St. Mary's beacon., 1857-09-10

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E6e6 bis heaa nppn hzs hand
- hli}N that would pefafses hase been
The better for q coserlngs though none
would have been rash enossh 70 yolun-
teer to ne glove upon 1t. He vas in
q dilapidated condition; cut at elbows.
out ai knees, out of pocket, out of Office
out OF spirits. and out in The street; an
:'out and outer" in every respect and as
outre mottal as ever The eye Of man
did rest upon. For some time Mr.
Brush's reflections had been SILENT
Following Hamlet's advice, ''he gave
them an understanding, but no tonnge !"
and he relieved himself at intervals by
splitting foriornly into the kennel. AZ
length suffering hislocked hsads tofall be-
tween his knees, and heating deep sigh.
he spoke, Ht IS = y s''
"A long time ago. iny ma used 10 put
on her specks and say Peter, my son,
put not your trust in princess and from
that day TO this. haven't doae anything
Of The kind, because none ON ZEN ever
wanted 10 borrow nothing Of me and !
never see prince or king--but one or
two, and they had been rotated out of Of
fce-to borrow nothing Of them
Princes! pooh Put not your trust in l,ol-u
iiicianers-them's my sentiments. You
nigh just a. well try 90 holo m eel, for
I've tried both, and know. Put not
your trust In politicianers, OF you'll get
hyst." .............
"Ten years ago Il came into my head
that things wernt't going on right: so I
pretty nearly gave myself up tee-total!y
to the good OF the Republic and left the
ship 10 looh out fot itself. was brim-
tul of patriotism. and 20 uneasy in my
mind for the salvation OF freedom I
couldn't work. ] tried 10 guess which
side was going 10 win, and / stuck to II
like wax; sometimes was acme side,
sometimes was a.'tothrr, end some
times I was straddled I'LL the ele tioa
was over, and came up jist In time 20 iinG
the hurrah. II was good I wss alter;
aad what good could do u wasn't on
the 'lected side. Bot, after oil, il was
never bit Of use. Whether the battle
was over, no matter what side wss shar-
ing out the loaves and fishes, and I siep-
ped in, I'll be hanged, ,if they didn't csam
all they could into their mouths, put their
arms over some. and grab at the rest
with their paws. and say: Go away.
white man, you ant capable I've got
as extensive throat as any Of 'em, and I
could swallow the loayes and fishes with
Oh. choking. IL each loaf was as big as
grind-stone and each fsh az big as
sturgeons Give Peter chance, anrs
leave him alone for that. Then. another
time when called II want some spoils.' .
says j; a small buckeifuf of SPOTS.
Whichever side gets in, shares the
spois, dosi they 7 So shey ffst grim
ned. and then they ops and tellsl me- thai.
virtue like mine wss its own reward.
and that spoils might spoil ne. But IL
was no spoils that spoilt.me and no loaf
and ish that starved me, I'm spirit be-
Cause couldn't gtt eiiher. Il.
"Put not your trust in politicianers
say il again. Both sides used me jist alike
Here I've been serving my country.
more or Ness, Ehese eRsyears, lille = pat
riot--gning TO town meetings lfbfraing
my daylights out, and getting as btue IS
blazes--biocking the windows. getting
licked City times, and having more black
Ieyes and bloody noses than you could
lshake . stick at. all for the commen good, !,
s~olapr legal rights: and
N F6r nix. lf any good
s Inc b. The country has put il III
her own poo. II, and swindled me out OF
my arninss. ) can't get 40 Office! Re-
pnbfics is ungratefuti II wasn't reward
III as after. + scorB fAe base insiBiva-
lticn. Only wanted TO be tock esxe of.
and have nothing 10 do bot take care 6f
1.-The public; and Eve only got half--noth-
ling 10 do ( Being took care or was the,
nam thing Republics l. ungratrfol :
I'm blasted IL they amt. This is The wav
o.d soldiers are served Well. eel; live
and Iearn-livc and learn.~-Thr world
not what man takes n for before he
finds IT out. Whiskers grow sooner thar
what experience does. Genas and pat :
riolism. an't sot 80 ckaace--auft gol nsry
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