Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-06-21


visens. Accept my blessin and this
hunk of gingerbread sed. She thank't
me muchly, and tript galy away. Theirs
considerable human uatur in man, and
I'm afraid | shall alters give aid and COM
fort to the enemy if he comes to NE in
the shape Of nice young gal.
Al the next station / didn't get orf SO
easy.
| was dragged out Of the cars and roll
ed in the mud for severil minits for the
purpose Of 'takin the conseet out of me-
as Secesher kindly statid.
l was let up finally, when powerful
large Secesher come up and embraced
me, and, to show that he had no hand
feelin against me, put his nose into my
mouth. returned the compliment by
placing my stummick suddenly against
his right foot, when he kindly made
/ spttoon of his abebodied face. Actooa-
ted by desire to see whether the Sc
cesher had been vaxinated, then fasten-
ed my teeth onto his left coat-sleeve, and
tore it to the shoulder. We then vilently
buttid our hsda together for n few minits,
danced around little, and sot down in
mud puddle. We riz to our feet agin, &
by a sudden and adroit movement / pla-
ced my left eye agn the Secesher's fist.
We then rusht into each others arms &
fell under two horse wagon. / was YER
ry much exhausted, and didn't care about
gettin up agiu, but the man sed be reck-
oned I'd better, and conclooded | would.
He pulled me up, but | hadn't been on
my feet moren two seconds afore the
ground flu up and bit me in the he'd
The crowd sed it was high old sport, but
couldn't zackly see where the lartture
/ com in. | riz, and we embraced agin.
We careered madly to a steep bank,
when | got the upper hands Of my an
taggernst and threw him into the raveen.
He fell about forty feet, striking a grind
stone pretty hard. I understood he was
injured. l haven't heard from the grind
stone.
A man in coekt hat cum up and sed
he felt as tho a apology was doc me
There was a mistake. The crowd had
takcn me for aaother man ] told him
not to mention it, and axed him if his
wife and little ones was SOS to be about,
aud got on bored the trane, which had
stopt at that stasbun go minits for re-
freshments got all I wantid. 1t was
the hartiest mele ever ct.
/ was rid on a rale the next day,
bunch of fire crackers bein tied to my
coat tales. 1t was a fine spectycal in a
dramatic pint of view, but | didn't enjoy
it. had other adventures of startlin
kind, but why continner? Why laser
ate Public Bosom with these here things?
Suffysit to say, got across Mason and
Dixie's line safe at last. made traks
for my humsted but she with whom Pm
harnist for life failed to recognize, in the
emashated bein that stood before her, that
gushin youth of forty-siX sommers who
had left her only few months before.
But | went to the pantry and brought out
certain black bottle. Raisin it to my
lips, sed Here's toyou old gal ! i did
it so natra that she knowed me of onct.
Those form! That voice That nat
raj stile of doin things 'Tis he, she
cried, and rusht into my arms. 1t was
too much for her, and she fell down into
swoon. | come very near swoonin my
self
No more to-day from yours for the
Perpetuation Of the Union, and the bring
IN of the Goddess OF Liberty out of her
present bad .tir.
ARrEMUs WARD.
- Vanity Fair.