St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-06-23

to be fghtin' atd KILN our kind o'folks.
and some on 'em our own kin?'' 81.
II don't want no dispute and trouble
with you dad, but can answer that
mighty sudden. It !, 4 shame-but the
shams Is tiisifh. HOT ourA: 3 It's they that's
fighting us. We didn't strike the first lick.
We didn't want no war, but they did. and
they've tried to break up the Government.
When they want peace, and to have things
as they had 'em afore excepting one little
thing as has gone UP, all they've got to do
is to say it. But II they've idy they can
make two governments of one, that belongs
to both on US, they've got bigger job on
hand than they've idy form fact the
thing can't be did. I'll tell you what, old
John Logan's men and the rest Of the sojers
say, We say, we'll sweep 'em from the face
Of the atth afore give up to 'em. And
we tan DO it," v,.... ..-....,. ~ =: =. -.....
''That's dreadful hard talk, Andy; but
there seems something in what you said
about the fist livk, han't thought T. that:
Sly, Andy, Bo,ts ain't goin' to desert
your old fathvf k.se HE got r led and spoke
kih'ier sharp: Let's argerfy this business
I've gut the hansottlest clover lot you
ever seed, and the pribtst ~heat you ever
set eyes On: want you to look at 'cm.
You shan't s gd-what a talk it'll make.
Wen argerfy and keep cool"
SO things quieted down. The wotrsh
were happy as crickets, afl,i Andy went
thtoushtA HE story Of: ths' lights Ks HAD bssti
in at. iBelntont, 1T Fort Henry mid Fort
Donelson, where Logan VAS Nounded At
Shiloh; at the. Dig Black and, CKah1pioti
Hill, finally at .vicksbnrg. But even then
he was not done. Tttre MAS not time that
evening to tell. In listening the Squire
was soproud of his son and of the success
Of the Norttefn Artty, that he almost for
got he was = Peace Democrat =
Next morning tetorc they started, Susan
had to show her husband her .titSc; ana
how she could weave. He left her weav-
ing with all her might. A woman needs
strong ancles to work the TIE ,dles; anu; IN
weaving, she gets them. -, 49,; =. .....l
They went cut to look at the wheat and
clover. The women. saw them walking
arohnd; attd nt last to stop by pair: of
bars. The, old man held down his head a
good deal, as if listening, while Andy made
gcst9tes as If engaged in telling something.
When they :ca,he 10 dinner; Of green's and
rlsntt If other things the Squire said : IL,
sold woman, If what Andy's been tellin'
mes true, there's some mistake about this
Golden Circular business, and I've got to
took into it and If It's SO: and it seems to
be so, then tlieth lawyers to tdwii has BEEN
lyin' to me the Eussedest.'' III -.'sa.
When Andy's furluhgh expired, aud he
had started to return, he hoped too that
he might be victorious over the rebels in
every battle. sisAh Held lip her baby as
high as She could that he might see il to
the last. 1t would Ue hard to undertake to
tell how much encouraged Andy felt. .:''
Soon after this, it was talked :. about
among the Copper heads, that the furlough-
ed soldiers had teen converting the people
Of Rose Prairie tJ Vnionism, and d gtuple
oflawyers cattle down from the county seat
to see about it.. - -z,--s. sr:;.f.5
Mr.: Clifford being the most influential
man, they called on him first. After going
through considerably long, smooth, and
slippery introduction, they told him their
business. He confessed he had changed
his mind, and he thought men Of learning
ought to know better than to be deceiving
plain farmers who couldn't. he expected to
know all .abUut politics: And how could
they know, when they never had much
scho bling and this Was becatse the blasted
old slaveholdere where they came from did
MT want no schools. Ono of them; whu is
fgarine to 60 to the Legislature, let out
in quite speech filled with gendihc Cop
per Democracy, telling about ;Lincoln's
tyranny; the overthrow of the Constitution,
high taxes, the ruin Of the country, and
concluded by saying we ought to let the
South 60. ''''.s@1
4. ''rli tell you, " said the 5ld man, .'wl,at
they'd say Of you down in the army if; you
TALKED that way to en- they'd say you was
= damned traitor; and if you had no fust
best y friend with you they d string you up;
and If Was with 'em wouldn't keer mucl,
to fitfp EN-. Them's my sentiments fair
and sduare. .''&aAsE @%s.s
- tt"This is very. strakge; Squire Clifford,
very strangeindeed. Why, Sir, you belong
to our order Of the Knights Of the Golden
Circle aad you tahnvt have forgotten the
solemn oath You have taken, iidr the dread
full penalty which attaches to the violation
Of that oath. - tzs$.-s'32 ~; @.a,'# u
This made tile Squire mad, ~. 14
''Get out Of my hodst; you internal
suUahdArel q -you lied to me to get me into it.
Get t4t, Of my, house! And if any of you
Golden Circulars tech = hair of me or mine,
I'll send for Andy and the rest Of the boys,
and by the Jehoka, they won't leave a
grssse-.pot Of Your whole gang. Git out
Of my house: I'll have nuthin, to do with
:. traitor to my couhtry and the old flag of
the stars ahd stripes.''' x@.8. s.{,,s5. f.sT4
The lawyer Hknt-thEt both went.