Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-18
Letter from JOhnathan q. Smith.


Hon. D. S UHL, DEER SuR:-You kno the rcb
els hav bin tockcn about pilcn into Cincinnati ami
the people here was very much excited about it.
The city ware consi Tered in a rite smart chance
ov danger Governor Tod ddu't want darncd
rebel in tie Stait ov Ohio, so he called out the
squirt hunters and shotgun rangers ov the Stait
who is well calccrlated to maik the fur fly, and
tha wood maik the rebels fly too, if tha got
chance at 'em. The men cum by tens Of thou.
sends to defend the Stait from rebel pillaig and
plunder but the pesky rebels didn't seem to cair
continental about 'em til tha herd Of the gal
liant cumpany z from Iloams Comfy under com
mand of Captain DANIEL P. LEADBETrER, and then
the rebels kommenccd for to skedaddlc, and it
was we'll for cm that tha did or thare wood a bin
sum of 'em hurt, reckon. Sich pluck were
shonc by Judge SAUNDERS were too much for the
rebels ma hear stait that the Judge didn't git
awake in time to leave Millcrsburg with the cum.
pany and he was 50 bent on haven Il hand in the
ftc that he crossed the country at the rate Of
,wclSe miles lioui swan Odell's lake with his
gun in his teeth, and his napsack, which contained
thrcc boiled hams. two blankets, six loavcs
lSSh
ov boiled beans and one kcg Lager on his head
The Judge is a bully swimmer. He was out Il.
the lake sum time ago iisaen and while crosscn in
II canoo the boat was shprocked by the careless.
ness of the Captain, the Judge went overheard
and went down about twenty feet head foremost
and cum up twenty feet feet foremost, spoutcd
water like unto young whale and struck out for
;,,h h,lly ;lo uiy m n
wstenuaR, aud he ken swim. the lake at any time
Just like d-n.
DEER Dan, your eloquent speech maid on the
Court House steps dun power at gitten up the
cumpany and placed you on the high tide for pro
motion and everasten homer but oh that fatc
hour when you didn't git awake to jine your cum
pany and march to the tented field. ltyouhad KUN
you wood bin apnted Jigadeer Brndle, or sum
thiug that kind, jst as easy as fish wo d spile
in August sun. DEER DAM that sleep WAS the
most unfortunate ov your life.
Our friend JAMES FARRA, who tore round in rails
en- the cunpany like mad bull wood trash round
in con6ed was ruined by sleepen that slothful
morning. Honors awaited him. sure. His patri
otck efforts was noticed and wood a bin duly re-
warded. He wood bin appintcd Wagon Master
for Captain LEADBETrER's cumpany.
Then. thare is ABE RUDY, another victim tC
sleep. He worked to git up the cumpany as q
old hen wood work to feed nineteen interestcI
chickens. 1t was arranged to appint him Lieu
tenant in the battery attached to Captain LEAD
DErrERs kommand, but not gitten awake destroy
ed all his brite hoaps and left him jst common
ABE RUBY, as he was before.
Dr. RICHARDSON were very unfortunate in n
gitten awake. His soul seemed powerfully moov
cd with patriotism when the cumpany was risen
and he wood bin appointed surgen if the fife
and drums and the whistles oy the, engine coo
nwaked him from his peaceful slumbers on Las
Friday mornen,
GEORGE Cook, Henry YoUNG and Isaac DAI
SON, and several others was patriotic when tn
was gittcn up the company; but like you, DEE
DAN, they slept away THAR hour of grace and tn
honers and titles wch was to bea conferred upo
them was thrusted upon those who was prescr
both in body and spirit.
When the cumpany arrived in Columbus Juno
WELKER was at the cars to welcome cm and maj
short speech, as follows:
Felier Patriots, and feller citizens of Holmt
county am glad to sea you armed for the col
act. hav but a word to say and that is, hoa
you will whip the rebels and get back to Holm'
county in time to vote for me for Congress
am splen with patriotism, have served my coul
try faithfully for these many years. hav had
dozen offices in dozen years, and hay the do
uments to prove that have filled them to my sa
isfactiop, and drawn nv nav regularly. If a
elected to Congress will look to the welfare
our distressed African brothers and sisters and 81
cure my pay with the promptness and grace of n
ilustrious predecessor. CAT this point the ca
started and left Martin goin on with his speech
Well the cumpany arrived safely in Cncinna
aud in due time was dismissed and returnt
hoam. | hay not time to rite emmy moar partic
lars. Yours Forever
JONATHAN Q. SMITH