The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-11-21
For the Republican.

nj E,N ~. ""' NH'N'S ENTrP'WN ~
a Which is supnosed 10 be beyond
< Che Cape ofGood Hope,
VT ~ a.t Nov 10, 1896, :
My dear Republican frlends,(ms bers
ofthc Unioh League, "Boys in Blue"
and af'"0rheFs VINO onay ~tfis-history..'
and wish to emigrae to this lovely land
where there ate no ctlioe and wish to
know how the thing is done, just give
me!our at!epllpns For notwilhstandg
hg,I apihq* q @staways u dd gbge
that dear old Constitulion--the Union
and Sambo, ''muchH"--hcre excuse me
for shedding a tear TO his Sambo's-
nemory.
Now 10 basldes--we "tfimindd vesscr
st Summer and set sail with flying col
r tlrs 1'Ssandi1 gnpen our reeord,"it was
nrely impossible to wreck our barque or
'cteat our purpose, for ounrecord was
'hmistakeab' ycldar so We did l5re the
'lniQn for ,oAdh We teu9h, but above all
gehyc the Constitution and ,SaInbo---
laohcrtear. As We ''swlng around the
ircle' we ccme in sight of, tie cape OF
Food H'pe, on which were the beacon
sh,s Of numerous conventions, and IN
,ar great love for the Uniqn we could
Ut refuse to take all on board who
IA lie application /; for we do love the
constitution which is for office. and the
Union which is for the South anu Sam,
40 wEichis the core of our institutions,
hbracing even the hero OF FortPIlow,
and we would have 'aker on board the
hero Of Fortress Monroe. but he de-
cllred at the argent request OF a,kiud old
un,le, and we were too gallsnt to in.
irude upon privaci's 20 affectib,iate. SO
We "swrug around the eirclee' e'unll our
vessel was well nigh filled &, c.) we hai
on board all of the true constitutional
Union element Of the coun'ry,rfounded
upon S,mbo--cxcuSe me for interrupt,
ing theeven tcnors ol your urGams And
while we are stopping in Belks county.
at the home Of our infeia,igable color
bearer, Hon. II. g., l will give You
synopsis Of the rasscngers-inc'uding
Sarbp-tor be I, known unto you that
be was not one OF the passengers, but de
principle element of de dscussion,' he
formed the bread and butter tic mest
ard desert TOR breakfast. dinner and sup
Per- he-"as the pillar Of cloud by day
aud fire by night, and many times be
was ,hSnighl-niare that carried us to
tie happy land of Canaan" which eve
TO see again, ,'(Qpotauon
from Jake Spere). Now for the con-
gruoos Clements In the after part1of
tile cabin ana next the ladies-for We
had some of ;hem too-were some bale
tender hearted, sensitive young men,
who could not bear the idea. of war, and
some rery ''chite boys III bsue"--bntnut
many mostly of the McNspolean's alisci>
pies. In the forward part we're those
valiant mcn, who, on the look iput fur
good chances are wiling to risk every
thing for The sake Of etlicc, such as III, &.
The Coppej hns Ms. the Demij jain sons,
dots of them in Greene county,) the
and skedadlera, many of
whom a.ched boldly into Canada, Just
to show Abe Lincoln that they could
march over Lnndy's Lane as well as o
General Scott. These were the prlnci-
pal characters inside Of the cabin, while
out on the guards were losters, pick
pockets, gamblers and swells who did
not care one !'demd" cent v hich way the
boat went so Sambo was kept on. deck.
The bell rings. We are off, sorry we +.
had not omeof "Enoch S0uth's best,
lo wood up on, It'll is so much the best
for drinking our southern friends health ,
On. must not be tedious. We
''swung around the circle" until some.
lime in September, when slight mist
the land from sight aud seri-
ou ly dsmpened our fires, but with great
ptfo't and giving Sambo. several extra
the shining Of his eyes and
worry gave us light enough ahead to
make good run, we soon learned that
he mist was caused by a slight aground
'well" in Velm.n, and Maipe so we
ook some 'redeye'' some early white,' /.
little kill ne quick and some weaker, 4,
Iel to suit the s,,machs of. all, for, as
ne current was contrary aSd1driiiingus
TO eddy aud whirIpools, whe had to
al all hands toihc polls as we .drlfted.
Quad CuPe Far, and Simbo too must
y ehak" his wooly head-lie npon his
sak--'arry the Fnedmm's BWedu-'
and beside Cymer's laltoIm--go in
q his bounty, &c and be tie bug -bear