The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-11-12
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The Draft, by JenHs.

OF the draft was thinking. From ths
draught of drinking l was not shrinking,
shriukingrather from scenes Of gore The
draft Is. kept my heart asinking. I voted
II bore 1t was that if no;hing aio.a
Ny knees were fairly shaking, anl ny
very heart was quaking, as reviewed the
fatal subject Ger and Ger Although 1
was Oh the point Of gapp;ng, vith an aye
tlte the drums were still tapping, sap
Ping harder than before. as if they meant
by dint Of raptiDg, 70 fairly bore Lac win
apprehcpslons sore.
yisked being callel mullet, or PER
haps cowardly pullet bat then Minnie
bullet would hurt a great deal more. This
and more sat divining. on the doorstep
half reclining, with the hall lamp dimly
Sd nlng, and repressea q snorc 7 to sleep
was tas: ineiining. drelming ole thing . or,
how could escape that drafting bore.
As | before you was stating, how sat
here mediiatine and narratine anl deba-
+ ting the horrors o'er and Ger. Ncer to
me were wars inviting, cen when foes
the dust were biting. was always op-
posed TO fighting, as said before Iwont
light if I can help it, l sworc a solemn
swore, III fight the rebels. never mare.
must have fallen dreaming. t9r ny fer
5ile brain was teening with curiols sight.
| nc'er had seen before. voullt be
dissension sowing but I'm sure Of know
ing. We're by Inc then seen goine. going to
The Surgeons door; men who we're both
strong and healthy in the happy day, of
yore, but now coughing sick an3 sore.
Some were bent almost double as ;fwith
weary years ftroutle who were straight
and hearty the week before Others pale
and ILL Shaven with aspect mean and era
ven and with locks once black a. raven.
now withwh:ie gore silverel Ger Not
man looking less than r.r-foar. aal most
Of em great deal more
The doctor grew more Dizzy, he va kept
50 very busy inspecting each hearing AL
oil for-gotton sore. Unles, they t55k 70
lying. o. 5Aem ws.e dy.n5 bjrisc -
lsir feeble si1i.ias. signing as le,rl55l.s
inplere he mercy of the Sur-e3u a. hs
looked tAcni o CT AID ocr. and examined
evcry pore
The diseases pulm}nry AM chronic
.lysteptary. Gstula. and consumption hol-
low roar. The peculiar intonng sort Of
half moaning and sometimes 4 grcsring,
from the ,tomach's core. was heard from
ea-iy morn till after four, to be easq,ess
eyermore.
The doctor ne was furr,cd. annoyed,
tired, hurried by the tales tina. constantly
they did poar- HIS nails he vas biting
hen he commenced his writing certificates
ndicting, in1ictnig by the score. Zach
applicant an affidavit swore, then he
showed them to the door.
Aha. quo;h I awaking myself shaking.
| know how 10 ovale that baste; 5ore.-
The ceaseless drum was heating IS I stood
repeating the new idea Of cheating Uncle
Sam = little more to escape the diaft;ug
bore Tam an invalid forever mere.
ANORrHAS CoIs-A genieaa shon (
u silver half dollar to-day We could
but pity The loor thinr:i il looked Sc lonely
Our friend IN the h'ndaes, of his heart.
asked is 70 use the influence Of our p&per
to induce some ofoar ph.lanthrop;o citizens
to establish an Orphan \ Asylum icr -, li,,,e
( Innocent wanderers, Of whom .Aess a.e
known to be very iee in The country.
After due consideration OF the y lo.si5.'-
itics aaoal1nt upln their care. we hay.
included 70 cs,s1i-h au institution oar
.ell.anl call il. The Home l0r ,h> Ff.ea =
less 81 yinak'os a. r.ieati2n a. his ol,ee
.he.e itris ranger, vi. lie ",ater n an
treated as one Of she family - -,
There are twohnnlred aui 6ly-s.1 l'r'r,
adler Generals Of Noluuteers sfroin'cI
from the States. Indiana has eiea.ocn
Amone 'h;s number the Ex-lTo1erame.,t
Of tbs Sta,e N;loS uaselll
In dialogac which pooas hal with
himself ,he o,her day he came 10 tie con
clusiou that the best way to succeed giih .
woman. l. 10 brag of her baby AMI speak
well of her bonnet.
There are now living ia the United
States but III rtcen Of Tie lla,l old vc.ersns
who Anticipated in tie war for Amer
ican independence.
\ down-easi cotemporary tells - r..
lowing story: Some tine ago ere oi lie
churches oiSrlcm had a mischisvou. broth
cr ~ Tor discipline. and was about 10 ex-
communicate hum; wherupon the world
PEOPLE h d 4 meeting on he outside and
yoied no, 10 receive him. unless he &c re-
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