Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1861-04-20
Prom the Portland Transcript.
LETTER FROM ETHAN SPIKE. Z
TfoaSpr, March, 1861,

marcy, ] am that ere moupyuent. Ef ever there
was q poor, mean, down.troddeu cuss, I'm in
that line Of dismiss. Ef when my case is known
there aiut one ginsral bust Of indignation, trber-
isliOn, an wrath, then I'll bust myself-thst's all
III the dry bOans don't rattle naow, il must be COS
they hains marry a rattle left.
kin and will a tail unfold as shall set yer hair
on eend like quilts en- a ~frightful konkerbine.
Them as has tears 70 shed had better get EN- ready
90 let on, or else forever dry up. Tears as wont
flow at the recital Of my suaerins aint ginoowine.
Hear but strike me. At q secret session Of aour
pervisionsl government It was resolved that among
other improvements, the "Patriarchal Institution"
should be cot up, aud vas appointed q DELEGATE
20 20 dsown to yirginny and get a couple OF like
" uiggsrs for seed. 1t wasn't thought necessary
20 take money to buy EN-, as eviybody said aOur
Southern Brethriug'l') would be glad to help
us in proppergatip their Institutions. How Wo-
fully we miscal--but l wont anticipate-only
blast their pictersi
Wal, the morning arter I got to Richmond 1
sot right about fndin o likely pair oil niggers'
There vas one fellow at the tavern where 1 stop
ned, that seemed to be abeout the right sort, SO l
want RICH, in to examine him. l opened his
mouth an looked at his teeth, an punched bis RIBS
20 try his wind. The critter stood all this fasf
rate. only grinniDg a: me. but il the coarse Oh
the examination, when / kim 20 kickin his Sims
he riled in a mint, kinder lowered bis head, KIN
a. me full chissel, an bu,ted me clean through a
door. / went eend, over eend, and landed fat on
my back, whar / laid q long time, as darsent
get up. for feas, he'd but me aein, ButI gin
him q piece of my mind. You %infarnal black
con o! Hem, Sham, and Jayft," says /, what do
yer nean 2" says ], maxim an effort to arose but
daown vent his head, an | Strengthened agin.
Get aout," says i, you onsarcumsized old
mereeno. You sooperm generated monkey, why
can't you get uout % says |.
But the sutty cuss only grinned and %snorted,
till jest as I was getlin aout Of patience be left
the room. Thiukin he'd clean gone, l rs to {
settiu poster, when quicker than you can think
that pesky Karanite hit me somers in the post
morton regions, and eeud over eend I went agin
/ craulsd under the bed, an laid till l heerd tn
Niger 60 down stairs.
i begun to think that if this ere critter was
specimen, perhaps it want ~psrlitikal economy T.
introduce slaves into Horribly. But went tina
night to hear Rev. Dr.. Somebody preach, an h
said how Slavery lie a Divine institootion, an
known that we are dreadfully in want Of Divin,
instructions, / concluded to try iurder. Wish
hadn't
Next day / met in the street two real fat
healthy-lOokin niggers,-a man an woman they
was.-sn / says to en-
''Haow are you, darkies ?" says /.
"Who you call dsrkies % says the niger that
want the woman. As his eyes rooled dreadfully,
- a. A... f. ...t e.. L.. 1.nd -nAa opra IL
was going to but me, so ] jumped over the fence
into a garding. -
what you do dat for 2" said the niger witi
the gaown on.
"Cos," says I, "thas ere husband Of yOurn wa
goin to but me-"
"Hi, hi. no, no, yah, yah !" yelled both niggel
together.
"'Pears like 1 sbal laugh myself to def" SO!
the Niger without no gaown-hcldin his &
sides.
. "What in thunder you laughin at Z" sGys /. /.
"Kase,' says she, ''yOu fraid Squash goin
but you" An then they both hi hid, an no no
an yah yahd agin.
who's Squash 2" says l. ~
ID ar my husbin." says she.
"wal. lOOky here. Mister Squash" says
i've suthln 10 say 10 YOU -
"He no Mister" says she, che only Squash"
"wal. them" says l, Squash, wouldn't "
and this sro cOllOred female Squash like to 60
HOrnby I"
"Whar dat ar :" says he-Squasb.
"wal. it lays jest abaOut No,he from here, pr
haps Nothe by Notheast."
"NOrfl" said both in a whisper, an looked
lo,~L .tLonJl .ooo n nkoak IgNo m.
for niggers to talk abaout Norf here" said b
An then be an tottsr Squash went away as ia
as they could, / went pokin abaout an haour
90, lookin at tie niggers an trying to talk wi
some of EN-, but they seemed dreadful shy.
was jeet ihiukin what it meant, when a chap wi
. star onto his hat took holt of my collar, an
u'come along ''says be. M ~
500 along YOURSELF says I, at the same tin
hittin straight aout, an smashin his nose. But
abe twiuklin of q boo,jack a dozen more he'd hC
on me-. 40 l vas carried to the court.
s"wOs's it all abaoat?' says | to the judge. !
The Judge said nolhin. but a clark got up
read q long paper. ia which / was accused
beein The Presidents. Directors an Company of t
underground Railroad, an that l was tiein {
niggers away. 81 a. w
Says 4, Squire, Hss eussed federal ii
Squire" says i, "my parson is sacred. an
plenty-Pertentirry from the suvrin,y Of Hornby
says l. "I'm here on, j~eSdicial dismiss. i
looking for 9 good breed Of piggers to start I
Pasriarchal insiitotion With, !" says l.
The judge didn's seem to pay no attention
me. but when stopped said, as this vas my ~
ogcDse he'd let me off With IS lsshesl
F"LoOky here. Squire" says ], you jest i
that on and -" aa
Here q hankerchief was erammed into n
mouth. In two minits more they made a sprea
eagle Of me, an q eDssed old niger whaled n
with all his might. II hurt %avfulIy, bat | boI
IL Ike 9 martyr, as | was never screamed once
cculdn't very well on sccaouut of the hsnksrehis
in my mOath. AFTER / was licked they omitted me
an told me ell was kitchsd there agin I'D be sec
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