Daily Republican., 1884-07-08
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I he'd dreem last mite witch 1 wish
from the bottom Of my heart Good be
realized. 1t wuz a dreem 81 itch, sol
FULL nv everyth ng witch wuz deligteful,
that l almost wish I he'd died afore
awakenin from it 10 the cold realities
nv crooel aud unsympathetic world.
1t was u dreen wich extended over ~
Oonsi derablo space NV time.
Methawt wuz delegate to the
Dimegratic Nashnel Convenshun from
this deestrik 10 Kentucky. l wuz en-.
tirely happy for had rooms at fust
class hotel and plenty Nv money, for
he'd prom Used the managers Nv all NV
the candidates To vote for their man,
and WIZ reseevin money from eech. In
addishun he'd sold all Ave Of the TIKI
kits he'd at my disposal 70 the Con-
venshun to outsiders, and had turned q
han dsome penny buyin up from the
other delegates, and sellin agn at q
hig her price, All the delegates wuz on
the make, only he'd sooperior intelli-
gence.
1t wuz q delightful experience only 1t
WIZ in my sleep. Thank heaven for
sleep! All my good times hev in my
drcems. We wuZ about to oous nitrate
on Tildep, Saml. j., his bari hevin bin
tapped at both eends and the bung
knocaed out. The old gentleman he'd
actooally determined to be a candidate,
on reform platform, and wuz buyin
up NV delegates at rate witch l never
dreemed he wuz capable NV. No matter
wat may he sed NV his honesty, Their
anti 10 doubt ez TO his liberality or his
akkorit knoilege NV the make up Nv
Dimekratic CoIvensbuns. l he'd sold
out TO himionr times, and 30 he'd the heft
NV the dels, ,tes, and we got our money
every time. Samyooel's managers sed
that 30 rob wuz the old man on the
question NV reform that ed scoop the
nomina shen eff he he'd to buy every
delegate to the Convenshun.
Jist or we he he'd made up our minds
to vote for him and end the matter, we
received dispatch from Moo York that
the old man he'd bin struck with
paraly isis and his rite side wuZ cOm-
pletely dead. His managers we're ap.
palled at the terrible intelligence, but
not 80 the delegates. One gentleman
from Injeany riz to his feet aud de-
mand,,d in thunder tones ef he Good
still yoose his left hand.
He kin :" wuz the reply.
every good, then. He kin sign checks
with his left hand and SO lopg ez he
kin sign checks he is q good enough re-
form candidate for me. With him e7
our standard 'barer tho Dimocrisy Nv
Iujeany will pay cash for likker this
fall anyhow"
Then the dreem went on. We wen
| into the campane and l moved immedi
ately to Iujeany, becoz ther amt nj
money in bein q Dimocrat IA Ken
lucky. Kentucky is safe enyhow, anC
\ when asked Tillen for cash contriboo
shens for the campane wuz met with
a chillin refoosle. 1.-THE Reform tikki
kin kerry Kentucky anyhow" wuz thu
chillin response. land my money mus
90 into the doubtful States"
Injeany bein u double State, wen
over Their, and threw my soul into tht
work. got the posishen Nv disburseI
| in Congressional Deestrik, and wher
the eleckshun come voted six times
Igsttin my three dollars per vote will
the rest NV em
In nv dreem Iilden was elected OF
1.-The Reform ishoo, and then come thu
millennium. We didn't pay much at
tenshun to questions NV public polisy
but We did make clean sweep NV al
1.-The Republican offs holders. W.
lspared nothin One armed soljers WI
lthrowd out NV places, ez we'll u
iwimmen wich held small post offises
lTher wuzn't q offs, no matter hov
small, witch we couldn't find a sturd
IDimekrat wiilin to take. Their WI
whe- we comm ehced the work Nv RI
form.
Nv course got the post-offis at tn
Corners. The niger Lubbock, vic
Ihed held 1t ssnce Grants first inogg'
lrashun, wuz relegatid to his shOe-benc
land wuz installed in his place. I'll
salary wuzn't large, but Their wuz pc
kisits. didn't hev the handlin NV an
: letters containin renittances for noos
papers 30 got no revenOO from tina
Tho Republicans in this visinity, {
soon ez | wuz insta lied, mailed tn,
letters coptAinin money for poose papel
1 at other offises, becoz, ez they remark
| they he'd bin interdoosed to me, and Il
Dimocrisy don't take no noosepaper
This source NV revenoo WIZ cut oil el
tirely.
But Their wuz other things witch di
DAY. l reserved on q average six Ia
ters day addressed to the Loosean'
2 land other lot cries, and them l ca
cherd. believe that games NV cham
q il immoral. Shood l encurridge ID
4 people in this wicke1nis? No, and
0 cure 'em l opened Their letters at
: didn't let 'em know that l he'd ii
money, hopin that after tryin sever
' times for prize and gittin nothin, the
Q wood desist. There Is many ways l
serviu the Lord, and hev my pekot
: yer way. And it wuz with grim satl
u fackshen that opened Bascom's regl
}. lremittances to Moo Orleens for lotte
!. ltickits, and went over and paid him
Z his likkir In the same.
l quit goin to Bascom's almost alt
. lgether. l preferred TO sit In my OH
lby an open win6er, thro witch l CO..
see the smoke NV McPelter's distille
|, lrisin gracefully to the hevins, and SOL
my first assistant out, whose salary
Icollected NV the Government, Civ
him my doc bill therefor, for my LIKE
lit wuz easter sendin him out for II
drinks than to 60 myself, and nut
more dignified.
81 Deekin Pogram he'd got to be collie
tor vice Pollock removed, and ez
d had got an appropriation for n
Post offs, Bascom WIZ reseevin ca
for his likker, and the Corners vi
happy.
That wuz in my dreem ez dosed 10
;, chair at Bascom's. Wood that TO
i ldreem had continnered. But 1t d
mot. wuz awakened by the firin I
lgups. and from force Nv habit co
trakid when wuz in the Looisia
Pelikins the minnit heerd the sonnd
linstinctively startid to run. Comm
ty m vself. and rememberin that the W
wuz over, / sot down aain.
Wat sounds rseched my ears 1t W
Pollock aud Joe Bigler and q huhdr
ringers on the Square hoorahin
Blame and Logan That wux no dree
The Republican Convention he'd II
I, and did it's work, and these disturb'
lhad oot the nooze, And they wuz