, 1861-10-25

ahead, If there is any prospect OF his a:fikia
ont eoapeth1n that tho paopie shalt 1e1oAceat,:
and hietoIy Eib tresh pen 10 Nrt:e down,
don't you kinder suspect that there's soms
that would be mean enough TO paU his cap OFF,
Il makes me sick ut he3tt to believe it,
amt no public man, I ha1nt no ambition, butt
love nv country and don't ask nothtn but that
/ msy live to die an American citizen, my
whole country safe, happy and at peace again
from lake to gulf
This matter Of ' holdin hoeses, y this runntn
arter hoeses to hold, has been serious mat
ter, en eyI that has bean groH1n oato US and
If there's anybody that can't give 1t up now,
lust when We need every man to do his duty,
it is sad enough. I'm a1laid there's good
deal Of It left, and Workin- The old chaps
that has WON politicai names Al their lives
as the road Is n&rrer they may be scrouged out
to one side. I'm afraid there.s a good deal
more Of this than appears on the Surface. I
read worEt Of an old heathen chap thu When
he wanted to win race, went and streWed the
track full Of ten penny nalls and fish hooks to
lame tother chaps hoese6- Just now when we
Want to have everybody git ohesd, Fhen
there's stiff work to be done and the people is
ehoutin' prog1iEs, not foolish proSTiss, but
right sharp, stiddy wise, who's throKin' fish
hooks aud ten penny naals aoW3
I'm afraid the thing stint a1 right In this re-
speet, sud my misglyins arows upon me- I
want the people saould be on the lookout,
and If they sec any ybody's cap knocked of, M
his hoe6 1amed, to inquire who did it, sud hold
him I'D to q terrible Teekonin. This amt no
time Tor foolin. This ere age Of OURS Is look
IN at Us; people from over Ihe water Is look.
In at US past ages is lookin down upon us. It
amt no time for stopp1n the march Of ciEill-
zstion to git dime to hold somebody's hoss.
1t amt, that's fsct. Pm afraid good N any
here amt up to the clean thing yet. They
| don't see it.
IEas standing in front Of Wula-d,s, where
| the sidewalk is eenamost worn out BY chsps
that lave been doin waiting business, such
as Is mine noW, and several Of Us was discuss
| in the wnr. heerd one and another talk his
mind, and then turned, and Eez ], =" Gentle
men,- we've got to dig clean down to the
to EN-, thar stands the cause Of this ere war
With that I pointed to an elderIy niger stand
Ing there with long whip In his hand. The
old chap was scared half to death. He turQeG
ashes Of roses color, his jaw dropped and hii
wool actually stralghtenea out son.e Of it:
kinks He was so fabbergssted that It vas 81
much as he could do to stntter out,
"Kerrige, massa. drives yoa Gay W'er'
in dis city you like
Sez !, turnin from the old chsp, 's Tha
theee gentlemen ia the cause Of this war, til
niageT, and yet we're such fools as;not to Sc
taught uB anything worth KNOWN on th
pint. When Liberty and Slavery Vas tucket
Ito the eame bed, and bid to lie still Ik
good children, it it is true an extra pillow an
better balf Of the quilt WAS given to Liberty
Slavery said she was in bad WAY. and e.
peeled to die young, would do We1 enoug
With what she could get Since shat tim
what? Why Slavery has been GROWN an
scrougfn for quilt, bolster ald pillows. Lii
e1ty Easn't been able to take full feed #
; + far Slavery night get the dJspepz;a, NJ
open o WINDOW tor t0u free breath of air, fc
fear Slavery might ketcA cold in the drangh
| If eser Liberty has pulled on It's boots 10 tas
/ | awalk, Slavery has cut up pretty how.de-d
/ over it. Once Slavery walked right out int
J cactus patch, and made Liberty foller b.
5 barefoot, with bleeding feet. Slavery ha. q
: ways been the Jack Homer to pick out plum
;. and cry, "What brave boy am +" and Ii
1 erty has been content to get the crumb
. Just then see my little friend With the pc
? subject that time, Of which have more
i say. EDAD SPRowLE.