Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-09-01

Wich is in the State NV Kentucky,
August 7th, 1876.
There was wunst doctor wich he'd
bark wich would either physic or puke, ac-
cording as he stript OFF the tree-up or
down.
Like to this doctor is Tilden and Hen
dirk. Reed ther letters up and. they are
hard money physie-reed them down aud
they are soft money vomick.
The day got back from the st. Loois
Conyention l ;commenst preparin for a
stumpin toor for our gallant standard bar
ers. borrowed an extra shirt so that l
could hev one; borrowed valise to kerry
it in when wuzn't speskin, and also to
give me standin at sich hotels, ez the COM
mittee didn't become responsible for my
board, and Bascom completed my outfit by
contributin quart bottle NV the newest,
to be kerried in the valise, to be yoosed
when in localities where the nessary Nv life
wuz hard to come at. ---.-.,
Ez cOodent go out instructin nv the
people until knowed wat my candidates
bleeved in, decided to wait until got
their letters Nv acceptance. Did that Tx
ker stay in the valise? Not any. 1t wuz all
gone the fust day, and went to Bsscom
with the empty bottle the next morning.
Fill it up, G.. w." l sed; 81 can't go
till hev seen them letters"
"When will they Gomez askt he.
To-day or tomorrow" sed /.
''Yoo shood hev kept what you had un-
til the letters come" sed he.
''Bascom, y wuz the response, ikker like
yoors cannot be kept"
And then seein trouble ahead, contin-
yood:
GGIO.r,,,;o - IL . 1 -, ill lyaap this hot-
tie filed till them letters come. 1t Will be
but a little while; and remember, Rascom,
you got the $400 that Tilden, the REFORM
er, paid fer my vote at st. Lools.
81 promise, he groaned:.
"And likewise, until hev read EN- and
understood EN-, so that shel not go out
and spout false Democrisy.
81 promise" he groaned agin.
Day after day passed but no letters came.
But promptly every mornin was at bas-
CONS with that bottle, which he groanlnIy
filed. On the thirtieth day he refused pint
blank. ..-.-.
"G. W." sed I, sternly, remember yoGr
promise. may be called any mint II
wuz the foolish virgins wat he'd no lie ,il1 IN
their lamps. sm no foolish virgin fl,, !,
up the lamp. for [ may be called to mite.
And he filled It, baeoz he had promised.
But every mornin be would hit up MS
voice ez 1 come, and howl, 'Grasnus neaV-
ems! amt them letters never comm 10 re-
leeVe me Of this incubus"
At last one lmornin the letters come IN
the LooisEille papers, and Bascom come
over to me happy ez though great walt
he'd bin lifted OF him.
"I fill the bottle for the last time sed
he, gaily, "tor lol here are the letters,
/ took the papers and read the letters,
and the next morning was promptly at ms
bar with the bottle.
I'Fill it, remarkt calmly.
mot eny, " sed he. "You have the let-
tsrs.
14George Washington b." / replied,
ffyoor promise wuz TOO keep this bottle fill.
ed not onIy TIL I he'd red the letters, out fttI
IuNdsrstood enll I hev bin applying my
inteilek to EN- for ten hours, and Ell know
from them letters whether to talk hard
money or soft, immejit resumpshion or per-
petooa postponement, l hope never 10 oe
Postma ster."
Wat did that perfjus wretch dol He
tslegraphed that very day to both Tllden
and Hendrix es follows:
Shel Nasby, on the stump, advocate hard
money or soft? Anser to wunst. lmpor-
tsnt to save an innocent Democrat from
room. .,-. -.-
Aud the arser come prompt:
FROM TILDEE.
Hard money, nv course, but soften it
o,ooJ deal in the West. Strike boldly
however. for Reform, and agin the eorrup
sben Of the Republican party. TILDEN'
FROM HENDRIX. -.
Soft money, NV course, but hard. harden it, it I
good deal in the East Strike .So oon9r now
ever. for Reform, and agin the GorruPshu[
Of the Republican party. S1' Ir
And 50, hsvin my instructions, he'd Z Z
20. shell, however, before sPeek' ~
| fnstruckshens from John 4uorrlssey sn'
FernAndy Wood, eE to the best nssnouS nSt;n oo- -
brinEin about reform and Nv nghtih cVf
| rups6en in governmental matters.
PErRoIEuM v. NAsBE,
(yieh wsutzto Be PdstmHsteF'l