Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-06-14
hsrEmAs WARD DOWN SOUTH.
THE STOW is coxFrscArEp.

eans in all the villages was swearin th
Old Abe sometimes called the Praha
RE fower) shouldn't never be noggerati
They also made fools OF themselves
varis ways, but as they was used TO thi
didn't let that worry ME much, and til
Stars aud Stripes contianered for to wav
over my little tent. Moor over, was
Son of Malty and a member Of sewers
other Temperance Societies, and my wit
size was Dawter Of Malty and sop
posed these fax would secOor me the in
foonz ana perfection Of all the iust fam
lies. Alas! was dispinted. State al
fer State secesled and it growcd hottel
and hotter for the undersigned. Thing,
come TO n climbmacks in a small town il
AIabamy, where was premtorily order
ed to haul down the Stars and Strips. 4
aeppytashun of red faced men cum up t.
the door OF my tent ware was sandr
taking money (the afternoon exhibishun
had eummenst and ny Italyun organist
was jerkin his soul-stirin chimes), We
air come, Sir said a mllingrary man in
4 cock't hat, upon high and holy mis-
hun The Southern Eagle is screamin
fhrewoui this sunny land, proudly and de-
family screamin, Sir
Whats the ciatter with him, seq !,
don't his whites sit well on his stummck ?
That Eagle, Sir will continner to
scream I'll over this Brite and tremenjis
land ?
Wall, lot bin Scream. If your Ea-
gle can amuse hisseIf by screamin let
him WENT The men annoyed me for ]
was bizzy maxim change.
We air cum, Sir, upon matter Of
dooty--
You're right, Capting. It's every
mans dooty to visit my SHOW sed /,
We air CUM
And that's the reason you are here
sez /, larin ofd e my silYsrY larls, !
thawt if he waited to COAX I'd give him
sum Of my sparklin eppygrams.
Sir, you are insolcut. The plain
question is, will you haul down the Star
Spangled banner aud hist the Southern
flag
Nary hist =" WAS my reply
"Your wax works and beests is then
eonfscated and you are arrested AS II spy
SEE !, My fragrant roses Of a South
ern cline and blooming datfodils, what's
the price of whisky in this town, and how
:hany cubic feet Of that seductive fiooid
Gan you Individually hold?
They made no reply to that, but said
my wax figgers was contiscated. Taxed
chem il that was ginerally the sylIe among
thieves in that country 10 which they al |
so made no reply, but sed was arrested
us a Spy, and must go to Montgomery in
iuns. They was by this time jned by
large crowd Of other Southern patris,
who commenst holerin, Hang the bald
headed aberIiion,t aud bust up his i'm
moral exhibition = | was ceased and
tied to II stump, and the crowd went for
my tent,t that water proof pavilion where
10 instruction and amoosment had been
so muchly combined at ID cents per heaG,
aud tore it all to pieces. Meanwhile
dirty faced boys were throin >tuns and
empty beer bottles at my massive brow,
IL takin other improper liberties with my
person Resistance was useless for n
Variety Of reasons, rs readily observed.
The Seseshers conf Gated my statoots
by smashing them to atoms. They then
went TO my money box and confscated
all the loose change therein continued
They then went and bust in my cages
lettn all tho animies loose, small but
hehhy tiger among the rest The tiger
has an exceEIric way Of tearing dogs to
peaees, and alters sposed from his gin
eral conduck that he'd have no hesitashun
in servin human Oeins ia the same way ,
II he could GIT at them. Excoos me if ]
was crooel, but larfed boisterously when
! saw that tiger spring in among the peo-
pie. Go it, my sweet cuss! | inardly
exclaimed, | iorgiv YOU for btin off my
left thumb with all my heart. Rip EN-
up like belly tiger whose Lare has been
by Seseshurs.'
| can't say for certain that the tiger +
seriously injured any Of them, but as be !
was seen Il few days after, sum miles dis.
tant, with large and well.selected as
soriment Of seats Of trowsis ia bis mouth q
and he lookt as though he'd been havin j,
sum viient exercise, rayther guess be :,
did. You will perceive that they didn't =
confscate him much
/ was carrid TO Montgomery in iuns .
and placed in durans vial. Tie Jail was 7
a ornery ediliss, but the table was liber- =,
ally supplied with Bakin and Cabbdge. !,
Fills was a good variety, for when didn't !,
banker after Bakin I could help myself ,
o Cabbidge.
had nobody TO talk 10 nor nothn to q
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