The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-03

stummick that it mustn't depend excloo-
sively ON Ticker for its sustainance"
ga blessin, he cried "a blessin onto
the he'd of the man what invented beans.
A blessin onto his heidi"
(Which his name is ellison He's a
first family of BOstin, " said |.
This is a specimen of how things was
goin' in my place of residence.
A few was true blue. The schoolmas-
ler was among 'em. He greeted me warm
ty, He said I was welkim to those shores.
He said had a massiv mind 1t was graf
ifiin, he said, to see that great intelleck
stalkin' in their midst onct more. have
before had occasion to notice this school
master. He is evidently young man of
far more than ordinary talents.
The schOolmaster proposed we should
git up a mass meetin' The meetin' was
largely attended We held it in the open
air, round roarin bonfire.
The schOolmaster was the first orator.
He's pretty good on the speak. He also
writes well, his composition bein' seldom
marred by ngrammatcisms. He said this
inactivity surprised him. ''What do you
expect will come of this kind of doin's?
Mill t7it-''
"Hooray for Mill" l interrupted
" Fellow citizens, let's give three cheers
for Mill, the man who fit!
The school master turned little red, but
repeated" Mill .h''
EXACTLY, said ''Nihil fit. He wasn't
a strategy teller.'
''Our venerable friend,' said the school
master, smiln' pleasantly, "isnt posted in
Virgil
'No. | don't know him. But if he's
an able bodied man he must stand his lit
tie draft
The school master wound up in eloquent
style, and the subscriber took the stand.
| said the crisis had not only cum itself,
but it had brought all its relations. 1t has
cum, l said, with a evident intention of
maxim us good long visit. It's goin' to
take off its things and stop with us. My
wife says so to. This is a good war. For
those who like this war, it's just such a
kind of war as they like. III bet ye. My
wife says so too. If the Federal army
succeeds in takin' Washington, and they
seem to be advancin' that way pretty often,
| shall say it is strategy, and Washington
will be safe. And that noble banner, as
it were-that banner, as it were-will be
a emblem, or rather, | should say, that
noble banne1-os ii t0ere. My wife says
so too. Il got little mixed up here, but
they didn't notice it. Keep NUM- Eel
ler citizens, it will be proud day for this
Republic when Washington is safe Glou-
cester, Massachusetts,, is safe. Gen. FIRE.
mont is there. No danger of Gloucester,
Massachusetts, as long as Gen. Fremont's
there. And may the day not be far dis
tant when | can say the same of Wash
ington. But if it is saved it will be by
strategy. Vermont will soon be safe.
Gen. Phelps will soon be comm home
Let us all rejoice that Vermont is about to
be safe. My wife says so too.
The editor Of the Bugle Horn Of Liberty
here arose and said: 81 do not wish to in
terrupt the gentleman, but important
despatch has just been received at the tele-
graph office here. I will read it. 1t is as
follows: 'Gov'ment is about to take Wig
erous measures to put down the rebel
lion!" cloud applause.)
That, said |, is cheering. That's sooth-
ing. And Washington will be safe. (Sen-
sation.) Philadelphia is safe. Gen. PAT
TERsoN is in Philadelphia. But my heart
bleeds partic'ly for Washington. My wife
says so too.
There's money enough. No trouble
about money. They've got lot of first
class bank-note engravers at Washington
(Which place, | regret to say, is by no
means safe), who turn out two or three
cords of money day-good money, too.
Goes WELL These .bank-note engravers
make good wages. l expect they lay up
property. They are full of Union senti-
ment. There is considerable Union senti-
ment in Virginny, more specially among
the honest farmers of the Shenandoah val
ley. My wife says so too.
You've heard the Snowman. You've
heard my wife, too. Me and Betsy is 1.
The meetin' broke up with enthusiasm.
We shant draft in Baldinsville, if we can
help it.