The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-06-04

The woonmhn one nighfwas aroused By q clatter, 4
Each one In the house cryipss rIlos vaasss tAemat
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All jumpsd'pnt 1f fhsdsnd ran hitier and thither,
Scarce knowing amid their alarm why or whither y
But sooni II was found mid the tumult and din /.
That Burglars We're making attempts to break in.
And now there arose Ger the tarmsiL and noise,
The voodmap's lond summons, addressed tp.the boys
The boys quickly came, and looking around, :,
Atone1oftbe windows aIasider was founa, 7ra
Andop pi.a burglar, who, Plyilg his trade, uait
4 burglarions opening already had made, 81 =, :
Now the woOdnian. though making this noctdrna
Ia dsortie3pI nIs sGrg ehsm fsssdsssa
All armed and equipped, at the rate of two forty
Called, halt, and proposed before iireing q gun,
TO question With care what had better be done. 4,
Forthwith he assembled councii of war; sraa
Tosravely consider how fast and how far = -
In a!case ofthis kind it was lawful to, go. y. Il
Some said Smash the ladder but others said no.
There we're many ohjcctiohs to that, and the chief
Was the Constitutional rights ofthethief;fa fas
That the ladder was property all men agreed,s !"
And as such was protected, secured guaranteed;
And n twas destroyed ,-our gfeatest ofiaws
Could not be upheld and maintained as IL wai.s 81
Butothers replied, the ladders the chief II Ips
supporter,as all men may see. OF the thief;
Let'safm at the ladder, and ifitshould FAN, ~
Let the burglar fall with it, hang by the vail, g
As well as he can and by the same token, Isl
Whose fault yin be II his psek should be brok en-
70 which it was answered, that nladder may be
The chattle ofsonfe honest man, aye see s =
;tWeii therEe'lI rsy fof't.s mo. neverrsaysv. =
70 be taxed for that ladder I'll never agrees .d a.
You have brought this fuss, sail ", mad and stu
madder; 'a7'H '"s@a ~" -
.you always Intended TO break the mans ladder: 81
With false andpretended obiecsions to thievng; s.
You never desired g have. .rohbipg ,abolishsdo IL !.
You only bsve sought to have ladders demolished'
Pray hold said another, perhaps while were tri
About tms ---------.--
The house of itacontents, or yenturing frtfer,s
May set II on Hre-the children may murder
CANT help it'says "; though he may murder to-
- .dAy; - Iens9lgs hsih sGs5T4sHi sgsfftsi =
Who knows but to-morow the murderer may !,
Repent and ref orm, then who shall restore
The ladder ali perfect and sound as before =
Bnt whether or no, can never consent 5'es 2
That the thief and the ladder should make descent
which haply might hurt buglarious brother. ;.
Or totally wreck and demolish the other
SIaFYi3 7fiaTnE p5g
Thewoodman bade silence - he cried opt .ro list y
Then called on the ,bwAsf bss soh toidssht, j
And made proclamation throughout all the town
That ifin specified time he came down
And gave firm pledge Of obeying the laws,
He might keen his old ladder all safe 'aait was;'
But ifhe pursued his fei3nfousfntent
Beyond the time given, he'd cause to be sent
Mid the conflict Of arms and the cannons loud thun
der; go {
Almsssiie ts.kSoci kis ois lpdSerfoA usdei
rhen papspg tosee ihe sfett ef III sbsect;i II
He saw naught but the thefst at work at the breae
And being opposed to thieves visiting attics,
Combined with those vile anti ladder fapatics,r J
And sent projectile which left the ,thefwhere =
Thieves and traitors should llbe, suspended In air
Excep. that he lacked what was dtetc his calling.
hempen attachment to keep him from falling
The burglars, and thieves, and traitors and all,
Their friends sympathetic forthwith gan tobawf
Were ruined we're ruined To what . condition
The cau airy Is brought by this mans aboit tiontr
And echo replied oh dreadful condition ,,psrs
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. n--bolition-Abolition a "a
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