Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-06-14
JOY IN rnl HOUSE uF WARD.

DEAR Sins IL take my pen in hand to inform
you that nm IN state of crate Bills, and trust
these lines will ind yon iiioyin the same bless
ms I'm reguvinated. VS. found the immortal
waters OF youth, so to speak, aud nm as timber
mud tricky al "A two year old steer. and in the
futer them bows which seq to mt Ego up ola
Bawld he'll" will do 80 ut tho peril of their
hazard individually. I'm very happy. My
house is full Vt joy, and have to git up nights
aud arf Sumtime4 ! ax myself, "i- IL not
dream 7" s. sulhin wtlinlo me seq lit air !" but
when look Mt hem sweet little critters and hear
'em squnwk, | ku"w 1t is reanty-2 realities,
may say-and fell gay.
returned from the Summer CaBpale With
my uDparal led show # wax WORKS aud Twin
wild bee-ts of Pray N the erly part of this
munth. The peple Of Baldinsyie met me cor
dully'and immejitly commenst restin myself
with my famerly The other mite, wnie was
down To the tayurn iustin my -hins ngu the bar.
room fire s. anus the krowd with sum of my
adventures, who sh % cum in bare heded s.
terrible exct but Bill stokes. who seq, SEE he,
"0ld Ward, there's CRATE duins up to your
housp
Sec I, civilian, hos ~
Seq be- "Bu-t M, Rzzurd, nut its CRATE doius,n
& tn u he larird ii. II h ed kill hissUf.
Sea L risn aud putin on austeer look,
owl m, oudun he u TOOL IL ! hud common
oeuts."
But he kept on iarhu in he WAS black in the
face, when be- fell over on 10 tnr bunk WHARF the
bostlrr sleeps. a'd IN still small voice sed.
Tw,nsl" nshure you, g. nts. that the grass
did Z grow under my tic on my way home, q
/ wa foertd hy pnih wsastic throng OF m,
feder SIT rzun-, VINO hurra d for Old Ward at
the OF vi Their, vui-es ] found he huuse chock
full of pc pie. Ib ~ was Mis- Square Baxter
ami hel TIRE gown up darIeIs, ! wyer Per
kinaes wife rahettey Rpey, yopng Eben Par
sun, D,4.huu Suan,uus folks, the Shoolmaster
DC J,rdiu. et-eiter4. cts ttefy Mis- Ward
Was IN tue west r. ON which jines he kitch u
Nil SQUARE Is 8teI wps mixn snthin iu dipper
bette the KIT hIu fire, s. IA sniu amy Of female
W min " ~, ru hin willy und TIL. house with
bottles OF cainale, peaor- Of fl nuh, So never
sect SIGH "a huhhub Ia my naual hon dase
ouod not sin, IN the west ronm ony mint,
so AIT ,ng up vas ,ny feehn-, 20 iusht out and
oea I'd my nurbel barri gun
"Wnat upon nj III alrs be man 2" SEE Tahar-
thy Ripley. "S4kes alive what air you doin ~
s. sue grained M by the cuat tales. "Whati
the matter with y,uY" BIZ continneled.
ct Nius, marin SEE l, "twinsl"
II k"ow it," H,z snr, GOVERN her face will
her apun.
"Nall," s,s !, "thats what's the matter witt
mew
'.wall, put down that air gun, you peeky ole
foo' ssd sue.
IN marm,n seq /, "this is a Nnshunal day
The 4luly Of this here day liant MINED to Bal
dinsvillt by darn site. o. yOnder woodshed.
sed l. drawn myself up TO my full bite ant
sprakin in ID show actin voice, twill fire q Ma
shunal IN GOT !" Sayin winch tared myself fror
htr asp aud iHsht 10 the op OF the sh d. wher
blazed uway until square Buxter's hired ma
and NY son Artemus Juueyer cum aud took m
down by ulane force.
Gu rrturuin to tue X tchin found quite a L.
Of people Sc ted b,4 rhe fire, ia kin the ever
over. They made toom tor me & sOt dow
"Qdils a eppsude." sod Doctor JUrdn, litin hi
pipe with red hot coal.
eyes," sed |, "2 Cppsodes, wayin about /
pounds jintly"
"a perleck coop dc tat" sed the skOOlma
ter.
,,E pluribus unum, III proprietor persony
sed |, ihinkin I'D let him Rnow understoC
furriu lanpwidges as well as he did if l wash
sknomaster.
"It IS indeed a momentious event." sed your
Ehen Plrsuns, who has been . quarters at Il
Academy.
Isl neVOr heard twins called by that nan
afore," sed l, ''hut / spose it's all right"
ave shall soon have Wards enuf." sed d
edter Of tue B .ldin willie Bugie Of Liberty, wi
was lookup over II bundle Of exchange papers
the corner, "to apply to the legislator for CT
ChArtern
.Good for you, old man % sed l, "giv that q
q oouspickius place in tue next Bugls"
"How redicklus," sed pretty Susan Fletch'
GOVERN her face with her knittin work s lar
like all possest.
,wal', for my part" SD Jane NJ ria Pe,sl.
who is the crossesl old made in tho world,
think you all act like pack of fools "
.sez l, "Mi' Peislry, air you parspt"
Sez she "No l aiut"
sez |, "Ms Pea-ey, you never will be-"
She left.
We sot there talkin & actin until "the swift,
in hour of mite when grave yards ynMn s. 10
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