The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-08-02
A "FENsIvED PARTISAN.
The Calamity Which Befell the
Postmaster at Red Robin.

at heu hopln, snfaH Fluage situated
below Little Rock. During the cam
paign Andy was an uproarious SUI.
porter of the "Plumed knight" bu-
since the installation of Cleveland he
has been a violent Democrat. The othe,
day he came to the city, and. hurryine
to the State House, he presented him.
self to the Governor.
Come in, Andy"
"Yas, sab /; thaDkee."
How are the crops down in your part
of the country 2"e
"Doan know, sab. Been so mighty
bodered dat l amt noticed dem.''
| What is the matter?"
wall, sab, er mighty k'lamity ha5
| fell in our curmunity.n
THAT so?"
at am, fur a fack."
What is the nature of the calamity Pr
Amt got no mater, sab. To bad to
hab one"
Well, tell me what the trouble is.
well, sab. dat man Clebelan' had
moved me frum my office
That's hard on you. Andy"
Yes, an I'll make it hard on dis heah
Guberment fore da gifts done wild it,
OATS whut I'll do. Fin dat l amt er
pusson ter be snatched up an be shuek
like er rat. Dali larn who blows de hon
in dat neighborhood"
what was the cause of the removal.
Andy?"
.'Da said dat wuz er 'fensive partisan,
sah.''
Well did they prove it?"
Didn't try ter prube it, sab. Prubin'
1t didn't peer ter pc no consarn er tall.
writ to Mr.. Gar,an' and told him ter
go ober ond sorter shake up de Preser-
dent, but the genneman didn't answer
de letter. He mus tink dat | amt
nuthin' ter do but ter write ter him.
Sets back dar wild his slippers on, readin'
my letter, an den when he gifts through
widit he filings it erside like want any
body. doan like dat way o. runnin' er
Guberment, sab, clare ter goodness I
doan."
Andy, were you not Republican
during the campalngT'
Who. me 2"
Yes, YOU.
''Gub'ner, how awful cuts vessel ken
talk when yer puts yer mind ter hit. /
never WIZ er Publican; l wuz born'd err
Dimmercrat. sab"
of Blaine?'' 49,
Who. me?"
Yes"
Now, dar yer goes er gin. Tclar ter
goodness dar amt no comfort in talkln'
ter high officers no mo- 'Twan't allus
dat way. Uster come up heah when |
ter Joy myself"
You have not answered my ques-
ton"
Who hain't?"
You"
What wuz de question amt heerd |
it,"
Il asked il you did not make speeches
in favor OF Blaine?"
''Dat's er fax; tibber sho' yer did. No, !
sab, l neber said er word bout Blaine,
only ter skin him. De David, how did |
peel de bark effen dat man. l done de |
wHst thing o all; l skun him wild er
dull knife. 1t doan hurt so much ter be |
skun wild or sharp knife, but when yer
skins es man wild er old caseknife OATS |
been iayin out in de dew, massy sakes,
how IL do make him f1inch.''
''Why, andy, 1 understood that in |
your spec mes you told the negroes that |
ii Cleveland were elected they would all |
be put back into slavery"
''Da tole yer er campaign lie. sab. |
neber said no SIGH o. er thing. | said
dat er fool niger dat wouldn' vote fur
Clebelan' oughter be put back inter sla-
berry, dat what | said, an now jes' look
vhut | giIs fur it. 'Cuzed o. bein' er
fensive partisan an turned outen Office.
IF | want in de presence o. de Gub'ner,
would say dat it is dam shame, sab.
latt whut I'd say. Now, Cub ner, |
loan want tain yer, but | wants yer
er do me a little faber. Why, sab,
lster long ter some o. kinfolks fore de
yah, ANTS er mighty pleasant fack ter
ecolleek. too. sho's yer bornd it is.
)idn' yer nab er uncle ibin' Tennes-
ee?"
Yes"
"Whut wuz his name, boss2 ?"
Hughes" !
Yes. sab; Iuster long ter dat man,
81 don think you did. Andy. knew
Ii of his r.egroes
well. den. it mout Nv been ernudder
ian by de same name, but dat doan
lake no difference. wants yer to do
lie faber. Heah ON er paper dat hab
cen drawed up. Lemme read it to yer:
Dis heah am ter cercafy dat Andy 4
enchly am de best postmaster we hab
yer had at Red Robin'-dat's a fack
uD iiSA lu1 sc NC lQSJ. Name o. Q6
flee wuz changed. AN dat we. de A
Undersigned, is greatly troubled in de
esh case he hab been 'cuzed o. bein er
ensive partisan, an hab on dat account c
zen cheated outen his birfright an Z
IS 'heritance; an we AK yer, Mr.. Presi-
ent ~ put him back in de office Now.
ub'ner, jes lissen at de men what hab
gned dis paper: Lem Gardner, Peter
laler Bucksnort Gramler, Nat Pack.
an Brockey ALI, an Abe Coats. Now.
m genewine names, Gub'ner, so ies'
It OF own signerter down heah an all T
Il b squar."
Andy, I have given you as much
ne IS | can spare. Go on now"
~ uut, amt yer gwine ter sign dis
per?" L
no, am not go on" f
'All right, sah,v he said in voice of L
en disappointment, ''all right. / G.
pc it won't be long till da prubes dat R
sse'f am er 'fensive partisan. Hope In
II boost you outen dis Office. Voted So
yin you oiice an ken do itergin. Good P,
r,"-.irkaHSG0 Trareler. P(