I may say, to yoose a medikle
term, that he had a hemorrhage uv words. At the latter city our
reception was the most flatrin uv eny we have experienced. The people,
when the President appeared on the balcony uv the Bates House, yelled so
vociferously for Grant, that the President, when he stepped forward to
acknowledge the compliment, coodent be heard at all. He waved his hat;
and the more he waved it the more complimentary the crowd became.
"Grant!" "Grant!" they yelled; and the more the President showed himself
the more they yelled Grant, until, overpowered by the warmth uv the
recepshun, and unwillin to expose his health, the President retired
without slingin a speech at em, but entirely satisfied that the people
wuz with him.
The next mornin the office-holders uv the State, without the people,
assembled, and he made his regler speech to em, wich appeared to be
gratifyin to both him and them. The President does not like to sleep
with a undelivered speech on his mental stumick. It gives him the
nitemare.
Here I left the party, for a short time, that I mite go home and attend
to my official dooties. There is five Northern families near the Corners
wich must hev notice to leave, and eight niggers to hang. I hed orders
to report to the party somewhere between Looisville and Harrisburgh,
wich I shall do, ez, travelin by order, I get mileage and sich.
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