Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-06
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Sonferrrd upon ne, shall frel cornpeld 10 re-
s4gn The position in favor of sum more worthy
psrxon Mod-ety is what ales me. That's
Whst's kept me- under.
u-anirr say, 1 shall haV 10 resign II I'm
craft d PvSry ~ heres I've hin Irroid. I must
now for instuns, b. inrold in upards Of 80
G.neranr towns. If I'd kept on traveiin I
shculd hay eysntooaly becum a Brigade, I'm
which case i could hay held "A meetin' and
elected myself brIgadeer ginrai quite unani-
MRS. / hadn't no id.-r there was go many of
NE before. But ssrily. / concluded 10 stop
sxhititin' and make tracks for Baidins vile.
Nv only daughter threw herself onto my
booeum, and said, ""fis me, fatheri 1 thank
rhe godIr'
She reads the Ledgpr.
Tip Us yer bunch Of fives, old faker.'' ss,id
ATtsmus Jr.
He reads the Clipper.
Ny wife was IN the sowIn' circle. know
she and the wimin folks was m VIM q pleasant
ums slGndRrin' the f,Inairs of the other sowin'
circle (Which likewise met that afternoon, and
was doubles enjoying themselves ekalIy well
IN elapfrrin the fust named circle, and didn't
send for her. l allus like 10 see people ENJOY
shsir>elVrs.
NV townsmen was sort O. demoralized.
There was 4 evident desinc 10 cwade the Draft,
~ / obsaryed with sorrer, and patritsm WAS
below Par-and Mar, too. "A jew desprit1
hadn't no sooner sat down on the piaZzy of
he tavouu than i saw sixteen solitary hoss-
men, ridin four abreast, wendin' their way up
Me street.
w hats them, l. it ealvary,'
nThat,r said the landlord, els the stage
Sixteen able bodied citizens has lately bot the
stage line tween here and Scootsberg. That's
iheIn. They're stage drivers. Stage drivers is
exempt
saw that each stage-driver carried a letter
IN his left hand.
1.-The mail is heavy, to-day" SAID the land
lord. ''Gin'rally they don have more'n halfa
DOZEN letters tween eni. To-day they've got
one apiece! Bile my lights and liVeri'
And the passengersH
"There amt any, skacely, now-days," and
said the landlord, land what few there is, very
much prefer toswalk the roads il 80 rough
rAnd how l. IL with your inquired of the
Editor of the Bmgle Horn OF Liberty, who sot
PEAR me.
IL can't CO. he sed, shakin his head in a
wise way. Ordinarily i should delight 10
wade i'll gore, but my blccdin' country bids me
NE stay al home. Ii is inperatiyely necessary
that remain here Tor the purpus of announc-
in, from week 10 week, that our Gocerame,.i IS
about 10 take rigorous measures 10 put do,ca tie
ysbtUi0s:'
suolled in the village oyster saloon, where I
found Dr.. SchwaZey, beadin' citizen. in a state
Of mind which showed that he'd bin histin in
nore'n his share of pizcn.
"Hello, old BeeswaXi' he bellered, elbows
your grandmamsl When you goin' to feed
your stuffed animilsf'
.whats the matter with the eminent physi-
siap1' pleasantly inquired.
.This,'' he said: ..this is whats the matter
I'm q habitooal drunkardi I'm exemptr'
This is specimen of how things was gorn'
IN my place OF residence.
A few,was true blue. The scheolmaster was
among I'm. He greeted me warmly. lie said
fwas " elkin 20 those shores. He said had a
massive mind. IL was gratifyin', he said to
see that CREST intellek stalkin' in their rnitist
onet Iuore. / have before had occasion to notiCa
khiss sehooimastsr. He is evidently Young
nan OF fsr more than ordinary talents
The sChoOlmaster proposed we should git nh a
mas DIrctin' Tue meetin' was largely attended
We held 1t III the open air, round roarin' bon
N.Y..
The schoOlmaster was he first orator Hes
pretty good on The speak He also writes we'll
kIp composition being seldom married by IN
grarnma:iiciSms He said this inactivity sur
Prised him. "W hat do You expect viii come Of
Ibis kind OF dom s. Titi f.
