New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-21

"rhat suits me if 1t does You. Susan pick up what
tbinca Won want now and leave the rest for another
time. Wen 90 to Bob Reynolds. Hes good Union
man. Your dads q Copper. know. Youll hear dii'
ferept story one Of these deys dad mind tell YOU
i "You may go to tie devil for al Eere."
;. ANDY buched Cd his sword and stood waiting for Su
san. She was running around. taking care OF her
tbjprs. her sstcrs-.law were helping her, while MITE.
Clifford tried TO s0othc her husband. Ho would listen
10 nothing hs son had turned ont TO be Yankee nig
GER and il mus, be be wanted niger wcnch-he
would MT speak him. and he never wanted to see INN
again.
The house, lately so Joyful he'd become house Of
| mourning All tie women folks cried, and the baby
seeing something was wrong cried louder than any
/ body elsa
| At last Susan ready. and crying. she left the
house with Andy; and they went away through the nno
In addition this trouble. Susan had another. which
was on OF piece che Ind just got in the LOOM
ard she had thrown the shuttle only few times to see
how IL would look Her fnther.inaw had planted a
patch Of for her and plowed it. and she had
hoed picked got it gnned. and spent almost oil Winter
in spinning and cooring. She going to have a
piece of check for dresses for herself and baby Now
che did not know what would become OF 1t. Perhaps
( the old man would cut it out Of the loom.
| They had gone quite distance, when Mrs. Clifford
came into the porch aud called her.
"Susan YOU forgot your pooket.handkerchef"
She went back while Andy waited She was gone
long time Once she out, lingering. then hastily
went back At last sho came running. aud looking
pleased and said his father wanted to speak with him
10 turned. rather reluctantly ard found lis father
filing his pipe by the fireplace. 81 want to IL You one
question Andy Answer me now. fair Sayin' nothin
about them Northern chaps. amt it shame to us as
comes from the South to be Gghtin and KILN our
kind o. folks and some EN- own kin"
II don't want no dispute end trouble with you dad.
but can answer that mighty sudden. 1t IL shame -
but the shame is theirn, not It's they that's
fighting u.s. We didn't strike the first lick We DIDN'T
want but they did and they We tried TO break
up the Government When they want peace. and to have
things they had 'em afore excepting one little thing
has gone up all they've got TO do is to say It, But If
they We q Idly they make two COVER monts Of one
that belongs both u.s. they've got bigger Job on
hand than they'd Idly form fact the thing can't be
did. III toll you what all John Logans men, and the
rest Of the socrs say say. wen sweep EN- from the
face of the Grth afore wen give up to em. And can
do it,"
/ That's dreadful hard talk. Andy but there seems
something In what you said about the fs lick hadn't
thought o. that. say Andy yon amt g0in TO desari
your old father kase he got ed and spoke kinder sharp
Let's argerfy tbs busneSs-Ive got the handsomest
clover lot you coed and the primest wheat you
ever set ewes on ! want you to look ct em. You
shan't go--what a talk it'll make. Wen srgcrfy and
keep COOL
SO things Quieted down. The women were happy IS
crckets and Andy went through the story Of the hghs
he hnd been in at Belmont Fort Henry and Font Don
eson where Logan wounded at Shiloh, nj the Big
pl, ~ prt
even then be not done There not time that eve
ming to tell l H. stenrr tic Squire proud Of
lis son and Of the Of the N@hern Army that be
almost forgot he was Democrat.
Next morning before they started Susan rad to show
her husband her piece and how she could weave. He
lief, her weaving with III her might 4 woman needs
f strong ankles to WORK the treades, and in weaving she
= gets them.
They went out TO look al the wheat and clover The
them walking around and u. Last to stop BY
Il pair Of bars. The old held down bis head a
good deal as ifllstening while Andy made gestures rs
q if engaged in telling something When they came to
dinner greens and plenty Of other ihns the Squire
6 said:
"Old woman II what Andy's been tellin mes true.
there's some mistake about this Golden Circular bust
nees I've so, look into it, and II It's 60. and il
seegls to be So then them lawyers 10 town Las been
lyin 10 nc tho cusscdest'
When Andys furlough expired. and he led started TO
return to the army bic father gave him bis best vhes
and hoped hs safe lie hoped too that he might
be victorious tie Rebels in every battle. Susan
held mp her baby high she could that he might
it to tie last II would be hard to undertake ~ tell low
much encouraged Andy felt.
Soon after this II talked about among tho COP
perheads that the furouehcd soldiers lad been con-
verting the people Of Rose Prairie Unions, and
3 couple Of lawyers down from the county seat
10 see about il
Mr.. Clifford being the mort influential man. they
called lin first After going through considerable
long. smooth and slippery introduction. they told hin
their business He confessed he had changed his mind
and he thought OF learning ought TO know better
than to be deceiying plain farmers who couldn't be
pected TO know all about politics. And how could they
know when they never had much schoong-and this
was because the blasted old slayeholder. where they
came from didn't want schools. One Of them who Is
figuring to 20 to ,he Legislature, lot out, In quite
speech flied with genuine Copper Democracy. telling
about Lincon's tyranny. the throw Of the Constu
ton high taxes the ruin OF tie country and concluded
by saying we ought to let the South ~.
"lIl tell you" said the Ole man, what they'd say O.
you down IN the army II you talked that way to en-
they'd say you q damned traitor and II you had no
fust best friend with you they'd string you up; and
was with 'em wouldn't kere much to help en- Thon's
my sentiments fair and Bqnrrs."
"This Is very strange Squire Clifford, very strange
indeed. Why. Sir. you belong to our order Of the
Knights Of the Golden Circle and you have sr.
gotten the solemn oath you have taken the dreadful
penalty which attaches " the violation Of that OATH
This made the Squire mad
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