Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-06-14
DoEsT1cKs POSSESSED OF A DEVIL.

had right to freely express his opin-
ions, and say what he pleases, about ev-
erything and everybody; but of late 1
have become possessed Of a Devil
Large Devil-Big Devil-Huge Devil
War Devil-who whispers to me, 'In
these times, every man who is not for
us Is against US, and no man has right
to be traitor in the midst of true men. 3"
Devil goes contrary to my early educa-
ton. Had an argument with Devil,
yesterday, thus:
Doesticks-"Every man has right to
free speech.
Devil-"Not if he talks treason"
J, ,Doesticks-"Every man has right
1toio as he pleases." "
Devil-Not if he wants to rob you,
and cut the throats of you and your
neighbor"
Doesticks-"But if a man mayn't
talk, what becomes of the boasted free
dom of the country?"
Devil" -"Freedom dom mean that the
South shall have everything their own
way, while the North kneel down and
let the 'chivalry' walk over their necks.
You see the Devil that has got into
me is too much for me on the talking
question, and I had to give in Devil
makes me do things that month ago,
[ should have thought were terrible
This morning Brown, who was born in
Georgia-and who has, for years, been
industriously keeping up the fiction
that he who owns 'niggers some
thing about the North being all mechan-
les, while the Southrons are the only
gentlemen.
Devil said 'Shut him up"
Didn't mind Devil. Brown contin-
ed-"Lincoln ought to be hung-Sew-
ard and all the leaders of the Republi-
can party ought to be hun gall Repub-
licans are rascals'
Devil said: Hit him"
Don't pay any attention to Devil
Brown went on: Cali these soldiers
that are going to Washington are cow
ards-won't fight. One South Carolina
regiment can wipe out twenty regiments
of your Northern mechanic scum. [
wish somebody would poison the whole
lot; they are not fit to die by the swords
of gentlemen. l wish some patriotic
Southron had poisoned the whole
Seventh Regiment
Devil said: ''Hit HIM"
Took advice of Devil; did hit him;
knocked him down; stepped on him;
tumbled over him; rolled over him;
thumped him; smashed him; have no
doubt Devil would have said Hammer
him." don't wait for Devil; did hammer
him; let him up; then knocked him out
doors. Sit down to reflect. Education
said:
you're wrong. You ought to let
tbs man speak his mind; you ought to so
in for free speech.
Devil said: "You're right; you've
done the right thing. Go it, my boy;
I'm with you!''
Thought Devil was about right, after
all-went down town-heard stranger
say: '.Northern soldiers couldn't fight
any-all towards wait for Devil
hit stranger-hit him hard-hit him
so he fell down-hit him so he couldn' t
get up-hit him so he didn't want to
get up-then passed along-met Robin
son-Robinson said something about
the ',South being right acted on my
own responsibility, without waiting for
suggestions from Devil, and hit Robin
son-Robinson hit back-lively time for
five enthusiastically Devil whispered:
''Hit him in short ribs-did hit him in
short ribs, and ROBINSON didn't want to
be hit there again-Robinson didn' t
want to be hit anywhere again
Robinson didn't think the South so
right as they had been-Robinson was
converted to the true faith-Robinson
joined the Home Zouaves that night
Now, Mr.. Editor, what shall do?-
Shall [ give in to Devil, or shall physic
him out of me? Is he right or is he
wrong? Ought [ to go in for free speech,
or ought to knock on traitors when |
hear them talk? Have knocked on
three traitors with considerable success
think traitors ought to be knocked on
now the question is, whether [ shall go
in for liberty of speech, and let traitors
talk, or whether [ shall knock on EN-
Is Devil right or is Devil wrong, I
ask again? l find great many people
are possessed with the Doesticks' Devil.
and think traitors ought to be knocked
on. Shall we try to get rid of these
devils, or shall we get rid of the traitors?
Please answer Immediately, for Devil
knows of traitor round the corner, and
is urging me to 60 and knock on him.
Traitor is talking loud, if he keeps on
one minute longer shall have to x
Traitor didn't fancy being knocked
on, and he knocked back. Devil and [
were to much for him.
Yours, diabolically,
DoEsT1cKs, P. B.
P. S.-Never mind answering about
Devil. [ guess he's right. At any
rate, [ won't physic him out for week
or two.
Attempt to Poison Chic Troops.
1t is reported upon information from
several sources that an attempt was made
to poison the Ohio boys at Washington.
A man was caught meddling with the
sugar and promptly arrested. He en-
phatically denied any attempt at poison
ing. He was compelled to eat the
sugar, however, and died before morn
ing. This report is ubstantiated from
several sources.
BGF 1t late meeting of the Farmer S
Club of the American Institute, Solon
Robinson presented a pudding made
from meal produced from popped corn:
He stated that one pint of corn increased
in bulk, by popping, to seventeen pints.
and would produce over eight pints OF