Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-11-28
TELES & SKETCHES.
SsEssTg'Tg'VE WANTED.

The other day Chief Engineer Deem of the
Fire Department called at the office where
| make shoes for living and handed me
a big white envelope, notifying me that
was drafted and must report myself for
examination, at Lawrence, on the 18th day
DfAugust
Nov consider it the duty of every citi-
zen to give his life, ii need DC, for the de-
fence of his country, SO OH the morning of
the cycntful 18th, put on clean shirt and
my Sunday clOther, tnd started for Law
renee, to see if could get exempted. Law
renee, as all know, Is situated IN the Merri-
mack River, and its principal productions
are mud, dust, and factory girls. The city
proper, at least that part that l saw, con-
sisted of Il long, narrow entry, up one flight
of stars adorned overhead with frescoing
of gas meters and carpeted With w"rn out
tobacco quids, and furnished with one
chair, two sctteeS, rs many huge, square
packing cases. marked q. NJ d. Scattered
around this palatial entrance hall were some
forty or fifty conscripts, looking very much
as if they expected 70 be exempted by rca-
son of old age before the young man with
the ferocious moustacle should notify them
of their turn. Mdsi Of them, however,
We're doomed to disappointment, for while
they counted the hours of delay, door
would suddenly open, and the tall young
man would single out a man and march
him through the open doorway, to be seen
no more.
BY and by-that is after several hours
waiting, my turn came.
John Smith - shouted the doorkccpcr.
That's me" says |, and with a cheer
from the crowd, entered a large square
room where two persons sat writing at a
table, and third evidently the surgeon
was examining u man III the last stage Of
nudity.
One of the writer's at the table, young
man with surly eyes and blue hair nodded
to me, and dipping his pen in the ink,
commenced
John Smith, what's your nameY'
"John Smith" says |.
Where We're you born ?"
"Podunk, Maine" -.
"What did Your great grandmother die
"Darncd if know" says l.
Call it happcntap,' says hc "and your
grandfather too 2"
IL don't care what you call it," says ], for
was little riled by hs nonsensical ques-
Zion.
Did you ever have boils 2" says he.
Not IA boil"
"Or fits
mary fits
"Or delirium tremens =
- No sire &C ~
'br rickets ~
"rll Cricket you," says |. l thought he
meant something else.
Did you ever have the measles !' says
he.
Here took Off my coat.
"Or the itch ~
''Yes, sir saws I-"that ere fist land
showed very large brown one within three
inches Of his noseD has been itching for the
last ten minutes, to knock your pesky head
off your little mean, low lived contemplate
whelp you.'
MY dear sir" said the mild spoken, gen
tlcmanly surgeon, laying his hand on my
arm; calm yourself pray. Don't let your
angry passions rise, but take of your clothes
SO | can see what you are made off"
80 | suppressed my anger, and with
drawing 20 corner, hung my clothes on
the floor, and presented myself for exannina.
tion, clad only with the covering nature had
given me except about square inch OF
court-plaster ON my right shin which l had
fallen over a chair, the night before, feeling
for a match"
Young man." said the surgeon, looking
me straight in the eye, you have got 'h'
hyopia." ..u
'"ies, sir,n said |, "and good one, too
little Dininger, with drop Of Stoughton
makes an excellent eye opener, oi morn
ing
"And there seems 10 be AN amaurotie tea
dency Of ihe right eye, accompanied viii
opthalmia'
"ShaW % says |.
"And that white spot In the lefi ego he
tukona a cataract
Il guess you lnean IN the car" says !
cause / went ia swimming this morning
and got sn alfred big bubble 10 nay lei
oar and here jumped up and down t~'
or lhlco times on my len foot, hul 10 %
purpose. A soon as ! slipped be MOUNTED
clair and commenced i,,llns iAe top o
ny h.si.