The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-06-14

Works was on board. That Was the dis.
respeotity stile IN which they referred %
me, "Bacaw2 OF Old Wax Works Is on
board sez man with face like 4
doublebrealted lobster, eve are going to
hang Ola Wax Worksf'
My illustrious aud patriotic Bum
mers z seq I, a giliin upand tai1in orf nv
Shappo 2 If you allndo to A. Ward. ia
my pleasin dooiy to inform you that he's
ded. lie saw the error Of his ways AZ l5
minits past yesterday. and stabbed his.
self with stufsledstake, dynin IN five
beautiful tablo0s to show music His
last words was My perlersiQull career
4 over ljerk no more
And who be you ~
I'm stoodent in Senator Beniamin,s
law oihss. I'm going up North to steal
some spoons and things for the Southern
Army
ihis was satisfactory, and the intossioa-
ted troopers went orf At the next sta.
ton, the pretty Secesher awoke and sed
she must get out thar. bid her kind
adoo and give her sum provisions.
accept my bessin and this hunk Of
gingerbread z" / sed. She thankt ma
muchly and trip galy away. Theirs con-
siderable huma mater in man and I'm
traid shall alters give aid and comfort TO
the enemy II he Gums TO me in tho shape
of nice young gal.
AT the next station dinnt get Orf so
easy, was dragged out Of the cars and
rolled 1.-THE mud for several minuts for
the purpose of "talSin the oonseet out of
me, " as a Secesher kindly stated.
was let up finally, when powerful
large Secesher come up and embraced me,
and to show ne had no hard feelings again
me, put his nose into my mouth. | re-
turned the compliment by placing my
stummick suddenly again his right foot,
when he kindly made a spittoon of his
able bodied face, Actooated by desire to
see whether the Seoesher had been vac
clnated. | then fastened my teeth onto
his ooat-sleeve and tore il to the shoulder.
We then vilently hunted our heads to-
gether for a few minutes, danced around
q little, and sot down in a mud puddle
We riz to our feet again &by a sudden 6
adroit movement placed my left eye
agin the Seceshers fist. We then rushed
into each others arms and fell under too
hoss wagin. | was very much exhausted
and didn't care about gittin up again, but
the man sod he reckoned I'd. better, and
concluded | would, He pulled me up,
but hadn't been on my feet more an too
seconds aiore the ground flew up and hit
me in the head. The crowd said it was
high old sport, but couldn't sactly see
where the latter cum in. rz and we
embraced again. We careered madly TO
a steep bank, when got the upper hands
Of my antagonist and threw him into the
raven. lie fell about forty feet, striking
grindstone purity hard. ] understand
he was injured | haven't heard from the
grindstone.
A man in oocltt hat cum up and sed
'Irfefvl4 ,,Ns tF@s.av.analaau Gas doc me-
taken me for another mani ! told him
not to mention it. axed him If his wife
and little ones was SOS to be about, and
got on board the train, which had stopped
at that station 100 minutes for refresh
ments" got all ! wantid. II was the
hartiest meal ever ct.
was rid on a rale the next day, a
bunch Of blazin fire crackers bein tied to
my coat tails. II was a fine spectycal in
dramatic point of view, but didn't en-
Joy it. | had other adventers Of startlin
kind, but why continner Why lasserate
the Public Boozum with these here things2
Sufysit to say | got across Mason and
Dixie's line safe at last.
made tracks for my humsted, but she
with whom Pm harnist for life failed TO
recognize, in the emashiated bein' who
stood before her, the gushin youth OF
forty-sx summers, who had left hg only
few months afore. But went into the
pantry, and brought out n certiu black
bottle. Raisin it to my lips, | sod Here's
to you, old gal p | did II so natal that
she knowed me at once. 'kThose form !
Them voice That natral stile Of doin'
things 'Tis he p she cried, and rushed
into my arms. was too much for her,
& she fell into swoon. | cum very near
swounding myself.
No more 10 day from yours for the Per
petration of the Union, and the brigln'
Of the Goddess of Liberty out Of her pro
sent bad FIX.
ARTEMUS WARD.