Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-06-12

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the neatness, precision and art of slowing
away things which usually characterizos a
soldier or sailor when he has done with
anything he throws it down ami forgets
all about it, though he may want il again
ten minutes afterwards. He will apply
things in the most remarkable manner,
and without the smallest regard for the
purpose for which they were intended -
he would think nothing of drinking bran
dy out of a powder flask. and keeping
ammunition in a sauce pan. lie would
carry outlet in his turban, and pair OF
| shoes in n basket, without the least idea
OF untitness of place III either case and
his vanity would prompt him TO give
away outlet, shoes, basket and all, in mere
gaiety of heart, and TO show his excellence
as forager.
| 'lIe is wonderful as cook, tailor, cob
bler washerwoman but lie usually ap-
plies all these gifts for the benefit of any
| body but himself. TO please a vicandierc,
or an officers wife, who knows how to
manage him, he would sit up all night,
and give up petit soupCr to mind her ba-
by. He would turn carpenter, blacksmith,
housemad, for her, with equ u energy
good will and success. He would risk his
life to Gull her nosegay under the cne-
my's guns, or to bring her some coffee
from shop in Sebastapol. 400 m u.
! Going into Sebastapol; indeed, is his
favorite exploit just now 1t is idle to at.
tempt to look after him so he disappears
whenever it suits him. He dresses him
self in some Russian uniform, found on
the field of battle, and joining some de-
serter, with whom he has contracted a
sudden but aflectonate friendship, they
| lay in wait, and bide their time. When
there is a sortie, they join the rc.reating
Russions and enter the town with them.
If they are interrogated, they feign 10 be
drunk or stupid their Russian compan-
ions get u en- out of the scrare, for many
of them return sound and unharmed with
some indisputable trophy of their daring
but many others, probably, fall victims in
some way TO such inconcciyable te-
merity. 1t would be a stern man. howev-
er, even for n Russian. who could hang a
Xouave; and it must be a bad business,
indeed, if he could not satisfy anybody
who could speak French of the purity OF
his motives, and in all probability, tmn
his intended punishment into a reward
| The tales they tell about themselves, in
deed, when they do come back, are far
more extraordinary than all the stories
OF Baron Munchausen put together"
MoBBINc \ DEMOCRATIC EDIroR AND ms
/ FAMlY.-A cowardly mob of Black Re-
publicans attacted Mr.. McGregor, the cdi
tor of the Stark County Democrat, at Mas
sion, Ohio ard endeavorcd to lynch him
Mr.. McGregor took refuge in the Mayors
office, whence he was driven out of town
in a carriage followed by a hooting and
yelling multitude, who, however, bad moi
the courage to lay hands on him. A par
ty of the same stripe surrounded Mr.. Me
., Ciregors house in Canton, in which were
his wife and little children in his abserce
and frightened them of course, considera-
; bly,. After all this mani, performance
they retired. In reference to this en-
phatic ILLUSTRATION of the Party Of free
speech" the Democrat says,
ave know the names Of some of tho
leaders in this outrageous affair, and regre
10 say that our men of property and hav,
families and ought TO feel an interest IL
preserving good order and respecting per
sons and property. We are gradually
getting the names of the cowardly insti'
gators of the mooting and the iynchi.nI
~ ~ ,S"i'o' aio.;n s;,yols In tb
i;st la viii nrobabIv he he names of men il
nublic business-Men who make ope,
proross;ons or cb,;stiap;iv and who nr
imst now lond monthcd notriots bur al
49, boro,osoro onno.ed tbe;r own c,un
,.n S 80 enn,,od in w,or with n roroir,
Coy S W." As nublisher Of III
S,orL Co,otv D.,oocra, we have ever exer
o;sod ,vmT III wLoisson,o and inyaluabI
.;o u;aL. ~ r.ool,, r,bI;Sh;no our sentiment
anSd y;ews and shall endeavor 10 contir
,,Y M 80 10. No rowJr;snn nor tbteats /,
|. iyncb viii Ina likely to convert MS to Abol
, ;i;onism
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editor oil the Troy, w. ~ Ne"S' was VIE
ted by committee, his office mobbed, an
himself oompellcd TO take refuge in Cans