Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-08-28
Letter from Grange Corner.

In reediu the papers some time ago I |
cum ACROSS an epistol nv x-Representa. |
tive Deem, and % Billey was alters . |
friend and CRATE fAvorite Of mine, jist |
sot down to Digest his arguments In o
cool, cam and dispashionate manor. As
sumo % ray eyes lit on his familler name
SEES to my self, here's fun, wtsdum and
experience. calkerlated that the hull
gang OF offs holders and ofiis seekers
wus to be lifted ski bt, SO that thare
would be rune for An onnest dimecras
who has allers bin fust In akin for an
offs, fust In maxim deels, and Justin
gettin the grand bounce, 60 when seed
Billey's Communication, thinks l to
miself, now here's chance ter git mi
hooks in; Billey is goin In fur the Guv-
erner's offs. and II can git the joo
fixed, why me and Biiley could run the
mashesn to our mutuel advantage.
Billey could rake In the grangers,
Temperance folk and wimmen's wright
people, while l could run the ltker
racket, provided he would give me
start on some nv the Doodle that his
pardner yearued for him, or divey what
he maid out NV the emegrasbioD specki-
lation. I was pettin reddy to rite him
Q litter, ard make proposition, when
all nv mi fondest hopes was blasted.
observed that he wasn't particular
wether he got Congressman, Guverner
Ior Levy Cort Com N ishioneY, and WASH t
Iaoin' TO open negoshtsshions for any
deel, but were plsyin the poverty game
for all 1t was with, theu my simpes-
thitic feelins kinder got the best Nv my
hsnkerin fur off,, and thinks l to NIL
b self, mabe Billsy 10 pore, and an offs
mite help him 10 bis old days.
II 90 l so about thinkiu wich offs
, would suite him best, and viii 1 was
, kogataten it struck me all nv suden
!, that his fortiou WAS sartin, Ell ned only
take to the profess hion NV clown, 80 In
the kindness nv my hart writ II ter
3 to Barnum fur q posishlon fur him But
afore got the matter tKed up 10 aod
behold, he had gon and got job write n
fur the newspapers, and oh gosh, amt
he hummer; he uocks em out every
I time, eklipxes the m,tiest efforts Nv 3.
|, T. 1860. You no Billy never was slow
In fire. row, md hts experience 10 the
metins nv yourn when Elm ana D. i
a yoused to kick up kane In the ole cor,
q house sarves him NIFTY we'll In his ne"
al aisnes.
4 Dident he lambaste EN- all round ful
a OF given him and 10 a chance at the
4 "bul bate" at nuksstsl? and none M
4 en- dared to say nutheu back until lit
q tie Jennie Guddtn took 1t inter his he'd
i. to pich in, but Biiley sumo settled oil
a hash ar let him know that he was on'
q nv the boys that are alters at hom'
let her in wimin's mems or BLACKBOARD
- company, he is alters reddy TO wade in
h and not particular whsn, WHARF or how
n I see be has now ssrved notis on tn
Dimecrat partie that he Ia goin to noe
10 the smitherins out of there kandadates
a Now this is j,st wot xpeCkted when
" he AIRED that they dtdent dsel him
l. band In the bear garden game at dove
- and send him and 10 IS delegates q
a that he could do the setttn up, while j
o. would be kikin up fust class mus an,
"a ldoiu all the holleriD. Oh shades nv th
immortal Samil, how the harss Nv BIZ
Il legs new white foin wig would ha
~ stood out on eend like the loks Nv a
=. albiner, thunder, lisenin, Billiards an
a lerthauakes, wouldent nv bin no WHARF
N ef billey had nt got t, be guvernsr au
a sent 10 to congres there Amt no snake
In ireland.
But, Mr.. Editor, the Dlmecrat part
D. is alters maxim mists kes, and now the
lhev gon and dun their wust. They he
i'd left Billey ont in the cold, with
;, IOOCurhu, uO hUUCui NJ Ou6huich W ~
,ir Iopter; but Billey lie bil.n all the sam
les and will xix clean outen the gear
IL: brake up the partie and set up kla
at that wants to buy q gold dollar for If
g.; ceuts, and sell three quarters shodd
an for Atwood, yard wide cloth. The
p won't Billey be hi;ockolorum; the
n went he build grave yards, aud div
J.; rale rodes to run on his property wha
~ Ihe wanna en- and charge em wat
N; pleses, and et enyboddy sqeels he
\. mock EN- out and pant in his graz
ut yard. Wade in, Billey, the eyes OF Del
o. ware are ON TO yer; yer are gettin up
es nifty fne sho, but 1t mite be improve
X Q little eff yer we're to reed Don QAixo
30 and rig yerself GU. out in an armor
pm shoddy, put on yer white wig, buck
' ou on yer trusty sword, mount yer jail
ar. ackass and charge with all or shivelr
mt JEKIL MUGwUMr.
Ter Graz &c Corners, Aug 26, 1886.