The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-04-30
The True Reason.

The True Reason.
''Tf we had no slavery in This conntry We
should have no rebellion. Republican Pa
PEI.
The correct reading of me above is This
II we had no Abolitionfsts in This country
We shouId have no rebellion Slavery ex-
listed in the country a the time OF the for
nation of the government and still exists,
but we had 10 rebellion in consequence Of
it. For three quarters of century, peace,
happiness and psosperiiy reigned supreme
in the land, but no sooner did the monster
aboliiio nsm raise lis hydra head and as
sumo 10 control Tie hesliniss of this great
nation, lhaa we had rebellion, civil war,
bIoodshed. Carnage aud devastation through
out the leagth and breadth of a once pesce.
fuI aud happy country. From Exeter Hall
in old England the poisonous weed was
brought aud planted in the congenial soil OF
New England, and from small beginnings
lis poison infused itself gradually into the
minds of the Northern people, until it re-.
suited in the organization of the Repubi-
can party with aboilionism for its basis
Ard as soon as abolionsm entered the
| halls Of our national Legsi atUre did peace
harmony and good feeling leave, and bitter
| hatred sectional anmosty and vindiciiivs
/ prejudice succeeded The good old days of
! iraternaI kindness aud mutual regard for
each others rights, which existed III The
lime OF the Fathers o: he Republic and
continued for many years thereafter. Abe
| litionism 10 An evil hour was permitted to
lead The people as:rsy, and day the nation
IS paying the penalty Of It's folly.
SKATlSG-CouRTISG We'll, sir, Mary
caught The skating fever which is raging so
leariully. heard her express wish for
a pair OF skates, and the next day she had
the best pair that could be bought in the
city and nobody knows who sent Them to
! her. We went upon the ice, and then Mary
sat quietly down, ordered me on my knees,
and quietly placed that foot, foot in my
lap, and bid me 10 put or her skates. If.
sir, Venus had dropped from Heaven, and
told NE 10 rub her dowa with rotten stone
and oil it could no. have astonished me
more than when that divine foot was placed
on my unworthy lap, felt .ain,-buI buck
led OH The skates and stood up, with Mary
BY my side No; well lei me tell you.
Mary and her victim in The first skating
lesson. Mary and | starIed-she on my
lefi arm-aIl square. First, Mary's dear
little gailer boots presented themselves 10
my astonished vision, and Before had
time TO wonder how they came up before
me, felt rhem pressing .helr blessed beau
ty with emphasis into ihe pit OF my stom-
acn. Next scene-wavy hair with thirty
dollar bonnet came pitching in;o ms waist
coat with such violence ihai | felt the but
tons against my spine. Next, Mary eazed
al me from between my jack boots, and
anon her blessed little nose was Ihrus. into
my shirt bosom. An my friends, all
search aud study on the mysterious subject
OF woman has been comparatively vain till
in this erentful year of 1862, the fashion
has opened new and various sources of 10.
) formation Do you remember your first at
tempt al driving tandeml Do YOU remem-
ber how that internal perve'se beast that
you nad selected for your leader, would in
sIst on turning short round and staring you
in the face a. II to ask, . what the deuce
you'd be all7 Well, just you 20 aud Try
woman on skates that's alI-just try i'll
. All. wont you come TO The conclusion that
women have sun6ry and divers ways of ac-
complshing their object Dear Mary, | Of
ferec myseIi TO her every lime she turned
up or came around. | am hers.
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