Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-03-29
Fourth Of July in Jackson.

crossed Pearl River. We put up at a
splendid hotel on Greasy Row, for we
don't act like pure folks when we are in
a city, Had splendid supper of Irish
whisky, and a good breakfast of the
same, with some doghair added. Kept
civil and didn't pile on any unnecessary
airs. In fact, didn't want to play out
our next capital till next day.
About daylight, next morning, brass
cannon that had been choking with a
flannel rag full of powder, emptied its
stomach, and walked the inhabitants
likewise the children and domestic ami
mails. Went up to the Boreman House,
and took cheer-didn' tatake it out of
the house, only took seat on the gal
lery. Hadn't been settin there long be-
fore feller cum up, and says he, "Cum,
go down stairs" cooked my knife,
and says !, "Do you keep this house,
you pore shote?'' "No," says he
"Well,' says l, "I'll set here till the
everlastin' horn is blode before sich. a
onery cuss as you'll ever make me
bulge a peg. The feller LATED, and
says he, "Where are you from?" "From
where the grounds dry" says 1. Il
thot so" says he, 'and 1 wanted you to
60 down stairs and take drink. -
"Oh!'' ses l, Gin course, I'll chaw that
bait After we drunk, the Teller
looked round quick and spoke up peert;
Sin mint, ses he, and shot out like
his britches burnt him. I stood and
waited Cor him to come back and pay for
the ticker, but he didn't. "Well, -
thinks l, ''this is cool but cheap, and l
reckon no more lofers II suck sugar
that pay for in this little burg"
Purity soon people commenced porin
in. They node no North, no South, no
East, nor no West; but they node the
way to the Boreman House grocery, and
some of EN- never node the way out
agin. Presently the Santa Anna Life
Guards, company just started that
mornin' cum along on sum of Deer
berry's fast horses, and laid all the
balance of the program in the shade
fguratively spekin, for there want no
shade to lay 'em in. We admired them
fellers-specially the female with the
square umbrella, and the way she leaned
on her spirits. After the Santa Anna
Guards had fode round a spell, the ear
piercing Dutch people, with their brass
horns, cum up to the State House,
follered by the hoss cumpany and the
rifles, two cumpanies of firemen, and a
boy cumpany, together with large droves
of niggers and citizens generally
After sholderin' arms and DRAWN
sabers, everybody went down to the
fare ground and miss Pettis, the govner'
dautef, gave the Dragons a flag, and
told EN- never to flicker, but to stand
by the silk till jimmy blowed the horn
Mr.. Barnes rid out and tux the flag,
and told miss Pettis that afore that flag
left that cumpany the coffin trade would
be ruther lively. After the spekin was
over, and the noise and confusion had
died away On the mornin are (Shakes
peer) the folks cummenced hollerin' fol
me to address 'em. Sich yellin and
shoutin' and stompin' l never heard
"speech from the Edyture of the Kur.
piah Ne,rs." Address from the Ran
ger," and so 4th. riz and tux SUI
of the purpel water the soldiers had
been drinkin' and made few remarks
as follers:
"Men,'' ses I, ''likewise women and
cumpanies Of soldiers, for I'd as soon
speke to wimmen as men, especially II
they re purity as on the present okashun,
ses l, scrapin back my foot to git off the
rossen, also to dodge heavy shower Of
bokais flung from the fair hands of the
surroundin' femails. Opposed as
am" ses I, ''to maxim speeches, after
sich younanimous call | can refuse tt
empty my goard. Great cheerin.
We're powerful dry down our way, trul
is perishin' in the fields, and the flour:
are dyin on the parents brest. If we
don't git rane in a few dais, there'll be
none left to moarn for Login. Ire
MENUS applause. Hope crops is bet
ter over in Kemper, guvnor," ses l.
| TVossiferous stompin. I'm the Ian
guage of the poet,
I'm afoat! I'm ahoat!'
ses I, ''and I'd heap rather be ashore
Leave out the in the last word, suns
out sum feller in the crowd" Harty
cheerin' and CRATE fyin' of bokais.
"Mississippi Dragons, ses [, ''thougt
I don't like them red breasted cotes, ane
A. jackson didn't like EN- when freedom
from her mountain hite unfurled heI
banner at nu Orleens, keep stiff upper
lip and do yore juty as long as the stars
and stripes shall wave over the grounc
of the free and the dwellings, of the
brave. Terrific shoatin. Stand by
the flag that purity young lady Civ 20,
even till you perish in your dedly
britehes. Much cheerin and more bo
kais7 When you are goin' to charge
be shore and don't charge too much.
Excitin nockin.
mississippi Rifles, ses I, "your cap
tin, Gen. Griffith. has had hold Of tina
old banner just presented to you when
was Il little more dangerous to stand un
der its stremin folds than it is OF tn
present. But he never flickered, boys
but told his men to keep that canvas
futterin spite of all the yaller skins il
Mexico. Huge shoutin' And the,
done 1t up brown. Ihefe was no "hlt
livers in them first rifles, boys, and the.
never rified anybody but the enemies o
thar country. [ hope you will patter
after them; keep sober and foller that faI
while the lamp holds out to burn.
Immense cheerin
"Ofisurs of State" scs I, ''tho moi
none of you but Ginral Wharton and
you re all as sound on the water fowl a
him you'll do to tie to, ses I, '1r
proud to see you all in good health an
affordin' good close. Spose your office
is pain. Keep things strate up at tn
State House, and don't go too often t
the Boreman House. Let your lit
shine; in the languidge of wun of old,
z ses / G.match and PREYp' [bull