The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-02-23

QUiSCfs ILL.,. REQ. I1tn, 1917.
DsAR ON CoraiEK.-I suppose your
from the prairie State
IL raiher limited; consequently, | have
concluded 70 let my old friends know
that am still numbered among the
living, although may have faded from
their memory. Ny heart yearns to once
more meet the dear ones Of my child
hood. sometimes can hardly realize
that am the same devil that used to
flourish the roller with such dextcrity
OF motion, that brought the CocKIER 70
its readers with such bright smiling
face or hardly believe myself 10 be the
same person the phthisicy old school
teacher caught in the School house, and
somebody got their " coat tail torn "a,
l often wonder IL am the same indi-
Sidual that tried 10 swallow "thc fy.r
| or the same identical person that used
| TO worry the inhabitsmts OF that dear
little. little village OF Of ireland or IL il
| IL possible. that I am the same being
that disappeared in +" cloud OF smoke.
| NIL OF which, after due consideration.
suppose am he. in evers instance. and
| for good fun, don't ihink that :. Fod
dor could be beat, and IL didn't make
much difference At whose expense il
Was, 80 We had II; but then those times
are gone, and we have graver facts 10
deal with. About six years ago, I got
tired Of living alone in this great prai.
rie State 50 thought would Try
matrimonial state. the result OF which I.
three Of the finest children in the United
States, or at least think so. Just Sc.
what . change Of locality does Tor !
l person how II changes him from {
"devi., school teacher -worrier, hy-eater
IreIander tormcntor 10 Papa y JUS
think of IT,; now easy, don't say any
thing about II TO my old swcefhcarts, OF
they will think that am trying 10 pu
up : job on them, but ain't: am onl,
trying 10 prove that viii be man OF
I die ia the attempt, and from indication.
III am succc ding admirably. Severa
years ago, quit the ''art preservative
aud went into the mercantile business
which have followed ever since. an
now on the road, travelling in Missour
and Iowa and portion OF Illinois.
had the pleasure Of calling on DR.. JohI
Poison lev days ago at Laclede, No
Il where he u having very good practice
We have Z population Of over lO.OUO in
habitants in Quincy, and give abou
I2.O0O Democratic majority. We rcjoic
lover Democratic Congress. and / hop
we will have Democratic President
and probably Democratic Senate
Why, friends Of old Dubois. you mus
take one whole week 10 jubilatc: vo
have been throwing yonr votes ava
far long tine, but they count this time
You know they saw that perseverance
land sweet oil will do most anything, .
keep on until every vestage of that trea
sonable aud damnablc parfy-so Gale,
J liepu ubiican lis wiped out; keep IL u
until every man now within its folds
ashamed 20 acknowledge his association
with it.; keep Il up until the fifty thou
sand new offices created by that god
morality party, for party motives hay
been abolished, and their salaries Al
: placed q the credit side Of our nafiona
debt: keep il up until every true Ameri
can patriot will look upon Uiyse
} Granite administration as band o
: thieves and robbers; keep II up until ]
Madison Wells. kellogg. Packard an
! every member Of every Rctnrnin
: Board IL lodged in the State peniter
, tiaries then and not until then will "
have pure government. We will hav
better times and better state Of affair
when our Uncle Sammy TiIden Is N
; anyuraied. Let us then hail the con
l mencement OF our second centenar
: with Democratic President. Demo
= cratic Houss and Senate. as secon
: beginning Of l776, and hope that or
: posterity may see better ending tina
: we have seen.
81 ] probably have written too muc
= already. but then il j. 50 seldom that
: write to all my friends. that trust Va
: will have little indulgence. Kind r.
: CARDS 70 al. Very truly yours,
JoHS l. A. GREENE.
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