Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-08-12

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.HCSSrS. Editors 80 The following is a des.
ICrip,ion OF the great battle OF "Slidetown." A"
a village in this township that took its
name from an old, deCrepid, crippled Re,
publican, who went about SEitaq on an
unmentionQble part, supported by his
hands. Shdetown contains three dwell.
ings, ore store, a black mithshop (without
/ workman, aud tavern, with nothing
of the sign remaining but its skeleton
frame. The inhabitants of the town are
all "pig9GrheadS" full l-biooded and unsoph
isticated. But am dgressing: On the
night of the 2Gth of July this famous bat
tie took place; the night was calm and
clear the moon shone in brightness, and
the stars twinkled in beauty. There was
preaching at Mount Pleasant School
House /; and the people came from far and
near, to hear the Word of Cod or at least
the democratic portion while the mig
gerhCadS' came To make war on the id
copperheads." Wen, the meeting began,
aud at length closed, and the audience
poured from the door en- masse - leaped
into the road and proceeded to their
respective homes, little thinking that a
bloodyC) struggle was. close NJ hand
The great part OF the crowd took the road
toward SldetOwn. was in the van and
had passed round the turn in front Of Mr..
Smiley's dwelling when courier" came
dashing up in brealhless haste, bearing
the awful message, Fighting in the rear"
What. Sighting in the rear? yes skira
mishing had actually commenced, "SReuhs
Brigade had attacked Bars Rczinlentp
which Immediately "gaye in" and the
victorious Sheath" came rushing furious.
ly on. All was nov terror and excitement.
fear pervaded every heart horror turks
in every mind the piercing screams of
terrified females could be beard distinctly
above the din and clatter on, on, came
the victorious legions of "Sneath,n the
niggerhead commander, and "Bully" of
the gang. He had almost reached tue
van nothing could be heard now but the
vociferous velpnc of "Sneath" and his
men, his incomprehensible solecisms, and
their fendsh ha ha ha his Bar room
phtABic and their idiotic hurrah They
nc! with no resistance, and were soon the
leaders Of the frightened crowd when the
iRuHri6iC " Peht usaire' Sheath could no
longer bear up under his oyerhowlng
wrath-leaped upon the grassy bank on
the roadside aud there in jargon Of non
sense uttered the most sbject epiihe,s
that ever fell from the lips of man or ierH
The modern Sisyplus. yelled and howled
in the most excruciaimg agony of mind,
writhed in pain, and squirmed in anguish.
Al last, seeing lie could not make the
copperhsads pay any attention TO his non.
sense he exclaimed with veil that seem.
ed to re. echo reproachfully from the
neighborinc hills, NOW let the God ID
copperheads step before me- when a BoY
about seventeen years Of age
q Was the first who lcaped cried He'll is empty,
And all the devils are here
lie then quietly asked Sneqth' if he
d" wanted to ight boy"-and 10 Sheath
ts crown bis efforts to "Scare'- made three
or four desperate leaps in the air and
started for Slidetown thinking, presume,
like Shakespeare when he wrote
" Who by repentance is not satisfied,
Is not Of heaven or earth for these are pleased
By repentance the Eternals wrath appeased
at any rate he "dried up" and went home
like sheep dog with his "taI Jetreea his
lWS." Perhaps some may wonder why
the democrats didn't fog him ?--why
they were afraid that he would get frigh,
tened, and run through Slidetown with
such a sweep that if he would come in
contact with any of the buildings the
whole town you'd be demolished, and
then the whole land would quake and
tremble at the awful issue Of tla: desperS
ate conflict
" Now by the two-headed james
Nature has framed strange men IN her time
Yours with due Respect.
YOU Nc NESTOR.