The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-07-08
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a 3Quug man 5000 upQn the steps ~ 6s{4
tANitiye 3iies 10 a liltl6 alouns a. oeaSa 11ssl
Ms,ss1 Is, sss State. :. s0l :, s;Ass
most Irish ,deaturss enid 81 dsess ,s1en
more thxn fifteen sumssaSfs He stdQd th
one hand Sathe door ksebs afhe - efe vas
tpresseds in 4 Freple exed. irresolute ~ 5x8ter
I his 6rehead- d-sf5Y 4 moment So sfoods as
| il. dshsaisg rid EimselG then - ~ |s
door and entered. = = = - - ~
A number Of ipen NJ around the stove /
ore on 8 high stooI behind = desk wore the
uniform and bara of . lientenant. sAh issai1
the efficer blandly, while the men around The
stove chuckied and winked among theRselses.
.Ah, good morning. Mr.. Bradshaw, just come
this way 1 thought you'd conclude to enlist
under the honest old Gag, aud iight for the
/ stars and stripes
: don't know as am doing right God
forgive me if am doing wrong. You know
told you, lieutenant, have a little sister
whom my diving mother left to my charge :;
! with her lasl breath she bade me take care of
little orphaned Nellie, and she hasn't soul
to care for her but one hope some one
will befriend her, watch over her, and that
the God Of battles will -"
Charley Bradshaws voice grew trembling
and indistirct.
"Never you tea-, she'll be taken care of
old boy said the lieutenant. " The good
loyal people of this village never would see
soldiers sister come TO wan, or distress; do
you think so Mr.. Sinmonds?' Hugh Sim
monds, a dark eyed. black whiskered young
fellow, only laughed as he squirted a mouth
tu OF tobacco juice upon the stove
I'D undertake to look after Miss Nellie
myself, he said. pok;ng his next neighhor in
the ribs, if she wasn't such little copper
head
The Bradshaw blood was up. the delicate
temples were purple with rage. -.
What do you irean?' be said turning
fierceiy upon the Speaker.
Keep your epithets to Yourself; and such
ear YOURS fUr my sister is not needed. By
the wav, Hugh Si,nmonds, why amt YOU go
ing? You with your loud mou,hed patriot
ISM? .... ...-.
%. We wouldu', take Simmouds,' said the
recruiting officer, he has the swindem of
the verrerriai antiossifrac. Mr. Simmon
has enlisted twice. and been rejected both
times for disability
Wsl, sir. ne is stouter and heartier than
am, said Charlie Bradshaw, and as for abuse
OF me and my sister, soldier, Or civilian, I've
heard the las; Of IL
Every village or community We doubt not
has us Hugh mmonds-s0mewhat Gissmi-
lar from the gentleman Of whom we write SO
lar. perhaps, as the persons'te Is concerned,
but bo,tIug the same character. 4 very IN
tcn,eiy loyal yonng man, who d"nomiuated {"
Mr. Lincoln as tie government, and bad
pcrfec: contenut and intolerance in regard 10
those who differed with hin, in opinion liza
man or WON eith 7 said Constitution, that
individual was a c"pperhead'-it any one
hinted that Ihls should toe carried f..-
tie restoration of the Union, without au IL
that person was .secesh and cughI 10 be
hung He was unc additionally Uni or, Of
cour. g, b.; not for the Cuiou unless Jlaverv
was pulled ur root and branch first, Instead
Of making Ike abolition OF slavery a couse-
cucnce OF the war; MS theory was tina; put
ting down tie rebellion WAS a secondary CON
sderatcn. Slavery mus: be abolished i;
the Union went to Hudes.'
But Mr.. Smmouds was, Is we said. IN
tenseIy LOYAL; and one of the first to head
subscriI tons for volunteers families for ct
feet, never being paiil his ra-oe hourished
on handb lis as chairman of Union Commit
tees, the righthand man OF all the RECRUITING
officers, etc. The first to get ap diniers in
honor Of the soldiers home on furlouyL-
though he never paid cent himself. but his
grocery patronized, o. course, inihe get
ting Up thereof. as he had sold oEs;ers,
peaches etc., etc, ut oost--said cost being
the usual retail price Ut other stores. AZ all
Union Taiies,s he was ;he biggest fish in tie
? nd-grtting up banners and transpar4 r4ncirs,
emblems and HagS--and always marshal OF
the dav, chef speaker, committee On toa Is,
etc, etc --.. ... ..-s
Mr. 5 mmonds also was extremely log ytr7, ,'for
LII, 2 .fy
by a com,niugling of The black and white
races could the highest human perfection De
secured. He great friend of the ne-
gro, though he ne7er gave a cent 10 fiot.e,
feed, or Tree one in his whole life b NJ the
/. Gentleman 5 biggest gun was that lie was a
Democsa. u lie long Democrat, not Il cop
perheaG; he was a jackson Democrat,
Douglas Democrat-though in 90 he cursed
that great good man, and Sneered at his ad-
herenfs az Union savers. when the old
Unicn wasn't worth a cuss. no how This was
the lifelong Democrat (?j who cried cop
perhead' tc every true Den crrat-and SO
t>yaL. -l
But to &c on with our story. After Charlie
Bradshaw went TO war, the PERFECTION OF loyal.
ty continued to flourish like young bay tree.
The State quota had been filled, and the fear
! OF the drait being over, The youth settled
Y
on his customers. As for the pretty. spirited
TO the mlliners, THE Misses Clark, and tired
to think she was happy, reading Charities
letters, and writing to him, and buSying her
self with her needle. ae@
The Misses Clarn, two spinsters of uncer-
tain age, however, made peace and happiness
moral impossibilfy for Nellie; they made
Mr. Sim nonds welcome visitor, 'such
good loyal young man he was, and they
Leartily enjoyed her discontinue when she
would leave tfe roo.a TO get into remote
corner to avoid him.
Mr.. Hugh Simmonds used to entertain his
hostesses and -rice rerSa, with long TRADES
about the 'co-perheads in the army and at
home ) and one day III great glee, when pret.
iy little Nellie had more rhan usually evi
denced her dislike for him, he drew q daily
paper from his, pocket, and tossed it into her
lap, saying, SO may it be with all traitors.
1he paper was marked with PENCIL at
| this paragraph: -- ~
Among those who fell at, was Chas.
Bradshaw. He was shot by his own CAPTAIN,
while attempting tn desert TO the enemy. We
learn from good authority, that he w;is a 40
torious copperhead at home, and ridh de-
served bis i;f;e.' li41- uE F7ava g
lie shoch : ds Ioo grt'aL ior poor NeiNe,
and she fell heavily to the floor. A glean Of
satisfaction passed o:er Hugh Sim nonds
cOUnienance.
"A rather tough joke he said. i We paid
the little vixen we'll for the wav she has tceat
ed ME since Bradshaw went away paid
the editor ten dollars for publishing that little
nara graph, but ! didn't think she'd take it
exactly this wav: &c
So Charlie Bradshaw didn't attempt to
desert, eh 2. qneried The elder Miss Clark. as
she rummaged in closet for some canlphar.
No; at least never heard us he did, and
! tor all ihat L. &c LII La dano yAii know