The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-06-13
NO21

and this hunk of gingerbredl' 1 sed -
She thankt me muChly and tript galy q.
way. There's considerable human mater
in a man. and I'm fraid shall alters Civ
aid and comfort to the enemy. il be Gums
TO NE in the shape of nice young gal.
At the next station / didn's get orf so
easy. was dragged out of the cars and
rolled in the mud for several minits for
the purpuss Of "fakin the conseet out of
me-" as Secesher kindly stated.
l was let up finally, when a powerful
large Secesbef came up and embraced
me. and to show that ho had no hard
feelins agin me, put bis nose into my
mouth. | returned the complimunt by
placing my stummick suddenly asin bis
right foot, when be kindly % ade spitoon
of bis able bodied face. Actooated by
q desire to see whether the Secesher had
bin vaxinated, / then fastened my teeth
onto his left coat sleeve and tore it to the
shoulder. We then viIeDtly butted our
heads together for few minits. danced
around a little, and sot down in a mud
puddle. We riz to our feet agin & by
sudden 4 adroit movement l placed my
left eye agin the Secesher's first. We
then rushed into each others arms and
fell under a two boss wagon.
I was very much exhausted and didn't
care about getting up agin, but the man
said be reckoned Id better, and | con-
clooded l would. He pulled me up, but
| hadn't bin on my feet morO'n two Sc
conds afore the ground few up and hit
me in the he'd. The crowd sed it was
high old sport, but l couldn't askly see
where the lafture come in. l riz and We
embraced again. We careered madly to
steep bank, when got the upper hands
of my antaggernist and threw him into
the raven. He fell about forty feet,
striking grindstoDe pretty hard. uu-
derstood he was injured. | haven't heard
from the grindstone.
A man in a cockt hat cum up and sed
be felt as tho a apology was doc me-
There was a mistake. The crowd had
taken ne for another man. / told him
not to mention it, sxed him If his wife
and little ones was SOS to be about, and
got on board the train, which bad stopped
at that station "20 minits for refresh
ments." got all wanted. 1t was the
heartiest meal | ever ct.
/ was rid on rale the next day,
bunch OF blazin fire crackers bein tied to
my coat tales. 1t was fine spectycal
in dramatic pint of view, but | didn't
enjoy it. / had other adventers of o
startlin kind, but why contnnerl Why
lasserate the Public Broozum with these
here tbingsl Sufysit to say got across
Mason and Dixie line safe at last.
I made tracks for my bumsted, but she
whom I'm haruist to for life failed to
recognize, in the emashiated bein who
stood before her, the gushin youth of for
ty-six summers who had left her only
few months afore. But I went into the
pantry, and brought out certain black
bottle. Raisin it to my lips. sed
Here's to you, old gal!' l did it so
natural that she knowed me at once
"Those form! Them yoicel That natral
style of doin thingsl IT'S be. she cried,
aud rushed into my arms. 1t vas too
much for her, and she fell into a swoou.
l come very near swooning myself.
No more to-day from yours for the
Preparation of the Union, and the bring
ing of the Goddess of Liberty out Of her
present bad fix.
Vamity Fair. ARTEMUs WARD.