The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-09-27

are rather more in that line. So, yon see, he is
quite stranger in his own house. The show
contains many things that are new to him.
This may account for his looking little pale
and startled.
"Just step right ap, general" said Mr. Bar
mum smiling blandly; guess you're astonished
to find what an A l first class Old Curiosity
Shop we've got here. Didn't know your noble
heritage as born Democrat, did yer? Now,
here by these hiahly interesting antiquities.
you may see the rise of the Democratic party.
It's riz pretty high, but that hain't nothn' to
tine rise it's goin' to get. No, don't mean it,
goin' up. Never mind, cast your superb eye
over this here. This is the whipping post, the
famous patriarcaial instltution of the South and
here are the shackles and the whips
the trimmings, SO to speak. Lord, you
can almost here the howl OF the niger. Don't
1t seem ltelike? All, general, that there post
was the pillar of the party.
Oh! them dear old days is gone, long gone;
but mebbe we'll have 'em back again, If the
South stays solid. You're q Northern man,
general; do you remember how those chivalrous
Southrons used to call US Northern mudsills'
in thier playful way? Sumner was North
ern mudsill-there's the club that Prest.
Brooks laid him out with-chivalrous of
Brooks, wasn't it?
Now, here's where we get to the war-the
unholy war that was waged agln the divine Or
dinance of slavery. You did some of the wag-
ing General, but we won't think .nosharder of
OF you if you're solid with the South now.
Here's the first shot of freedom-white
freedom : strictly white l mean to
say. fit awas sfired plumb into Sumter.
Here's one of the nigger torpedoes- used to be
set atloat in the bay in blockade times. We
amt got many Yankee battle fags to show;
but that's partly your fault, general. There,
just see that; don't your heart beat faster at
shot the tyrant Lincoln with. Chivalrous
Booth want it? We mighter hadS some of
LincOlns brains that oozed out of the wound;
but that. sort of thing amt much in our line.
Since the war our stock amt so complete and
rich in relics; we amt had the chance. But
you may like to glance at few repudiated
State bonds; we've got neat collection OF
them, and here's our greatest triumph OF late
years the real, original rag baby There
amt no hard money nonsense about you,sgen
eral, is there?
And here, General Hancock, is your new
mount. None of your old Union war horses
this is the genuine old Democratic charger
just wants your superb head to make it a COM
pl9te animal" And then Mr.. Barnum stops
and waits for the enthusiasm. Gen. Hancock
wipes his forehead, turns his fascinated eyes
from the whipping post and the shacklesn and
cries Great Scott! am / to be the head Of
that?..
Mr. Barnum hatters himself with the hope
that the "good old days" he laments may come
again. They may; but the chances are dimin-
ishing. The boys in blue are once more in line.
They have had their little sulk all by them-
selves; their selfish schism nearly broke up the
party, and aided in forcing upon it rather un-
satisfactory candidate. But the stalwarts have
come to their senses they are back in the
ranks like good little boys and everybody
knows that meanr business