- all. don't like mulato |
babies, beeoz every one Nv en- ID - proof !
positive that there's been adultery some
where. For the same reason l don't Ike
eoalishun parties. They ain. natral and |
every one Nv EN- bears the mark w the
sin thro witch it came into the world
Ours is mule party. eff ever there wuz
one, and heartily wish we wuz thro with !
it.
l he'd fearful time Nv il yesterday
Our picket guard waved his flag. Horris
got up his tree. and in moment there |
appeared delegashun Nv Moo Workers
escortin delsgashun Nv southerners. |
took en- out under the tree, Horris came
down. and We went TO the house and COM
menced immejitly discussin the questions
Nv the day. The Moo Workers wuz i'm.
porters and consistently free traders and
the southerners wuz free traders NV
course. The great & good Greeley was
ekal TO the emergency. lie did not deny
that at various periods Nv his life he he'd
leaned somewhat TO the doctrine NV per-
tsckshun. What his views were now on
this important subjeck he would not at
this time state, that is in full. BY refer
ence to his letter, it would be seen that all
such miner questions he'd been Jeff to the
people. Ef the people wanted Tree trade
Tree trade they shood have it. Efthe peo-
PIE wanted pcrteckshun, while his views
he'd modified somewhat on that question.
be shood-
AT this point | interrupted him. Ny
Mortified vision saw that Internal flag
wavin. Horris started for his tree from
sheer force Of habit, but checked him
and went out myself to meet them.
wus not left long in suspense ez to who
they wuz. They wuz manufacturers
from Massychoosetts! Here wuz a fix.