Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-03-24

cabbage, an potatoes, an PUMPKINS. an
meat, an fish, an SIGH as was piled up a
on both sides for nigh half mile long.
asked a man if they had fetched all that
for Mr.. Cleveland, an what | should 10
with my popcorn had fetched along.
He kept right On, only he SAID mdrkit. So
got piece OF paper an marked it
"For Mr.. Cleveland,
From Neal Buzzird,
OF Posey Hollar,"
an laid it down side of some sweet
potatoes. Just then heard fellow
boiler: 'Yers yer Cleveland Badger" SO
I grabbed up my satchel an started right
off to see Mr.. CleYeland au' tell him not
to take the Badger, you can't tame 'em,
an was afraid he might git bis eyes
scratched out So pushed up through
the crowd as far as l could git till come
to a rope drawed along the pavement,
then I asked fellow wbar would DO
likely to see Mr.. Cleveland, an he said
right out thar the other side of that rope
So Just got over it an started down
town to hunt him q knowed he would be
hard to find as they was so many lcokln
fur hiu.). Just then. some stranger did
not know, with big blue coat with
shinln' buttons like our Brook soldiers
wear, an big round club in his hand an
a blaekin box lid pinned on his coat,
run up an hollered "Over the rope,
over the rope" an l said, yes,
but l had a awful time a giitin'
over. "Git back thar you old moss-back,"
he said. "Look yer, you know who you
are talkin' to-" said, an by that he
grabbed me by the collar, an just then l
fetched him a wipe with my satchel over
the face that turned him clean around, an
Mollie Moses afore l could turn around
they was . dozen more fellows just like
him had a hold of me, an said, hold on,
gentlemen, come dowA yer to see Mr.
Cleveland, an - "Well, we'll show you
Cleveland, Just come with us" l told 'em
| was much obliged, so we wen. off an
two of 'em said they would show me an
they took me down town a piece an leit
me in big room with whole lot OF little
rooms in it with iron gates; they was a
good many fellows in thar waiting to see
Mr.. Cleveland, too, but didn't think he
would want to see them, for they wa;
avfnl drunk. SO | set down an waited
a long time an as he didn't come
thought would 90 an hunt him again
an Just as | started out, don't you know
that some mischievous rascal had locked
the gate. l was about to holler far som'
one when | seen cousin John William
Henry (who had como down to ses)
talkin' to the fellow as showed me dowr
thar. an he opened the gate, an couslI
John was awful glad to see me. SO b
said must come right along with him a.
the folks wanted to see me. SO wen
an staid all night with him. He's 90
a awful stuck up wife, but he said l mus
not mind her as she was a city gal, an
T must be tired had better go to bed an
, Git good sleep. But, land above
couldn't sleep none fur the way them car
an, wagons run, an the bells rung, an
the cannons shot all night; so | got NJ
/ purity early next mOrnin' an was goln
I ont TO hunt Mr.. Cleveland when cousI
, John stuck his head ont the window al
+ hollered: "Hold on, Neal, don't 90 ava
afore breakfast told him had SOM
| corn bread an coon ham left yet, an
! would like to see Mr.. Cleveland. Sc b
5 said hold on a minute, he would be dow
an 60 with me. SO he come down an W
I started up town to find Mr.. Cleveland
J., When we got to ONE ST., we.met fello'
D as knowed me long time ago he sal
Q be was up in Posey Holler, and stopped
d our house. He was an awful clevC
e fellow. an told cousin John he woul
show me up to the Presidents house, al
/ told cousin John as Saryan would
e lookIn' far me home, would 60 bac
3 when I had seed tie Pre- sident So /
4 shock hands an tel Mr.. Johnson to tax
me to the cars when seed the Presiden
0 ar' not to leave me till they started. S
r We went way down town till we come
?, the Presidents house an sir johnson tol
J. him l had come all the way from Virglni
to see him, an he shook hanfs with me a
d laughed an sent his love to Saryan a
q Bnla Malinda Cleveland an said | mu
l. hiring them down some time an didn't
z want the postoffice moved to Posey Ho
y Ter. Then he give me good-by an said |
Ia must see some other fellows. lie is a
y awful clever fellow. Well, then Mr.. JohT
SOD said he guessed we had better git
n the depo. So wo started fur thar, an y
J. met fellow, as knowed Mr.. johnson. |
Z said he knowcd me, TOO. an asked n
10 could I change him $1,000. said mayl
70 I could; but / only had sls5c. So n
johnson told me to give him my ticket
is | could pay my way on the cars an
e would come cheaper. SO | said yes,
= never thought of that, an he give me
ls bran new bill an went on, an when
a. got to the depot seen the cars START
ID off, so run an jumped on an hcllsr'
D. back 10 Mr.. johnson to come down a
es see urs soon, and an went in an s
he down, an the fellow that gifts your tick
at never come around till We got to Brun
as wick then told him l ives goin'
ID Toms Brook, an give him the nete an
," said it was q counterft. l told him Q
no, I had just changed II fur Mr.. johnson