The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-12-07
Conduct of Great Men i'm an Emergency
---tEc Last of The Snakc-IIcad Rebel
In Artemus Wards classical story emf

---tEe Last of The Snakc-lIcad Rebel
lion.
In Artemus Wards classical story emit
tied " Woshy -bosy, or the Prestdigatine
Squaw Of the Snake-heads,' published in
Vanity Fair, we find the following exau
site chapter, in which the characteristics
OF great men in times of great public and
personal peril, are depicted in a style that
some OF our contemporaries would in an
emergency term graphic
| 1t became daily more and more evident
that battle was imminent. The Silver.
| toes, having encountered several reverses
were now nerving themselves for grand
effort. They were coming with fire and
sword, and that sort of thing.
| WoShy-boshy knew this, and yet he was
calm. His checks did not blach. He was
even cheerful, and laughed perhaps more
hearty than ever over the Jokes and spark.
ling paragraphs in the National Intelli.
gencer Yet the Snakehcads did not
question his ability to lead them in this
crisis. They well knew that when aroused
he was as terrible as an army with ban
ners, or speckled jackass while ia the
act OF kicking over peanut stand
lie chewed more tobacco, however than
usual
One day he took large chaw, and
handing it to Boozywoozv, he said:
will You sustain me p
viii, replied the gentle savage. bit
ing off a large piece
Take pound Of the best store tobac.
co, said Nashy-boshy. "aud soak il in
moiasses and rum. and it makes as good
tooac er as wet to usc-that Is, if it Is
chemically examined by Professor Chiffon.
ana warranted 10 contain no dcletericus
substances"
tor ""'"'''',, ~, themselves cLaw:ng to-
tacco for some time they commenced
planning for the coming engagement
" As We don wish 10 become idiots and
gitbcTs, with straw in our hair, we won't
look ~ those maps in the New York Her
ala any more. Let Us sousc a Tom cat in
a pon oI ink, draw him across sheet of
paper, and have more intelligent map of
our own. So said Woshy boshv, and
Eoozywoozy was agreeable thereto.
N"shy.boshy had appointed the next
day Tor the foe TO advance. The plans
were all made. Already the Snakehead
troops were on their way to the field. three
hundred masses and tyeuty-four barrels
OF them having gone round by Lake Su-
reror on the steamer Iron City, Captain
Ed. Turner. Woshy boshy purposed going
by way OF Portland, and had engaged pas
sage on maXtield's steamer II was an af.
-.'5'H5 scene, ihe pairing Of Noshy- bosby
"'." t'o''~l "oo%y- tHe latter had con
sclenuOus scruples about engaging in a
war where they fired real bullets. and
Ae.ce he was to stay at home. They
li'I ',i hI.o"h each olher from Childhood
"i' no" 'hey were ABOUT to Iart-perhaps
'ei. y" you remember SAID o>hy-
:. ~ -. ~ ''iGt 'LfiHDlihS with emotion,
lI.,oE We ",'S 20 I'fo" stones al an old
80 'i''il anu 5l''P apple women IN the
80 -, ,',.t7 o' '4Jh sIF'"s time In
- N''-'is I4e'n days Is past! DO
g. - no" III alteF years a.
,,.I g.. -. mo li'"ii'-o"d'
~ 49,, III =, I- 'l...u O 'u
- -. - -. 80 " o"1t, tears s'ai"ihg
.'l'. -. III ei'"i 90 u'stinctu-
1-.,
No., ,,,l''4. 80 he'Sr zorro" any
,i'o ..1'''S VI 10" any more. continued
tears are r.aI and tbasa ,.o;',a,l, r',"o,,s
are uat'raI hi, tb;rgrf 81 s,.ol,,. p,,a-
zywcozv
:. Ier. : nv ,,Loto.,r,-b 7, :.t,ono
Of the Old Masters
Thank you-oh. thank youlr said
B5o7vwoa2y. ..TlI ,yearit rnvf,D, bao,t .
aud he placed # IL IisIaf- coat tail ,.g,I,st
"IiI fall" sad Wo-hy brsbv cl.,toI;,,
his friend bv the coat co!lar--if fail
promise Iae that YOU Will break th. news
gradually for the dreadful shock