The Baltimore County union., 1866-02-03
COMMUNICATIONS.



good people even 60 50 FAR as TO express doubts
whether such q thing rs q fairy existed tall
Nov, wish TO set this matter right, and 10 ne.
sert as matter Of fact that airivs DO still exist,
and that you may lind them In our very midst.
AZ reason for the faith that's In me" IN ref
rrenee 10 ,hrsc generaly supposed-io-he mythical
creatures, wish To record queer adventure
which recently befel me.
Not long since had occasion 10 cross the Gun
powder Falls, aud as ! approached the bridge
which crosses that stream. | noticed rather de-
lapidaied specimen Of humanity IS ing upon it,
lie seemed to be suffering much, aud ilnlnedi-
ately experienced a feeling o. pity for the old
uian, spoke 10 him kindly, and assisted him To
rise 10 his feet, and asked him the cause oi his
lying there In that condition. Tie told me his
tale. II was one u sorrow aud suffering of OPP
preston and wrong peIfe,raic'i 10y the hand Of
man. ! offered him assistance. hut strange 20
say, he refused ' material aid D." turned 10
leave him. but he nii he wished To see a short
distance down the Falls. AMI desired me 10 ac-
company him. Washing io see the adventure
out, followed the old man. until We had reached
a spot entirely shut out frUm the sight Of man,
and then the oil man stepped and toOk me 10y
the hand anl told inc that was within the con-
ines OF FAIRY Land, that their home was amid
the " Raven Rocks AMI that he was their king.
l'e had, be siid. started out that morning TO see
whether kindly feeling still existed Ia the breast
Of man. aud lor that purpose had assumed the
position un the bridge IN whtsh ! found him. -
Man, had lsass'd him cullly by. but hal been
kind in him. aud now he would repay me lie
then handed uir . glove. and instructed me that
when PLACED my hand In it. would bccomc
invisible io human rirs and could 60 whittier
wished unscrn. unhcHfd aud nnhiddrn The
pcs,rssion 1t this ialisman has been fruitful
sourcc Of AiSeatnrc 10 me, ani one of my sttang-
cst propose 20 lay lriofr ,our readers.
Not long since ! visited u county town Of n
a. T..
nicncr. On the west bank Of the Mississippi This
town - uo'cl iur many things, aud particularly
~ = place. Where Seccsh lawyers - most 10
congfegaic On the occasion on which visited
this town. ! noticed quite - cummoiion among
these LAWYERS. and learned iha;a nreiing Of them
was 10 tskc place dirrc;lv. Wishing io see
g. What the matter was. | slipped on my glove,
ani Wien { saw these gentry gathering st the
office of one uf their number Malsri IN ani
took = soa'. Atrg about \ dozen had gathered
iu the doors we're locked. shutters closed anil
every vfyeauigun ,tkrn tn nicVcnt dropping.
a smooth fa,ri ind, i'lus. nr"sr aud spoke
liecc he Stii th1tail present knew ihc iiiiicui-
t.,sunier " hi,h 'hr, l,hrrrl The regular Judge
90 ;hr Cvcri. hc -a,d hal hcrn i,k,n Ill., Mh,,h
they hal sut rostd wHs 4 Go,l.srui hrraus. ihey
Thought s,iuir good Suuiicru Rights man 4 fam
~ irrm fnr ertsl| wuu'd le appointed to act
duting lis iis,h.,.iy i;ut they hal b,,n Nohii-
J., i!sippv,aicd Toe Court uf Appsal' htl
lrriri vira-l jlTls', gentleman aul more
iran all SQUAD uiou man for the position.
anl Niihoush ties had 'ri-l silsrhuul sophisiry
aGi buiii inc he was inmu, cable from the path
n fish' aRd OF iusii,e and something must be
iolc. Anvthius hui having Ss,s fur Judge The
regular Judge wts had enough hut this one was
worse The STATE. Attorney. too. must he at
tended - for he VS. getting too mueh for them
Tie sncN m.r- lsN than any of ihrm anil they
c'ub no' now hore 60 have criminal 20 un-
Wt.pt ~ Justc u theN came before that Coutt
TArv iuu,' i- .'ga-st- -as iown-siiI til.
stsaai sni .,ii-i the H,or in another Who
.fi hy greed ih 81 tHtt had been sii hui
:h1ush' '.-t .hoald go ,uriher. The gentlemen
composing i'is mtciins al knew nov obnoNiou.
