The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-12-22
Uncle Sans New Tenants.

Uncle sans New Tenants.
Uncle Sam is to have new set
of tenants in the spring, or rather,
he is to have the same old boys
back on the farm that run it into
the ground in 1860.
The old boys are jovial set just
now and no mistake.
For whole month they gave
themselves over to jubilating.
1t was a season devoted to the
agreeable pastime of tapping and
Growing and they seemed to feel
real good over it.
The prodigals had been on pro-
tracted jamboree and when they
discovered that the door OF the
mansion was open on their side they
began dancing jigs and whooping
it up all over the farm and in the out
houses in way that was most de-
lightful to look upon, and they de-
voted an entire month to the dis
cussion of veal outlets and cock
tails
The old man did not have to do
the gushing either, for they were
masters of ceremonies and just fell
on each others necks and stopped
over a whole lot. While there may
not have been any rings put on
their hands, yet there were "rings"
and rings without number.
Meanwhile the other boys who
had stayed at home keeping up the
fences, and looking after the cattle
and the crops took no share in the
festivities and never took so much
as an extra mint julep in recogni-
ton of the returning wanderers.
They act as though they were tax
ing no delight in the event and
looked or with envious eye while
the calf and wine are being con-
sumed and while the fiddling and
the dancing was IN progress. But
all things must have an end SO
must this. Still the boys are not
so much to blame for their merry
making, for it was rich prize that
they have captured, and now they
are puzzled as how best to divide
the swag, for a great deal is depend
ing.
There are Cabinet positions to
to fill, there are Foreign Ministers
to appoint, there are collectorships,
and post-offices ga
lore, but will they 60 round? Alas,
no!
To-day there are ten noble Dem
ocrats ready and willing to be sac
rlficed on the altar of their coun-
try where but one is needed; all are
living in the. 'sweet bye and bye,"
and it is safe to assume that there
are more happy prodigals to-day
than there will be in a decade after
the 4th of March next.
The pickings are fat for the farm
is in good state of cultivation;
the barns and fences are in good
repair, and the stock is sleek and
fat, and one cannot help remarking
the contrast between the condition
Of the old place now and when the
present occupants took possession
on the 4th of March, 1861.
Then there were no pickings, fat
or lean; the treasury was bankrupt
not a dollar in it, and Uncle
Sam was so poor that his bonds
went begging and in order to get
money enough to pay currant ex-
pences he had to pay 6 per cent. in
terest and then in addition thereto
he had to give q discount Of 6 or 8
per cent. Why Uncle Sam was
the poorest man in Americal
His tenants had stolen every
thing in sight and were trying to
get at the throat Of the old man.
They were cutting up his estate and
dividing it amongst themselves
while the old man was yet alive and
in business and was only suffering
from the trouble they had brought
him.
1t was dreadful time, and in
order to get rid of his old tenants,
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