Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-09-27

From the Toledo Blade.
| CONFEDRIT X ROADS,
| (Which il in the State NV Kentucky
September, 1872.
felt fearful that the Louisville
Convenshun wood play smash with
our people at the Corners, and il
wuz deemed the best thing to do
wood be to go there immejit, and
stop whatever mite be goin wrong.
The great and good Greeley wuz
anxious l shood 60. "It wood break
my heart" scd the good old man,
"ef kentucky shood 60 agin me,
thro any mistake. Hove Kentucky.
In Il long and busy life nv fifty
years, l wuz born in Kentucky,
and on returning to my native
State"
Here l stopped him. Sencc his
trip up in Moo Hampshccr, the good
old man has fallen into a habit NV
bein born in every State he happens
to be talkin about.
Things wuz little pckoolycr At
the Corners. The nlggcrs and the
Northern settlers all took the Zri.
boon, and the nominashun NV Gree.
ley had 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 ex-
pericnccd change NV heart-that
the era NV good feeling wuz now
about to be inoggerated, and that
the nominashun NV Greeley wuz a
berryin Nv the hatchct. Joe Biglcr
protest to be satisfied, and | felt
that l he'd EN-. Hcntz my anxiety
for fear the Louisville Convenshun
mite onsettle our people and lead
EN- to do suthin wich wood DESTROY
my arrangements.
packt my valise and started.
arrived in Louisville in doc time
and on the cars for Sccessionvillc
| (wlch is the nearest station to the
Corners) | met Kernel McPeltcr.
wuz glad to see the Kernel. He
wuz from my home, and his face
brought to my mind thousand
pleasant rccollccshuns, and besides
my flask he'd bin empty four hours,
and hizzen he'd bin freshly filed
The Kernel confirmed all | he'd
feared. The Dimocrasy NV the
Corners he'd taken the Louisville
Convenshun to be the actooal, gin
oine, simon pure Dimocratic Con
venshun, he'd repoodiatcd Greeley
and wuz to hev mass convenshun
to ratify O'Conor and Adams that
afternoon. Ez he concloodid his
statement the cars glodc into Scces-
sionvillc and we got off.
"What is the hour NV the meetin
NV the convcnshun?" askt l.
"Two," scd he.
"Good Heavens!" sed l, lookin at
my watch, wich l borrcred NV an
enthusiastic man who persisted in
going TO sleep OH our grounds in
Chappaqua-I borrored it NV him
without saying anything to him
about it-'it's one O'Clock now,
and there is only one mule here to
ride"
There wuz no help for it. / he'd
to be there to stop the loona.y; and
SO the Kernel and me both mounted
the mule and put out for the Cor.
ncrs. 1t was seven miles, and hot
day. We both he'd clubs and we
persuaded the mule to a trot. One
mile wuz accomplished in eight
minutes, and the gallant animal
showed no signs Of fatigue. Eff she
at any time turned aside to crop the
herbagc by the wayside, a belt over
the head by our clubs warned her
that life was not mere lettering by
the wayside, but something in earn
est. Eight minnits moro and we
wuz but five miles away. l Good
hear the roar NV the multitude at the
Corners. Eight minnits more, and
from the top Of Boregard's hill,
four miles away, l Good distinctly
see the masses Oh the square,
Eight minnits, and we were within
three miles, and the mule wuz fresh,
but we were exhausted with pound
ing her. The only question wuz,
Good zoe hold out? My classic fea
lures were bathed in pcrsperashun,
and every musscl in my body aked
with exertion. | Good hear the
howls NV the multitude distinctly
hurrahin for O'Concr, and that
nervcd my arm for another whack.
The mule gave one convulsive start
and then, with the obstinacy of her
race, stood stock still, and woodent
bulge an inch. This wuz agony
l Good see EN- movin in pcrscssion,
with an cffigy Of the sainted Gree
ley, wich in their ignorance they
wuz about to hang, and there wuz
I, who alone Good stop en- strand
ed two miles away upon baulky
mule.
"What kin we do?" / askt Nc
Pelter, in agony. 81 must be there
within ten minnits."
Then the gratnis NV McPelter's
nacher shone forth. Then the man
NV resource appeared aud the patri
OF likewise.
"Ef the mule kicks, I'm a goner, F."
said lie, "but 700 must 60. Tell
my wife how l died." and he slipped
off behind.
The devoted mans purpose wuz
apparent.
"Hold stiddy to yoor seat" said
he. "There's only one way to move
her"
Then scezin the tale NV that mule
he gave it one vishus twist.
There wuz flash NV heels, and 1
saw, ez the mule started off on \
run, poor McPeltcr light on his
hc><l Il distance NV at least rod
from where he stood. l held my
seat and in ten minutes was in the
square, in front NV Bascom's.
What a site met my eyes! There
wuz Deekin Pogram bearin an efiigy
Of Greeley, Bascom, Issaker Gavitt,
and young Pennibacker he'd all the
Greeley campane banners, and the
entire Corners WuZ marchin in per-