The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-10-03
What a Youngster says.

a Western correspondent sends Us
the following. 1t Is really an inter
cepted letter, written by a lad who
has ''heard his folks talking politics "
If the echo Of the old folks senti-
ments, it is peculiar, so we give it as
AsMALL Boys VIEWS:
DEAR BOB: 1 take up my pen to
write you a letter, and hope you are
very well. l am bully; and, l say,
Bob, who are youo oDiDg for? I'm for
Grant, clear through, and If old Gree
icy don't come to grief this next No
vember, then my name amt Billy
I sDobsOn. Why, didn't Ulysses 5.
1 Grant beat the nasty Seeesh ali to
/ flinders, and didn't old H. G.. save
Jeff. Davis from hanging on a sour
apple tree, when that was just where
be ought to have roasted, and dom
We owe II. G.. one for that? I think
! its an awful sneaky thing for him to
call himself Republican, and then
run with the Democrats, and wear old
clothes, because he knows dirt and
rags suit their style the best.
II. G. had to leave his paper, he
did-the New York Tribune, or some
thing S'pOse he's afraid he'll blow
too much in il this Fall to make a
good President. He needn't be scared
GUESS we shan't fire off many crack
eTs at his election.
And pIl tell you, Bob, the females
won't go for him, not they. They
don't banker after any such moon
faced, shuffiing old shaver like he is.
No, indeed, it's the nice looking fel-
| lers in shining broadclOth and TRIM
med vhiskers they like, men that
amt scared at a weasel, men that can
fight out right straight through,
ike Ulysses S. Grant; and tell you,
it's an awful nice thing to have the
women on your side, for they kind OF
come it round the men, on the dOub-
le-quiek. 1 know, cause there's my
mother, and I tell you my mothers
made after Just the incest pattern
they make 'em, but the way she gets
4 what she wants out of pa, is-why, il
it's just as easy the boy knew his IA
ther. She don't make much noise,
either, she only just kind of makes
him do exactly what she's set hel
heart on. So it's bully for you if the
women go with your party.
Now, there's Ulysses; he don't tals
much about what he is going to do
he Just does it. He don't stop to talk
/ to every crowd he sees standing at the
street corners. And some of the Dem
ocrats keep up an awful jawing cause
he smokes so many cigars. Now,
feel a mighty respect for small-sizeC
man like him that can do it. 1t show!
that he has overcome human nature
and human nature is an awful hare
lot to overcome sometimes. Least
ways, 1 thought so the other day
I when I hooked one of fathers cigars
and tried to smoke it. o, Bob, 1 die
i feel awful; 1 felt that "aching vOiC
1 within" the choir sings about every
I Sunday, before 1 got through will
that cigar; and / tell you it makes
/ feller feel like "dOing the polite" to {
man who can smoke his Havanna
/ right straight along without feeling
bad over it. And they're always
blowing about his fast horses. III
bet dozen mibs, Bob, if man hasn'
pluck enough to drive fast horse h.
won't do to drive this Yankee nation
II Guess any man what holds the rein
old woman fashion over an old sham
bling nag, wouldn't be any grea
shakes for President-nOt by a lOni
chalk.
And II. G.. thinks he's going to ste
right into Grants shoes this Fall
4 Guess he'll find himself in a might,
pinching place. Wearing old slip
shods makes mans feet awful ten
der. But now 1 must say goodbye
only stick 10 the ship, Bob.
Yours till death,
BILLY DOBSON.
P.S. rve got a new rat-terriel
what's got a dirty face, and don
keep his hair smooth, and I've name
him respectfully II. G. B. ID.