The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-12-04

the Sabbath, which he piously devoted to
prayin all fastn, an to dividn the contracks
among his reashins. He thought the South
ought to be surrounded with a wall of gum
boats from Texas to Maryland.
The next one that spoke was B'air. He
sed he hadn't stopped single paper durin
the hull year, an he was only sorry that he
ever did; that. he had only given the pa
pers he stopped more circulashn than they
ever had before; that no ono would ever
catch hira into another such scrapc. As
for the Southern States, he was down on
all the R.adikels. He sed they might be
allowed 10 cum back jest as they wanel TO.
When it cum Daddy I'ates's turn, he was
fast asleep. When Lnkin told him what
he wanted, he sed it warn't for him TO say
what should be done with the Southern
States. After it was decided what to do
with 'em- he supposed they wonld want
legal opinion on the sabject, an h, could
give one on either side, he didn'tcaro which.
After they had all got thru, Linkin turn
ed to me, an scs he, "Majer, what do you
think about this ma;tcr?" | knocked the ash
c.s olt of my pipe, an scs /, "Wal, | don't
like to give an opinion on the jump, for |
hain't had time yet to sec exactly how the
land lays here, but, ses |, as near as un-
derstand ii, all these men here are tryin to
catch the South first, an then what to do
with her afterwards is another question:
Now, the South seems TO be good deal like
old Sam Olum, up in Maine, when he thot
the devil wa; after him. One night he got
to dreamln, an jumped out of bed in his
shirt, an ran like all possessed down the
street. About half dozen ncighbors
chased him until he run up tree, out Of
Which they couldn't git him any how. He
kept screamin "he devil; arc af!c, me-"
an would fite like tiger if any one tried to
Git at him. Finally Old Deacon Peabody
cum along, an sos he, ''Sam thinks that you
tellers are the devils that are goin to ruin
him; you jist go away and let him alone,
an Sam will be hum an in bed afore morn
in" They TUX his advice, an sure enough
SO il was.
When sed this, Santin, who is quick
as flash, jumped up an scs he, "Majer,
do you mean to say that we arc devils try
in 10 catch the South?" an he walked rite
close up TO my face, jest as cf he thot he
could bully me down. Ses I, MI. Seek
ctery, ef you'll stan back about six inches,
yoa kin sec an hear Jest as we'll" He step
ped back little, an | picked up my old hick-
cry, an ses |, "Ssantin, do you re collect the
time down to Fort Munroc when You tried
TO git on the Presidcnt's trowsers?" ?" never
see tellcr viii so as when | scd this. He
turned all sorts of colors, an wrigged as cf
he had a pin stichin in him. "Now," ses |,
II didn't say that you were devils, or eny
thing OF the sort, but it seems putty certain
that Mr.. Stantn feels the shoe pinchin. At
all events" ses I, ''you hain't caught the
South yet, an consultin what you'll do with
her before that, is jest countin chickens be-
fore they're hatched."
The Kernel then scd the scsshin was clo-
sed, an after they had all axed me TO cum
an see 'em, except Stantin, they went away
l think my story about Sam Odum sot put
ty strong OH 'cm, an cf they feel for carryin
it to hum let 'em do so, for my ralc rite down
solemn opinion is, cf these ere Abelishin
Cabynet were TO stop tryin to catch the
South size a1ouI1 be hum an IN tie Union
bed Qtore naornin. Yourn, till deth,
MAJER JACK DOWNING.