tlv t',tA uf ihe 'ngft wts in sheen lie was
SroNn ss one rf ia. s'aunchcs, union inea In
'he COUNTY. in oiVais avowed 10. lil ne not
have the rnufa.e 90 'si Rebels plainly What be-
thought of them lie ,oo must be silenced.---
But hoN Ih.s question was discussed a, some
.euete. uni! happy ihoagat tsir.ca one ucmtcr
~ - meeting tie 'aid 'Acse obnoxious iuii-
vdua's ~ >, te i.ll down hy black suarlsm 49,
= Il~ one 't4s' .if.,A tA,m iuc0AAl t'ie IAgegs.
fslseify their proceedings ans! positions, and de-
fame ;h,'- character Thi- lr., was Immediate
il adopted bot Sha should 10 this dirly.work
None prvsen, seemed Niius 20 engage 10 H. and
- iis' another Was mentonei ns the fitting per-
$40 = -cn'lcs'tn kuoNa 10 the community
yellow George 1uis man said our
sf-aAe- s Peculiarly fitted for the work of de-
fAna.ioa f-opo..,i lieeIcceicl an body black
gaaftism IN the county possesses enough of low
Cuun.ng snl hypocgi.y t1 keen ont ~ The way
- harm ty 'Ee law WASH wot'h Whipping
/ aud eoulln D. character, ioF hr hadu any 20
II iose-'hat BE BAL sdnk so loN now IN the depths
~ degradation aui deprAs.ty hat nothing he
ragt io would 'nk him lower lie vas the
maa The meeting iioush, % TOO, AMI imme-
datelT appointed = COMMITTEE 10 wait oo Vel
l'~ George ani 1form him of the honorable
vocation 90 wulca Dc had been called wanted
90 80 'hi4 faHrd individual and vent With the
Committee We found him in his eatce. bu-
Sly engaged. - sghscquen'ls learned in the
csns'ruciion o. a ra'eai steam engine. warranted
- .tse 'a~ power of NJ the engines now in Gre
. alton con.1ire, and iu consume hut an Arfnful
Z u wool year The Committee announced the
ohlcci Of iAs,fys.;, when Ye,log George rose
n'sgesiirNl.y. rolled his ese. around until they
ioo<e'l Ike little moon. N the vista Of his smut
begffuei face aa4 ge-liluiatiug franiically, said
GeLiiensen, an youf mAn, too. hase an ar
count 20 settle WUh ih- Jglgc. Dbl he not 0nly
'1-'iay reft.~ 10 slow me % ask illegal questions
of Niiness. and was not one oi my clients
cHsrge'i only With tie gentle recreation of whip
ping poor w0taln. convicted thereby And
lil uoi the STATE Attorney e.,l she Judge ia this
ald insisted that justice should DO rendered 10 al
concerned i-- gen,lrnen. will black guard
them n your heart oonishi | DO not fear con-
selprucs7. for no one thinks worth inolesiing
ani Y the worst comes to she worst, let them be-
safe fpf have iiie rGsaEs here and he ,.laced
h. hand on his patent steam eugine NJ blowing
the Court House ani ali in IL 10 atoms in iiiiy
And tbes could not pgnish me even for that for
here have The means ~ escape ~ hand, here
he took doWn q1eer looking oLJ-ci This, he
continued. J. lh- vefi;atie balloon in Nhieh n
former Ju lge 81 our COgri used t0 migrate he-
tween our town and lialtimore and II any body
tries 20 mOlesi Or arrest the Why | can initiate
this balloon, for which parpose I ran easily OBJ
tain the gas from my friend whose Office Is two
or three door. above here. snd them eau ii@e
away 10 that modern heaven for rebel. virginia,
and he y, rest. Do not be afraid gentlemen
but that will acqIii myse,f to your sAiisiaciion
will indnlge in the fouiesi ~ personal ahnse and
maligniiy, and make these Court lloase oliieials
rue The day they ever crossed the path ~ Yellow
GrOrge Here the counienAnce Of this person
became % hileous sud unlike that Il man that
was glad To qui, the scene.
The neKt morning Iagain VISITED Ceorge 'ssien.
and found him just finishing hts " remafkAh
production. Ne had about dozen states writ.
ten fnll and from there ie copied what he had
written nIon paper. waited until he had fin
ished, ald then be carefuli, rolled up his manu-
script, and started out. followed in his foot
steps ia printing 0fiioe few squares on. he
haaded the roll of paper 10 the hcad Of that con-
ccrn, who sA, down and read II, aud afl.r doing
80 the editor seemed sadly troubled lie turned
TO q Yellow George snd tom him he could not
publish this article, that the gentlemen whom he
had abused had never injured him, that one Of
them at least had been his friend and bens factor
ever since be 1.-THE editor, had entered the conn.
~ n ffendless, unknown printer bDy tie had
stuck "a him and remained faithful io his Interest,".
through sickness aud health through good and
evil report and that nov he could no, turn and
sting 'he hand that had nonfiIhed him George
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