Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1865-10-31

and things for the Southern army.
This was satisfactory. and the ini

This was satisfactory, aud the intoxicated
troopers went orr
At the next station my pooty secesheI
awoke and sed she must git out thar. bid
her kind adoo and gave her some provisions
Accept my blessin and this hunk of ginger
bred [ sed
She thanked me meekly and triped gaily
away There's considerable human nature
in man, and I'm afraid shall alters give
aid and comfort to the enemy if he comes in
the shape of a nice young gal.
At the next stashun didn't git off so easy.
was dragged out'n the cars aud rolled in
Che mud several mints. for the purpose Of
takin the conseet out n me Seceshner came
up, af'ectionately embraced me, and to show
he had no hard feeling agin me put my nose
IN his mouth | returned the compliment by
suddenly placing my stummick agn his right
foot, when he kindly made spittoon of my
able bodied face. Actocated by a desire to
see whether the Seceshner had been vaccina-
ted, I fasteaed my teeth onto his coat
sleeve and tore it to the shoulder. We then
vaiantly butted our heads together for a few
minits, danced around little, and sot down
in mud puddle. We riz to our feet agin.
and by sudden aud adroit movement
placed my left eye agin the Secesher's fist ];
we then rushed into each others arms and
fell under a two-hoss wagin. | was very
much exhausted, and didn't care about getlin
up agin-but the man sed he reconcd, I'd
better, and concluded would. He pulled
me up, aud hadn't been on my feet morn
two seconds afere the ground few up and hit
me in the head The crowd said it was high
old sport, but [ couldn't exactly see where
the latter come in. We riz and embraced
agin. We careered madly to steep bank
when got the upper hand of my antagonist
and threw him into the raven. He fell
about forty feet, strikin a grindstone pretty
hard | understand he was injured. |
haven't beard from the grinds;pne.
A maj in cockt hat cum up and sed he
felt as though an apology was doc me There
was misfake-the crowd had tux me for an
other man. | told him not to mention it,
axed him If bis wife and little one was SOS
to be about, aud got on board the train which
has stopt ten miDits for refreshments. got
all | wanted. 1t was the heartiest meal /
ever eat. e
Twas rid on rail the next day, bunch
Of blazin fire crackers bein tied to my coat
aiis 1t WAS fine spectacle in dramatic
point Of view, but didn't enjoy it. | had
other adventures of starlin character, but
why continnor? Why lacoraie the public
boozum with these here things? Suffice to
say, / got across Mason & D.xons line safe
at last.
| made tracks to my hunlsted-but she
with whom am harnessed for life failed 10
recognize in the emacheated being who stood
before her, the gushen youth Of 49 summers
who had only left her soune few rionths afore.
But ! went into the pantry and brot out a
certain black bottle, aud raisin It to my lips,
| Grid, "uefe's to you old gal" did it SO
nairal that she knowed me at opct. Those
form Them voice! That natral way of
doing things! Tis he she cried, and rushed
into my arms. It was too much for her,
and she fell into a swoon. came very near
swoonin myself.
No more at present from yours for the
pcrpetration of the Union and the bringing
of the Goddess Of Liberty out of its present,
fix. ARTEMUS WARD.