The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1861-07-04

sicl His larst words was: "My per-
fesbernul career is overl I jerk no
more"
"And who he youl"
"I'm studeutin Senator Benjamin g
law offs. I'm goin up North to steal
sum spoons and things for the Suthorn
Army"
This was satisfactory; and the intoE-
sicuted troopers went orf At the next
station the pretty little Secesher awoke
and said she must git out there. l bid
her q kind adoo and give her sum pro-
visions. "Aksept my blessin and this
hunk Of gingerbread" She thankt me
muchly aud tript galy away. There's
considerable human natur in man,
and I'm fraid I shall alters give ade
and comfort to the enemy if he Gums
to me in the shape Of a nice young gal.
At the next stushun I didn't get orr
so easy. was dragged out of the car
and rolled in the mud for sevral minits,
for the purpuss Of "takin the conseet
out of me" as a Secosher kindly sta
ted
I was let up finally, when a pow
erful largo Socesher cum up and EN-.
braced me, and to show that he had
no hard feeins agin me, put his nose
into my mouth. l returned the COM
| pliment by placing my stummick sud.
denly ogiu his right foot, when he
kindly made a spittoon of his ablc-bod.
led face. Actooated by a desire to see
whether the Seccsher was vazinutod,
then fastened my teeth into his left
coat sleeve and tore it to the shoulder
We then butted our heads together for
few minits, danced round little, and
then sot down in mud puddle. We
riz to our feet again & by sudden
and ABORT movement 1 placed my left
eye against the Scceshers fist. We
then rushed into each others arms
and fell under two-hoss wagon.
was very much exhausted and didn'l
care about gittin up again, but the
man said he reckoned I'd better, and
concloodcd 1 would. He pulled me up
but hadn't bin more'n two seconds on
my feet afore the ground flew up and hit
me in the he'd. The crowd sCd it was
high old sport, but couldn't zakly SEE
where the lafturo cum in. 1 riz anC
we embraced agin. We caroered madly
to a steep bank, when got the upper
hands Of my antagornist, and threw
himself into a raven. He fell about
forty feet, striking a grindstone pretty
hard. l understand he was injured
l haven't heerd from the grindstone.
a man in u cokt hat cum up, and said
he felt as though apology was doc me
There was mistake. The crowd haC
taken me for another mani l told hin
not to mention it. Axed him if his
wife and little ones was SOS to be about
and get on the train, which had stopped
at that station go minits for refresh.
ments." got all [ wanted. 1t was
the heartiest meal l ever et
l was rid on rale the next day, q
bunch Of bIazin fire crackers bein tide
[ to my cote tales. 1t was fine spectycaI
in a dramatic pint of WI, but l didn
enjoy it, 1 had other adventers Of
a startliu kind, but why cOntiunor?-
/ Why lasscrate the public boozom with
these here things2 Suffyst to say
got across Mason g. Dixie's line safe at
last. made tracks for my humsted, but
she with hume I'm harnist for life fail.
ed to recognize in the omashiated bein
who stood before her the gushin youth
of forty six summers who had left her
only few months afore, But l went
into the pantry, aud brought out a Ger.
tain black bottle. Rsin it to my lips,
sed, ''here's to you, old gall 1 did il
so natral that she knowed me at Wunce
"Those forml Them voiceI That nat.
raj stile of doin thingsI 'Tis hc" she
cried and rushed into my arms. 1t was
too much for her, & she fell into a
swoon. l cum very near swounding
myself
No more to- day from yours for the
Preparation of tho Union, and the
bringin of the Goddess Of liberty out
of her present bad fix.
ARTEMUS WARD.