Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-10-07
Exempts From the Drars


The newspapers are poking fun at the
towards who seek exemption from the
Draft. correspondent, who saw coward
pass through surgeons hands, thus de-
scribes it:
found melancholy crowd of lugubri-
Gus individuals there. Mr. Editor. / never
saw so many dark and sombre faces in all
my life before, save once, and that was
when colored friend of mine lost his wife
and invited all his relatives to the funeral.
Men with all the imaginable ails and all
ments were there: some were halt. some
were blind, while all were sick with the
oreao disease, the Stanton Gripes." Soma
q q. toe esnole4tss h1sf tnc,r heads bandaeed
IKE tur5 an Turks; others, their arms or
leg IN TACT, bandages were The order of the
day. 10 cap the climax, saw little
Dutch tailor hobbling around with his leg
In sling. Now that tailor made me a
pair of breeches last month, and that time
his legs were as sound as quarter horses.
ought to know for be chased me for a
week to get his pay for his breeches. Saw
q friend sitting on a bench with an overcoat
on, his hat over his eyes, and a large WOOL
en- comforter around his neck. Asked him
why he wore SO many clothes on such a hot
day. lie replied that be didn't feel very
well and was afraid of draft. Saw anoth.
or man who had but daub of ink on one
end OF his nose and made himself crosseyed
lookin at it. Advised Doctor Coles to
spot him. Wanting to hear what excuses
were made tried to get to the enrolling
clerks table but the individuals were pack,
| ed around it like sar6ines in original pack
ages.
The first man that came to the desk was
Michael McAinnis, Ito give his place Of
nativity would be superogation.)
Mister clerk yer honor, am exempt,
dun'po2'
What is your complaintY asked the
clerk.
Complaint is divil complaint, did !
liver make barrin on TO the Justice of the
pase when Dinnis O'Tool broke the head Of
me with clothes pole.'
| But what have you got2'
Got is it?-a wife and children to be
sure,' said the imperturabe Michael.
We'll, WE'LL cried the impatient clerk,
what's your claim for exempticn2 p
Sure me wife has got the measles
That don't exempt you,' said the clerk.
Whats that? don't exempt-tare any
| owe an do ye call this free country, whin
| the measles in the family don't eximpt a
man-to blazes wild you and yer papers,
and Nike left
The next aspirant was Yawcob Schnei-
! der.
cobY
! Vol, mine pack is most proke.'
Local or chronic asked the clerk,
Locale or komice, vate dat?'
i mean IS yours q standing complaint /?
" elm, lays in dee bed generally
Well, then how did you hurt your
back p
Nall, was some beer drink last week
in der saloon and goes mine house in, ar
den goes my stairs up, and tumbles my
window out, and by tam l strikes de side
walk on ny back, and lies in der bed fol
three months
"Ah,' said the clerk, you fell out of the
window last week p
'Yaw. And laid abed three months, how
do you make outp
Itch nix for stay, Ich can Mich so much
English speecken all de while
YawcOb didn't get his papers.
The next was dandy Broadway clerk
who but few weeks ago, was model o.
health and manly beauty lin his own esti-
mation,) but now he came tottering up tt
the table with, like the Bohemian Girl
"a heart bowed down with weight o
VICE.
We'll, my sor, what is the matter with
ynur
why have got the fever and ague, tht
consumption, the scarlet fever, the mump,
and the whoOping cough, and don't fee
very we'll myself
| Young man. said the doctor, you or,
the very man they want in the army tt
ssart'a hospital with you must stand tn,
draft