Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-10-10
EBENsBURG, OCTOBER 10, 1856.

LDH1NO ODOhO3 w
Pve seen this ar location accum' late like. .ju-
venile Pady's on fat bacon and taters, but |
reckon l never see Jonesville In such an al
mighty state-of excitement, as when York
paper came down full of blood and thunder
adeclaration of war against all creation IN
gineral, and the Canajins in particular.
= always knowed there was sight of pa
triotisln in JonesyilIe, but when / see the
genuwine American feeling as. swelled up,l'
ike ten year old cider, when that ar paper
was read in this very bar-roona, II reckon 1.
felt kinder proud of my kedentry-
ses j shall never forget, resumed Mr.. Bag
ster. in reflective manner; = I shall never
forget the speeeE al the KurneI giv us on
that interesting occasion. 1t was vale patri-
ode, and that's fact j Such. sentiments as
he raised about the stars and stripes, the Con-
stitution, Liberty and them d--n internal
Canaiins, would made him President, if he'd
4 a committee Of Public safety was organ
lied right off resolutions was made to enrol a
regiment of volunteers. and, guess, in its then
state Of nillingtary feeling, Jonesville, could
have whipped pretty considerable slice of
human nature.
X The Kernel was our leading man in them
DAYS US tried mems souls He was here
thar and everywhar and one day rale live
Canaiin was seen with a loaded rife. not FIVE
miles from Joncsville, the drum was beat and
every man belonging to the Jonesville volun-
teers was under arms from seven in the morn
ing until nine at night, when exhausted ma
tnre and hot brandies was at length obliged
| to yield The Kurnel was the only win as
| didn't cave and the quantity of liquor straight
that he put down at the can of duty, scds a
caution He khowed his kedentry was in
| danger. He felt as if bis humstead, his gro
ceries, and plumber generally, to say nothing
of Mahetible Ann, the Kurnels daughter,
| who was rale snorter, that is fact, was a
strong temptation to them thieving Canajins,
and his patriotic and domestic feelings riz
right up. and he says, Boys says he. you
are done up sticks, Says he; 60 to bed as9
49,. And you, Kurnel?' says we.
&C Boys. says he agin. (and he folded his
buffalo with kinder Injin. millingtary air,
about him j Boys says he, Il knows the
duty of soldier which is on his post says
he, and the way the Kurnel turned and lef
the sport at that. whistling sorter cross be-
tween the Dead March and the Girl Left
Behind Me, was pictur' as it sd a done Gin.
eral Scott hissef good to have seen. ass
a5.i Wall, sou see, stranger, the fact is
somehow most of US fellers didn't feel so al
mighty smart about the invasion as we ought.
er had done. Thar was only one Canajln a:
we knowed on, as had designs agin the peace
and quietness Of Jonesville- We had seeI
continually prowling round the Kernels stor'
arter dark, but being as we knew, rale clcv
er Kind Of chap, as stood six feet in his moe
casins, with a kinder handsome look abou
him ginerally,, besides being the smartes
trapper, arter Bill Dayrell thar, in this loca
ton, we concluded it was not so much tn
Kernels groceries as Mahetible Ann as b
was looking arter',a tsa - sssea si't g -
My eyes here inyoluntarily turned upon
splendid specimen of a young backwoodsman
who was sitting by the Colonel, and from th
peculiar twinkle of his eye, l couldn't he'll
fancying that he was the identical disturber o
the peace of Jonesyille in general and Colene
Washington Tubbs in particular to whom
Mr. Bagster referred. .an ssi5 q ssiss.
, So WALL continued Joe, the Kurnel hadn'
but just gone when, darn my picture, if tn
enemy. Knowing we was without protection
didn't come right down upon u.s. We ha
not time to defend ourselves afore he rushe
right up to the bar and says, Boys. thar
! fun ahead-lefs icker. ..A2 ~
: Considering he was natural born enemy
} it was kinder singular to see how much te'
: haia ne seemed, and arter we all ahckorcd
! says he agin, Beys. who's round ysset srs'
7 l's " Wall, somehows the boys above kinde
: take the fun jest as nat'ral as a Hio HoosIe
t takes to raw whiskey, 50 is was not in natur
: so va should back down anyhow, so says We
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