The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-08-07
NASBY'S DREAM.
The Great Presidential Horse Race.

CoNFEDRIT y ROADS
(Which is in the State of kentucky,
July 10, 1880. y
In all ages nv the world dreems hev
bin considered prophetic. John Bunyan
yoosed the similitood NV Il dream to por-
tray the struggles and vicissitoods NV a
Crischen life, and | alluz dreem when
any thing especial is agoin to happen to
the DimocriSy. | differ from Bunyan in
this: he didn't drecm at ALL but he writ
ez tho he did, while actilly do dreem.
Last evenin Bascom gave spred in
honor NV the nomination NV Hancock.
and ez the provender WIZ free, and the
liker likewise, he'd, for wuntz, exactly
all that my sistem Good hold. went to
my couch, a troo Dimecratic Bunyan, to
dream.
In my drecm the Presidenshal struggle
took the very material form of a race. 1t
WIZ all regelur, the two parties trottin
White House.
The Dimocrisy trotted out their boss
and | felt ruther pleased on the whole.
He come up prancin with free sort NV
a step and didn't look ez tho he he'd
bleInish. Indeed he cum up so gamy,
that RELY he'd faith in his success, tho
the other boss had winnin look about
him, and NV 4 stock that heZ been Will
min for 50 long that they hev noshen
that they can't be beat.
Our boss WIZ under the groomin NV
Senator Wallace, NV Pennsylvania, and
he wuz backed by the entire South and
Tammany Hall, and also by scattering
politikle sports from the other States.
"Now." sed Wallace, Everybody keep
away and don't spoil this race by any
cussed foolishness. hev fitted this boss
myself, and eff ride him he's sure to
win. Keep cleer NV him and don't say
word'
'Hold on mint sed long haired
Teller from Nirginny, ''we hev got to hev
some assurances to testify us iii backing
this hoss," and he flung onto his back an
enormous sack labeled "Looisiana adj
ministration, and jumped on himself to
keep it in place.
"Jest a minit,'' sed Pennsylvania
Dimccrat, "he must carry this" and he
hove OH q package labeled protective
tariff and he climbed on.
50 He kin never run with this, sed Il
Moo Yorker, and he histed up very
heave sack labeled free trade
Another Moo Yorker and Massechoo-
sets man climbed up, each with a power
full heavy package NV honist money, and
an Injeana man climbed up on with an
immense bundle NV fiat money. This
he'd no weight, but it took up a great
great of room, and them which kerred it
made great deal of noise.
Jist afore the start gang NV kukluN
from Mississippi climbed on, and despite
| Wade lIampton's cntreaties. 4 South ker-
lima Rifle Club scrambled up, and ez that
wasn't enutf, john Kelly with the entire
Tammany Society delibritly took seats
on his back. Then came a gang loaded
with estates Rites And a Catholic
they could hold the rcins, and ten or a
dozen Confedrit Brigadiers, wich wood
en't take their uniforms off. climbed up,
and full five hundred Southerners with
demands for appropriations hung on to
his tale.
Senator Wallace demonstrated, bu it
wulzn't no yooSc. Every man NV EN- re-
marked that eff the boss coodent kerry
him, wat kind NV a horse WIZ it anyhow,
and they all yelled 'start him - The
word WIZ given. the poor broot made a
convulsive staggcr and immciitly went
down under the load that WIZ put upon
him. lie recovered and managed to keep
on his feet till he struck the fust quar-
ter post, Ohio when his strength give
out and down he went rolling over his
miscellaneous load with great effect.
The other walked over the track and
Cilllc III tH easy NlHHcl.
How could any boss run, so weight
ed, yelled Wallace, in a rage. at wood
hev borne down Ginral Washington, let
alone sich a Ginral ez Hancock. It's no
yoose. The boss was good enuf'; but,
great Caesar, what load he he'd to
kerry
While the crowd was struggling to git
out from under the exhausted charger, |
awuke.
Is this dreem troo, Is Hancock to be
loaded with all these weights afore he
starts? Is there no way NV keepn out
NV site what we don't want to be seen
till after the clecshun?
| fear not. We are neither cZ wise ez
serpints or harmless ez doves. 1t is a
Providence ayin rs. We never yit he'd a
show for success that we did not imme-
.jitly fool it away. The radikels are for
tunit in our stupidity. They hcv lived
onto it for ten years. Ef We only he'd
the sense to run Hancock on his style
and military record and say nothin about
any thing else. OF ef we Good keep our
votin element cut nv site till eleckshun
day. We mite go through. But cz it is,
we are hopelisly gone up. Wy harte is
sad. petroleum Y. Massey,
(DeSpondent.)