The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-10-09

fore had occasion to notice this school
master. He is evidently young man
of far more than ordinary talent.
The sehoolmaster proposed that we
| should get up mass meeting. The
meeting was largely attended. We
had it in the open air, round roarin'
bonfire. aE.Aa.#
| & The schoolmaster was the first orator.
Hes pretty good on the speak. He
| also writes well, his composition bein'
seldom marred by bad grammatticisms
He said that this great inactivity SUR
] prised him. ''WhatS do you expect
will come of this kind of doin's? Mill
fit Hah" WINS. 'A .aas a.a a+'
'Hooray for Nihil!'' I interrupted,
1"fellow citizens let's give three cheers
for Mill, the man who ft!'' .on. I'D.
I The schoolmaster turned a little red,
but repetaed ~ Mill TT" ..& H5Gt-
| "Exactly,n',I saids ''Nihil fit. He
wasn't a strategy Teller" ~
| sour Venerable friend" said the
lschoolmaster, smilin, pleasantly isn't
| posted in Virgil" E Ig
''No, l don't know him. Buff he's
a le-bodied man he must stand his
little draft
| The schoolmaster wound up in ex-
cellent style, and the subscriber took
the stand. n.
I said the crisis had not only come
itself, but it had brought all its rela>
tons. 1t has cum, / said, with evident
intention of maxim us a long visit It's
goin' to take off its things and stop
with us. My wife says 50, too. If the
Federal army succeeds in takin'
Washington, and they seem to be ad-
vancin' that way pretty often, 1 shall
say it is strategy, and Washington
will be safe. And that noble banner,
as it were-will bea emblem, orrather
| should say, that noble banner--as it
lwere. My wife says 50 too. l got a
little mixed up here, but didn't notice
Keep mum. FelIercitlzens, 1t will be
ia proud day for the Reptile when
Washington is safe. Gloucester Mas
sachusetts, is safe, General Fremont's
there No danger of Gloucester
Massachusetts,, as long as General Ere
mont's there. And may the day be
not far distant when l can say the
same of Washington. But, if it is
saved, it will be by strategy Yer
mont will soon be safe. General
Phelps is comm home Let us all
rejoice that Vermont is about to be
safe. Ny wife says so too r.
The editor of the Bagl6 Horn o.
Liberty here arose and said: l do not
wish to interrupt the gentleman, but
an important despatch has Just been re
ceived at the telegraph Office here
| will read it. 1t is as follsw: "Go0,
nae'st as about to take Uigoroats meas
~rest2put doao,a the robelIjomp Loud
applause.
! That 1 said is cheering. That's
soothing. And Washington will be
safe. Sensation. Philadelphia is
safe. General Patterson is in Phila,
delphia. But my heart bleeds particly
for Washington. My wife says so too
There is money enough. No trouble
about money. They've got a lot Of
first-clas banknote engravers al
Washington (Which place [ regret tc
say, is not safe who turn out two OF
three cords of money a day-good
money too, Goes well. These bank
note engrayers make good wages. ]
expect they lay up property. They
are full Of Union sentiment. There
is considerable Union sentiment in
Virginia, more especially among the
honest farmers Of the Shenandoah val
ley My wife says so too.
Then it isn't money we want. Blu
we do want men and we. must hav'
them. We must carry whir1wind 0
fire among the foe We must crusl
the ungrateful rebels who are poundin
the Goddess of Liberty over the heat
with slung shots, and stabbin' her witt
stolen knives We must lick zen
; quick. We must introduce larg
number of frst~elass funerals anon;
the people of the South. Betsy say
so too l.. ...
This war hain't been we'll managed
i We all know that. What then w
r are all in the same boat-if the boa
: goes down, we go down with her
Hence we must all fight. It amt n
/. use now to talk about who caused th
, war That's played out. The war j
upon us-upon us all-and we mus
all fight. We can't reason the mat
=, ter with the foe-only with steel anC
. lead. When, in the broad glare Of
: MONDAY sun, a speckled jackass bold
y and maliciously kicks over peanu
; stand, do we treason" with him?
guess not. And why try to treason
with them other Southern people who
are tryin' to kick over the Repubiick
Betsey, my wife, says 50 too.
Ihave great confidence in A. Link
in. The old fellows heart is in tn,
2 right place, and his head is clear
There has been some queer doin's by
, some of his deputies-ciyil and militia
ry--but let it pass. Wem save the
Union. And don't let us wait to be
drafted. The Republick is our muth
er. For Gods sake don't let us STOP
to draw lots to see which of us shall
go to the rescue of our wunded and
bleeding muther. Drive the assassins
from her throte--driye them into the
sea-and then, if it is worth while, stop
and argue about who caused all this in
the first place. You've heard the
Snowman. You've he ard my wife, too.
Me and Betsey is /
The meeting broke up with enthusi-
asm. We shan't draft in Baldins>
vile, if we can help it Vanity Fair.