, 1861-10-25

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little chap, havin' conndencs in the Captain,
then vent down md sucked himself int bis
he to his little self and all the world,
"Go ahead, I disst zaokhin' but q paseinger"
There's plenty Of that SOFT here and all oVer
the country, aud they've been asleep quarter
Of gentry. Havn't our folks been aslsep just
ain't ne now all turnln' out In our shirts and
troHslE, more or lees, to * Rhat's the matter
and what's to be done? Vessel poundln',
cords paItin telles p4llin' tbs way an that at
round Us tun Of nigga, heads, every body out
On deck, and-ain't 1t time to turn out2
But all this is an episode Here stood the
little chap in his pen viper hair asking ne
round tere some time. can't make noprog
TEES until my sixteen bags OF split pens amt |
ccme. IeuEpect eome Teller at the Depart |
mert stole my little paper submitted con- |
| Ar talking Of ualtin, here's felefs that hare |
waited IN waited ever since Mr. Lincun's |
time. Astonishing #het patience they has.
Baa Run did1't tnf1.dd dive i1ss en- sway"
One filler told me With tears IN his eyes that |
he was onten pocket FIVE months board An
wash an no rrogries, he goes to 1eyeeg reglar
SID to see 4ir. Lflcun and then to the Depart
mtnt ana if he amt setter and tarrier" then
there ain's none. I pity the fellers from the
bottom Of my heart I've got to wait some
time reckon, but hfzuess Is bizness. amt
askin for no offs aud can wait, and If have
| time to make q few observations and you
| choose to permit I'm why well an good.
| All this Is an episode. 1switched Of te1ln
| ycu Log stocd in the crowd around Wash
itgto1 depot with the little feller In the pen
| wiper hair asking me.
I" IF hat ind yox do 2''
| Sez to him : I'll tell you sell though that's
| gfeat mor1l question:" See 1 you in your
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one side OF this question You're an expo
| nent."
"a what 2" eez he bristlirg up.
II don't mean no offence" sez and its no
a,1ueion to yeur eize, hut we axe both Of US
pa5s The bills, grows and cuts the fodder,
sends our Sens 70 1ol1lr scfsriu, gives up our
husbands and fathers and sweethearts to the
chances Of camps an battle. There amt no
banging back In US We civ up al: We said
boys and squash the rebellion Of JEFF. Davis
flat We did it out Of lore for the flsg. The
old queens arms want some Of EN- rusted out
that our grandsires used in '76. We had the
ccme to Gig down to it, and them guns at
Sumter made the dirt fly tell Jou."
"NcW you represent our servants, the Gov
sr1ment. That's what meant by exponent.
You're the men We set to Work months ago at
this matter, ard though the meatin' aint done,
=
TIT secfetary's report, We feel 50 anxious that
We haVet to look All see what you're dofn'."
+ keep it to yourself, little felIer,'' eez I,
"T yon know an1thiEg that ought hot to get
, the land service. T don't want no contreband
newe, snd II help you hang reporters IS steals
it-of which I've more to say, but there's thin n
, to De said and reported on now. You ask ne
l What would 90; Look at me, little TELLER.
5 Ny present suffeEin' is all along of si2tecn
Z; bagB Of sp1it peas, not cum to kand, some
- weeks On the way, and the los5 to myself and
some Others is more'n TIL gay here. I'm only
:; one, but it's al, and that's Why said to thia
. bag gage master Is did-shifzess"
!. "1t was shifess not to have lesrned lesson
| from them five days when nobody in Wash
: ington Blfpt with their close of. Don't you
# remember that, little feller ?" Which he said
he gid:
K peeted JEFF. Davis every day before breakfast
and Was mor5l sure he'd be In before an early
q tea. Don't you remember, communication
u wcs cut OF, railroads broken, bridges burned
a no tellsgraf, 70 malls, no nothln' from eny
'e % wheser An hoT e % %rejoieed when tI'! the fas
% ths; glorious Seventh regiment looked sixtee1
re feet high as they marched down the Avenoo.'
b. "Wty didn't We learn lesson from that
Why didn't we put In double track to Bait
$, mere, and run double track new line ssraigh
g 1hrorgh to 4nnoTolss, ard ,git seq pert, an
set as thOugh we'd cum to stay? Here's th,
It. Potemic, righ onto shut up, ard we've gos t,
Z, fight TO open it-and we'll do it; but it wasn'
1e rtaEon, Tor 6eLse, to 60 ttnae1ing along al
be summer with one little single rattleslap hi
Q, road, wien there's plenty Of our boy5 thu
;s, wculd have taken the job off hand to duis
Up the thing gcompletei in . month. There wa
money in it, and there HIl be money out o
The Government that it wasn't done no
a. thought cf Until frost cum and opa1=d th
a. 1deas here as it they WIS chestnut bars.
