Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-07-24
Miscellany
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R,nxrN's HorrI.. }

feel in pcrtikelerly strong aud healthy
mooi-on the contrary. am IN a condi-
tion 50 daz,d aud bewillered, that hard
ly know where | am.
| came here Gueelcy man. am a
leader NV the people Democratic
lea6er NV the people and consequently
have but one priuciple-Post Offs. Com
vince me that a candidate is sound on
sohnd on that question, aud in the words
NV the poet
"Ez he Is mine, and am hizzen,
Wat can want hcside.n
Show me two candidates, one NV wich
is sounder than tothcr on the qvestion nv
Post Offs, aud am for that sounder one,
first, last, and all the time. Nothin kin
shake me in thus.
But it ant so with all men. There is u
great mass who see sutbin in pol tiks be-
side Post Offs, men wicl hev pet hobbies
wich they ride vehemontly aud unceasinly,
aud who verify bleeve in em. | hev bin
interviewed by dozens NV this most exas.
reratin aud soe-wearin class for ten days.
My he'd whirls ez tho he'd bin sea-sick
week.
lmajine me Il standin at the bar at Bar
nuns Hotel, takin a sole-sooihin nip NV
my favrit bevrig whiskey strate, with my
white hat hangin gracefully on my left
ear, dreamin peacefully Nv that comm
day when Greeley shel be safe in the
Chair, aud | shol hcy mi commishen onct
more hangin agin the wall NV the Post Of
tis at the corners. lmaine ones bcin
reused from Il revcry so delishus by a
loud mouthed cuss slappin you on the
hack aud shoutiu Jones, my boy.-take
suthiu" On such occasions aIluz ansel
to the name NV Jones, AID respond with
alacrity, "ThaUk yoo-don't keer ef do"
And then to have this fellow exclaim ex-
ultinly, "Whata Il Godsend Greeley is to
US. am from Georgia | wuz in the
rebel army aud wuz compelled after the
war to join with my ncighbors to restrain
ulgsers aud northuers. We wuz opprcst
WITH military by the tyrant Grant, but
now til INK heaven there shel be no inter-
ference with us. The great and good
llorris sympathizcs with US. hev it
from his committee in New Y ork. Take
suthin."
Then five minutes altar inagin me sa-
looted by a Maine Democrat, with suthin
like this: Wat a blessin is Greeley.
With Greeley we shel hev reform and
peace Under Greeley ther will be law
isnis on the part Nv no ex rebels; the ku-
kIux will be put down by the power ny
the military, aud the negroes will be pro.
tekted in their rights. know this will
be done, for heo 1t from his committee.
Take sutain." o..
Four mints and half and another
man comes up: "Pennsylvania holds out
both her hands for Greeley. The vigor-
GUS old protictionist--the man wich hez
fought the battle NV Amerikeu labor agin
furrin pauper labor, can alluz command
the voice Nv Pennsylvania. Pennsylva-
mia goes for Greeley and Protection
there will be no lowerin NV tariffs under
Honest Old Pig Iron Horrs. l heo ii
from his committee. Take suthin"
In about seven minutes (before | had
another drink fairly down. an Illinoy
man came boomin up. "'Rah fol Gree
ley Rah for Honest old Horris With
the great Horris at the head Nv affairs,
the bloated aristocratc manufacturers Nv
Pennsy luany and Moo England will sing
small. With the great and good agricul-
tcoraI and editorial wood, chopper NV the
| Triboon, there will be no more oppression
Nv the farmers NV the West with tariffs
aud sich lhee ii from his committee.
Take suthin."
In ten minits afterward, afore that
drink he'd gone to that bourne from wich
no drink returns, ceptin once when | he'd
taken dozen too many and wuz sick at
my stummiek, wIch wuz in my youthful
days, up came a man howlin for "Greeley
and speeshy payments, " wich he said he
got from Gr'eley's committee, and foller.
in him wuz another wich howlsd for
"Greeley and Grcenbacks," wich he
swore he got from Greelye's committee.
There wuz one man proudly spoutia q
Greeley and repudiashen badge, another
Greeley and the payment Nv the debt ii
gold, and evry one Nv EN- wuz jubllart al
the prospect Nv hevin his ideas carried
out, for eyry one NV EN- sed that he heC