Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-11-22
From the Toledo Blade. !
CONFEDERATE Y ROADS.
{ Which Is in this State Nv Kentucky,


(Which Is in this State NV Kentucky,
Nov 6. 1884.
Never sence the fust battle of Bull Run,
when it wuz represented that the Fedrel
Army had bin entirely destroyed and that the
Contedrits wuz in ppsseshun NV Washington
wuz there SIGH feelin NV absloot jov in the
Corners ez "Wednesday mite. when We
reserved the glad intelligence that our noble
standard bearer, ex-Sherif Cleveland, het
bin electid.
The effect was electrikle. The overjoyet
dimocrisy howled. Isssker Gavitt footed the
horn wich we use. OWN to the fact that the
money fur a bell which wuz sent us by the
Moo England Church Extenshuu Socet,
happened to come to me ez the pastor, and
Bascom KNOWN NV it made me apply a half
NV it to the likwidashuu NV bill at his bar
and the other half lost that mite at a game
of sen.up with Dekn Pogram. However
the horn does very we'll. ez it is one NV CRATE
power and remarkably soft in tone.
We wood hev he'd speeches but Bascom
which is a ass wuz so full nv JOY that he
spilled the hull thing hy remarkin that hi.
wife and son, Jefferson Davis, wuz putin q
fresh bari on tap. and that the Corner.
wuz welcome.
Good the citizens endoor s,ayin in the
meetiu house under these circumstances? Nc
indeed, There wuz a wild rush for his place,
and the bari wuz set runnin. and the mite
wuz glvin over to SIGH rcJoicin ez seldom
falls to the lot Nv man
At about s in the eveuiu. | wuz pulled out
nv my chsre and stood up on a whiskey bari
for speech. he'd skasely commenst when
wuz roodly pulled down. II wuz that feend.
Joe Bigler. who remsrkt that he felt very
A. II -
in the mood NV dischsrging hisself he didn't
want no interrupshen,
my trends" he commenst, II am with
VOC to-nite to rejoice with 700 over the
glorious results NV the eleckshun,'
"Yoo rejoice with us" egsclsmed the
surprised meetin. Why, you are a Black
Republican ~
''Troo," he replied. ''too troo. but still [
rejoice. confess that havin a family
hedn't the nerve to vote for Cleveland. bu,
nevertheless rejoice that he is elected"
"Give us yer reason" shouted the eggs
cited muliitood.
II hev q reason and ii is good one kin
git along under any sort Nv government;
but gentlemen, hev children l hev bin
mitily concerned ez to wat will become Nv
them when | am gone, and cousekently
want to see how much NV a strsne q Govern.
ment kin bare and survive. The reason why
am glad Cleveland is electid is that if this
Government kin stand four yeers NV SIGH q
man, and them which will be behind him, il
will endoor forever. for certainly we kin
never possibly git anything wuss. Eff the
people want a man wich Good rite that letter
to Mrs Beecher, and be ruther proud Nv it,
Their amt no danger NV Their ever bein any.
thing but a republic on this continent. Ef
stands tibet strane it will stand anything.
II rejoice becoE il is the carryin out. in one
sense. Nv our system. II is our proud boas,
that any one may aspire to the Presidency
The eleckshun Toosdy shows that that is nc
vane boast. Anybody, say anybody, after
this may aspire to the Presidency, eff SIGH 9
man ez Cleveland kin get there.
81 rejoice over the eleckshun NV Cleveland