Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-02-17
CORRESPONDENCE OF ThEJoUEEAL.
Letter frora Philipaburg. Pa.
PHILIPsBURG, Pa, Feb. 18th, 1864.

WOuIioeu eSiiONSif- bi'i tdil sig MY 'titN
some tatalIy-none escape without Il scratch
! from this winged messenger 5 lovely darts.
| Time honored st. Valentine. is nearly play
/ ed out in these modern times. The time
was, not many years ago either, that the l4th
| Of February was auXlouSly aud patiently
waited for, by the lover, the rival, the enc
my aud all the names and styles and titles
/ of man and women kind from the twelve
| year old Miss and young America up TO the
| old maid and bachelor Of half century $
/ growth All took a turn through that kind
and generous medium, Uncle Sam L. ..
arrangement, to give vent to their love, AMI
mostly or scandal. IN the form OF a valen-
! tine Bat since the old Gent put forth the
! decree that all letters should be prepaid,
The joke Of sending valentine
Has fell into rapid decline
especially with those who improved the oc-
casion to make the recipients pay for their
! own rebuke
Ourtown boys who have donned the 'Ker-
sey'' Of Father Abraham still keep coming
home ON furlough, granted them by reason
of re-eulistment. The members OF Go. h
ash Reg t F. T. 9th Army Corps, arrived
on Tue day last They look fine noble,
manly. and al he attributes that belong to
the American sO,dier are clearly depicted on
the gallant boys The 10th Reg t. has seen
some hard service. They are .just from the
fields where they wen lauge!s that will ney-
or fade The many heroic and daring deeds
done by the 9Th Army Corps viii ever a
dorm the page OF history. aud It's members
be pointed out by future generations IL he
roeS Of many hard fought battle. Wei
come. thrice welcome home, yc brave and
gallant sous. God grant thar you may find
the be sing of health and happiness among
your fathers, mothers. wives, children. sisters
and brothers, and when y0u again 60 forth
for another term, to iight the balJics OK our
glorious county may It Le the Will of an
Aii-wise and JUST God, 10 protect YOU from
the fatalities Of war, and that you may safe
~ return TO your homes, and live 10 Il ripe
old age and enjoy the work of your own
brave and noble hearts. "a restored Union.
And still they cume-yet another cftusion
IN the columns 81 your contemporary, on
the good effects Of the virus contained in
the ccpperheads, from the tluctuating pen
Of that sage Of snaiks, Diedrick EXline
True 10 his large developed bump Of insta-
billty. Diedrick has abandoned the anti-ra-
taul-de ham m-cunning-e epistolary production
nu the natural history OF snajks, and de-
thr0nlnE Morpheus mounts the throne Of
that ancient God and wcRds his way to the
dcmiuiopS Of Luna Alas for Dicdrick
the truth Of suspicion Is fast coming about
His most sangunc friends have thought for
some time past. that falr Cynthia was draw
ing him softly. but slow and surely into her
fascinating eubrace. Particularly that |
Qncen of night was making the tour OF her |
ceiestia! orbit in full eQuipage. No won
der his balloon became unmanaeeable infa- |
ted with such miserable. reasonable, rebel !
lieUs. eopperhead gas, aS he let off while |
going up. And then such ballast: snaik- |
Y, detunct away back before the days Of |
the subtitle invader Of Paradise Oh that /
you bad taken that eminent statesman. that |
only for q 'meaggc majority OF one hun
dred thousand would have been Governor Of
Ohio, with you; and then have had that
other JGrISt that came 50 nigh only fif-
teen Thousand short being Governor of the
Old Keystone, what an interesting delega-
ton TO the moon 1t would have been But
lledrlck why did yOu not stay with Luna
! ou might have mad a few editions Of your
dream struck off and sent them down to |
Bobby OF canine news depot. for gratitutionS
distribution among the faithful The same
trouble must have existed there, that does
)n terra tiuua presume you soon learned
that there was cruel war going on. and
20 gain a membership in good standing, you
would be required 70 smell burnt gunpOwder
But you had conscientious scruples Of
strong copper tendency, against bearing
arms, SO you concluded to come back to your
'tader land and send greeting. to all cop
Derheads in good faith, your wonderful
ireani IA true and faithful explanation of
he doctrine Of Copperheads. Wonderful
prolific brain
'Ye Gods, it doth amaze me.
4 snalk OF such reasonable temper should
So get the start Of this venomous nest
And bear the virus all alone
I'VE 70 ISS,o S;lcu a LENGTHY dream IN nm /
old the unhidien mysteries of the past,
Overlng period Of Seventy-twO years, and
ii told-except the administration of an OBJ
cure Individual bearing the name of Bu-
hanan. name now obsolete--in the short
pace Of three and u half columns of news
,aper [ do not wonder that the ioings Of
he administration, above mentioned. were
ot considered in, 1or Diedrick motto !
GEMS TO be 'prOiixity Is the soul of cop {
erheads, and it would have been but I
peck towards recording the stealing by
lloyd, TO say nothing OF the delay Of -Old
Suck to fulfil the obligations Of the oath 4,
| do solemn!y swear Tor affirm that will }
li5htu,ly execute the Office OF President of /
he United States, and viii, to the best of :
~ ability, pTeSerce. protect. end defeutthc
Of the United States. Poor
ID Buck his ability like .Diedrick ;, y
nd got so low that be could not carry out
ne words Of the oath preserve, protect and |
etend. particularly the last without IN
Iting his friends, jeff Davis & Co. Died
ck. dream again Resign Yourself To your !
irtuous couch at an early hnur and you may h
{ able to take in those four years, that you k
opped over Dream on Oh. what Wis II
ms OF snaks must attend YOU
Snow, mud sunshine, wind, hail, sleetx4 :
eeze, sleet, hail, wind, sunshine mudssH q .
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