The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-12-28

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ssass mn e CHAPTER I.aas sa,d 81
Now it came to pass in the INT year Of
the great Rebellion. es s ia es,sizss4
"a In the land of SeceGsia, whuse men were
men Of Belial, hard Of heart, and inhAmed
With exceeding great wrath against the
children Of the North, and against AL PEG.
ple who walked in the way of truth and
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Meditating evil from the first mintju-
lep before breakfast, even INTO the last
min Of corn whisky before retiring;--
3 II the islss Of the South, and on the
firm land where Cotton was king, and
Jefferson, whose surname was Davis, wal
his prophet; where Benjamin, the finder
of stray watches and spoons, and Floyd,
the epoiler, were priests-Oh, my soul, en-.
ter thou not into their counsels!.- &
10! it came to pass that there arose q
great cry from among the people; 4.
Is A great and vehement cry, wailine
and roaring as Of many Of the chivalry
when they burn with strong drink At quar.
ter races, or smite with bowie. knives in I
free light around the courthouse. &
The cry of many women and children,
10 say nothing Of editors, politicians, dirt
eaters and negro auctioneers. t9 81
Saying, $40 these many days have We
been closed up by the Yankees, even like
unto pint of Bourbon in an exceedingly
tight corked bottle. so that nothing may
20 out or in, and who shall say what may
be the end thereof qy 8 s IS.
"Since the blockade presseth sorely up.
on ports, the merchandise Of many lands
cometh NOS therein, and We are 9entirly
out of groceries, Htl
!, HHaving neither balm nor myrrh, spi.
ces nor tea coffee nor brandy. q
sQuinine is not among US, neither have
we cheese, shoes, sugar, jack-knives, ci-
CARS, patent medicines, glue, tenpenny
nails, French gloves, pens or ink dye
stuffs, nor raisins. IS = 3 r.
"Clothes are exceedingly scarce, for 10!
we are becoming an extremely ragged
and seedy generation; our toes stick out
through our last years boots, neither is
there any one among us who knoweth
enough to make the first principles of a
brogan. aa IL
"For all these things were made or i'm.
ported by the Yankees afore time, even
since the days of our fathers, and We are
too proud to defile our hands with such
base labor. agF2s a9 "a
"Shall we too, be as dogs cobbling shoes
or as the heathens who sell rat-traps, ped.
die mill. pails, and keep Thanksgiving
"Lo the kings of the earth see us with
scorn; those who sit in high places wag
their heads, and say we are naught, yea,
polluted in our inheritance. %.
sAnd tile Times will declare that we
sit in ashes; even the Moniteur will say
that we devour dust, and the lettings Of
Germany, even the press of the Philistines
will proclaim that we are utterly fallen.
CHOW let there be long pull, strong
pull, and pull all together to settle this
business.
''Let there be ambassadors of
subtitle tongue, cunning in counsel-cho-
sen to go forth; yea let them be equipped
in fine raiment, having bran-new coats to
confer glory and honor upon us, with &C.
cretaries aud deputy assistant sub .secreta-
ries-even these having their servants and
servants servants,-lo, the least among
them shall have his underling, and so on
ad inJinatun. ro.,3
"And we, albeit poor, viii lavish gold
out of the bag,and weigh silver in the bal.
ance, and hire goldsmith, who shall be-
deck them exceedingly fine, SO that the
princes and potentates shall fall down be-
fore them, yea shall worship.
'Then when our great embassy cometh
and the princes inquire of the blockade,
10, our messengers shall laugh and say,
go to lit is naught, it hath passed
away, and is bosh.
care We not here, ready to declare the
euu from the beginning, and from ancient
times, even Of Calhoun, the things that
are not yet done, saying, "our counsel shall
stand?' Verify, it takes us and we are
the original Jacobs, having no connection
with the bogus concern over the way,
"And they shall cotton to US, and we
unto them; and we will trade our tobacco
for their wines, and Pro Baceho Tobacco
shall be written in all the high places.
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