Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-12-03

the murderous villain has gone to his death
he only met a fate he richly deserved
Better far that it be he, than that my no
bic crew were all in old oceans cold grave
Conduct of Great Men in an Emer-
genCy-The Last of the Snake-Head
Rebellion.
In Artemus Ward classical story. en-
titled WoshyBoshy, or the Prestidiyia-
ting Squaw of the Snake Heads" pub
lished in lditity Fair, we find the follow
ing exquisite chapter, in which the char
acteristics of great men in times of great
public and personal peril, are depicte in
style that some of our cotemporaries
would, in an emergency, term graphic
1t became daily more and more evident
that battle was imminent The Silver
toes, having encountered several reverses.
were now nerving themselves for a grand
effort They were coming with fire and
sword, and all that sort Of thing.
/ Washy-boshy knew this, and vet he was
calm. His cheek did not blanch He
was even cheerful, and laughed perhaps
more heartily than ever over the Jokes
and sparkling paragraphs in the National
! lntelfgencer. \ ct the Snake-Hcads did
not question his ability to lead them in
this crisis. They we'll knew that when
aroused he was as terrible as an army
with banners, or a speckled jackass while
IN the act OF kicking over peanut stand.
He chawed more tobacco, howey 7. than
usual
One day he took large chaw, and
handing it to Boozywoozy. he said
VIII you sustain me?'
Il Will, replied the gentle savage,
biting off large chaw
lake Il pound of the best store to-
/ backer,' said Woshs boshv and soak it
in molasses and rum and it maks as good
tobacker as want to usc-tiIat is, if it i
chemically examined by Professor Chill
ton, and warranted to contain no deleter;
Gus substances
After enjoying themselves chawinc to-
bacco for some time, they commenced
planning for the coming engagement
" As we don't wish to become idiots and
gibbers, with straw in our hair we won
look at those maps in the New York Her
aid any more. Let Us son-.> Tom cat
/ IN pan Of ink, draw him across sheet
of paper, and have a more intelli1ible
map OF our own. 80 said " Noshy-boshv.
and Boozywoozy was agreeable thereto
Noshy-boshy had appointed the next
day for the foe to advance The plans
were all made. Already the Snakehead
troops were on their way to the field three
hundred masses and twentv-fuur barrels
OF them having gone round by Lake Su-
perior, on board the steamer Iron CIh/
Captain Ed. Turner Woshy-boshv pur-
posed going bY way of Portland. and had
engaged passage on Maxfield's Stage 1t
was an affecting scene, the parting of
/ Noshy y-boshv and Boozy-woozv The
/ latter had conscientious scruples about
engaging in war where they fired real
bullets and hence he was to stay at home
! They had known each other from child
hood, and now they were about to part
perhaps forever. DO you remember"
said Woshy-boShv, in voice trembling
with emotion, how we used to throw
stones ut an old blind man and scalp APP
pie women in the halcyon days of youth
spring time Innocent prattiers Them
days is past DO you remember, too, hoN
in after years, as ,ve were about blossom
ing into manhood, used to borrow money
Of You?
do, said Roozywoozv. tears stand
ing in his eyes i'll chunks do, dis
tinctualy =
/ Perhaps shan't never borrow anv
more money of you no morer continued
the chief
You make me miserable! See =
These tears are real, and these poignant
moans are nat'raL Big thing So spoke
Boozywoozy.
" Here is my photograph 1t is by one
of the Old Masters.
Thank you-oh, thank YOU - said
Boozywoozy: 3" I'll wear it next to my
heart and he placed it in his left coat
tail pocket
if | fall, said Woshy -boshy. clutch
H. e. !.
fail, promise me that you will break the
news gently t. my creditors Prepare
them gradually for the dreadful shock
Consider it already done said Boo
zywoozy, ever anxious to accommodate his
old and tried friend.
" Our friendship reminds me of that
of Damon and Pythias, said Woshy
boShv.
i think myself we are somewhat Of
that lay. replied his trusty friend, !" But
what are You putting that junk bottle of
peppermint in your pocket for?
- To have it in case of emergency
All, indeed | remember Gen, Price
had it pretty had
=. Had what -
d" The emergency.
. And do YOU remember, likewise. nv
good Boozywoozy, how |, one day, in the
cxhuberance Of my childish heart, tied
cooking stove to the neck of my decripit
grandfather, and showed him into the
river? All the happy days Of my child
hood! Rock me to sleep, mother, rock
ne to sleep"
There was profound silence in the wiz
wan for a moment, save the sound of the
tears of the savages. which pattered, pat
tered upon the floor
VIII childhood's days, SAYS Woshv-
boshy, at length, buckling on his armor,
also his coat of mail will childhood :
DAYS ever come back TO u again
II bet the coffee and cakes at Me
schutt's that they won't exclaimed Boo
zywoozy.
:. 1t i a go"
They conversed for few moments
more when Woshy-boshy arose to de-
part y on will see my mother" he said
in soft voice, will YOU not Hush If
| fall. ask her, Oh, why should the spirit
of mortal be proud