The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-02-26

! termine whether the object were q human be
ing or asoareorow. At the sound of our ap-
proach, the umbrella,uke article lifted, and a
pair of sunken eyes, a nose, and an, enormous
self to the singular figure; inquired how fai
we were from our detination, and the most
direct route to it, aes&579 Bs21J
| wall, Stranger was the reply, Its right
| smart twenty mile to the coloners, but reck-
on you IL get there, if you follow your horses
nose, and are good at swimming 81 is.t
why good at swimming i inquired 81
cause the runs have riz. and are considera-
BILE deep by this time 80
That's comforting news said.
sYes, it are to man as seems in hurry,
ho replied, looking at the horse, which was
covered with foam. ts-..,5st..2 ,t3
'How far is the nearest run?' asked.
wall, it might be six miles; it mougnt be
seven, but you've one or two ALFRED ones
to cross arter that &At3a ~
Here was a pleasant predicament. 1t was
nearly five O'Clock, and our horse, though, a
noble animal, could not make the distance on
an unobstructed route, in the then heavy
state of the roads, in less than three hours.
Long before that it would be dark, and 10
doubt stormy, for the sky, which had lowered
all the afternoon, every now and then uttered
an ominous growl, and seemed ready to pour
down upon US. But turning back was out of
the question; so. thanking the native, / W as
about to proceed. when he hailed me as fol-
lows: Tsf as6 4ds61 bAg
i say, stranger. what's the talk in the
eityF iG3AH se aT ssj19el1 -
Nothing, sir, replied, 'but fight and
secession Ca sssa4syeD 81. -
On secessionl' was the decidedly en-
ergetic answer asa bss;Vui giass.o "
why SO, my friend2, That doctrine
seems 10 be popular hereabouts.'s sass. =
hs,Yas. poplar with the South Carolina
chaps. They'daabei oneasy in heaven it
Gabriel was cook, and the Lord head,
WAITER sg h85m asEsHa sgF sac3i .
i They must be hard to suit.'s Lsaid: I
,kalkerlate you're not South Carolian'
"a No, sir.eel not by several miles o. i y
mother moved over the line OF purpose to
make me a.decent individual .sboe : o
a. But why are you for the 3 Union, when
your neighbors run the other way?'al :! Is
~ Cause it has alters carried us along as
slick as cart With new creased wheels;
and 'cause. stranger. my grandfather was
one Of iMarion's boys and split a little
claret atYewtaw, fer, lbe old .consern. and
i reckon he'd be oneasy ina his grave if I
turned my back, on it now.' .isssaspi z
= Bot, my friend,' I said, they say Linz
coin is an, abolitionists and if inaugurated,
will free every darkey you've got,'t II 6
g4iHes can't doithat. stranger, 'cordin to
lhe constitutions. andsmy old grandfather
used, to sey that ar dokermuns would
hold the d-rl himself; but. for my part,
I'ds like to see the sniggers,'59i sligo :.
!. "Sss the niggers freel'I ] replied, in
undisguised astonishment;F "why do. you
go for freeing the, ,niggers2f ss4passfo I
81. s"'Cause the white folks would be- bet.
ter off. You see. II have to feed and
olothe my niggers. and pay their owners
q hundred and twenty. and q hundred ,anC
fifty year for 'em, and if the inigger'
war free they'd work for half that price. ,
Continuipg the conversation, ] Learned
that the umbrella hated gentleman work
ed twenty hired negroes in the therine
Of turpentine; and that the district w
we're then entering was occupied by per
sons in the same pursuit, who nearly al
employed ..hired hands, and entertained
similar sentiments; Colonel j, whom
/ was about to visit and who was larg'
slave owner, being about the only excep
tion. This- the reader will please. re
member, was the state Of things at tn
date of which / am writing, in the yer.
! heart of SecessioEdom. Bidding the tur
lpentine getter rather reluctant good
BY" / rode on in, the rain. ~ .sa,