The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-06-25
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Mr.. yAsBY IN wAsHINGToS-vERY
BRIEF "REMINISCENCES, WITH CON-
MENTs.
WASHINGTON,
Wich is in the Deestrik Nv Colum-

| Wlch Is in the Deestrik Nv Colum- [
hy.) {
Joon I, 1879.
It's long time sence | trod the
streets nv the Fedrel City. Ef | re
member arite | hevn't bin here sencs
the saintid Johnson's time, when
reserved from the hands Nv that gile
less patriot my commisshun ez Post
master at the CROSSROADS. wich wuz
ruthlisly torn from me by that mill
tsry lirent, Graat. 1t hez changed
much, and. ! thank Heven, for the
better.
Washington hez bin attacked by
the Confedrits st two different PEE
RODS. From 1861 to 1865, they fail
ed to possess il, but their second iG-
vsshun wuz more successful. They
hev it now. In the Capitol, wich is
the Nashen's pride, | see ez many
military men in possession ez ever,
bat thank the Lord they amt the
same kind The "gol darn" Nv the
Northern man is heerd no more, aud
its place, my eers is delited with the
more fzmilyer "dog-gon" Nv the
Sunny South. No more is my feel
ings aggravaiid by seein the tall
man from Yaine-the hatcbetfaced
Rhode Islander, or the stout Pennsyl-
vanian in the Capitol holdin offs
They are gone and the swarthy
Southerners fills their places and
draws their salaries
There are oDe-armed and one-leg-
Northern soljers enuff here, bat they
are walkin the streets. They ain Z
10 place no more 'ceptin those wich
is in the Departments controlled by
the minyuns Nv Hayes, and thank
Heven when we elect a Dimecrstic
President in 1880, well clean them
out. Ell the Confederaey can't con
trole by the bullet, it will by the bal
lot.
i wuZ never more encureged ia my
life. The bar room is crowdid with
Southern patriots, and they are now
in favor 1t filed nv eyes with teers
to read a petition for the appoiatment
Of q Georgia man 10 position under
the Clerk Nv the Senit I've seen
them petitions afore They used 10
reed that the party named bed lost q
leg at Gettysburg, and an eve at
Fair Oaks while gallsutly cerryin
the Stars and Stripes in defence nv
the Fedrel Government They reed
quite differently now They all set
forth that the petitioner lost his legs
or arms or eyes, ez the case may be,
in defence Nv the Confederacy, and
tl.st bis sacrifices for the South enti-
lie him =. recognition.
| was ..aused at one Dimekrat from
the Int .or aV IDjeaDy wich hedn't
heerd the change He 10 mo-
ment insanity forgot his party OBJ
ligasi ms and volunteered in the Fed
rel army. He come on here with his
one leg and bis honorable discharge
from the servis, 10 get u place.
lie wuZ sterniy reoookt. and very
quickly made to know thar be plated
his rifle the wrong way 10 hope for
q place in Washington. The posts
ton be wuz after wuz given TO one
NV the heroic men who fought at
Fort Pillow. lie may git place
after suffishent repentance, but |
doubt it
/ am wunst more happy The
Confederacy is q success after all
We sbel carry Ohio this Fall, and
that makes Dimokrst President 10
1850. Then-but the prospeek is too
gorgus 10 think about. Oh how |
long for the day 10 come,
Ply swiftly round ye wheels Of time.
And bring the welcome day"
PETROLEUM Y. NAsBY,
witch will be PostmssteF)