Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-10-28
COLORADO GOSSIP.
GREELEY, COLORADO.
Sept. %, 1879.


\ story is told OF soldier, who had an
arm shot of, in Bouapartc's Russian cam
lpsigu. His terrible loss reduced him to
| despair; but ina few minutes a spent bullet
Knocked ont his good right eye when he
/ plucked up courage aud became rs jublant
rs squirrel in a nut tree. This reminds
me OF 4 Greenbacker, in our town, who
was feeling rather $3.50 about the prospects
of his party, until we got the news from
Maine. Then Uncle Graham elevated his
spirits by this overwhelming disaster TO
his party, bubbled right over in prophecy
and song 50 to speak. He stopped me on
| the sidewalk and commenced about the
slavery of the times. cut him short with
Have YOU heard the news from Manner
Heard il =" he said, "Yes; the Republican
party i doomed. have some faint hope
that 1850 will see the last Of it," Poor
fellow The success OF his party in down
ing the party OF all rights for all men,
will be like that OF Sambo in his tree-top
pursuit Of the coon; Il shuck an shuck
dat coon till nigh on TO shuck de sense out
oh dis ngger's head; den hear some ting
drap. What you tink dat waS3' The
coon. OF course" said the listener. NO,
no! Twas dis foolish niger"
This is a remarkable country, in many
respects. Men are here from almost every
where. People from twenty-seven states
and territories, Canada, Mexico, Europe
and China are here. II isn't safe to offer
an opinion about any place or thing and ex-
pect II to 20 unchallenged. \ gentleman
said in my presence yesterday, I'VE don't
need TO discuss greenbacks; we need TO
oppose the shotgun policy Of the South. "
There is no shotgun policy Of the South, ="
cried a man az the further end Of the table.
Then checking himself, Except in one
y-Yazoo-wherc | was brought up.
I have known all about that county for
years. knew Dixon well. I've played
cards with him hundreds OF times. But he
WAS murderer. He murdered i man In
cold blood three years ago. But h. got
clear Money cleared him. II didn't cost
him over $500. ANY man can get clear 50
long rs there are uisgcr> on a Jury. tell
you how know 10. l had a chum that
hlV'asd % tihl 70 Niger. He rot on, 81
course. bought off three Of The Niger,
ou thc jury myself That's how | know. l
paid ,a- money. l can o1y them ai ANY
.". Tor Two dollars aad o hai apiece.
Perhaps comment upon This matter -s use
$50 be-, who ever a.ar' " Northern mad
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REGARD 20 TINS ne" s'eeno'oAe'' ~ '''i''
that the State oil hahSAS mas Il large SUI P'us
school iund accumulated from the SAFE Vi
school lands This money Is invested III
district school bonds our orator h'eu IN
>parSely settled school district which
had no use for fine school buiidihg lie
and his friends voted to ouild Schoo'
house worth $4,000, aud with the proper
papers in his pocket went to the proper
authorities and obtained the slO,OOV' Last
winter, while our orator was a member OF
the Kansas Legislature, an investigation
of the investments OF the school funds was
ordered and the orator was called upon for
an explanation. Gentlemen" said he,
Those papers are all right We confess
that we got the money. We haven't built
that school house vet because we don't
need it. But we hold ourselves ready to
fulfil the contract whenever. as the con-
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