Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-11-07
Jack Downing on Secession.

TIn 1888, the humorous Jack Downing
gave the following uushiuI aud forcib!e
illustration. to Gen. Jackson, If the folly
snd evi! OF the existing Rebellion j
When | vas youuEstar, soma Of Us
Duvnircvi.lo boys used 10 e down to
Sebago pond, every spring, and hire out,
q month or two, raftIDs logs across the
ponds. And one time, |, AMI cousin
Ephraim, aad joel, and Bill J huson,
and two or three more Of u had each
Wrapping great log to carry across the
pond 1t was rather windy day, and
the waves kept the logs babaing up aud
down considerable bad +; 50 We a,Teed to
bring 'en along side and lash EN- together,
and drive some tLolc pins in nj the outer,
most logs, aLl rJw 'cm oyeT together.
We went two or three miles pretty we!i.
Ba, By and by BIZ Johnson besun 10
complain. lie was always al uneasy,
hsrhumsclrum SOFT Of 4 chap. Always
thought everything else had m easier time
than be had, and when be vas boy
always used to be complaining that the
other boys had more butter on their
bread than be had. Well, Bill vas row
ing on the leewarl side, aud be begun TO
fret, and said bis side went the hardest,
and be would not give Us auy peace I'LL
one of Us changed sides with him. Well,
Bill hadn't rowed but little way on the
windward side before he begun to fret
again, and declared that side went harder
than 'to;her, and be wouldn't touch to
rowOn that side any longer. We told
him be had his choice, aud be shouldn't
keep changing So. But he only freticd the
more, and begun to get mad. At last, be
declared if We d!du't change with him in
five minutes, he'd cut the l4siin.<, aud
take log aud paddle off alone. Aud be-
fore we had hardly time TO turn round,
he declared the five minutes were out, aud
up ba,chet and cut the lashing, and away
went Bill on his log, bobb!ug and rolling
about, and dancing like a monkey to try
to keep on the upper side. The rest scrab,
bled to rs well as we could, and fastened
our logs together again, though We had
tutf match for it, the wind blew so hard.
Bill hadn't gone but little ways before
his log begun to roll more and more, aud
BY and By be went, splash, head and ears.
He came up, putting and blowing, and got
hold Of the los, aud tried 10 climb up on
10 it; but. the mJ-e he tried, the more
the log rolled; ami, iuding 1t would be
gone goose with him lre:ty soon If he
STAYED there, be began to sing out like
loon for Us to comc and take him. We
nsked him which side be would rOS if We
would take his lrg into the rait again !
40" says Bill, OH row on either side,
or both sides, if you want me TO If you'll
only come and hep me before sink.
"Bu'," said the President, 81 hope you
didn't help the foolish rascal out ull he
got a pretty god soakiaG." lie got
soaked enough before we got TO hin, says
], for he was jest ready TO sink for the
last time, Snd our logs came pesky near
getting scattered, and if they had. we
should all gone 70 the bottom together.
And now Giueral, this i jst what !
think; If yau iet South Car5Haa cut the
lsshings you'll see such leg rolling in
this country as yol never see Yet. Tie
OLD GiuerAl started up and marched across
the floor Ike a boy. Says be, "Maj5r
DJsniue, she sha'nr cut the llshluss
while ny name i. Andrew Jacksln. Tel
Sarseaui Joel 10 have hts cImrany sleep
on their arms every night ] told HIN
,Lcy should Be Eeliy a; dfsi waning.