Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-22
SECESSION IN HORNBY, ,ME-LErTER
FhOn ETHAN SPIKE
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bkCksSIOS IN HORNBY, mE.-LE
FkOn ETHAN SPIKE
HoRNBY, May IS,
OF the Suurinity one
We've had good deal Of trouble in organ
isiDg sour army on account Of no one bein
uillin TO sarye lower than q corporeal Conse-
Qusncs Is, we've got more officers than we
know what to do with an only three privits-
one OF which ia under guard for whistling
Yankee doodle, another has seeded and sOt
up on his own account.
T'other poor cuss, hevin to stand the hull
brunt, is fast being drilled to death. All the
officers has lick at him. They rout him sout
At In the mornin and trot him rasund till
pitch dark. Lstterly he's got so waound up,
ais VIII says, that he might jest as we'll not 20
TO bed At all, havin become a reglar somnam-
boil'c, an trains all night aout on the cold
floor -itb nothin on but his-thst is, mean
terssy - rather she meanterssy-or perhaps
both of rs mssntersay-without his uniform
on. Originally it was fixed that aour forces
should be divided into three grand corpses
One destined to take Augusta, another to oku-
Py Portland, an tother to hsrass Saccarappy,
but OWN to aOur truble with Virginny, an the
great skersity Of privits, the arrangement was
gin up an consolidated into tho grand army Of
okerpatiOn. What we're goin to okyPy amt
ssrtin-moast probably this ere mOonispoity,
onless we're driven aOut, in which case, okipa-
ton will be more or less permiskious.
In fact We come pretty nigh clearin out a
lew DlEul5 ago. OOmb l0Ce0QldTy u0QermI nd
ed Major General Libby's thunderin gret
wood pile over by the meetinus. Thar was
more 80 cords into it and tho crash was aw-
ful. We all thought We was Shslied, The fa-
lanr, however, turned aout promptly and got
better than two miles away from taown afOre
they faound what il was. Ginerai Libby rode
arter them, told en- what 1t was, and that they
needn't be scart.
So arter sendin a advance picket rear guard
TO reconiter, they marched back agin to the
pump where the ginersl publicly thanked them
for their prompt action. 1t is locked upon as
great marcy that the gineral thought to ride
artsr em-ef he had mt there's no telin where
aour army would hev been nsow, as when he
come up with EN- they was practisin the Zoo
srye trot toward Ksnerdy
WOt We moast fear is q block ade,-though
Pylhsb Peasiee, who once thought Of studyin
law, but gin up on account Of bein cross eyed
says he's looked all thro' the ''Taown Office, :"
likewise ''Chitty on Bills" and don't find that
tho state has any right to do it.
Aour lutters Of mark hsv bin unfortinit so
fur. Tim Kyer an Peter Libby are the only
two who hev bin commissioned Tim was
cotched in fox trap week ago last night in
hin rOOst over to Tetterville, where be went
arter "reprisals'-as he ssy-though I've no
dsout he was arter the hins. He was licked
hayf aout Of his skin, and then released on pa
role. Pete captured boss sOmers over Bethel
way, and the wretched half starved mercyna-
beus korpus act, indewrsnce, and put him in
Paris jail. But let the oppressOrs tremble.
Hornby will ayenge the indignity offered to
her gallant sons. Good Heavens, what are we
cOmin TO when men with luIters Of mark ia
their pockets are shut mp in jails or caught in
traps like woodchucksi
Whist do the hirelings Of Washburn mean
All We sSk isl Just let rs alone-are our rights
TO be tux away on account Of few HOSES and
hins And sicb like-more or less? Do they
think to conjugsts? Could they see the spirit
that runs thrOugh-biles and rampages the
people of this SuVrinity, they would know that
sieh people can never be corrugated. Could
they hear the bunkum speeches Of our patriots
and the bOastin Of aour invincible warriors
Washburn and bis BlOod-thrsty mermaidons
would see that, though
"WOrlds may rack,
And matter crash"-
Likewise
Leaves has their time 10 faII!r
Yet the WOOdohuck aag Of the free and hum
-"shaIl yet terrific burn"
Let us alone,
We only want to grub raound aud pick up
what we want We don't intend to take any
thing We don't want. Why can't you let us
Alone' If you won't listen to reason, Why then
kim on. Bring en- your marcynaries-an SEQ
IL you kin ketch US. On that day We shsn't be
there.
Isn't it 3 onalinisble right laid dnown in the
CoonstitOOtion that every man may do as ne
had q mindter! That's all We want-that, an
nothin shorter.
There's party detached for secret sarvice
tonight 1t seems thars an old woman from
Portland up hero on a visit to her dsrter, and
Brig Gen. Squelch with squad Of picked men
a. detailed to surprise and cut her Of. Ef the
Ginernl is successful, il would add greatly to
his already numerous laurels, an greatly en-
courage aour troops, as she is ssid TO be as high
strung rs q settin hen. Five ge. her We shall
most likely pick her pockets an swop her of
for sour distressed feller citizen, Peter Libby.
nsou langui'hin in tbs furrin dungeons Of the
naughty Oppressor.
don't know but I've mentioned Il before
however it'll bear repeatin: Let us alonei
Aour troops shot at tin pedlar tother day,
but missin their aim they mortally wounde ed
the widder PeabOdy's oaow in some vital part
an the pedlar escaped. The commander Of the
dstaehment has bin promoted
Finally, why in thunder can't you LET Us
ALoEs' ETHAN SPIKE.
portland TTanJeript