Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-17

orator rom DanVllle. was at the wan, sah, from A to Izzard, sah, and ask ye to refresh yore memory, gentlemen, regardin the jenerel magnanimity shown, sah, to Jefferson Davis. Mind ye, I did not agree with him, but fit on the other side; yet, gentlemen, l was with Davis in the Mexican wah, sah, and saw him fight with sword and bull let after others had quit and laid down, sah, fight on and on, sah, with clubbed musket, then with rocks, sah, and fence stakes an1 army crackers, sah, and whatever he could git a-hold of, game to the last, sah!
 And what did they do with pol old Jeff Davis at the clothes of the wah. sah?
 "Took him and tried him by drum head cote martial, sah, and had him burned at the stake just back of the slaughter house at Richmond, sah.
 "Yes, sah, and there in the midst of that magnanimous army of Republic ans, breathin peace on earth and good will to man, they lashed this venerable hero of many battle in Mexico and many an Indian fight, lashed him to green saplin, sah, with hot telegraft wire, and roasted him to death with white birch wood on the soil of old Virginny. burned him to ashes in the presence of his family, and the great hero and pa triot, together with over $2, GOO, 900 of Confedrit money in his coattail pockets. went up in puff of smoke. " But, Colonel Woodford, said Gen. eral Fry, "that is absolutely false on its face, and you know it yourself. Jeffer- son Davis has outlived most of the prominent men of the war both north and south and is still alive on his farm down in Mississippi. can telegraph him now and get n reply before leave I town"
 Now, Jinerel Fry. said Woodford in a sad and sympathetic tone, ''ye will not insist, I'm sure, on the magma nimity of the Republican party at the clothes of the wah, sah, when I prove to ye what I say. Sam, ye remember the days of the surrendah, sah, at the clothes of the wah, sah, what was done with po' old Jeff Davis at the clothes of the wah:"
 Sam got up and rested his hands on the back of a seat. Then ho looked Gen. eral Fry squarely in the eye.
 II was there" he said sadly. ''I was there and under orders, so had to do what Was told to. and l was ordered to help tie Mir. Davis to green saplin, gentlemen, with hot telegraft wires. and then to cut white birch wood for a slow fire. White birch wood, as ye know, gentlemen, is the most economical wood they is, becuz ye kin burn the bark of and still have the wood left. That why these here magnanymous Yankees used it, sah, on pc old Jeff Davis. sah.
 We plumb consumed him. sah. and burnt him, aS ye may say, t0 the bitter end
 He then sat down. and all was still save ever and anon a salivary salute ex' ploding sharply in the silent air.
 General Fry arose and grasped Wood forti's hand. Tearfully he said: Good by, colonel. l feel that our arrangement here for joint debate was a mistake OI my part. I regret it very much, for oul line of argument is so widely different Goodby, Ananias, goodby."
 But this did not affect WoodfOrd' majority. It did not hurt him a vote Only one man noticed Fry's last remark. and he said to his neighbor: Did VI hear the jinerel call Woodford Ana nias? That ain't Woodford's given name Woodford'S given name is Lafayette. "
 Washington i'll many ways Is the mos delightful city for residencei in theCnion as everybody knows The climate Ii mild and healthful, except ill the very hot weather, and the streets are some thing to be proud of.
 Still there is an air of intense anxiety here. a sort uf hurried glance over thu shoulder ever and anon before doing aI important- act, as if to discover wha ones constituents will think of it. I'm only really happy man here is out O politics and without hope of an appro priation.
 He that seeketh an appropriation dur ing this session will have redness O eyes, ringing in the ears, palpitation O the heart. acidity of the stomach, pail on pressure over the abdominal cavity dizziness, apprehension regarding tn future, vertigo. fear of an impending calamity and thoughts of self destruc tion long before the money is brought t his boarding house in a neat package b. a special messenger.
 This congress has got thoughtful ex precision on its brow, and it seems to ID to be considerably inclined toward in trospection.
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