Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-09-06


servative Kentucky chap. hastily, "don't
tell you that it's only natural for the good old
soul to be little provoked? If you 20 to ir-
ritate him, we can never live together as
brethren again."
Matters being thus rendered pleasant, my
boy We quickly finished the simple meal and
as Captain Bob Shorty wa,ded off the carv-
ing knife just thrown at him by the Chivalry' s
little son, he turned to the female Confede,a-
cy, and said: :
"Many thanks for your kind hospitality /;
and now about that straw bed?"
The Virginia matron threw the vinegar
cruet at him and says shc
"My servants have already given one to
your scorpions, you nasty Yankees"
"Of COURSE" says the venerable chivalry.
just missing blow at me with bowie knife,
"Of course your dcspicable Government will
pay me for my property"
"pay you'll" says Captain Bob Shorty,
holly "now Ill bc-"
"Certainly it will, my fricnd," broke in the
conservative Kentucky chap, eagerly, tho
Union troops come here as your friends; for
they make war on none but traitors"
AS we left the domicil, my boy, brushing
from our coats the slops that had been just
been thrown upon us from an upper window,
l saw tho chivalry's children training fowl
ing piece from the roof, and hosting Of the
flag of the Southern Confedcracy OH one of
the chimncys.
And will it be possible to regain the love of
these noble people again, my boy, Eve treat
them constitutionally We shall see, my
boy-we shall Sec.
How A MEMPHIS REBEL PAID HIS DEBT.
Several months ago, Mr.. Warner, n carpen-
ter on the Memphis and Ohio Railroad. sold a
watch to another employee of the company,
named Powers. The former was quiet In
ion man-ihe latter loud Seccssionist. Var.
ner attempted, repeatedly, to collect the debt,
and finally wrote Powers the subjoincd note:
Mr.. NJ. Il. Powers-Sir: want you to
nav ma for nv e..".l .L". ,u"..h - ..,, 1c
not will expose you in the worst manner l
can. You are doing anything but acting the
gentleman with me. This il the last time l
shall write to you.
Powers sent back the letter, with the follow
ing reply written upon the same sheet:
Sir:--My privct Apinon is Public express
is that you are Black har,ed ablchiness and
if l ever hear Of you open YOU mouth game
you will git yore he'd shave aud cent back to
yore free niger Land Whar you be long these
air facks aud you no l eau prov them and l
will Doit.
Warner pocketcd the affront-" ablichiness"
and all-and nurscd his wrath in silence un-
ill our forces captured the city. On Friday,
he encountered Powers upon the street.-the
first time since the flight Of the rebels
and gave him a merciess Gaming. Powers.
with one eye under an eclipse. and his general
physiognomy badly damaged, brought tho case
before Provost Marshal Gould for adjudica-
ton. Warner admitted the assault, and
justified" by producing the above corcspon'
dcnce Capt. Gould's Court is neof original
Jurisdiction the plea was good before it, and
Warner was discharged from custody.
SPEECH FROM PRESIDENT LiNcoLN.-On
his return from West Point to New York city,
the President being cheered at the Jersey
City ferry, attended by Colonel McCallum.
stepped to the rear platform and addressed
the assemblage us follows:
When birds or animals are seen through a
fog their size is greatly increased, but when
the fog clears away the effect is diminished
and they appear in their natural proportions
So it is with my visit to West Point. The
real caas. OF this visit, il known to You. would
probably seem OF less Importance than it now
does. will only say that it is not to make
or unmake any Generals. The Secretary Of
War holds very tight rein now over the
newspapers. and ii were to blab any dOn't
know what he might do with me.
The Presidents speech provoked hearty
laughter aud loud cheers. The party re-en-
tered the car aud the train moved Of.
~ A mechanic having taken . new sp-
prcntice. awoke him tho first morning at .
very curly hour. by calling out that the family
were sitting down to the table.
"Thank you" said the b"y. as he tnrned
over in ths bed to adjust himself for . new