The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-05-24
ARTEwUs WARD m THE sOHI IL
ERIN CONEEDERaIH.


those is. It's pnplar Newspaper frasr.
Listen to my tail, and bs silent that you
NAV here. I've been among the Seseshers, q
earnin my daily peck by my leeitmtte per-
feshun, and havn't bad no time to weeld my
facile quill for "the Crate komick paper"
II you'll allow me to kote from your trooth-
full advertisement
NV success was skaly, and likewise had a
narrer scape Of my life. If what pve been
threw is 'Suthcrn hospitality" bout which
we've hearn 90 much, then | feel bourd to
obsarve that they made two much Of me-
They was altogether too lavish with their at
tenshnns.
went among the Seseshers with no feel
ins Of annermo ssity. l went in my perfesh
ernal capacity. | was actooated by one OF
the most Loftiest desires which can swell the
human Boozum, viz to give the people their
MONEYS worm, by showing them Sagashus
Beests. and Wax Statoots which vcntur to
saw air opsurpasst by any other statoots any.
where. will not call that man who seq nv
statoots is humbugs q ier and a boss thief,
but bring him be4 me and Ill wither him
with one Of my skornfu frowns.
But to rroseea with my TAFT. I'm my trav.
ia threw the Sonny South hearei heap Oh
talk about Seceshin and Dustin up the Union,
Init | didn't think it mounted to nothin. The
nolytishuns in all the villages was swearn
that Old Abe (aometimes called the Prahny,
RE hover> shouldn't never be exaggerated.
They also made fools Of themselves in varis
vavs. bu, ns they was used to that didu't
1et il WORRY me much, and the Stars and
Stripes continnered TO wave over my little
tent. Moor over, / was Son of Maitv. and
a member of several other Temperance Soc
cites. and nv wife she was Dawter Of Nal.
| ty. an sposei these fax would secoor me
| the inflooenx and perfection Of all the fust
| famerlies. Alas! was dispinted. State
arter State seseshed and it growed hotter and
hotter for the underlined. Things come to
a climhma cks in small town in Alabamv,
where 1 vas rremtorally ordered to haul
down the Stars & Strips. A deppytashun OF
red.faoed mon cum up to the door Of nv tent
WHARF was standin takin money (the AFTER
noon eIhih:shun bad commenst, an my itai-
vun organist was ierkin bis sole-strrin
chimes). 1--WE air cum, SIR" said milling
tary man 10 a cockt hat, "npon a hi and ho-
lev misbun. The Su,hern Eagle is screamin
turnout this sunny iand--proudly and def
anslv scrcamin, cir !"
"Whas's the matter with him. sez /
"don't his vttes cit well on bis stummicks'
THAT Eagle. sir, will onntinner to .creaH
| ali over this BrIte and tremenjus landw
/ "Wall. let him screom. fyour Eagle car
amuse hisself BY screamin. let him went !''-
The man annoyed me for | was Bizzy maxim
change.
"We airs cum, sir on a matter Of dcoty-
"You're right, Gaping, its every mans
dooty to visit my show" sed |.
1--WE are cum
"And that's the reason yon are here" SCI
I, larfn one Of my silvery larfs. tbawt il
ne wanted to COAX I'D give him sum Of my
sparklin erpygrams.
.Sir, you're inserlent. The plain question
il, will you haul down the star-spangled
banner, and hist the Sonther fagf"
"Nary hist! ~ Those was nv reply.
.Your wax works and beests IL then con-
6sicated and you are arrested as spy"
j. SCI |, "My fragrant roses Of the Southern
cline and Boomin daffodils, what's the pric,
Of whisky in this town, and how manv cutie
feet Of tina. seductive auii can you individ
, ooally hold 2"
, They maid no reply to that, but sei N,
wax hggers was conhstieated. axed 'em /
~
ia that section, TO which they also made n,
!. reply, but sed was arrested as n spy an
IN lst 90 to Montgumry in iuns. They VII
UON JtttHI w u Et CFUNu VI pAhtT Ibukb
/ ern patrits, who commenst hollerin "ilan
i the bald headed aberlitionist and bust up hi
immoral show
| was ceased md tied to stump and th
q crowd went for nv tent--the water proc
e pavilion, wherein nstrucshun and amosse
ment had been 90 much combined at Is ct,
per hcad-and toro it to piecs. Meanwh
k dirty faced boys was THROWN stuns and emf
: ty beer bottles at NV massive brow, and ii
kin ether improper liberties with my pusor
- Resistance was useless for variety of ret
u sons, as ! readily observed.
The Scscshers conhscated my stotoots b
emashin them ~ attums. They then went
=, nv NJ oney box and conhscnted all the loos
10 change therein contained. They then wet
and bust in my cages, lettin all the anmilt
loose, small but hel,hy tiger with the res
I'd This tiger has excsntric way Of tearin DOT
N to paaces, an alters sposed from his gne
al c0nduck that he'd hav no hesitashun
servin human beins the same way il he &
10 nj 'em. Excuse me IL was crooil, but
id larfed hoisteerusly when seen that tig
70 spring in amung the peple. EGO il my ave
eusp' inar1ly exclaimed. 81 fergiEe W
for bitin off nv left thum with oil my hsr
20 Rp Fem up likea bully tiger whose Lare
invaded BY Seseshers -
can't say for certain that the tiger seri
ly burt any one, but as he was seen fe
is days after, sun miles tits,nnt, with . iarj
Of and well selected assortment OF seats
er sroweers 10 bis mouth, and MS he looked
J.. though be bad been havin sum vient q
- ercise, ! rayiher guess he did. Youwiit pc
ce've, therefore, they didn't coniscate hi
much,
! was carrid to Mon.gumry in iuns, al
i. placed in durans vial. The jac were
onery edefss, Blu. the table was libers
-. ~ SUPPLIED with Bakin md Cabbidge. I'll
q, Was good variety. for when didn't han
,as er after bakin could help myself to Ca
'"s bi igr.
T. l had nobody to talk to nor nothn to ia
- about, howsever, and ! was very lonely spe
-, tally on the first day; 80 when the iaer pa,
IA my lonely sell put tho few stray hairs