The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-11-07
"Ifa! Wat is them which he
nolds SO lovinly in his arms?' askt

"Them is tho treasures Nv the
Temple, Nv wich the okkepant
thereof is ex offisbo guardian. lie
hcz only n part Nv EN- in his arms
-el 700 motifs, ther are ten Nv EN-
under bis heels"
i looked carefully, and notist
that they wuz all labelled with the
names'uy tho States-those in his
arms wuz those NV the North, and |
the ten under his heels wuz them
wich he'd unfortnilly failed in their
attempt to get out Of the Temple.
From the heft Nv his heel onto EN-,
it appeared ez tho they were I'M
der atrihin restraint Kentucky,
Delaware and Maryland he he'd
tightly gripped between his thumb
and finger.
"Why sleeps hc?' askt I.
"Exhaustion," sed he. "Sich q
fite ez hez he'd to retane possession
uvthis placel Four long yeers
hov opposin powers attempted by
open hostilities to disposstss him
doorin wich he wuz assailed at evry
pint, and for three yeers hez polt-
ikle fite bin made onto him, doorin
wich he hez bin betrayed by them
be sposcd wuz his chosen and trust
ed trends. Last yecr he he'd a ter
rible copfict with EN- and wuz vic.
torious, but the strain wuz too
heavy onto him and he's bin a
sleep, ever sence, recooperatn. Be
sides some NV his attendin physi-
clans, in wich he he'd confidence,
proved to be quacks and they dos
ed him With restoratives that how
ever good they mite be, wuzn't
precisely the remedy for the time,
and they increased the stnpor un'
der witch he wuz laborin. Besides
he wuz attackt with sore head, and
in adishen to all this there wuz
barnacles and vampires, and blood
suckers Nv all kinds, wich farther
weakened him. Listen how hard
he breathes!" !"
And he wuz brcathin hard.
AT this precise mint, methawt
the guide disappeared. and there
wuz a agitashun NV the curtins w
my chamber. Slowly they lifted,
and to my surprise | saw feechers
wich l recognized. Vallandygum
peered in, and scein that the Giant
wuz still asleep, come in on tip.toe,
beckonin others to follow. They
come. There wuz Thurman nv
Ohio, Voorhees, Nv Injiany, Flor
cncc, Sharswood and Jerry Black,
nv Pennsylvany, Seward, Fernan-
Idly Wood and Morrlsey, NV New
York, and Johnson, Pierce, Book
anan, and the whole glorious com
pany Nv martors. Cautiously they
crept in and. timidly ranged them.
selves about the sleepin Giant and
communed among themselves.
That wuz too heavy load foi
him TO carry at his age" chucklec
Bon. Wood, pintin to an immense
burden strapped TO his shoulders
| on wlch wuz writton Equality be
, fore tho Law"
/ "Yes," scd Johnson, "bnt h
t wood hev got throo with it, but
G trippcd him.
"it'wuz | who put the stonc'dowl
h over wich he mostly stumbled,
Y sed Seward in a whisper,
r "To biznis y said ValIandygun
d "Lcts git wat we kin afore he a
v wakens," and he and Thurman sli
o ly fingered away Ohio, doln
i without disturbin him much, IL
i did groan slitely, and move uneas
y iIy. Sharswood and Jerry Blac
: very adroitly slipped Pennsylvi
d ny out from under his arm, and
r. gain he started up rcstlessly, br
g sunk back into kisslumber agin.
1 Embodied by this, Fcrnand
" Wood and Seymour attcmpte
n TO steal away Moo York, witch WI
" the pillcr onto wich his bed res
r. i'll, and while they wuz mano(
sr vcrin it he made u terrible noise, {
S, ef he wuz in agony.
oz Its The death rattle in b
n; throqt?" piped the ten Stats und'
a his heels, slrivin to release then
i'll selves.
"Ils the death rattle in h
I'd throat p shreeked they all thro'
a. in off all stealth and each grabb
It, at Stait. 'g
in In an instant tho scene change
II. They he'd overdid it. The Gia
ed awoke, and springin to his ie'
in glared onto en-.
N. "Tho death rattle is itl' sed
i'm in voice Of thunder. "lla Ii
YOU mistake the snorin Nv q ha
lin slepin Giant for the death rattl
nv "What hev | done2 Sleepin
y. long and KNOWN all the time tn
,rs assassins lurked around M
NV Shakin the baruacles off he l.
lu. about him lively, He pitched F'
,at mandy and Seymour out head o'
est hoels,-one sweep pyhis right al
hit disposed Nv Pierce, Bookanan q
that pack, and then missin Oh
! l and Pennsylyapy, he obsery
in. ,Vallandygum, and Sharswood, mi
IN. in off with EN-. Uttcrin a howl
q rage ho sprang after em, !
t leaps suficed, and he wrenched
he. Stats from their grasp, but n
ld- however, ontil Vallandygum ;
NV bit a thunderin slice out Nv On
- and Sharswood one nearly ez la
out NV Ponnsylvany. A s..Y
.bc. AT this pint | awoke. The mo
in sun wuz u sondin her brill
On beams thro the winders nv b
C,'1 oa,,p, Aronnd mo law thclDI