Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-09-10


have been under his command.
2rd. H'so'.,uL That in the ensuing
campaign we will 81 conduct oursclye.
that Capt. Reeves shall have no occasion
to blush for the deeds of the company
which he has raised and put in the field
MICHAEL +. HESS.
Chairman Of Committee
Ethan Spike on Skedaddle."
From Vanity Fair
CANApl. August l4th 1852.
Arter licked Sam peabody--or, a.
some malicious persons did say, arteI
Sam licked me- an bein instigdted as
aforesaid, did further say that l'waS 50
licked that | bellered like weaned call
when his rations of the maternal lacterin
Gus fluids is first cut oil. This statement
of my enemies must be taxed with 4 good
many grains Of onsartinty. Toe be sure,
in that orlul skirmmage. / did think
hern suthin drop. and il Is also true that
when got hum and looked in the glass,
the mug that looked aout Of it at me was
50 bunged an ginerally spylt. that ef I'd
met il in a cornfield, shouldt hev known
it from a varty pumpkin in the <erlapsed
stage Of the tater-rot. lIaowseyer. as
remember layin daOwn. takin sam right
on the top of me an hollin him there a
while. / can't think was licked.
Prehaps | shan't get posthumorous JUS
tice in this sinful state, but when I've
snufled off this mortal kyle, when I've
gone the way OF all Spikes, an the places
that didu't know me before will hey for
ever lost the chance Of forming the ac-
quaintance-then. when history records
this great battle, | will be sot right. His
tory is rum customer. an it Will insist
on knowing whatever bekim of tew thirds
of Sam Peabody's left car, ef ! was lick
ed.
I But. as was going TO say-Arter the
licking which Sam or | got-an for per
tikerlers Of which futurity is respectfully
referred to the aforesaid history iined
a Peice Convention, heyin first offered
myself toe the Shakin Qualers, which re-
igous body had no occasion for mean,
with a few exceptions, hey ever since
maintained a stiddy testimony agin wars
an fitin-likewise agin all bales what
somever. But when | see that England
threatens-in case we invade Canady-
to kim over in the Great Eastern an
bumbard Boston-all the iust man Adam.
with a sprinl1lin of Methusalem an TuOal
Kane, ris in nv bossum. | chuclIed my
Peice badge into the ire an told Peice
Conventions, an Shakin Quakers 10 go TO
-Texas, | think it was, but | won t
4 be sartin, as when I'm riled I'm apt to
chaw terbacker an swear both.
] For. saws to myself, says |, we sertlng-
/ lv shall invade Canady. Aour folks hey
! pretty much sot their minds on stirln up
/ them bluenose Cernucks with the longest
/ kind of a pole, squilehin their high
crowned hats an reducin their uucircum-
sised coat collars TO the Quaker standard.
1 An for doin this nighborly acts. for thus
| improyin the condition Of them log-struch,
herrin-eatin sinners we're to be paid off
| in bom-shells,
| The fires of 76 ris in my 6ussum-they
blazed-they increased till they marked
/ sc in the shade.
/ tuck a snifter of old rye an felt like a
giant refreshed with wine | tuck an
other. an felt like two giants; then. arter
lickerin few times with some friends, !
maounted the horse-blocll an made one Of
| them thrilin war speeches for which / am
50 Justly sullebrated. My peroarrati3n in
pertikular was considered painfully splen-
diferOus.
| pealed off clean daown 10 shirt, trow-
sis. stomped on my hat, and squared
away at England.
kim on" says l, bring a"ut yer red
coots-ver internal billed Holsters, Who
keers a brumagem cuss for yer hon
He's q asupermoonerated old crltter that
ortergo 10 dentist. Why. bless your
silly old soul, John! we many iacters
tomcats in this hum OF the brave that IL
lick all yer wild beasts and beastesses, an
holler for more;
"Trot EN- aout. trot EN- out - yelled.
The American Eagle is whettln his bill
an putin his tale in order. He's Just
abaout making q slight lunchin "t jeff.
Davis an his gang, which, will give him
an appetite for your mermaidon' ior din-
neT!
kim on. old slow colch-old fatty
an bring Mounser- NOsey along too. ef
YOU like, aour bird will most likely want
him for supper"
put my name to the roll at onct. an
then. arter little suthin 10 drink, ] had
a cocktail or two with some more friends,
an felt like three giants an Barnums ; lat
woman. all tandum. with Maj. Mutt un-
der the waggin. Then ! took leetle
beer. which made me feel like Peter
commonly called the Theoretically sealed
an started on a crusade to the adlmlns
taowns.
There is partial wall of obsecurity
over my doins for the remainder OF that
ewentful day. Enough, haowsomeyer,
has kim aout to show that | signed the
roll in five different taowns and three
times in the last!
This was distressin. True, it was pat
lotto, for had volunteered hull plat
oon in my own pro prior personitication.
| was nlultuH, it ipsy d;ckSi-a host in my
self a sort of Z phriJus onion read back
erdsl Still it was distressin. | didn't
feel warlike-them giants he'd all gone
and taken Peter the Hermit with them.
| he'd no money, nobody offered to treat,
so. YOU see. | had no material for gcttin
arrv giant, or even the smallest kind OF
a Peter. What is to be did? l couldn't
fill all the places had agreed to- hate
partiality. so | skedaddled; an shall prob
ably remain in Canady till things get more
settled daoun in the States. My health
is quite poor \ root an arb doctor told
me long ago, I'd got chronic konvales-
sence lurkin somers in my system. y
Ieetle retiracy from actyve duties may
preserve my valooable life a leetle longer
for my country.
Ny inemies-all good men hey en-
the gooder the more-will misrepresent !
me in this rs they did in the Peabody |
skrimmage-bu l again fall back on his
tory to set me right.
For the present I content myself with
quotin from DIR. Watts on Marcellus, /
slightly altered for the occasion:
More safer fur, Skedaddler eGiled fzels.
Than eff he dwelt on tented helds.
SEE that each hours foolings and
thoughts and actions are pure and true;
then will your life be such. The wide
pasture is but separate spears of grass;
the sheeted bloom of the prairies but IS