Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-05-21
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!, !; man nstur perfectly requires sum mol
~ lege of the other animals, 'ex fur IN
= stance snaixl There's q CRATE eel 0
" human natur IN snaixE So
Speskin ov snaix. reminds me ov
Incident which happened to me the 9th
L or day. Woz 9 travelling in the ears
. wen man cum in with countsnaBc'
witch looked ez as If It he'd been bileC
and the skum not properly tack Of. :
He was accompanied By very yourg
man 10 a very dirty yalier sbute q
! close. The young man sszire6 sfdei
! me. whereupon I sed. Ia my most in
sinnooatin manner. "Yure ssrvint, snr:
do you Sc enytbing green about me?'
"Neigh, reVrent sur" be replied,
"permit me to introduce to yu ps-
triot." .r ss.F -1-'f a'
"Wheer abouts," sec I.
"Hur," seq he, pointin 10 his COM
panyon, "this sur, is Mister Balloe."
"Air you emmy WsEe related to Hull
ly Balloo?" sez I. This was spoke
sarkastiele, for / hate travelling patriots
like dog-pi) -f-
"Nothingto speak on" said he, 'I
am simply a umbal patriot"
"How much kin you make a week
atit?"sez /, If its folIered up well?"
"Sur," sed he, "I am surprised at
such leverty. make woonds by it,
sur; also stripes, likeways imprising.
ments. / hev ben incarcenated in
fortris Lsffeyette. sur"
"IndeedP seq l.
"Yes, sur" sed be; 81 wos incar-
cenated in that fedral bastill, becoz
would not abey q tirannickle guvern-
ment"
"Sumpthink like Jno. W. Hampton.
sez l. "wen he Obdjected to settling his
skule taxi"
"lts rayther singuler to 6nd pease
man who is also patriot. / should
like to hev yure Wax6gger in my
show"
"You fatter me-" sex he.
"Not tall" sex /. "Wot other
bizness du you fOiler wen times is
dull?"
al am neditur," seq he. al tole Mr..
Linkun wot ! thort Of him, sur, in my
paper. sur. tole him the wor WOE
unholy war. That the rebels WOE
fitin for thare burthfites an the consti-
tuition. That V. Davis was a CRATE
man. an nobody couldn't stop him. II
apeled tn the peple, sur. 1 told them
tu arize in thar mite and msgersty, hurl
A. Linkun from power, and ade the
South in hur noble effort to save the
Union. For this, sur, 1 was incarcen-
trated in a dungeon.
"How did yu git out?" I. "Woz
you let loose on the rit of Hocus Pc.
cus?"
Neigh, sur" said be. 1 WOE de-
pfived Of my constitutional rite in that
rit, witch woe arrested from King John
by the bowld barrens at Runny meede,
an witch hez bin Wotered BY the blood
ov our sires and antsisters.
"But how did you get outf" seq I.
"The msdjesty ov the stsit ov Penn
silvenier," be continnered, bez bin
vierlated in my umbel person--that
nifty stait witch woe foundered by w.
H. Penn, in peace--WiLch WOE purchest
by him from the noble red man oy the
forest.
"Inglns is pizen whereseyef found,"
SEE l. "How did you get oui?"
"The Legislator oy my nstif stsit,"
he continnered, "is resolVin--the Leg
islatoor ov my natiff stait Is going to
aVenge hur Yierlsted sovereignty"
"My fren," seq l, "my patriotic fren,
kyerb these hites ov imsdgernation,
subdoo these fours oY retterick, an in
form me, o, inform me.
Let me not burst in ignorants.' Il
but inform me--how did you git out?"
See be, very short, IL would not
bough down an take the oath. WOE
leleaced on my pay roll Of honor" L
"Yu awdacious cuss," sed /, "a
mitey site meaner than Limburg cheese
is yHre pay roll Of honor. wy, sur,
my mortal little monkey is smart kom-
pared uyu. Ny kobra wouldn't asso-
ciate with yu. Ny wax 6gger Of Smith. 1
the wife murderer, wud skorn tn ware
yure close. Wy, sur, it air a privi- !
lege TO take the othe Of legrance. 1
take IL when lye down at mite seizure !
in the protecshun ov my country. ad- ,
minister the othe tn my famerly. I
teech It tn my innocent children. Yu ,
a patriot Shadder Of @. Washing
defend rs! II the sovereignty ov you're
nstiff stait is lodged in yure person. In
my opinion tbsres miety little to keep it
from folling to the ground. Vile yu
air loose. sur, onest men hev no plea.
sure in bein free. Wen you air tuct
up--then the rites Of onest men air Sc
kure. My son, Andrew jackson Ward. g
sur, is q corporal in the army OF the
Union. He marches nex TO the man 8
who kerrys the 6sg. The rebels ma C
shute a. him, but bis dOoty is to hold
unto bis fire tie the last mOmint for the
defence Of that glorious flag. An vile
them iQorent ruffins air levin there b
guns at his manly brest, yu, sur, an
sutch abandoned, cowsrdly villins es II
WI. sur, air tellin EN- ware tn aim.--
! n air tellin EN- to stan thare ground, >,
an tn Ere on the Stars an Stripes witch '
nv son may even now be 9 barring
proudly in the face ov the foe. II lie
,arved yu rite. sur, ! void take yu by
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