Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-12-08

From Tie National Era.
The Little Iron Soldier
WHAT AMrNADAB VISION DREAMED ABOUT

Aminadnb Vision started up in his bed
The great clock at the head of the staircase,
an old and respected heirloom Of the family,
struck one.
"Ah!" said he, heaving up a great sigh
from The depths of his inner man, live had
tried time of it,"
"And so have l." said his wife. "Thee's
been kicking and threshing about all night.
/ do wonder what ailS ihee?"
And well she might. For her husband,
a well-to-do, portly, middle.aged gentleman,
being blessed with an easy conscience, a
genial temper, and a comfortable digestion,
was able to bear a great deal Of sleep, and
seldom varied a note in the gamut Of his
snore from one years end to another.
"A very remarkable exercise" soliloquiz-
ed Amin idab "very !"
dear me what was it inquired his
wife.
"lt must have been dream,' said Amina-
dab.
"Oh! is that all 2" returned the good
woman. "I'm glad it's nothing worse. But
what has thee been dreaming about !"
tits the strangest thing, Hannah, that
thee ever heard Of" said Aminadab, settling
himself slowly back in his bed. "Thee re-
collects Jones sent me yesterday a sample Of
castings from the Foundry. Well, | thought
j opened the box and found in it a little Iron
Man, in regimentals, with his sword by his
side and a cooked hat on, looking very much
like the picture in the transparency over
%neighbor O'Neal's oyster cellar, across the
way. ] thought it rather out of place for
Jones 10 furnish me with such a sample, as
] should not feel easy to show it to my Gus
toners, on account Of its warlike appearance.
However, as the work was well done, | took
the lite Image, and set him up on the table,
against the wall and, sitting down oppo-
site, | began TO think over my business con-
Germs, calculating how much they would in
crease in profit, in case a Tariff man should
be chosen our ruler for the next four years.
Thee knows | am not in favor of choosing
men OF blood and strife 10 bear rule in the
land, but it nevertheless seems proper 10 con-
slider all the circumstances in this case, and,
as one or the other of the candidates of the
two great parties must be chosen, to take
the least If fUO eviks. All at once, / heard a
smart, quick tapping on the table, and, look
ing up, there stood the little Iron Man close
at my elbow, winking and chuckling.-
That's right, Aminadab! = said he, clapping
his metal hands together, till he rang all over
like a bell, Take the least of two evils
His voice had a sharp, clear, jingling sound,
like that of silver dollars falling into a till
1t startled me so that ! woke up, but, finding
it only a dream, presently fell asleep again.
Then ! thought | was down in the Exchange,
talking With neighbor Pumpkins about the
election and the tariff. Il want a change IN
the Administration, but | can't vote for q
military chieftain,' said neighbor Lumpkins,
as | look upon it u~nbecoming a Christian
people TO elect men Of blood for their rulers
Il dom know said !, what objection thee
can have to a fighting man, for thee's no
Friend, and hasn't any conscientious scru-
pies against military matters. For my own
part do not take much interest in politics
and never attended a caucus in my life, be.
lieving it best TO keep very much in the qui.
ct, and avoid, as far as possible, all letting
and hindering things but there may be cases
where a military man may be voted for, as q
choice of evils, and as a means of promoting
the prosperity of the country, in business
matters sWhat!' said neighbor Lump
kins, are you going to vote for a man whose
whole life has been spent in killing people ?
This vexed me a little, and | told him ther,
was such a thing as carrying a good princI
pie too far, and that lie might live to be sor
~ that he had thrown away his vote, instea,
of usiEg it discreetly. why, there's tn
Iron business, said but, just then | hear,
a clatier beside me, and, looking round, ther
was the little Iron Soldier, clapping his hand
in great glee. That's it, Aminadab = sal,
he. Business lirst, conscience afterwards
Keep up the price of Iron with Peace, if yo
can, but keep il up at any rate This wake
me again, in a good deal of trouble but re
membering that it is'said hat dreams come {
the multitude of business once more CON
posed myself to Sleep"
a. NNoll xuhat honnonaJ .a-,7,s ~
his wife.
"Why, l thought l was in the Meeting
house, sitting on the seat as usual. ] trie
hard to settle my mind down into a quiet an
humble state, but somehow the cares of II
world got uppermost; and, before | W;
aware of it, | was far gone in a calculate
of the chances of the election, and the prob
BILE rise in the price of iron in the event
the choice of a President favorable TO a Hi1
Tariff. Rap! tap! went something on Ii
floor. ] opened my eyes, and there was 4
little Image red hot, as if Just out Of the fl
mace, dancing and chuckling and clappiI
his hands. That's right, Aminadab - sa
he. Go on as you have begun; take ca
of yourself in this world, and, III promi
you, you'll be taken care of in the next.
Peace and Poverty, or War and Money. /
a choice of evils, at best, and here's Scri
ture to decide the matter: Be not righteo
over much Then the wicked looking lin
Image twisted his hot lips, and leered at n
with his blazing eyes, and chuckled al
laughed with a mise exactly as if a bag
dollars had been pushed out upon the Nee
ing.house floor. This walked me Just no,
in such a fright. ! wish thee would tell m
Hannah, what thee can make of these thrt
dreamsl"
at don't need a Daniel to interpret them,
answered Hannah. "Thee's been thinkiT
OF voting tomorrow for a wicked old soldie
because thee cares more for thy Iron bus
ness thar for thy testimony against wars al
hghtlngs. l don't a bit wonder at Inv Sc
ing the Iron Soldier thee tells of and If III