The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-02-04
From the DAYTON Empire.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Lille.

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Mr.. Ferguson was staying out pretty late
but that was nothing unusual since the 10y :
! yaI League had been established The
! government was 10 danger and had to be
set up with. Mrs Ferguson knew that her
husband was 10y al and she was willing to
torego many Of the pleasures of domestic
life, in order that Mr.. Ferguson might have
time to- repofttop h eleAgue the result Of his
eves-droppings, as we'll as to hear frem 9th =
ers OF the IRRESPONSIBLE conyersstioE and icont
duct OF the. copperheads. Mrs, Ferguson
took Q lively interest in these important
matters, and her husband never concealed
from her the names of those among their
neg hbors who werssu pposed to be disloyal.
| She knew who gfoHght to be hung,1 and
who fought to, be shot" just as well as he
did. and they exchanged opinions on the
subject with the most freedom. Mrs.
Ferguson was satisfied that some startling
development bad been made in the league,
FLOR it was almost 2 o'clock, and no word of
Mr.. Ferguson. Nothing short of a tremen-
dous coPPerhead conspiracy could explain
his prolonged absenc But hark!--there is
some one at the gate 1She arises and goes
to the window ; Is that you, Erastus? Yes,
5, irony, lhic1 THAT'S me-its your own loyal
Rastus-it's Mr.. [hic] Ferg's'n. S'frony.-
" alfapg'n couldn't come in! H'ra for Bruff
hes [ hicl he's the stuff, S'frony. Why,
my dear what's the matter? do come in
l am in, CS'frony--Im all right; i said
V'lnmigum couldn't come in-that's what's
the matter! Wheres the thic] matches,
S'frony? She lights candle, and Mr.. r.
continues sec they're up yet ovar at
Plumm ers-copl hic Iperheads are always up
to see when logal m 60 come home! Mrs.
+. comes to the door with the candle u
Giwin the house, you d-n copperlhicl-
and mind your own business, you Oh.
Mr.. Fergusoni Mr.. Ferguson! how can you
talk so to your poor wife? Scuse me,
S'frony, l wasn't talking to you-it was
Mrs. Plum bic inner l was talking Todd
you think it was you, Sfrony? am chill
ed through. Mr.. Ferguson- F.your'e chill |
ed trough, how dye think Mrs. Plummer
[ hic] sLandsi it out of doors? You are mis-
taken my dear, Mr.. Plummer hasn't been
at the door, at a4l,r Wasn't eh?-reckon 1
don't see her stand there yet hoid'n the
[ hic] can'l-watch'n us. Why, no, Eras-
tus. it is me you see, holding the candle
That's a fact-so il is-we've moved across
the Street, haven't we S'frony. No, no, Mr..
Ferguson, you must certainly You're
light, SHrony, it's Plummer, thaps (hic)
what's the mstterl Oh, L
lee it all, Mr.. Ferguson-you'ye been drink
Dg-oh, dear, did ever think you wood
come to thatl Hold on, Ghicl hold OF, Mrs
Ferg'son-your slanerin' good loyal cit'-
must be walking in your sleep
you wouldn'E talk so if you was awake
Do you see what this is, Mrs Ferguson?-
No, no, see enough, L Hold on, Mrs
Ferguson. you [hicl mustn't use no tre-re-
'asonhable laugage in my presence-thars
he old flag, Mrs. Fergs'n-thst was [hicl +
or'sented time tnight-thars what's the
you mustn't [hicl insult it if
you are asleepi Where'll set this gl-lorus
Did ban'r, S'lrony, so Plumrs can sect
bleve I'll step ou' doors aud stick it on the
rence, while you're wakin' yourself up. 1
y'win for a Wig [hicJ-higorous Prosecution
IF the wopPer- HELL opper-copper heads,
,'w' 1 do, an'f Mrs. Ferg-[ hic1-Fergscn
lon't pers'ly apo'gise for ben' asleep last
hight, and not s'luteh this nash'l emblem,
'll sell out the traps on five dollars credit,
or all sums over NOTWITHSTANDING what's
he matter S'frony. Mr. Ferguson fell on
,ue side of the fence, and the nash'l emblem
N the other. Mrs. F. dou btless apologised
or her Gisrespectful somuiloquism,-at all
vents, Ferguson has neither sold out nor
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