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PuDDLEvILLE, Oct. IA, is

PUDDLEvILLE, Oct. IA, 1868.
MISTER EDDYTUR: Sense | writ that
long episte on the kounty sete kwestion
il peers as. tho l had bin kinder out of
sorts, and sum Of my frens thinks that
effert over cum me; butt ! don't think
so. The fact is, mstur eddytur, sum Of
US has got tn be draftid. The fact stars
us rite in the Ease, and is. 'Sumbody is
goin to be invited, afore many days,
tu jne Uncle Sans chozen band and fife
for the glorious stars and stripes, for Red
and blew, and the Eegle tn, that in the
days of our farthers thru the british liun
ker slump on his nees, and then purched
aloft waitin for sum luther 70 TO fte. That
70 has cum the eegle has pitched in,
find his game little tn sassy tn handel
esaely and kawls for help-and help he
must hav or he will KUN out of the kon-
test with fallen krest and tale few ers all
droopin and trail in the arth, as shakes
spear has it.
Well, Mr.. eddytur, l hope you'll not ses-
pect feal howard ~ about the draft no
sur ee! l arn't bin korporal in the Pud-
dleville tru Blews for the last 8 years fur
uuthin. I'm reddy tn fite! tn fte tn
the last gaspl l grately prefer to du so
by sub stitoot. | really beve haint
the constitooshun ms sum has to fife!
Thars my wives cuzin-Ive offured him,
in kase I'm drafted, if he'll go in my
phase, in addishun tn my most sin seer
thanks, all the bownteo he kan git from
the government, and if he sho'd be wound
ed or killed my inhuense with government
for penshun. I've got him koaxed
to acsePt the liberal offur. Not
that I'm feared to go myself, but l pre-
fur tn furnish q sub stetoot, couS its doc
ty.
tel you, mister eddytur, we've got tn
max sacrfses for our kountry, and since
the call for The draft is out I've bin study
in mite and day who can best be made a
sacrifs o., and who's duty it is tn fife the
fo-as Byrun has it. | no if l sho'd go
tn the war my wife wood take on orfulIy,
and my childrn act like all possest! Yis
suree sho'd be mist at hum-as shake
spear has it. So | sumtimes think, I'M
der all the circumstances, its not my doc
ty tn bucket on the armery-as the poit
has it. Id ruther it wood be my Majors
unkle or his COINS nefew. Not that I'd
dodge the least dooiy, but I'm partikeler
anx us my trends shood du theirs.
Why, mister eddytur, hav'nt hollerd
and showted, and farelv belard for the
government and the uneion with awl my
mite sense this cussid rebelyun broke out |?
and haven't l mite and day urged my un-
kles, kuzens and nefews TO inlst, kaws il
ware their bouudin dooty to support tie
government, and VIC must awl make sacri-
fses for our kountry. Yis sur! and hav-
int | counsiled awl my Teller cityisens to
kontribt thare mummy literally for the
good caws, and hav'nt made sacrfise Of
my time and talons thus fur the glorius
uneion? And now l shall DO pertikerally
gratifed if it falls TO the lot Of my wife's
kuzin or her sisters nefew, or bruther's
hired man, or sumbody's elses, to be sac,
rifscd by the draft, in my sted; for RELY
the government has dooty for them to
purform, and it must be did. ! say, mis-
ter eddytur, we must awl make sacrifises.
Hooray for the uneion! Hooray for the
stars and stripes, and as shakes pear has
it, the star spaugeld banner, long may she
wave oar the land of the fro and the hum
of the brave Yours for ever and ever.
KoRPoRuL Man MING.