Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-12-09
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10Y i'm the House Of ward

Dear Surs: take my pen in hand to inform
yu that line in state of CRATE bliss trust
these lines viii find yu iDjoyin the same bles-
sins. line reguvenatid. I've found the inn
morkal waters of yooth, SO TO speek. am
as Timber and frisky as yer old steer, d in
the futur them boys which seq go up old
bawld he'd - TO me, will do so at Peril of
their hazard Individually. line powerful
happy. Heaps ofjoy has descended upon me
to onct d / feel like bran new man. Sum
times ask yself /" is it not dream ! - d
sunthin within myself SEE it air :" but
when look at them sweet little critters
know it is reallerty-2 reallaty's may "a
d / feel gay. There's eonsiderbul human
natur in a man arter all.
l returned from the Summer Campane with
my unparalleled show OF wax works and living
wild Beests of Pray in the erly part of this
mnnth. The people of Baldinsville met me
cordully and | immejitly commenst resting
myself with my fameriy. The other mite
while was down 10 the tavurn tostin my
shins agin the bar room fire & amuzin the
krowd with sum OF my adventure, .ho shood
cum in bare heded q terribleexeited but Bill
Stokes, who seq, seq he, " Old Ward, there's
CRATE dons up to your house."
SeZ " William. how so?'
Sez he, = Bust my gizzard, but its CRATE
doins," d then he larfed as if heed kill his
self. 5assi
SEE I, risin and putin on austeer look
William woodruff be fool if L had COM
mon cents"
But he kept on larfin till he was black in
the face. when he fell over on to the bunk
WHARF the hostier sleeps. and in still small
voise sed, Twins" | ashure yu gents that
the grass didn't grow under my feet on my
way home, d ] was toleT. d by enthoosias-
tic throng of my feller sittcrzuns. who hnr-
rard for Old Ward at the top of their voses.
| found the house cbock full of people
There was Mis- Square Baxter and her three
grown up darters. lawyer Perkinses wife,
Tabertby Ripley, young Eben Parsuns. Dea-
koR Simmuns folks, the SkOolmaster, Doctor
Jordin, etsettery. etsettery. Mis- Ward was
in the west room, which jines the kitchen.
Mis- Square Baxter was mixin suthin in a
dipper before the kitchin fire, & small ar
my of female wimn were rushin wildly
round the house with bottles of camfire,
peaces of flannil. etc. | neyar seed SIGH a
hubbub in my natIal born dase. Good stay
in the west room only mint, so strung up
was my feelins, SO rusht out aud ceased my
dubbed barrild gun.
What upon airth ales the man?'' seq Ia
berthy Ripley. "Sakes alive what air you
DOM" & she grabd me by the coat tales.
What's the matter with yu?" she con-
tirnerd
Twins, marm,'' SCI l, "twinsn
81 know it" SEE she, GOVERN her Ease with
her apun.
WALL SEE I, that's what's the matter
with me!'
wall. put down that air gun, WI pesky
old fool !" sed She
No, marm," seq I. '.this is Nashunal
day. The glory of this here day isn't con-
fined to Baldonsville by darn site. On
yond + wood-shed." sed |, DRAWN myself up
f,Il ci,
voise. ''will | fire a Nashunal Salootr' say6
which / Jared myself from her grasp and
Iusht TO the top of the shed, WHARF blazed
away until Square Bakers hired man and
my son Artemus JuHcyer cum and took me
down by name forse.
On returnin to the kitchen found quite a
lot of people set bed the fire. talkin the
event over. They made room for me, 4
sOt down. Quite episode" sed Doctor
Jordin, litin his pipe with red hot coal.
Yes" sed |. - eppisodes, waying about
Is pounds jintly.n
"A perleck coop de ta,' sed the school
master.
- E pluribus unum in proprietor persony,''
sed 1, thinking Ide let him know understood
turin langwidges as well he did, if
was mt skoOlmaster.
1t is momentous event. sed young
Chen Parsuns who had been quarters to
he Academy
Il never heard twins called by that name
,fore" sed |. - but | suppose its all rite"
We shall soon have Wards enuff." sed the
Editor Of the Baldinsvile Bugle of Liberty.
who was looking orer a bundle of exchange
papers in the corner, 40 TO apply to the legis-
lator for City Charter
Good for yu, old man ! ~ ed /, ''give that
air a conspikius place in the next Buglc'
6icl Sn1 10 Elafrh h
er. GOVERN her face with her kuittin work
and larfin like all pOssest.
wall, for my part, sed Jane Maria Peas
ley, who is the crossest old made in the
world. II think yu all like Il pack of fools.''
SEE j. " Mis- Peuslcy. air yu a parent? "
SEE she, mo | aintr'
seq |, Mis- Peasley, you never will be-"
She left.
We sot there talkin & larfn until " the
switchin hour of mite when graveyards
yawng & Josis troop 4ih. as old Bill Shak-
spire aptlee observes in his dramy of John
Sheppard esq or the Moral House Breaker.
when we broke up & disbursed.
Muther Il children is a doin we'll; and as
ReSolushuns is the order of the day will
fc, obl,cged if youle insurt the follerin-
Whereas, Two EppIsodes has happened up
to the understands honse. which is Twins; q
Whereas. | like this stile, SADIE Twins bein oil
the male perswashun Il both boys; there 4
Be it
Resolred That to them nabers who did the
fare thing by SADIE Eppisodnge my hart felt
thanks is doc.
Resoirsd, That | do most heartily thank
Enjinr 10. No. Il who under the impre>hun
from the fuss AT my house ON that hauspishus
mite that there was konflagrashun goin on,
KUN galyiantly TO the spot, but kindly re-
trained from squrtin.
Resoirei That fruin the Bottum OF my Sole
do | thank the Baldiusville hrass band fur
givin up the idea of Sarahnadin me, both on
thai great mite & sinse
Rcsolrtd, That my thanks is doc several
members OF the Baldinsville meetin-house.
who for 3 whole dase bain't kali me sinful
skofier or intreetcd me 10 mend my wicked
vase aud line SADIE meetin-house to onct.
Rssoluoi. That my buZZom teens with
meny kind emoshuns lords the follerin indi-
yidoouls, 10 whit namelee-Mis Square Bag
ter, who Jenerusly refoosed to take a sen;
for bottle of camfire; lawyer Perkinses wife
who rit sum versies on the Eppisodes; the
Editor Of the Baldinsville BHgle Of Liberty
who nobly assisted me in walluping my
Kangaroo. which sagashus little cuss seri-
ously disturbed the Eppisodes by his outrajus
screetchins & kickius up; Mis- Hirum Doc
lItlle who kindly fnrnisht sum cold vittles at
a irwin time when il wasunt konvenient to
cook vittlrs ut my house; i the Peaseleys,
Parsunes d Watsunses fur there meny ak of
kindness.
Trooly yurcs, ARTENus WARD.