The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-23

Fable OF the wOodmRn aud the
ThIcf-Or, How Lincoln became
An AbOlitIOnist.
The following sprightly and well-told
story is one Of the most sensible and
humorous political fables which we re-
member TO have ever read Every one
will enjoy IL. The author is Hon.
Samuel B. Gookins OF Chicago, formerly
one of the Supreme Judges Of Indiana f:
woodmau ous night was aroused by cauer,
Each one IN the house crying, no what's The
mauetp
u jumped out Of bed anl ran hithcr AMI thitber,
Scarce kuowiog amid their aarm why or whlthori
ut soon Il wis ouod mid the iumutt AID din
That burglars we're m king 1t, mpts to break Ia.
Anlnow there arose o'rr III tumu aud noise
The woodmaas loud summons, Addrcssed TO the
boys
'Th boys quick y came and On looking around
At one Of the winecws a adder vas found,
And o. Il a burglar, who, p.y ying hIs trade,
A burg arUus % ming already had made.
Nov ,ha woodman, though makirg bis nocturnal
tortc,
All armed aud equipped, At the rate Of two forty,
Called halt, and proposed, before 4 ing gun,
7c quest on with care what had better be done.
forthwith be assembled a council Of war.
To gravcly nsidor hpw fast aud Low far
In case Of this KIN twas lawful to 20.
some said, smash the ladder but 9th r. said, No
2hyre were many objections to that, and the chief
Was the constitutional rights Of the thief.
IlI.tt IA A h.h rand
And as such was protected, secured, guaranteed;
And IL twas destroyed, our greatest Of laws
Could not DO upheld and maintained 'ns II was.
But the others r-pled, That ladders he chief
supporter, as oil men may sec, Of the thief;
Let's aim at the ladder, and II It should fall
Let Ito burgnr fall with It, or hang by the wall
As well as he can and by the same tekeu,
Whose faut will It pe Il his neck should be brokenr
t. which Il was answered, That ladder may be
The cbatte Of some honest man, dye SEQ
'wen, then, we'll pay f1Ft' no, nsTcr = says v,
so be taxed for ihe ladder I'll never agree;
You brought on this muss, said v, mad and silll
madcori
You always attended, 70 break the mans ladder
Yuu have been for lopg time The people decewing
With false and pretended objections TO thievingi
You never desired to haVo rObbing abolished
You only have sought 20 have ladders demolished
Pray, hold . said another, 'porhaps while we are
tri1ng
Abou. this old ladder, The thl Will be riding
The house Of its contents, or, venturng farther,
May set is on hre--,he chiliren may murder
Can't help il, says ", though he murder to-day,
Who knows bnt tomorrow thO murderer may
Repent aud reform then who shall restore
The aiiCr all perfect and sound as before
But whether or no, can never consent
hat the thief ana the ladder should make descent,
Which napIy might hurt burglarious brother,
Or totally wreck aud demoli,h the other
The woodman babe. silencel' lie cried cut, Ho
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Then called on the burglar his work TO dess',
Aud made proclamation throughout all the Town
That IL IN specihed time be came Down
And gave firm pledge Of obeying The avs,
he might keep his old ladder all safe ~ 1t was
BIT If he pursued his ieloniouS intent
Beyond the time giseh, he'd cause to be sent
'Mii the conflict OF arms ard the Cannons lou
thunder,
A misse 70 knock his old ladder from under.
hen paus ns to SEQ tue oIse. OF bis sp cob,
tic ,Aw n ught but the thief stn at work at tho
breach
And, being opposed TO thieves visiting attcs,
oOmb med with those vile an i-laddef fanatics,
and sent pr jeclie which / 4 tho THE whore
Thiyyes an traitors should all be, suspended in air
except that be lacked what vas due to hs calling,
= hempen at aohmtnt TO keep him from falling
Then burglars, and thieves and traitors and all
heir friends sympathetic forthwith gan 10 bawi
We're niinedi we're runedl 10 what a condition
| IN county is brought by this mans abol tion =
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