Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-07-29
NASBY.
MIR. Nasty InduIges in a Sleep
and DreamS--Iiis Horri-
BILE Dream.
CoNFEDEErr y ROADS,

CoNFEDERTr Y ROADS,
(Which is in the State NV Kentucky.){
July 10, 1850. }
In all ages NV the world dreems hay
been considered prophetic. Jon Bum
yam yoosed the similitood nv dreem to
portray the struggles and vicissitOods NV
q Chrischen life. and alluZ dreem
when any thing especial is agoin to
happen to the Democrisy. differ from
Bunyan in this: he didn't dreem at all j.,
but he writ eZ tho he did, while ae-
tilly do dream.
Last evenin BascOm give spred In
honor NV the nOminashen NV Handbook,
and eZ the proyender wuz free, and the
liker likewise, | he'd, for wunst, egg
zackly all that my system Good hold, and
my system is tfOoly holder. Bein
very full, | went 10 my couch, troO
Dimekratic Bunyan, TO dreem.
In my dfeem the presidenShal strug-
gle took the very material form NV race.
It WIZ all regeler, the trOttin ont eech a
hoss, the wiinin post bein the White
House.
The Democrlsy trOttcd out their hoss,
and / felt ruther pleased on the hull
He come up pranein' with free sort
of step, and didn't look ez tho he he'd a
blemish. Indeed, he cum up SO gamey
that RELY he'd faith in his sucksess,
tho the other hoss he'd winnin look
about him, and cum NV stock that hez
bin winin so long thet they hev no.
shen thet they can't be beet. fttt
Our hoss was under the grOoinin of
Senator Wallace, nv PennsyIvany, and
he wuz backt by the entire South and
Tammany Hall, and also by scatterin
polittikle sports from the other States.
'sNow," sed Wallace, Everybody
keep away, and don't spoil this race by
eny cussed foolishness. hev fitted this
hoss myself, and if ride him he's sure
to win. Keep clear liy him and don't
say a word"
"Hold on minit," sed long haired
feller from Virginny, "we hev got to
hev some assurance to testify us in
backin this hoss," and he tiung onto his
back an enormous sack labelled ''Loois-
lana administration" and jumped on
hisself to hold it in place.
'Jest a minit," sed q Pennsylvany
Dimekrat, The mnst carry this" and he
hove on a package labelled protective
tariff, and he climbed on. --
"He kin never run without this" sed
a Moo Yorker, and he histed up Il very
heavy sack labelled free trade"
Another Neo Yorker and a Massy-
choosetts man climbed up, each with q
very heavy package NV honest money,
and an Injeany man climbed on with an
immense bundle of fiat money. This
he'd no weight, but it took up great deal
of room, and them which kerried il
made great deal of noise,
Jist afore the start a gang Nv KuI
Klux from Mississippi clim bed on, and
despite Wade Hampton's entresties q
South Kerliny Rifle Club scrambled up.
and ez if thet wasn't enuff John Kelly.
with the entire Tammany Society, de-
libritly took seats on his back. 4
Then came gang loaded with
Estates Rites" and Catholic Bishop
or two sided into seats jist where they
Good hold the reins, and ten or dozen
Confedrit Brigadeers, wich woodent
take their uniforms off, climbed up, and
a full five hundred Sontherners with
demands for appropriashens hung on to
his tale.
Senator Wallace demonstrated. but IL
wuzn't no yOose. Every man NV 'em
remarkt that eff the hoss coodn't carry
him, wat kind NV u hoss wuz it any
how, aud they all yelled "Start him -
The word wuz given, the poor brute
made conynlsive stagger, and imme-
jitly went down under the load ,thet
wuz put upon him. He recovered and
managed to keep OIL his feet until he
struck the fust quarter post, Ohio, when
his strength gave out, ..and down he
went, rollin over his miscellaneous load
with great effect. The other walked
over the track and came In an easy
winner.
"How could any boss run so weight
ed?" yelled Wallace in a rage. SIT
wood hev borne down Ginral Wash.
ington, let alone sich Ginral ez Han
Geek. It's. no yeoee. The hoss wuz
good enufi, hat, great Cesar, what 8
load he hedto kerry