Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-09-14

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mean nothing. until peoples heads arc
turned, and they forget lhoy are killing
their own brothers and sisters. Mr.. Edl-
tor. il would take mo a whole month 10 tell
how much hate glory! Glory! Il IS just
a now name for tina: old deity the Romans
used to worship and cal! Mars. We say
,hov were Heathens, because they wor-
shipped .hings thai were no gods, or more
gods than one; md just look Q! tho thou
sands Of temples Christians have raised 10
this old God Of tho iIoatEeL. Is 10, every
arsenal. every fortress and war-ship
temple of this Mars, or Glory, or what
ever YOU call him! Look at the millions
Of money which this horrid monster wrings
from the sons Of toll. Tho English pea
SAINT canno, get bread for himself and
family for paying tythes to Glory The
hateful old Canuibal, he has caten up more
human hearts than would build ali the
pyramids, if they had beon stone, and
drank as much warm llfc-bood as would
fill the Indian ocean; and yet he cries for
more, And our own blessed land of bright
and happy homes, and glad free hearts,
has Como tc offer up her fearful sacrifice
upon his bloody altar. Our fathers send
their sons to die beneath tho wheel of his
CORY chariot; and yet we talk of Jugernaut.
and the bonigh,ed Indian Mother, and say
tina, We worship ono only living and true
God, and boas. that "One Is our father
all we arc breiherD;" but We forget that
lie SAYS lit,lc children love one another;
and when Glory says mo, but you must
Kill ono another We do as Glory says.
You know told you about John Smith.
fIo was at College 10 learn TO be doctor,
to holp people when they suffered pain;
but when it got TO BIO more honorable to
break bones than to set them--to make
won uds than 10 heal them--John began to
think nature had made some mistake, and
that he was intended for goose, to be
killed whether any body would eat him or
not. So he fastened foaihcra on his head,
because they would not grow there; got
suit of gray clothes, with yellow cord, like
We mako baby frocks of ono color and
cord them with another, with strips of yell
low listing, like Daddy Morgan's gar'ors,
scwed down the side of bis pants; put
tuft Of wool on his shoulder; strip OF
white sheopshin across his breast, with
little tin eagle, like a baby's patty pan, on
il; and fixed himself up, until no could not
have looked bit more like fool if he
had been ono. When he camo 10 bid US
good bye, and let US SEQ how fine he look
ed, poor old Mr.. ana Mrs. Smith had like
to 90 distracted. But what difference did
that make! Glory wanted mcal-ho had
been hungry fof a long time-ho wanted
some widows and orphans nado il Mexico.
aud must have childiess fathers and moth
ors bore. They were afraid it would
break my heart; but if had heart that
would break about any ono who is 50 viii
ling to break hearts, | would pound it all
into little pieces myself, and be done with
it.
He coaxed me, until shook hands with
him, for farewell; but his hand felt like
cold. shiny snake, and hopo l shall novor
touch il gain; for | have looked at mino a
hundred times since. and thought it had
left blood mark. He had no, shed any
blood then. but ho showed that no was
willing. lie has holped 10 beat down
Vera Cruz since then; and never think
Of him now but see 4 black-cyed girl.
with jetty hair. clinging, in wild terror, to
the bosom of her lover, for fear John will
kill them both; and while he holds her in
his arms and tries TO comfort her, big
shot comes and mansles up the beautiful
head which was shrobbing on his bosom,
as he sinks down stunned and blinded with
the blood and brains Of her whose ringet
he had worn as q talismani | can see John
come rushing in, covered with dust and
black with powder smoke, and dip his ri ht
hand into tho rich. warm blood as it gushes
up from her bosom! John may wash his
hand until he takes the skin off, bat can
never look at it without seeing that purple
blood dripping from tho ends Of his fingers.
1t Is no matter how soon am eighteen,
for hall be an old maid a, any rate.
have grown old very fast lately, and, if |