National Republican., 1888-03-26

ON, my dearest Uncle sam,
Please pity me Just all you can,
For thee died many brave, brave man,
Please pity me, dear Uncle sam.
have u sorrow that is deep,
For many hero friends weep;
Since in thy battles they We're slain,
I've no support; II gives me pain,
once had wealth; 'tis swept away.
My husband, Cra2cd I'm war one day,
Did squander all before lIe died,
lie was my greatest joy and pride.
lie sleeps in glory while weep,
For him with sorrow that is deep;
For thee I've suffered AK can,
Do please support me Uncle sam,
For have very feeble grown
Since many hero friends mourn,
My mother and only son may die
I'm any day: their death seems nigh.
surrounded by a sorrow deep,
Myself quite feeble, must weep,
! should not weep Tor bread much more.
Ere lncle sam should hand II DER.
lIray dear Uncle Sam lie kind.
support for tlispOOr widow find
Pay me for writing national hymn,
For never 'gainst thee did sin.
Tears stood in the congrcssman's eve,
when the poem was done, and he pleaded
for copy of it.
"l'll read 1t TO Allen said he, soto vocc.
lie shall share my suilcrings.'
"NOw,' he added. ''yOu come up and see
me tomorrow and we will continue our
authors readings. Goodbye" and he was
gone.
As soon rs possible he dropped ON one of
the lounges that adom the sides and rear of
the chamber and his laughter was almost
!incontrOllahle. So apparent was it that
Representative Vance hurried to his side and
with blanched cheek that assorted lily
with his auburn locks stood and sympu-
thiICd until the New Yorker had recovered
himself sufficiently to explain the cause of
his Wild hilarity and then hr laughed too.
very select crowd was enjoying itself
thoroughly in the House restaurant on the
following morning. There were Ouly four.
hut, then, what quartettcy The chief con
spirator was the chairman Of the house com
mittcc ON lyrics, and his partners in crime
were Representatives Vance, Timothy j.
Campbell, and Chas. DOughcrty They
were discussing the beauties Of that gem of
pOcsy which Sarah had given the chairman
On lhe previous day, and If the amount of
apOllihalis which was consumed was n cri-
lcriOn then II must have been dry sub
icct
just MS Mr.. Vance was istrurtlng the
waiter to bring him "A glass of Potomac
watcI-nOt quite 50 thick as the last" an
active little woman hustled into the room,
picked up Il chair from q ncighbOring table,
and seated herself between the chairman and
the Honorable I. J.--it was Sarah.
rs this the committee, AmOs;' was her
first remark.
she has his name pretty pat - remark ed
BrGr Doughcrly, IN stage whisper
81 his Is the committee, Mrs. Kelly" re-
spondcd the chairman, "GcntlemGn." lie
continued, "alow me to Introduce To YOU
the renowned Sarah ulrich Kelly, the Bard
Of Shanty llill and the Democratic nominee
Tor the position Of poet ct-lariatn
1he committee arose and bowed with the
utmost gravity, the only one who was at all
familiar being Mr. Vance, and he yolun-
lcerh to shake hands with the gifted singer.
Ills prOilered paw was accepted, aud Mrs.
Nelly said 81 rather like you, Mr. Pants"
vance N-a-n-c.c,' said Mr. Cummings,
mot Pants, lie i messenger 10 the com
mittce.n
"Oh, excuse me, Mr. Vance; you're quite
a pleasant young man" She was silent for
moment aud then she added what nice
red hair you have
The gentleman from Connecticut plead
guilty to the soft impeachment, and muir
INJURED something about his hair and com
mon school education having been the foun-
dation ON which he had built his enormous
fortune, while the members of the committee
indulgcd IN sundry chickering's
"Ihe committee win please come to
order, said the chairman, as he raped ON
me iallc with beer glass that waiter had
blonght him q few minutes before for that
very purpose. "Nlrs, Kelly desires 10 be
made national poetlaVreate, aud her case