Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-02-26
Chronicles.


.. And behold the Farmer said divers and
supdry wicked things Of King Abraham, because
he sorely oppresscth his people and ovoth the AT
tican, yea more than he loycth the Caucasian.
3. In those days the children OF Ham were
held as servants by the tribe of jeff, the rebel.
a. And behold Abraham gathered together a
great army, 10 million of brave men, to dis.
pcrse the hosts of JEFF and cause his tribe to re-
new their icalty to Abraham, the rightul King |
S. And behold Abraham became diseased with
niger on the brain and he commanded his hosts |
to steal the servants of the tribe of jeff, lay waste
their inheritance and depopulate their dwelling
places that to the Congo whom Abraham low
eth. it might become an abiding place to them
and their children forever
G. The men high in office, and the contract.
ors, and the thieves and all those who enlicheth
themselves with great gain because of the war
which Abraham maketh were swift to do his bid
ding.
7. And the, cried out in loud voice, Great
is Abraham! Great is Gully! Great are We! We
are the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the
end of those who love the Union much and the
African more
| 8. And the hosts of Abraham, those who per
iormeth much labor and endureth much hardships,
who loveth the Union more than they do the free
American of African Descent were 10th to do
the bidding of Abraham, and they murmurcd and
claimed it was for the Union-not the nigget-
that they consented to give battle to the tribe Cf
jeff
8. And the Farmer published some of their
murmurings, and 10 the pimps of Abraham and
the disciples of Sambo waxcd sore in their wrath.
10. And they declared those of the hosts Of
Abraham who were willing to fight for the I'm
ion but not for the niger Butteruts, Secession
lists, traitors and many other evil names
= IL. Stots, whose surname is Baird, who was
struck deaf by the report of draft, but who still
heareth the jingle of dime with marvellous acute
ness who possctheth the wisdom Of a swine and
the ears of a Jack mule, borrowetl, or stcaleth
the Farmer, and saycth many evil things Of the
editor thereof.
IL. And Stots sworc in his wrath that the
Farmer was secesh and the hosts of Abraham who
refused to make for the niger were traitors.
10. But Stots heard the voice of David draw
ing nigh and he dried up aud said no moro evil
things, even to the going down of the sun.
= IA And Jenkins, dealer in tapes, groceries
and Yankee notions, he who ordered q woman
from his house of traffic because she was of the
tribe of Buttenuts, and who once upon time
sought pimps to make war upon Washington, q
J. Cowanite, and slay him, sorely yexed.
l5 Jenkins, and Joseph, the man of much
II hn1ly nlnI thn, opl hac;n nl nyi
$ things concerning the svldiele Who doOl"od tn die
for the niggers, and also concerning the Farmer
J6. And behold while Jenkins and Josepl
u :, raved the heavens remained US before, the SUI
:, retained its place in the armament and the but
6 ternuts went about their ''biz" though the.
. didn't care continental anathema.
70 Il. And Horace, who dealeth in Peanuts
Is scotch herring, belona sausage, and sundry ant
a divers things; he who fl!cth the lamps of th'
Y Benton w Wdeawakes with oil and dunnuth Chris
tian Buttcrnut for the pay, was sorey vexed anC
raiseth his dgnifed voice in anger against thu
Copperhcads and the hosts Of Abraham who vert
r. averse to fighting for the coored brothers ant
4 sisters of Horace
:. Is. And 10! great multitude assembled a
the nest of John, who tralfceth in brooms, tobac
co and nigtto,os under the shelter of the COW shed
and they proclaimed in loud voices against the
soldiers and secesh Democracy.
10. And George Washington. the pettyfogger
3 there, and he said evil things concerning the
n soldiers who would not die for the niggers.
o %. George Washington is man of mucl
G learning and great piety. When the Priest pray
q eth to the Most High for the salvation Of souls
he gruntc til assent like unto the grunt of hog il
~ quest of an acorn, and when the Priest prayetl
- for the liberation of the slaves he cryeth aloud
!, and clappeth his hands with very joy.
:, 81 And George Washington, forgetting hi
piety, proclaimeth aloud against one Reuben,
e Butternut. And he thrcateneth to chastise Rcu
ben, but desisted because Of The extreme age o
Reuben.
%. But the heats of the Butternuts will no
quail under the threats Of the Abolish. And be-
i hold the spirit of Democracy inspired Reuben with
p strength and courage to meet bis adversary.
- 10 %. And Reuben accepted the cha llcnge 0
George Washington and was willing to give hin
l. battle. And behold the pugilis,ic inspiration o
d the pettitogger fed, AM he became calm-eve
:, unto the calmness of a picked Lobster.
N 2l Aud among the pimps of King Abraham
d, and the disciples of Cuffy was one John an Off
= Ger, vulgarly termed deputy marshal. One VIII
n doeth the dirty work Of King Abraham for val
til liable consideration.
to 25 And John procured exemption from dra #
~. .e after much tribulaton, that he might sit unde
er his own vine and fgtree, md say evil things
n the Butternuts, and the soldiers whose hearts il
in clincth them to fight only for the Union Of ou
u, fathers.
er 26. And Johns wrath was agitated, and h
I'd cried with u loud voice democrats are seces
% and the soldiers who return TO the land of thei
y, nativity and the blossoms of their friends trail
I'd ors," and then he retired to small house to til
re North of his habitation.
y 81. And 10 the Butternuts. who arc grea
host, mock at the calamity and laugh at tn
i'll wrath of the niger worshlppers.
r. %. And behold the Butternuts speaketh the
q mind freely and denounceth. as to them seemet
to proper, the corrupion the wrongs, the oppresso
lg and the treason of King Abraham, and those wh
with him would sacrifice all for the tribe wit
= long heels, blubber lips and woody heads.
80 Behold the Democracy buckling 0
air fnru n irt nd tha