, 1876-06-18
NASBY,

NASBY.
MIR. Nasby Goes to Washington in the IN
tcrest of Democratic Candldate--He Tia.
money Furnished Him to "Intluence'
Delegates to St. Lou1s--Hls Pleasant Ex
perience.
CoSPEDRrT ROADS, wlcu 1s IN THE STATE
uF KENTUCKY, Joou 9Th, 1S16.-1 determined te
hev hand in the nominashen to be made in St.
LooIs, for in case we elect our candidate hev q
ruthcr pressin' desire to hcv suthin' to sny In
the distriboosheu w patronage, that division
Nv spoils Wich Is alluz SO pleaslnf to the weary
soller who has won his fite-
wuzn't eggsakly pertikeler ez to wich candi-
date supported, for, jest at this time, am ez
simply determined to throw my inaoocncc to
the man who Good the best enable me to git
square with the people Nv the Corners, who hev
so long and pashcntly give me credit for the
food hev ct, and the likker I hev consoomed.
onto t1s, and people will hang linen cloze out on
the lines to dry, and ct an enterprizin man can't
keep hisself comfortable at this season, it Is
becoz he Is aycrse to midnite ramblcs.
shan't say who it wuz, OF wher it wuz done,
hut q prominent Dimocrat, who Is anxious to be
dent, did furnish me with money to go to
Washington to indooence such delegates ez
mite be there, in Ills interest. ~.
When got to Washington, wuz troory sor-
~ that I he'd undertaken the work.. I feared
should fail, and twict I seriously thought cf 1t
woodent be best, to save my Teputashen, to
quietly 20 to Canada, and rename there perma-
tncntly. But I felt that wood be breach Nv
confidence, and, beside, ther wuzn't money
enuff to keep me till the affarc shood be forgot
ten, and Good come back honorabiy. So de-
termined that I wood be honest, and carry out
mr. rf9atrack faithfully.
The question with me wuz, how to do It?
Wood Dimocratic delegates take money for their
votes In Convention That wuz to decide the
fate Nv the kcntrya Neverl felt it wood be
an insult to offer it to 'ekn, aud really didn't
dare to. And my feer increased when heerd a
dozen on lem dcnouncin the yoosIn w money to
infooencc delegates, and felt I shood hev to
60 back and refund the cash, which nearly broke
my hart. Iwuz sgd II heyin money to yoose
wun Nv lem wood tech cent of it for their
votes.
But it happened one mite VILE standIn in the
bar room at Willard's, a quietly takin another
w7an with passel Nv Democratic trends, when,
under the intloocnse nv the last run, hap
pcned ihjoodishusly to drop the remark that
had money, and that wuz there to yoose It for
favorit son. hev been leeky for some time
past when hey takin eight or ten drinks too
much, and this wuz leekiness that wus fncx-
coosible. But I scd it, end he'd to abide the
consekences. There wuz sfch change come
over that crowd ez never saw afore come over
mort}e men.
t*Wat Is the number nv your rooma" askt
dozen w en- glowrin at the rest, With looks Nv
wrath.
swat hour hin see yoo, to-nighti' eagerly
demanded dozen more.
II controle the delegashen Nv my state!''
whispered In my eer dozen more.
And immejitly twenty delegates undertook to
pat their arms thro mine, aud haul me of in
that my coat, wich I borered ur Deekfn Pogratn
to cum In, Wl19 wclf-nigh roofned.
I got away from EN-, finally, and got into nv
room. Then cards commenst comfn up from
from every State fu the Yoonvun, to
wich paid no attenshun, for I saw the boz
commenced comm themselves, and locked the
door. But this did not aVa1e. -Four nv EN- got
into row ut the door ez to wich Nv EN- shood
f1eT the first lick at me, and iii the skrimmage
There wuz no eseape- The crowd poured In,
aud w'11z pulled and hauled WIS than any
stranger is By Moo York hacamcn.
Ei3a1 kin controle the delegyashun Nv mr. State''
shouted one, "and vat yoo hey to yoose on that
State yoo want to give to NEIL
It's q lie ~ shouted another patriot, 81 fley
that State in the holler Nv MY hand, and wat
VOC hev devotia to that State will be wasted ef
don't get it'''
~ don't keer cuss vat candidate 200 are
ISgcIlH 1ol, sHouLh anot1eT,: " 700 can : n0m-
nate him It'll 700 bey seen men
"Gentlcmen!n rnoutid L
Heerl" ye1le. .hey all. =, /
And one entci r:1sin man pulled me to one |
i2c and remarked that he he'd the power to I
nominate any man he choosed, cf tritle over !
our Thousand dollars Good be he'd to fix few
cfractorT delegates who we're than in Washln-
on.
They worried me so that W'uz wcll-nigf1 deai1
at least almost wished + were, and in despair
rushed to my burow-afawcr, determined to
axe wat he'd bi7 cntrusttu to rue and throw it
mong EN-, hopia in the scramble that wool eu-
90 to get out sale. So Rooshn mother throws
CT children to The wolves to savc herself.
Ffantically rushed to that drawer, but,
rushus heavtn5l It WIZ open and the pockft.
ook wiz gone! An akoot delegate he'd stolen
!, while the rest tr etn wcrc ftin over me. |
nd wat wttz more aEgravatin, he had taken nv
ther shirt and q box Of paper collars that he'd
ecn bot for me that mite make a decent ap-
earance among the Was9inton Dimocrisy.
Tho moment this wuz announced thcy ill left |
Ie, and went In rursoot w the delegate wat
cd the spoiis- But, thank heaven they didn't |
ctch him.
It's rather discou1as7hg whea men who arc in
lrsoot Nv reform heV to encounter sch We
Atty. Wat caa be expectid III Government
hen party devoted to reform treets its
ishunaries in this wayl How am ever agoln
meet MP candidate Is more than know. I |
n wccry and sad, and besides, / hern't got
oney enough to take nae home.
PETRoLEuM '. EAsBT,
Wfcf hobes to be Postmaster.