New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-11
THE sTROyG-LUNGED REPUBLICAN,
THE sEEpY NAN AND THE NASSAU STREET STA.
TONER.

THE SEEDY NAN AND THE NASSACsTREET STA
TONER.
SIR ssid seedy man. he came into Nassau
ST. stationery store and approached the proprietor, ba
you a Demercratl'
Il am replied the proprietor, eyfng tho stranger
suspiciously.
Same here said the caller "Give ne Eve
minutes Of your time and I'll tell you story that
will make you feel sorry for me-
$50 ahead-but be quick about it'
"The night OF the election" said the man, as he
leaned on pile Of blank books and continued 10
exhale a rumladen breath, Il going down on the
last staten Island ferry boat There was about 200
Of US Democrats on the boat and got together on
the lower deck by the stern and begun to whoop 'er
up lively. We shOuters, boss, and we opened
our mouths wide and howed till woke up tho
emigrants In Castle Garden. We yellin for
Grover and singing -Four four four years moro
when Jest as we goin' past Governors Island
some man on the upper deck right close up 10 the
railn and most heads, begun To yell, kan
Rail- 'Rah for Harr1sonp He had voice Ike an
elephant and bout the second time We Lit into him.
Fust we begun to groan, then We hooted and
howled the whole 200 of u.s. mind you, ev'ry one OF
us howed and hooted and grosned but stu that man
KEEP on sayin' .'Rah Rah Rah for Harrison Ran
'Rah Rah for HARRISON gettin louder and moro
distincter all the time. We was mad, boss, ana We
went for him agin We Kissed him TIL the ends OF our
tongues wore on, but ne KEEP rght On' anu We
could hear him above ev'rythng Then We begun to
cheer and sing and groan and boot, and hiss, and
howl and yell, and stomp on the deck and abuse the
man and call him names and dare him to fight and
evrvthing else but ne KEEP right on, calm mccoy
only little louder, 'rah 'rah, rahin for Harrison.
ave was gttin Wild, and some OF us was iainn'
down tired out all around When passed the statue
OF Liberty a third Of had dropped not able TO mako
a loud noise We was the maddest crowd IN six
States We done the best could, but we KEEP
drop pin' When we got opposite Robbins Reef Light
was the only Demercrat that could make loud noise
1t want nothing but a whisper, but IL was good
Democratic whisper and It gave II straight to the ma.
hut don't s'pose he heard It, he was so busy hown'
vet | jes' had strength enough 10 grab a piece OF
gas pipe bout three feet long and started Tor inc
upper deck l staggered through the gents cabin and
the stairs gOin 10 pound MIN uu ho
stopped. If the last thing ever done. dragged
myself out on the deck and along the rain' aft.
little light shone out Of the saloon and seen II all
at one look A pale young man. wearfn' a linen
duster and welghin' bout lis. set on camp stOol
with one of these ere Ed son takin' machines
before him. the nozzle a-stickin the ran', aud
he turnin the crank with hand and ookin AZ the
North star and whlstln' a tune low and soft Like.
dropped limp dshrag, or p'r'aps some limper
We'd been tryin for a nOur 10 howl down a machines
This is a story. is II p asker the merchant
Every word. boss, every single word. say, can't
you lend me ten cents 10 get little linlment at .
drug store for my voce-you know lost 1t shouttn'
for party
An hour later he in a police patrol wagon snA
# took two men to hold him.