The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-11-14

Followed by a Dream which
Has Some Reference to a Se'
cent Political Event.
PosT OFFS, CoNFEDRIT X ROADS, J
witch is in the Stait of KentUCky,) 7
October %, 1867. J
! We held, last mite, our formal JOLT
fcatiOn at the Corners, over the re-
suit Nv the Ohio and Pennsylvany
elecshuns. 1t wuz a glorious Occashuni
and one -wich wuz calkelated to cheer
the long deprest hearts Nv the down
trodden Dimocrisy, wich it did. The
Church VIZ gorgusly illOOminatid
with candles, hung in festOOns in the
winders. Deekin POgram, in honor
NV the Occashun, loaned us the yOOse
Nv his two kerOseen lanps-the pride
fuv the COrners-wich wuz arranged
ina Taboo in front Nv the pulpit, Ov-
er wich wuz hung, in peaceful folds,
the.twO Confedrit flags wich Curnel
McPelters regiment had borne in hon.
or over myriads- NV -ded Yankees.
The survivin heroes Nv the Lost Coz
in the visinity wuz present, attired in
their soiIed uniforms, and everythin
about the demOnstrashen wuz ez in
spiritin ez it wuz possible to make it.
Short and pertinent addresses wuz
made by the ofishels NV the Church,
wich 1 wuz gratified to observe a
pious vane NV thankfulnis run thrO
um. Deekin Pogram shOne with un-
wonted brilliancy and unparalleled
devOutnis. He blessed the Lord for
the mercy witch he'd bin vOuchsafed
us. The people NV the North he'd vim
dicated the skripters, and he'd bin
weaned from their infdelity. Now
he Good wOllop nigger wunst more
in safety, and put his foot onto the
necks Nv the defendants Nv Ham,
wich wuz ordained from the flood.
He felt thankful for wat he'd bin done
for us by Ohio and PennsyIvany, and
he hoped for eZmuch from Moo York.
Should Moo York complete the work
so glOriOusly commenst by Maine and
CalifOrny, and so happily carried for
erd by Ohio and Pennsylvauy, then
he shOOd say "NOw let thy servant
depart in peese.' If he shOOd survive
the joy Nv the occashun, he would to-
wOLst recapcher his niggers-sich Nv
EN- ez wuz still in the land of the liv-
in-and redOose EN- to ther normal
condishen. He wood hold EN- by
| force trustin in the result Nv the next
PresidensheI elecshun to Tatify wat he
he'd dcne. He shood to-wonst buy
wat he Good Nv Confedrit skrip, for,
bless the Lord, he felt now that the
Lost Coz wasn't ez much lost eZ he
thot it wuz.
Other speeches WuZ made and the
meetin, in a state NV high hilarity,
adjourned to BasCOm's, wher we made
mite of it. I survived probably the
longest NV any NV the square drink
ers. Their wuz those who held out
longer by resOrting to sich Onmanly
subterfuges ez THROWN ther likker
over ther shOlders and takin little
drinks, but sich aint for me. 1t looks
ez it is, like THROWN away Nv the
good gifts NV nacher; a sacrifcin the
bIessins NV life to a foolish pride, suth-
IN never will do.
One by one, I saw EN- drOop and
roll gently off the benches. Issaker
Gavitt first, McPelter next, and finally
Deekin Pogram, like a giant oak
in a hurricane, tOttered, rallied, tot
tered agin, and FINELY fell; and I, feel
in that my time, too, he'd come, went
under likewise. l slept, and sleepin,
dreamed. E
Methawt I wuz in a vast bildin
constructed in the Orientle stile Nv
arketectoor, to wit: A roof supported
by pillers. These pillers wuz labelled
with the names of battles fought door
in the RevOlushun and the last war
with great Britten, the strongest and
fewest bein ticketed with the bat ties
fl ght doOrin the late Onpleasantri; 5.
"Wat struckter is this?" askt Nv
the janiter NV the institoOshun.
&c The Temple Nv Liherty!' anser-
ed he. ..r-r---..-
"Wilt show it me?' askt I.
d" With pleasure Sir" sed he. The
present occupant Nv the-bildin and he
who now hez cOntrole NV it, is in an
/ inner chamber. Woodst see him?"
81 woods" " remarked i, and show
ed me in. -.- g. .....-s ,.,... ~
1t wuz a pekooIyer seen. On the
carpet on the floor wuz stretched the
form NV a Giant, 5hyerz in stature,
broader across the shoulders, deeper
in the chest, and pOssessin more indi-
cashens NV strength and endOorance
than any Giant l he'd ever seen. His
face wuz ruther young lOOkin and no
bic, though onto it there wuz an ex-
preston NV weaIini5 and sadnis. He
wuz fast asleep, laud sleepin ez a man
does. after a terrible eXpenditoor NV
physikle and mentle strength.
d" Who is this ?" askt 1 Of my
guide.
d" Republikinism - sed he.
"Ha! Wat is them wich he holds
so lovingly in his arms?" askt I.
"Them il the treasures Nv the
Temple, of which the Okkupant
thereof is ex-offisho guardian. He hez
only part NV EN- in his arms-ef 700
notis, ther are ten Nv em under his
heels"
I looked carefully, and notist that
they Wuz all labelled with the names
NV the States-thOse in his arms wuz
those Nv the North, and the ten un-
der his heels wuz them wich Unfornit-
ly failed in their attempt to get out
Nv the Temple. From the heft NV
his heel onto EN-, it appeared ez tho
they were under a trifin restraint.
Kentucky, Delaware and Maryland
he he'd tightly gripped between his
thumb and finger.
s'Why sleeps hep" askt I.
" Exhaustion," sed he. Sich a
fight ez he hez he'd to retane possess
sion Nv this place! -Four long years
hev opposin powers attempted to open
hOstilities to dispossess him, dOorin
wich he hez been betrayed by them
he sposed wuz his chosen and trusted