New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-25
Massey.
Mr.. Nasty Waits for the LetteFs Of TIL.
den and Hendricks-Ho Becomes n
Burden to RaAcom-His Final Instruc.

Mr.. Nasty Waits for the Letters Of TIL
| den and Hendricks-He Becomes q
| Burden to Rascom-His Final Insfruc'
CoyPEpR1r ROADS
Wich is in the State Nv Kentucky, (
August T. 1876. }
The day / got back from the St. Looif
| convenshun / cOmmenst preparin for a
stumpin tOor for our gallent standard-bar.
ers. / borrowed an extra shirt, SO that
Good hev one; l borrowed valice to kerry
| it in when i wuzn't speakin, and also to
give me standin at SIGH hotels ez the com.
mittee didn't become responsible for my
outfit by cOntributin quart bottle NV the
newest, to be kerriad in the valice to be
yOosed when in localities where the neces-
saries nv life wuz lard to come at.
Ez l coodent 90 out instructor nv the
people till l knOwd wat my candidates be-
Ieeved in, decided to wait till got their
letters of acceptance. Did that likker stay
in the valice7> Not any. 1t wuz all gone
the fust day and l went to Basc0m with the
empty bottle the next mOrnln.
:!Fill it up, G. w." sed l. II can't go
till hev seen them letters
when will they CONF q askt he.
To-day or tomorrow" sed /.
.Yoo shood bev kept what 700 he'd till
the letters come" sed he.
"Bascom," wuz the response, ''likker Like
yoOrs can not be kept"
And then seein trouble ahead contin-
yood:
bottle filled till them letters come. 1t will
be but little while. and remember, Pas
com, VOC got the $500 that Tilden, the Re
former, paid for my vote at st. LoOis."
Il promise!" he grOaned.
"And likewise, until hev read 'em and
understood 'em. so that shell not go out
and spout false Dimocrisy."
II PROMISE" he grOaned agin.
Day after day passed, but NO letters
came. But promptly every mornln wuz
groaninly filled. On the thirtieth day he
refoosed p.ut blank.
&c W." sed l, sterrly, remember yo0r
promise. l may be called any mint. 1t
wuz the foolish virgin wat he'd no lie in
Their lamps. l am no foolish virgin. Fill
up the lamp, for may DO called to-nite."
And he filed it becOz he had promised.
Bot every mcrnin he wood lift mp his
voice ez come in, and howl. 'Grashus
hevens! amt them letters never comm to
relieve me Nv this incubus"
At last one mornin the letters come, in
the Louisville papers, and Bascom come
over to me happy, ez though great wait
had bin lifted Oft him.
Il fill the bottle for the last time sed he
gaily, ''tor, 10! here be the letters"
took the papers and red the letters. and
the next morning wuz promptly al hiz bar
with the bottle.
"Fill H." remarkt camlv.
"Not any" sed he. "Yoo hev the let
ters."
George Washing ton B )" replied, ''yOor
promise WIZ to keep this bottle filled not
only till he'd red the letters, but till I'M
derstOed EN-. l hev bin spplyin my intel
leck to en- for ten hours, and ct know
from them letters whether l am to talk
hard money or soft, immejte resumpshen
or perpetooal postponement, hope never
to be postmaster"
Wat did that perfjus wretch do9 He
telegraphed that very day to both Tilden
and Hendrix, ez follows:
"Shel Nasty, on the stump, advote hard
mony or soft! Anser to wunst. Important,
to save an innosent Dimocrat from ROOM"
And the ansers com prompt:
FROM TILDEN.
Hard money, nv course, but soften it
good deal in the West. Strike boldly. how.
ever, for reform, and agin the corrnpsnen
NV the Republican party. TlLDEN."
FROM HENDRIX.
Soft money, nv course, but harden ii
good deal in the East. Strike boldly, how
ever, for reform, and sgin the corruptshen
of the Republican party. HENDRIX"
And 90, hevin my instruckshens, he'd to
go. shell. however, before speek, get in
truckshens from John Morrissey and Fer
mandy Wood, ez to the best methods Nv
bringing about reform, and Nv fightin cor
rupshen in governmental matters.
PETROLEUM Y. NASBY,
witch wants to be POstmasterI.
-TO7eGO Rl1Ie