The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-09
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pulled his coat tail and whispered:
"Dats wrong. Massa Smith, dis whole
crowd am for greenbacks.n

pulled his coat tail and whispered:
"Dats wrong, Massa Smith, dis whole
crowd am for greenbacks.n
Seagrave was equal to the emergency:
Eyes, my colored brothers, he is !
grcenback man; but will he 90 in for
expansion Not he Will he turn the
wASle two billions Of our national debt
into greenbacks? Not he. Will /? TRY
me. Send me TO Congress and the green
backs in Old Bourbon shall be as thick
as the leaves on the persimmon trees,
and whiskey shall be only one shilling =
gallon!"
lumultuous and tremendous applause
followed; and the Sempronius-lnen be-
gan to withdraw towards the door.
whipped and demorialized.
Seagrave was encouraged The thought
1t time to put in few centre.shots.
''Now," said he, 81 shall not be per-
sonal; but l ask who is this miscreant.
this Sempronius Alexander Magruderp
Do You know himp Do you know that
his grandfather was hung for stealing
horses down in Texas!"
Sensation and profound silence while
venerable.looking, white headed ne.
gro. who looked old enough to s.have
nshed IN the flood with Ham and Shem,n
rose slowly to his feet, and said:
II pernounce that d-n lie:-an
dat ar man d-n liar; I is his grand
father"
"Well' said Seagrave quietly, II take
that back"
but" said the undaunted Seagrave.
"to resume:-where would this nation
have been but for the Republican party;
the great, the grand, gloriou> Republic
can party; and where would the Repub-
lican party be to-day but for the iAtelli-
gent colored people of the southp Down
with the Pope and hurrah for Grant. now
and foreveri"
(Renewed applause.)
IL don't want to be personal or abu-
sive," continued Seagrave, 81 never am:
but again ask = who is this Semproni-
JUS Alexander Magruder? Oh! my col
ored brethren, when the deadly blast of
war sounded in our ears, and Lees To-
gions were threatening the life OF this
great nation; where was Sempronius
Alexander Magruder? Why, gentlemen.
like the cowardly rascal that he il. he fed
TO The north and served all through the
war as head-waiter in a Saratoga Hotel.'s
Here Sempronius Alexander rose in
a towering rage:
.'Dat am lie deny dat allegation.
i was Colonel of the sgd Missouri Col
ored Infantry"
Oats so;-dats so;' cried out q hum
dred voices all over the room.
''Well gentlemen" said Seagrave, 81
take that back
Cloud groans from the Sempronious
men,
Seagrave saw be had lost ground, and
he thought he would try another centre
shot.
NOW, gentlemen, l should be sorry
to indulge in personalities-I never do;
but again ask, who is this Sempro-
MUS Alexander Mag ruderp Who Is hep
say, who is heP Where is his motherp'
Don't you know she is now in Jail in old.
Kentucky Tor robbing hen -roost?'
Poor Saagrave! scarcely had he ut
tered these unfortunate words when there
was an uproar in the back part Of the
hall the crowd parted instictively to the.
right and left, and a stout, elderly. coli.
ored woman. with her head tied up in .
red bandanna handkerchief, and that
head lowered like a charging bull, rushed
wildly forward, and-(the platform was
but a few inches higher than the foor,)
the next moment the red bandan1a
encountered Seagrave amid-ships and
the air was full of confused medley Of
hoops, CATERS, petticoats, black legs, .
bald head, coat tails, law papers ban
danna handkerchief, fragments Of .
quart bottle and some railroad docu-
ments all whirling around together like
the corruscations OF catherine-wheel.
LET her alone, "said Sempronius. "let
her give it to him."
And she did. When l joined him at
the hotel there wasn't hair enough on
his head to make finger ring for .
school girl; one eye was black while the
other was blue; and thus in their beauti-
full diversity ofshade they seemed to rep
resent the contradictory elements Of the
Peoples Party; his nose was out Of Joint
and looked to heaven more than Sea-
grave had done in his whole career: Ono
ear was Topped off and the other split -
you have seen a hog that has been
marked by successive owners: part his
teeth had been transferred 70 the pit of
his stomach TO mingie with the food thsY
V0k4b W law u1aS&lLdlSu.
'Ah," said Seagrave,' If it it WASN'T
for the quart bottle fortunately had IN
nv breeches pocket really do believe
she would have gone clean through ms
But" said /, II thought she was IN
jail. down in Kentucky. ior stealing
chickens"
Il would have taken that back, = said
Seagrave ruefully, Elf she hadn't inter.
rupted me-"
Poor Seagrave. doctored him mp
the best / could; and nailed him up =
his old box, first having replenished the
denijohns, and shipped him again for
Bungtown. this side up with care.n
NY mission Is fulfilled and shall ~
turn 70 Hastings At once. Give my love
- the Major.
Yours IL profcund sorrow,
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