II stTbat'e what I'd have done little feller, e,
N pcnent Of things here" eszI. "We'vc get
big army and acras Of : : -: boss trool
of e1s here, ard feed and ft.- ..:'s hereabout
na How lcng since this r = I'D out? The
ri kEowed Il es soon as they 5cEu1 to bring 'el
ia here, their 7jt.les and oa1s mus; come fros
m tie cid States, and the first thing should haS
" been,, make Communications chssp, easy ar
t IT. "HcsE fesd u awful. Five dollars wee
he fer hoes beard and none cheaper auywher
m GoTerrment payin' elxty-hve cents for ost
~ | cent and q quarter pound foz hay, and In tn
fard1S@ %i@eA 4' Ct 9e5e IFS plenty, aqa +
jry full Of it, and stands with tears in her eyes ii
~ | her heart in her mouth sendin' off her boys
led the war and ope1in' her pockets, and all tt
as while noth1n' has been done to give her fl
nd tickle it through knot-holes when the whs
an board ought to have been knocked of Assoc
mt Us ever We got through that five days tt
Eha ought have taught Us if Providence had1
ber given us up to be dunderheads, that the fl
ace safety and security Of Washington WAS
NIB broad and easy communication zelM
top Northern States"
ut, "Little feller," sez I, "you taIn't done ",
the meaning you as the exponent Of them as is
blame. 1aint right, an I'm the sufferer
sez ,ss sixteen bags Of split peas, been on the II
aMIs' M weeks and not here yet" And as see
ooP with the Little feller with the pen.wiper b
'en- to show hadn't no hard feelin. He's q Il
cen little chap arter all. and I'm getttn Eome poi
q On him shall use.
0sn Ven, aIter We parted vent home
got e tooshpieh h:s st vi Wi1iap sh 'GH 1 red
ra's hy my talk at the depot, and was in d
e1sn earnest in what I said. Just arter dune
9no i Eas talking to q little pussy man In front
ne WilliaId's and let fall remark to show II
tent tractor, Thic6 sint against lin though,
or 20 long a he's honest. BE heard me 81
word about communications with the No
lss, :la and how it ought to have been done, when
1om ao turned and said with IN air that see
aere 9s thought Was an extingnisher:
9lcn !" The people, sir, don't appreciate the d
EN- culties oi these things. They don't know Z
al 1hirg about it. It takes time II takes tt
letne It takes time," aud then he picked his t
i'd OF ard locked at me as you look at c..
when you've clapped an exttngnisEer on
[o9.t see if there's any smoke still Efsin.
!. I'm I seq to him, " Whist the people Wnn
4 ~ pregries, and they will give plenty Of time
rhea ~ 10 end Of money, but the reckonln Il
IN cine. The monkey was eating up the {
VII, cheese all tie TING he wns pretendie to VI
gooa it. The people, owrn up our way, le..5q
@ t'me have heeu brought up to bizness. and the
sno1I cone come considerable smart jobs. "
nd tns1s railroads and run EN- an know What
;.ta1- er cost We've bought and traded and swsl
I'd when va Zee 1humpiug Total Ts nave
m 10 come accustomed to call Tor the Items
that I'm ta1kin cf expense, I've neye1
ma !, heard q word Of that from our folks. 7
+ !; ne is money enough bnt what are wegettin ft
!" NJ; 81 tell you," sez 7, :" the people are wat
Io"'d and there's good deal Of intelligence
lne. round loose at the North that is watchiu
ny government, not dietrustly, not to fud
1oe buf to do all in the way Of help, and the1
Tor for rtckonin when the time comes.
cum EDAD SPRoW.
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