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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, January 4, 2018.
Depicted ContentJohnson's Impeachment
Depicted ContentWade, Benjamin Franklin
Depicted ContentWilson, Henry
Depicted ContentSeward, William Henry
Depicted ContentJohnson, Andrew
Depicted ContentGrant, Ulysses Simpson
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THE BABY THAT WON'T TALK AT PRESENT. NURSE W-----DE. "Bless your souls, ladies, the child won't talk for several months yet." DAME A.J. "Say 'My Policy!', that's a little dear." MOTHER W.H. S-------D. "Yes, Baby: say 'My--my--My Policy!" that's a nice 'little darling." LADY BEN W----E. "Now, my Precious, put down that 'ittle horse one minute, and say 'Con-gress.'' GRANNY HENRY W------N. "Yes, my Pet, say 'Re-con-struc-tion.'" MADAME A.T. S-------T. "Here's a penny for Baby: say 'Greenbacks,' darling --- 'Greenbacks!'"
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Harper's Weekly Magazine, February 12, 1868, p. 112.