The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-02-15

some ten feet long. Hayin stopped a
house, he procured two-inch aguer
and borin hole through the dash boarc
pulled the steers tail through aud tied
up the end in knot my runnin gear
is weak, " scd he, "but | don't intend tc
be stuck in the mud. If the body hold,
good, and the steer don't pull off his
tail, why Bill, j am safe" "My frend, .
sod "will you please to inform me
what port you are bound for, and when
you expect to reach iti' "No port at
all, Bill, sed he; I'm goin dcd strate
TO the big Stone Mountain. | am goin
10 git on the top aud roll rocks down up.
on all mankind. | now forcwarn every
liyin thing not to KUN thar until this
cverlastin foolishness is over" He
were then but three miles from town,
and been trayellin the liveIong night.
All. my big friend, thought |, when
wilt thou arrive at thy journeys end ?
In the languase Of Patrick Henry, will
il be the next week or the next year
Oh, that kould write poum, would
embalm thy honest Ease ia epik verse.
| ken only drop to thy pleasant memory
passin random rhyme
Farewell Big John farewell;
Twas painful 10 my heart
To see thy chances Of escape
With that old steer aud Kart
Meihinks ! seo thee now,
With aTlctrces all broke,
Aud wheels with nary hub nj all,
Aud hubs with nary spoke.
But though the mud is deep,
Thy Hits will never fail
That faithful steer will take thee out,
lfthou wilt hold his tail
Mr. Editur, under sich yarygated
scenes We reported progress, and in
course Of time arrived under the shad
ow Of Thy sitty's wing, abouudin in
gru,itood and JOY.
With sweet and patient sadness, the
tender hearts Of our wives aud dangh.
crs beat mournfully as se moved along.
Oftcn, alas. how often, was the tear seen
swimming IN the eye, aud the lip qniv.
ering with emotion, as memory fingered
around deserted homes, and thoughts
dwoli upon pas, cnjoymonts and future
dosolation. We plucked tho Wild tlow-
crs as we passed, sang songs ofmcrri-
mcni, exchanged our wit with children
--smoihering, by every means, the sur.
row Of our fate These things together
with the eomick events that okkurrod
by the way, were the safety valves that
saved the poor heart from bursting --
But for them. our heads would have
been fountains aud our hearts \ river Of
tears Oh, if some kind friend would
sei our retreat 10 musick, it would be
greatly appreciated indeed IL should
be a plaintIse tune, Interpreted with
okknsional comick notes aud frequent
fugcs shattered promisknously,
Oar retreat were kOnauctsd in excel
Lent good order, aJlcr M hruiya u"
burnt If there were any strasglln at
all, they struggled ahead II would
have delighted gen Johnston to have
socn the alakrity Of our movements --
The great struggled our contest seemed
to be-. which army could retreat the
fastest Gen. Johnston or oAra--which
could out phlaak the outhcr, and | al
low a. how it ware pull Dick pull Deyil
between EN-. II are a source Of regret
however, that some Of our households Of
the Airikan socnt have fell back into
tho arms Of the fowl invaders. | sup.
pose they may now be kallcd missin.
gcnators, and are by this time inkreasin
the stock of O,iouy d Antique in north.
crn society, which popular perfume have
crowded out Of the market all those cx.
tracts which made Y Baziu, julius
Haul, aud Lubin famous Good bye
sweet otter Of Roses, farewell ye balm
ofa thousand aowcrs-your days are
numbered
But must klosc this mclonkolly mar.
ratiyc, aud hastin to subskribc myself
Your Ruuagec,
BlLL ARP.
p. Sip are still faithful onto the
end lie says the old turkey wo left
behind have been setiin for II weeks,
and the fowl invaders are welkum to
her; further moro that he throwd ded
cat in the well, aud they are welkum to
that. Is. A.
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