The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-02
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AAsshsR Issosy- men. Ola Abe--As1sasine
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,Matters and things here are still in 8 strate>
glc condition, and naught has disturbed our
monossny for . week, says story that they
teA about the honest Old Aba. Il seems that
two ofj the conservative border State chaps
VINO are here for the express purpose Of protest.
ing against everything whatsoever, had dis
enssion about the honest Abe, and one chap
net the other five dollars that he couldn't bv.
any ipossable means speak to the President
without hearing . small snecdote, ,-s o...1ss
3. .DSnss says the Other, chap, sleefully, "Pn
That very same night, at about twelve
O'clock, he tore frantically up to the White
House. and commenced laundering at the door
Ike King Richard at the gates, Of Ascalon.-
The Honest Abe stuck his lnight-capped head
out Of the window and says he; ,,sf efd;Sg.,.
dt "Is that you, Mr.. Seward?',, ariaaT svszle
gIs.No sir!'' says the Border State chap, Ielar-
ing mp through the, darkness, ,'.pm messen-
ger from the army. Another great strategic
movement has taken place, and our whole ar
my has bssn taken prisoners by the Southern
Confederacy. In fact says the conservative
chap, franticsliy, "the backbone of the rebel
lion is broken AGAIN. 3ai4sa ..fsr..i fs.s.
"Heml' says the honest Abe, shaking mus.
quito from his night cap, tt'this strategy re-
minds me Of . little story. There Was man
ont in lowe, sat down to play game of check
ers with another man inducing his friends
= VxnAk kssuns< ~ H. H.
for stakes.5q He played, and he lost the first
game. Then he played much more cautiously,
and he lost the next game. His friends COM
menced to grumble: but, says he: Don't you
worry yourselves boys, and Pll show you
he lost the third game. 9Don't be impatient,
boys, says he; you'll see that great move
pretty soon tell you.'e Then he played with
great care, taking q long time to consider
every move, and, by way Of change, lost the
fourth game. Close attention to what he was
about, and much minute calculation, enabled
him to lose the fifth game. By this time his
friends had lent him all their change, and be-
gan to think it was time for that great move
70 come off. Have you got any more change!'
rays he. why, no. says they. Then says
ne, with great spirit, 'the time for that move
was telling you about has come at last As
ne commenced to rise from his chair, instead
# continuing to play, his cleaned out friends
oethought themselves to ask him what that ia
nous move was? Why says he pleasantly,
it's to move off for q little more change"
At the conclusion Of this quaint tale my boy,
he border State chap fed groaning to his
quarters at Wizards, stuck a five dollar Trea.
Try note under the pillow of the other border
State chap, and Immediately took the evening
rain for the West. :, es2r
Such is the story they tell, my boy; but Pm
Inclined to accept it as merely work of fc-
ion, with truthful moral. Certain it is that
IS strategy increases, small change grows
'carcer, and it is the general opinion that no
mail changei is needed in military mstters.
In company with patriotic democratic
;hap, who had come up from New York for the
express purpose of seeing that the negroes of
he Southern Confederacy we're not permitted |
o inform our forces of the movements Of the |
'nemy in contravention of the Constitution, i |
made reconnaissance in force, on Monday, to |
he festive Shenandoah Valley On our way |
hither, the democratic chap was greatly Bit |
en- by musquitos, for which he justly blamed
he black republicans, who are trying to break
lp this government, and on our arrival near
We stumbled upon phlegmatic
ellowsmsn in swallow-tailed coat and green
pectacles, who was seated on stone BY the
oadside, reading the 'Impending Crisis."-l
he democratic chap passed on, swearing, to
hs nearest camp; but Ipaused before this in
eresting student.
'well, old svallow-tails," says I, afably,
what are you doing in this section?'
He looked up at me with great severity of
ountenace and says he: II have come here
oung man, to agitate the Negro Question; to
pen African schools; and peradventure, to
tart . water cure establishment"
''What for?" says /. ~
sFor the love Of my species" !" says he, esg-
rlv, 'and for any little contract in the way Of
ed breeches and spelling. books that may be
equired for the reclaimed contrabands.
70 return to Western Virginia; found on
~ arrival In one Of the camps near Winchester,
hat the patriotic democratic chap WAS making
to divide the army there into
Yards, instead Of regiments, in order, as he
aid, that the returns might come in systemat-
cally. - - f,.sg,r.. III,
"For instance" says he, suppose that in
be skirmish with the Confederacy which is go
ng on Just ahead Of us, We should lose-ssy
evenly five votes; how much easier it would be
o say: the Fourth Ward shows decrease
ince last year, Of ,seyenty.fve Republican,
han to SAY that such : regiment Of such
rigsde, of such division has lost 90 and soi''
/ was rejecting upon this novel and admira-
le way Of putting it, my boy, when an orderly
anne tearing in, with report Of the skirmish !
oing on.
"Ha!" says the patriotic chap, to him, how
loes the canvass proceed?" Ia 9s,ra ,5.'s,'.l
"Wsll," says the orderly, breathlessly. |
Banks's outpost has lost twenty votes in the |
,enth Ward by desertions and has thirty double !
otes wounded; but think Banks can still keep
eek and neck with Mcdowell" baa ssa.,'
a..You do, heyi" says the patriotic chap in |
,reat excitment Then Mcdowell must not |
end Banks ., single vote. Tell him 70 keep his |
Ward Committees under cover until Banks gets !
through with his canvass, for if hs takes part in
hat, and the election results in victory over |
he Confederacy, Banks will get al the credit |
+ it, and win the card in the next Nominating
Convention. iagtiiQs sil II mld hg3sa -,
5 So McDovell's votes didn't reinforce Banks
n the skirmish, my boy, and Banks lost much |
popularity BY being worsted by the Confeders-
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