The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-10-26

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scratchr,S. IT is covered with solid
black leather fastened down with
dead mems teeth and decorated with
the hearts of the children of men. At
the foot of the throne are cen'ipedcS.
scorpions and poisonous reptiles OF
every description feeding on what has
been stolen from the poor. AT tile
right of the throne is n massive iron
chest filled with the pliuciplcs'of muir
lercrs, thieves. cnt tn, oats, robbers
and drunken gamblers. Near the bot.
tom of this chest is tIc figure of SER
penis head, and ont of his mouth is
sues fetth a sec,hins mass OF cmrnp'
ton and right above it written in
characters of blood are these words,
"This is the fountain from whence all
Radical measures flow. I was just
turning from tits scene with ipdigua'
tiou,wllen> I heard the DEVILS own
secretary call ont, "Al"re sc'athers,
yer honor.' At this piece OF lntor'
nation his royal higbness seemed to
take otftnse, for he swore and tore
the flesh from his face like mad
man. Presently he called to one OF
his attendants aud said, Gimp Of
darkness. take Paddy tho lrishman,
and show h,m the seventh he'll. The
one I had prepared especially for
Democrats who scratched their tick
cts. don't want any more of them
to come here if can help it, for their
walls of anguish excites pity even in
my heart which is made Of adamant
and stecled against compassion"
"PIase yer honor Miste, Devil said
|, "it's Paddy the lrisIman that's not
going wild yer dirty thafo Of an imp,
for fear lie might lie after shutting
me in wild the rest Of the crew. The
king now arose with his nostri|s
smoking and his eyes flashing fire
and swinging an enormous serpent i'll
the air he was about to strike ME
down when me guide thrust the all
powerful staff in his face and said,
down wild 20 Satan, for | am a
messenger Of me Lord sent to protect
me friend Paddy. Down wild ye, |
say, for the time is not far distant
when the sons of the household Of
Democracy will fall upon ye and
cham ye, and overthrowing yere gov
eminent establish the kingdom Of me
Lord in the uttermont apart of the
earth" Wien me guide had finished
this noble saying the devil skunk
away like shape killing dog. Then
me guide and meself started for the
ticket scratcher'l hell. The first
. three bells We passed had in them
thieves, drunkards aud robbers, and
| had painted over their doors, MEAN "
The next three had 10 them murder
t ers, Radicals and party boilers, and
painted over theil doors, "Meaoer "
e The last one had in it the poor ticket
scratchers, and had painted in burning
a Ietters over it's door, "Too mean to
: mix will, the people of the other bells. u
We walked Into this last place of tor
. ment. Here We saw men Of every
grade, from the millionaire to the beg
e gar, running, lodging, yelling and
bowling like SO many starving wolves.
One would cry out, II scratched for
him because he was personal friend"
o another, "He done me favor" an
+ other, II did not like his opponent on
the Democratic ticket heard
voices that seemed to come from
above and hiss in the ears of the
poor devils, "Ye robbed me of me
!. rights, ye took me children's bread
ye barbored the thaves while they
stole from me-" All the time the
poor devils were wringing their handt
i'll helpless despair. We passed out
IS and asked me guide what all this
~ meant. She replied, "1t means just
. this, the voices ye heard in the ali
- was their consciences accusing then
~ of their sins, and their running and
q lodging is kept up in vain hopes Of
II their being able to hide themselves
from their own acts. And now, Pad
i dy," said she, "As ye have seen al
\. the beauties of Democracy, and thu
% horrors of Republicanism, will con
If duct you to tho other side of the darl
v valley, and when sc reach home war;
70 the people of the tortures that avail
n ticket scratchers, and tell them of tn
At beauties and attractions of a countr.
w whose laws are made and admins
70 tered by Democrats, and now that "
"a have crossed the valley must BIZ
nj you good bye"
~ At this moment l awoke, an
as thanks be to God, l found meself i
or me bed and knew that l had bee
At atther having terrible dream. Mis-
N Their Editor, it was Paddy the b|ac
ii headed drunken Radical that went
No slape, but it was Paddy the era
he headed s6ber Dimocrat that awake
it from that Shape and y, !,ss now gt,e, 8
ed Ills etlll,r'giience in politics.