The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-06-15

AAS Nuo VppOAtu 10 tnc war NJ tno
fust. and draw d his sword very reuc-
tant. In fact he wouldn't hav' draw'd
his sword AZ all, only he had large
stock Of military clothes on hand,
which be didn't want to waste, Ho
seq the colorod man is right, and DO
will at once 90 TO New York and oppn
Ia Sabbath School for negro min.
gtrc!s
TIE CONFEDERATE ARMY.
The surrender Of z. Lee, J.. Johns
ton aud others leaves the Coniedrt
Army in q ruther shattered state, -.
That army consists Of Kirby Smith,
four mules and q Bass drum, snd is
movin rapidly lords Texts.
a PROUD AND NAUGHTY souTnERSER.
F1elir little peokish, / went into
q eatin house to day, and encountered
Il young man with long black hair and
slender frame. lie didn't wear much
clothes, and then as be did wear look
ed unhealthy. He irowned on me,
and scd, kinder scornful, $50, Sir
you come here 10 haunt US in our hour
| Of trubbe, DO Your
I 20" said I, II cam here for
hash r.
"Pish-haw I" he sed snecrinsly,. "I
mean you air in this city tor the pur.
pose Of rloatin over fallen pep!e.--
( Others may basely srccumb, bit as for
me, will never yield--never ncgcE.
"lav' sutliin TO cat!" l pleasantly
suggested
| "Tripe and onions r. he sed furcely;
then he added, 81 eat with you, but
bate you. You're low-lived Yam
kcc I"
70 which 1 pleasantly replied,
Howl you have your tripe p
Fried, mudsil with plenty Of ham
lMt,'
| lie ct very raycnus. Poor feller- -
/ lie had lived on odds and ends for
several days, cattI' crackers that had
been turned over BY reyelers in tho
/ bread tray at the bar.
lie got full al last, and his hart soft
ened li.tIe to'ards me "Aftcr all. ="
he sed. you have sum peple at tho
North who are not wholly loathsam
beasls!'
"WeIl, yes" scd, "wc hav' now
and then & man among us who Isn't
cold--blnddcd scoundril." "Young
man, / mildly but gravely scd. this
crooil war is over and you're licht !
Its rather necessary for sumbody to
lck in i good square, lively fitc, and
in this ere case it happens to bs tho
Utytii Stats of America. You fit
splendid, but we WAS too many for you.
Then make the best of it & let US al
put the Republic on a frmcr basis nor
ever.
81 don't eloat over your misfor!ins,
my young fren. Fur from it. I'm II
old man now, and my hart is softer
nor it once was. You see my specta-
c!es is mistencd with soutbih' very ike
tears I'm thinkin on the sea Of good
rich Blud that has been split on both
sides in this drcdlul war I'm thinkin'
Of our widders and orfuDs North, and
Of your.n in the South. / kin cry for
both. B'lceve me. my young fren,' l
! kin place my old hands tendcrly on
the fair young he'd ot the Virginny
maid whose lover was laid low in tho
battle dust by fedrai bullet, and say,
as fervcntly and piously as vener'
bic sinner like me can say anythin,'
''God be good TO you, my poor dear, my
poor dear ~
Iriz up 10 60, & takin' my yung
Southern frcn kindly by the hand. l
sed, Young man. adool You South
crn tcllers is probly my brothers, tho
| you've occasionally had a cussed qneer
way of shown it! It's over now
Let US all jine in and make country
on this continent that shall Civ all
Europe the cramp in the stummucll
ev'ry time they look at rs Adoo,
adoo"
And as l am through, I'll likewise
say ad2o to you. jente reader, merely
remariin ihatthe Star Spangl6d Ban
ner /. wavin' round loose asin, and
that there don't seem to be anything
the matter with the Goddess OF Liber-
ty beyond 4 Site cold.
ARTEMUs WARD.