Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-06-21
ARTEMAS WARD IN THE SOUTH.
HIS TRIALS AND ADVENTURES.

htlN haA lNi SUPP i'Sa'' Wv
South The swings and arrers Of out
raius fortin, alluded to by Hamlick,
warn't nothin in comparison TO my troub-
les. l cum peske near swearin sum pro-
fame oaths morn onct, but / hope Ididn't
do it. for I've promist she whose name
shall be nameless Except that her name
is Betsy j. that III jine the Meatin
House at Baldiusvile jest as soon as ]
can scrape money enuf together SO that
| can ford to be pius5 in good stile, like
my wel,hy nabers. But If I'm confisca-
ted agin I'm fraid shall continner on in
my present benited state for sum time.
fggered conspicyusly in many thrill
lin scenes in my tower from Montgomery
to my humsted, and on seyril occashuns
l thot the "grate comic paper" wouldn't
never be enriched no more with my lu-
hricashuns. Arter biddin adoo to Jetfer-
son D., l started for the depot. / saw q
niger a sittin on fence playin on a
banjo. My Afrikin Brother sed l. CO.
tin from track I onct red, you belong
to a very interestin race. Your master
is goin to war exclusively on your ac-
count
Yes, Hoss, he replied, an | wish
ZEN honorable graves " and he went on
playin the banjo, latfn all over, and open
in his mouth vide enuf' to drive in 2
wheeled chase.
The train Of cars in which l WIS to
trust my walerble life was the scaliest,
rcktyist Iookin lot Of concarns that ev-
er saw on wheels afore. What time
does this string of second hand collins
leave? I euquired of the depot master.
He sed direckly, and went in aud sol
down. I hadn't more'n fairly squaued
afore a dark lookin man wiki a SYLVESTER
expression onto his countenanoe entered
the cars, Iookin very sharp at me, he ak
ed what was my principles.
'Secesh ? anserd. I'm Dissoluter,
I'm in favor of jeff Davis, Beauregard,
Pickens. Captain Kidd, Bloobeard, Mum
ro Edards, the Devil, Mrs. Cunningham,
and the rest Of EN-.
You're in favor OF the war?
Certainly. BY all means. I'm in
favor of this war and all of the next war
I've been il favor of the next war for
over sixteen years?
War to the knife ? sed the man.
Bud, Fargo, blud' sed /, tho them
words isn't Original with me. Them
words was writ by Shakespeare who is
ded. His mantle fell onto the author Of
The Seven Sisters whss goin to have
spring overooat made out of it.
We got under way at larst, an proce-
ded on our jurney at about the rate Of
-.I ,,h;,S :, o;norouy obsarved nv
proply conducted funeral proceshions.-
A hansum young gall, with red mus
keeter bar on the back Of her he'd, and
81 sassy little black hat that tipt over the
r,rrid sot in the seat with me. She
wore = little secesh flag pin'd into her
ro, and .l,o u,o. ooin for to see her troo
l,y ,rbo bad ioined the Southern army,
al so hold end cav So She told me-
She was chilly, and l offered her my
blanket
Father Twin" Taxed.
Yes. SIR
Got any uncles?
"A beoy. Uncle Thomas is ded tho
Peace to Uncle Thomas ashes, and
success to him. will be your Uncle
Thomas. Lean on me, my pretty Sc
cesher. and linger in blssful repose.-
She slept as secoorly as in her own hous-
en-. and didn't disturb the solum stiffness
IF the njght with airy a snore.
A.,. ens, s,osbnn q troon of soiers
a,,,.rod the cars and enouirsd if sOld
Wax Works was on bored. That was
,h.. ai.,osnoct;yo style in which they re-
fsrroJ to me. .Becawz if Old Wax
W.T.. i on bored, sez a man with a
g.. IA. 5,nhlo br.stid lobster .we'r