.'HOoray for n ihif = interrupted. yellow
eitlzenE, let's give three cheers for Mill. the
who Ht'
The schOOlmaster turned a little red hnr
repeated. sa-SHH Mt"
"Exacuy." said. Mill ft. He wasn't
strategy fgilrr."
Gast.r- smiling pleasantly, isn't posted in
Virgil.
mo, don't know him. But if he's an able.
odied man he must stand his little draft
The schOolmastrr wound up in clog uent STYLE
and the subscriber took the stand.
said the crisis had moi only cum itself bat
Ii had brought all its relations. Ii has cum i
siids Wiih evident intention of maxim Ia a
good long visit My wife says So. It's goin 10
take of it, things ana stop with ~ too Thi.
IL a good war. For those who like this war,
uN JEstsuch kind Of war rs ;hey like In
BET We. NV wife says so, too IL the Federal
army sucCrcds in taking Washington, and they
sem 10 BE- a,tvanciH' iba; way pretty often, +
shall s:ly II l. strategy, and that washington
viii he safe. And that noble banner "a. il
wrrr-that banner, IT. il were-wiil be q ON
blem, or rather, should say, that noble ban
per-as Il tcsTs. NV wife says go too. III col a
hitls naked up here, but they didn't notice n
Keep mum feller citizens, IL will be a proud
day for this Republic when Washington is /
safe. Gloucester, Massachusetts, io SAFE. Cen
Fremont IS there. No danger Of Gloucester
Massachusetts, as long Gen. Fremont's
Hsrr. And may the day BE- not far distant
when can say The same Of Washington. Blu,
II IL IL saved, II will be by strategy Ver,no,,t
VIII soon be cafe. Gen. Phelps is comm,
nome Let Us all rejoice thatyermont is about
20 Be safe My wife says so, too " -. =
lue eoi.or OF The BugLc Horn Of Liberty here
a1osr, and said: do not wish to interrupt the
gentleman, but an important dispatch has lust
been received at the telegraph ONCE here
VII VII! read II. IL IS as follows: Government -
1bOrt TO fdEe rigorous aepsss,s % p.t Dorm RS
T',eHtC" ~ loud applauss.l
maj; raid /, Is cheering. That's soothing.
ana Washington will be- safe. [Sensation
Phl!adelphia IL safe. Gen. Patter~on's ia phil
sdelphla. But my heart blAeds parfi.'ly for
Washington. Ny wife says 80, too
Ihere.s money enough No trouble abou,
H"Ti-y Ih'y We got lot Of irst-cl lass hauk
note enETaycr~ NJ WASHINGTON (which place
rsgr-t 10 say, - by no means rafe,l who turn
oul tWo or three cords Of money a day, good
money, too. Goes well. These bank NOT. -
EfaNrTs maxi good wages. I sxpact thav Ia .
up property. They are full OF Union sentiment
There IL considerable Union sentiment in yir.
~r- Of The sh~nu'doah valley. Ny wife says
~, too. ~
Then II lint money We want. But we do
want men and Ne must have them. We mus,
carry whlrlw ind of fire among the Zoe We
must crush The ungraieful rebels who ar.
pouHdlh the Goddess of Liberty over the head
WITH slung-h0ts, and stabbin' her with stolen
knives. We must lick I'm quick. We must
Introduce IsTgenumbers oil iirsi-cIa,, funerals
among the people OF th. South. Betsy says 80,
TOO - s...- 80 :. 81
This war hain't been 100 ,re,i ,n,nooa, III.
all know that. What thsnl We are ali in the
same boai--if me boat goes down, we 20 down
wiz her Hencew we must all light. IL ain't no
nsa 10 talk now Who caused the W ar That.
played ont. The war l. upon ns-upon us
au-and we must all light. We can't sreason"
RE matter ith iLs Lfo>-snly W It'll steel ard
lad. When, in the broad glare q the noondny
srn, aspsekeled nckass boldly and ma liciousiy
kske over n pea-nut stand, do We treason
with hiIDl / guess not. And why .rrason,,
WITH tho-e other southern people who are try.
ing ~ kick over the Repubiici Betsy, ruy wife.
says-so, TOO. ~ =. i'rs -
fbavc great confidence in A. IanRin. The