Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-08-26
From Vanity Fair,
Ethan Spike on Skedaddle

CANADA, August l2th 1867.
AFTER licked Sam Peabody-or as some
malicious persons did say, arter Sam licked as
Ian BEN ln5tiguted as aforesaid, did turthur
say that was 50 licked tina; | bellered like
weaned calf when bis ralions of the maternal
lacierineous tuids il first cut OIL This state.
ment Of my lnemles must be taken with a good
many grams Of onsarhnty. Toe be sure. in
that orful skirmmaee, did think hern suthln
drop, ana It IS also true that when | 20; hum
an looked IN the glass, the mng that ooked aout
OF it at me was 50 bunged an generally spylt,
that ct ID met II in cornGeid,, | shouldent
heG known 10 from warty punkin in the kcr-
I apsed stage Of the Jater-rot. Ilaowseyer, as
: / remember layin daown, aud taking Sam right
on top oi me an holdiu hIm there good while
| cant think was licked
/ Perhaps | shant get posthumorous justice
/ in this sinful state. bot when We gone the
/ way Of all Spikes and tbs places that dlI1 t
know me before will heye forever lost the chance
OF forming the acqualntance--then, when his
tory records this great battle, will be sot right
! History sa ram customer. an it will insist On
knowing whatever beilm OF Two thirds Of Sam
Peabody left ear, ei was licked
But, as | WAS g0in 70 say-Arter the lickin
which sam or | got--an for pertlkerlers Of
which tuturlty is respectfully referred to the
aforesaid history--l jiDed Pelce Convention
herln irst offered myself soc the Shakin Quakers
winch religious b0dy had no OCCASION for me
an, with few exceptions, aey ever since man
talned q stiddy testimony agn wars and itn-
likewise asIn all brlles whatsomever. Bot
when s.e THAT England threa,ens-in case We
invade Canady-to kim over III lbe{ireat East
ern IN bumbaId BJston--ail the itist man Adam
with d sprnkliu Of Metbusalsm an Tubal Kane
ri- 10 my bassou. checked my Plec badge
into the fire, and told Piece Conventions All
~h4Glo Quakers to ~ o. Texas think
it WIS, but | Won. uo -irtIn, as when I'm riled
In. apt 10 chaw 'gr5lGsr 40 swear both
For, says 70 myself, IS |, we setingly
saaA invade Canady Aour iolks hey pretty
much 50, their miuds on stnn up ,hem blue
nose KeruucSs with the longest kind Of pole.
,quIchiG their hgh craowned hats an reducln
their unedrcunsised coat collars To the Quaker
standard. An tor doin tins neignborly act. lur
ihus luproun the condition ., them log struck,
herrln-earin sinners we're TO be paId off IN
hom-shelis
Thshres OF - ris in INV ouSsulH--tllry tlase,l
they increased TIL they marked 50 n she
shade
tuck sniiter OF old rye M felt Ikea q
ant refreshed with wine . | tuck another un
tell ike two giants then, arter lckerin few
times with some friends, inaounted the horse
block an made one Of them thrlllin war speech.
es ior "ich am SO justly sullerbrated. My pc
roarrltJn in pertlkuIar was considered painful
ly spleudilerouS
peeled of clean down to SHIRT and trowss.
stomped on my hat and squared away at Eng
land
kim On, says |, d" brung aout yer red coats
yer internal hllod Holsters Who keers u
brunagem cuss tor yer lion HeSa supermoon-
Grated old crltter that orter 90 10 dentist Why,
bless yer silly old soul, John we manyiacters
tom-clts IN THE hum OF the brave thalll lick
all yer Wild beasts an beastesses, and boiler 10
more"
Irot em aout = yelled The Amer.
can Eagle Is whettin his bill an putin hls tale
athcr, IN order He's Just abaout maxim
slight luuchln Of JEFF. DAVIS an hls gang, which
viii give him an appeutc for your mermaldous
tor dinner
Kun en-. old slow coach-old tatty-and
bring Monsacr Nosey along 100, It you like
Aonr bird Will moast likely want him tor sup
per
lput my name TO the ro at onct, and then
arer .lttie suthln To druk, bad cocktail or
two with some more friends an felt like chree
giants an Barnum : tat woman all tandem, with
Maj, Nut, under the Vdggin. Then took
little oeet, Wlcd made me feel like Peter com.
IA nly called the hermeucdliy sealed-an start
ed on crusade to the adjniug taoYns
There Is a partial wall Of obscurity over my
dnins for the remainder OF that eventual day
Enough, haOwsOmer, has kim aout To- show
that signed the roll in five different taowns and
three times IN the last
This was dstressip. True, il was patriotic.
iur had volunteered hull platoon in my own
pro puor personihcatiun, ! was nuitum an ipSg
.itckSy--a host in myseli--a SOFT OF T. phribH
0ai0n read hnckcrds Still il was distressln
J didn It ieel warlke-them aients he'd all gone
and taken Peter the Hermit with them. | he'd
no money, nJbody offered to tttat, SO, you see,
| lad au material for gctun up AIRY giant, or
even ,hc smallest KIND petel
What was toe be did could nj ill all
the places had agreed lu-l hate pattallty,so 50
saeiAJiied, an Shall probahiy remain in Can
ady u.l thuss get m0ro settled daoun in the
States My aea.th is quite poor. 4 root an
airo Doctor ,gl! me ieuc ago, ~ got chvoain
konyA.css,ncc lurking somers IN my system. A
leet,e retWacy from aetyta duties may preserve
ny yalooabIe ilie IA este 0nger or NY country.
Ny uemlos-ali good men hey em-ile good
Is ,he muts--wil misrepre>eui m in tni, .s
they dl IN ,h2 Peabody sklrmage--ba, asin
iail back uu history 10 Sc, me rJtG
For th PRESENT e3aenl mysg,, With quotn
t,on DE- Nag,, Iu aarlellus slightly altered
for the occasion
More ale. ur, Ss,daiil,r Killed feels.
Than ef be lve,t co tented aclds."