The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-02-12

l.. Tor SCfeTdi uuyS III SutCcSSiOIi nG Hes
located in one corner OF the camp, where
he did a thrifty business. At length
however, business fell off.
His eloouence was no: exhausted, but
all those who fancied they stood in need
of his wares were supplied. 1t became
necessary 10 move.
Accordingly he appeared one bright
August morning in a quarter far remote
from the one in which he had previously
operated.
Placing his hand-trunk upon box
which he borrowed from the Commissary
| Department, he soon had u crowd around
him.
! "Fellow soldiers,' said the Yankee
| vender, ''you, mean, who air about to go
/ fourth to slay the emmy as the Angel did
tu .slay the army Of Senacharib, | hev a
few words III say tn yeou. | see it III
yeonr honest faces that yeou air prepared
to skin the Secesh rats whenever yeou
meet 'em. Laughter There's not wun
of We, l kneow, but'll face the meusic.
"Yeou hev a heigh and holy duty to
perform, and yeou'll do it slick as lie, or
I'm no judge OF human natur. Renewed
laughter. When yeou return, as most
| on yeou | hope will, yeour brows Will be
beound with victorious wreaths, and the
hills and valleys of the old keystone will
re- echo the songs of welcome, and fair
hands will spread yeou repasts to which
milk and honey is nowhar-- nuther is army
rayshuns patchin by long chalk, by
gum Immense laughter and applause
Should yeou fall on the field of battil yeou
fall in ga-lorious cause, and yeour wild
ows and orphans will be entitled to half
pension for life -
BY this time the crowd was rather large.
composed of men who had arrived from
the Juniata region the day previous. No
one present suspected him of being a
medicine vendcr.
The prevailing opinion was that he was
some hal.-crazy lunatic from the Asylum
near the camp, or a recruit who had SNUG
gled in a flask of whiskey, and was about
to amuse the crowd. Cries of sdry up"
'.put him out" Skinner down. wilt
away" etc, followed, but by far the great
er number shouted, ':go on, old fellow"
etc, until order was restored, when he
continued
''The life of soldier is hard one-all
CD ';;'cc;; viii find that out Hard lodgins,
hard crackers and hard fare ginerally.
"But these hardships must be endured
eff we want to save our kedentry, and eff 1t
amt worth fghtin for, it amt worth
continental cuss -
Here he4stooped down, opened his hand
trunk, and took therefrom a small gallipot |
and a vial, containing reddish colored |
liquid. !
Assuming an erect position, with one in t
each hand, he again spoke:
but, yeou see, my friends, there air
men in the world who hev the welfare of |
the soldier at heart, and eff Professor Gil
rard amt one of 'em | wouldn't tell YOU
SO.
"He is the inventor Of the great intment
warranted to cure cuts, bruises, burns,
scalds, wounds a0d corns, called the NJ
Clellan Military intment. Also the great
remedy for rheumatism, nuralger, teuth-
ache, etc., called the Balm of Gillead
am the Professors sole agent for the camps
Of Pennsylvania-hev sold thousands of
bottles, and here's abeout a trunk full Of
certificates to prove the efficiency of both
fact, by ginger The medicines air wuth
their weight in gold, when the latter arti-
lie is not at too high fgger, but sell
EN- cheap--it is under gineral instructiees
rom the Professor that | do so-twenty-
i've cents box for the intnent, and a
quarter of dollar for the Balm. Buy
me of each and FL change bill-take
i've for dollar and III change yeou five
lolar bill"
The Yankee knew the scarcity OF change
N camp, and he had fortified himself ac-
ordin@iy by purchasing silver, then Feld
t about ten per cent, and procuring one ;
nd two dollar bills, which could be read,
ly obtained in the banks of Harrisburg
or larger notes. :
'.Look here" said one of the soldiers.
if your medicines arc what you say they I
re. just let me have three of the ointment
nd two of the balm II
"Bully for you-warrapt 'em, or the
,oney returned Here yeou air-come {
OWL.
The five articles were passed over, and c
FIVE dollar bill rendered
''Pennsy!vania money, eh? Red back {
good as wheat, and acLo is the next Gus !
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No person making an immediate reply,
e again opened: C
Lying upon damp greound produces 9
ieunatism-' \
III take three bottles of balm and two a