Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-11-02
For The Rfristsr.
For the Register.
SARcoxlR, Jasper County, Missouri, J
Oct. 2lsi, 1867.

OCt' SlsIi lcO''
Now Autumn, crowned with the
sickle and the wheaton sheaf, comes Jo'
vial on and the many colored woods, are
fast fading into the sere yellow leaf
Since had this pleasure last, John, |
hoped 10 be able 10 write you from the
Cherokee Naiion-a small Republic exis-
Ting within the Limits OF the United States.
Would you believe il Whose mild
government like the PslriarchaI Of old in
spires one al this day with feelings Of
.'hadmrstion and have" as your Johnny
Bull would say. want 10 go there to
crafty curiosity, and TO confirm The TO-
mantle tales, often hear Of the beauty,
wealth and intelligence lorsoolh Of the
"squaws." 'Twould tempt an anchoriie,
much less pleasure seeker, what say
you ,. very much regret now moi going
sooner for | shall loose The company Of
my much esteemed friend, Col. W. II.
r., A. Q. NJ. G. S. A., a gentleman Of
infinite jest, who is hand and glove with
The old Red Skins. | hope ere long to
make The trip, however, and will write
you.
The woods are all sgloY now with the
eyer-vsrying hues Of Autumn, and the
vas, area OF Prairie land, now stretching
out beneath an October sun, presents a
rare picture 10 the lovers Of Wild Western
Scenery. Here comes train Of movers,
covered wagons freighted with their COM
plemenl Of dirty, lille faces, and small
''dorgs" in flank and rear. When the
usual colloquy ensues:
Question-Where are you from ?
Answer-Minnesota.
SILVER out of sheer sympathy for the
little one of Reconstruction memory
(ls age pictures The idea Of its being Of
1Car memory fast al the maternal fount.
DISTINGUISHING milder climate
Answer-Yes.
And the train moves on the beaten
track, seeking homes in The great West.
The country is filing up rapidly in this
way. The abandoned idea having
played out, they are content 10 pre.empt
land or buy il like any body else. But
ere long, lie. me ask-not TO be TOO inqoIS-
ilive-when the little ones aforesaid be-
come 10 be- "fghtis" where will they
spend their manhood As their fathers
did before them, invading Southern sis
ter States wot not. They will not
be taught 10 hate The people Of The South
as their fathers will. They will be edu-
Gated here. And your Yankee born out
herods Herod in his attachment 10 the soil
of his pre-emption. There is some
thing more than natural in this if philOso-
ply could find il out"
Hurrah for Ohio and Pennsylvania !
But The end is not yet. | delesI politics.
The death OF Gen. Price has caused as
deep a gloom 10 the boys of his COM
mand oul here, as would the death of
Gen. Lee 10 his. He was very popular
with the Missouri iroops-eminenlly so.
Requiescat IN pace.
The name OF Stonewall Jackson is a
synonym here as elsewhere, for all that is
good and noble, apropos send you here
with little piece that will call dream Of
| saw her face with radiant beauty shining,
Like an angels from before the Throne
Within her hands laurel wreathe entwining,
Ofrarest blossoms in far Eden blown.
With eyes like seraPh's lit in rapt devotion
That gazed the grGues, AND tombS among,
And beamcd anon, like mirage on the ocean,
A halo bright that DER our heroes hung.
Her aeecy hair that on her temples flowing
Concealed the pearly whiteness Of her face
Gay gambolI with the Pcgfumed zephyrs blow
ing
From our loved Leaders last resting place.
Nor think ye despots this vain creation,
For idle Fancy's own beguiling
Believe a hapless Southron's protestalion,
And cease your crimes, fair Liberty reviling.