The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-20

And i almost feel aartin. that Liza will
never be able TO preyale on Reuben
Scaggs to vote for that aberlishen
preacher Willis ter go ter Congers; az
Reuben, like myself, held fast tn his
Dimmecratlck INTEGRITY. duren all
thertime Llnkens Northern AberlisheI
hords was persecuten and. murderer
the inherent loyal people In the Sc nth
and In partiekler, slandern and abuse
en- that lifelong Dimmecrat and Itrue
patriot jefferson Davis.
The South was Dimmeratick tn n
and hit like Reuben and myself, has
held fast to Its Dimmeratick INTEGRITY
all tho the Black Republlekan Re
bellun 6gin the Dimmercrats in the
South, oven up till now. was might
ley surprised to see In Reubens letter
that he liked this black Republican
preacher Willis; hit dus look es II Reu
ben was weeknen on that aberlIsheI
preacher, IL looks bad and must, and
j will as soon as the old mare ken take
me home. rite rite away to Rueben al
once, that IL he makes one single BRAKE
in his Dimmockracy. he will luze tn,
hull OF his Dimmockraoy before tn,
lection oums of this fall. Reuben has
got ter be mighty alfred keerfu
about not listen to what Liza tells hlu
about that preacher Willis, or II h,
dus not. his holellfetime Dilnmockrac,
will slip away frum him afore he
knows hit. due wonder how 1t wus
that Reuben over 20 aquanted witt
that Black Republican, Abolishei
preecher Willis anyhow; it was unfor
tomato, feer for Ruben; 1t must he,
been put up job on him, as neve
have hern toll of Reuben going to
Methodist meetln since the Black Re
pubiickans commenced the war on TIT
Innocent patriots in the south in 1861
lie was powerful Methodist thru anC
thru, afore that time; but De 1t seed I,
Reuben's credet. that wen all tn
Northern Methodist preachers. ant
noarly all the other kinds OF Nurtherl
preachers couIenced at onst to preecl
and ter pray agipst the success OF JET
ferson Davis armyes, and for til
speedy overthrow OF the Southern
Confederacy, Reuben Seaggs, like ;
true patriot and an honest christel
man. sez to hisself at wunst, and alst
to his friends; Ii it hes coiue ter the
pint. wareI must take my choise 10
tween my politicks an my rellgeu. NJ!
reiigen ken all 70 to wunst, but {,
give up my Dilnmercratik polerticks
it can't lie did No Never.
When | heard Reuben make thesl
remarks at the Dimmecrat Conveu
ton in Dover, in the Sussex Count,
Caukus In 1869, / was 80 delighted
that to wunst rushed over to war
Reuben was stauden, anu ! claspeC
him in MY arms, aud sed; "Issubel
you are tue patriot, you will hev n,
trouble To get along without all tn
reItgen you ever had got; but, yel
never Good hev looked yer iiabnrl
square In ther faces, IL yer he'd fursool
yer Dimmockracy, and Reuben We
wood hey gone down in sorror IN,
dlsgrase tel yer grave unhonered ant
unwept leven at that time) by yer lif
partner Liza Scaags." When l he'd So
these words, Reuben sed may M
tonge cleve ter the ruff Nv my moutl
ETC.. etc. IL he ever swerved frum hi
integrity; and we al
responded Amenl believe that Reuben
was then sinsere; but his letter wit
his name sined ter it, in ter morn,
moose paper witch the Blacksmith Civ
me, lukS very muck tor me, es |
Reuben was wavern in his Dimmock
racy: That prechur Willis has some
how COTTON on the right side of Liza
and here is Reuben listanam to Liza
persuasion in favor NV Reuben votel
for Willis for Congers. jus exactly Xix
old Adam listend ter tho persuasive
of Eve ter eat ther apple, and
Reuben amt very keerful. he will afor
he knows hit, get caught by Liza wit
the Willis bait; Just like poor oil,
Adam got fooled with Eves smilel
tetupten offer ter him of the bigge5
appel she pulled OF the appel tree l.
the garden.
Wimmen from the fust ono down t.
the present time, has allus been abb
to make burned fools NV the men /
they Good only git ther men ter stol
and listen ter their psrlaver. The onl,
safe way Is ter git away frum u womal
at wunst II she begins ter perlave
you. II yer don't. she'll git you in he
clutches sure everytime. | am sorr!
to see that Reuben's letter shows tina
no Is n listener to LlzH's perlaver, il
favor OF Willis, Reuben's waverl
alarms mo; l must rite to him q
iSunsL and warn him NV his danger
l Will to wunst portray TO him i'll for
sihle language, that 1t wood be bette
fur him too tie an OK yoke about hi
neck, and cast himself inter his nabor
mill pond. than to ever split the Dim
mecrat ticket even fur this preeche
Willis. The Blacksmith then told M
he he'd got the old mare shod, and
then told him ter mark il down on tn,
slate, and that es soon es Mirandy sell
her chickens and turkeys she wool
cum down and pay him. The impsden
cuss then axed me II Mirandy had se,
she wood do SO. sed la corse she die
He then sell Alirandy Is allus as goot
es her word; | ken trust Mirandy
which ment sarttn sure that he het
more faith In Mirandy than he he'd il
me; it wus hard to bare: but es he heC
given me the noosopaper to take HON,
with me which ned Reubeus letter in.
thut it hest ter make no further repl,
and ] wante to hurry home and ritz
to Reuben to wunst to hold fast for
ever to his Dimmecratick integrity.
hev Just finished written that letter tel
Reuben. and Mlrandy has just lent m,
2 cents out her egg money, to buy 1
stamp at the post office ter put on tnt
Letter that have Just writ ter Reuben
When get his reply Mr.. Editor yol
Will heer from me agin.
p. S. That is, II Reubens lette
shows he is holden fast to his Dimme
cratick principles intack.
Yours Trolley.
IsAKER THOMPSON,