The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-26

that Yes. should think 50. But While I
don't have the siitest idss As 10 what the
review was fur, | will state that the sojsrs
Looked poOiy scrumptiOus in their red ard
green close. -
Come with me, jentls reader. 10 Quebeck.
Quebec was surveyed and laid out bya gen.
tlsmsn who had bsen afflicted with the de
lirium trsmens rom childhood. and hence
his idees Of things was little irrsg'ler -
The streets don't lead auywheres in partic
ular, but everywheres in gin'ral. The city
is bilt on q variety of perpendicler hills, each
hill bein' atrihs wuss nor t'other one
Quebec is full Of stone walls, and arches. and
citadels and things. It is said no foe could
ever git Into Quebeck, and guess they
couldn't And l don't see what they'd ,Oant
to get in there Tor.
Quebeck has seen lively times in war
like way. The French and Britishers had a
set-to there In 1859. Jim Wolfe commanded
the latters, aud 10. Montcalm the formers.
Both were hunky boys, and fit uobly. But
Wolfe was too many measles for Moutealm,
and the French was slew'd. Wolfe and
Montcalm was both killed. In after years q
commonnonyment was erected by the gen
frons people Of ouebeck, aided 'bya bully
Earl named George Dalhousie, to these no
Bile fellows. That was well done.
Durin' the Revolutionary War, B. Arnold
made his way, through dense woods and
thick SHOWS, from Maine to Quebec, which
it was one Of the hunkies things ever done
in the military line. 1t would have been
better if B. Arnold's funeral had come of
immeditly on his arrival there.
On the Plains Of Abraham there was onct
some tall fitin', and ever since then here has
been great demand ior the bones OF the
slew'd on that there occasion. But the real
ginooine bones was long ago carried of, and
now the boys make hansum thing by cart
in the bones Of hosses and sheep out there,
and sellin' EN- to intelligent American tow.
crisis. Takin's Professional view of this
dodge, | must say that it betrays genius ot q
lority character.
1t reminded me OF an inspired feet Of my
own. used to exhibit wax fgger OF Hen.
ry Wilkins, the Boy Murderer. Henry had
/ in moment inadvertence, killed his Uncle
Ephram and walked off with the old mans
money. Well, this statooe was lost seme
how, and not sposin' it would make any
particler difference l substitooted the full
grown statooe Of one OF my distinguished
piruts for the Boy Murderer. One night
exhibited to poor but honest audience ir
the town Of Stoneham, Maine. This, ladies
and gentlemen said l, pointing my umbrel
Ia Chat weapon which is indispensable tt
eveiy troo American) to the statooe, this il
a li'elike wax fgger OF the notorious henry
Wilkins, who in the dead of night murdered
his Uncle Ephram in cold blood. A sac
warning to all uncles haVin' murderers fo
nephews. When mere child this Henry
Wilkins was compelled to 60 to the Sunday
school. lie carried no Sunday school book
The teacher told him to 60 home and brine
one. He went and returned with comi'
song hook A depraved proceedin'."
But says man in the audience, 'whsr
you was here before your wax 6gger repre-
sented Henry Wilkins as boy. Now, Hen
{ ry was hung and yet YOU show him to u
now as full grown man! How's that?'
The figger has crowd, sir-it has crowd
said.
was angry. fit had been in these time
r think should have informed agin him a
a traitor to his flag, and had him put i
Fort Lafayette.
say sdoo to Quebeck with regret. 1t i
f old fogyish but chock full Of interest,"
, Young gentlemen Of romantic turn OF min
who air bolherin' their heads as TO how the
can spend their father's money, had bette
see Quebeck.
Altogether like Canady. Good peopl
and lots oRpretty gTls. wouldn't min
comm here to live in the capacity Of
i Duke, provided vacancy occurs, and pre-
. vided further could be allowed lew sta
= spapg,ed banners, eagle, a boon Of libert.
y ete.
Don't think I've skedaddled. Not at al
J. I'm coming home in a week.
IS Let's have the Union restored as it wa
n il we can; but il we can't, I'm in .favor
b the Union as ii tgasnt. But the Union any
how.
t, Gentlemen OF the editorial corpse. If 20
/ would be happy be ur'oos I, who am II
% emblem of virtoo, tell you so.
(Signed,) A. WARD.