Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-11-16

Suthin l never will do.
One by one, l saw EN- droop and roll gen.
tly off the benches. Issaker Gayitt first
McPeiter next, Bascom next, and finally
Deekin Pogram, like giant oak in hur-
rlcane, tottcred, rallied, tottered agin, and
FINELY fell; and |, feeln that my time, too.
he'd come, went under likewise slept and
sleepin, dreamed.
Methawt wuz in vast bldin constructed
in the orientle stile NV arketcctoor, to wit :
roof supported by pillcrs. These pillers
wuz labelled with the names NV battles
fought doorin the Revolushen and the last
war with Great Brttcn, the strongest and
newest bein ticketed with the battles fought
doorin the late onpleasantnis
wat strukter is this 2" askt Nv the iani-
ter Nv the institooshun.
"Thc Temple NV Liberty" ansercd he,
promptly.
will show it me 2" askt |.
with pleasure, SIR" said he. THE pre-
sent occupant Nv the bildin and he who now
hez controle NV it, is in an inner chamber.
| Woodst see him 2"
II woodst," remarked I, and he showed
me in.
1t was q pekoolyer scene. On the Garnet
on the floor wuz stretched the form NV n
giant, higher in stature, broader across the
shoulders, deeper in the chest, and posses
sin more indicashens Nv strength and en-.
doorance than any giant he'd ever seen.
his face wuz ruther young lookin and no.
bic, though onto it there was an expression
Nv wearinis and sadnis He wuz fast asleep,
and sleepin ez man does after terrible
expenditoor Nv physikle and mente
strength.
| "Who is this 2" askt NV my guide.
"Republikiuism !" said he.
"Ha! Wat is them wch he holds so low.
inly in his arms Z" askt |
! Then is the treasures NV the Temple, Nv
wich the okkupant thereof is ex ffisho guar.
| dian. He hez only a part NV EN- in his arms
EFF 700 notis thcr are ten of en- under his
! heels"
looked carefully, and notist that they
wuz all labelled with the names Nv the
States-thosc in his arms wuz those NV the
North, and the ten under his heels wuz them
wich had unfortnitly failed in their attempt
to get out Nv the Temple. From the heft
NV his heel onto cnl, 1t appeared ez tho they
were under triflin restraint. Kentucky,
Delaware, and Maryland he he'd tightly
gripped between his thumb aud finger.
why sleeps he Z" askt |.
"Exhaustion," sed he. "Sich fite ez he
hez ned to rctane possession NV this place |!
-Four long ycers NV opposin powers attempt
ed 1y open hostilties to dispossess him.
doorin wich he wuz assailed at every pint,
and for three years hez politikle fite been
made onto Elm, doorin wich he hez been
betrayed by them he sposed wuz bis chosen
and trusted friends. Last yeer he he'd ter
rlble conflict with EN-, aud wuz victorious,
but the strain was too heavy onto him, and
he's bin asleep, ever sence, recooperatin.
Besides, some u his attending physicians,
IN whom he he'd confidence, proved to be
quacks, and they dosed him with restoratives
that, however good they mite be, wuzn't
precisely the remedy for the time, and they
increased the stupOr under which he wuz
laborin. Besides he wuz attackt with sore
head, and in adishen to ali this there wuz
barnacles and vampires, and blood-suckers
Nv all kinds, which further weakened him.
Listen how hard he breathesn
And he wuz q breathin hard
AZ this precise mint methawt the guide
disappeared, and there wuz agitashen Nv
the curtins Nv the chamber. Slowly they
| lifted, and to my surprise l saw teachers
wich recognized. Vallandygum peered in,
and seein that the Giant wuz still asleep,
come in on tiptoe, beckonin others to follow
| They come. There wuz Thurman Nv Ohio,
| VOORHEES, Nv lnjiany, Florence, Sharswood,
and Jerry Black, Nv Pennsylvany; Seward,
Fernandy Wood, and Morrissey, Nv New
York, and Johnson, Pierce, Bookanan, und
| the whole glorious company of Matters.
| Cautiously they crept in and tinidly ranged
| themselves about the sleepin Giant and com-
muned among themselves.
That wuz too heavy load for him to
carry at his age" chuckled Ben Wood, piut
| in to an immense burden strapped TO his
shoulders, on wich wuz written Equality
before the Law
Pes" sed johnson, but he wood hev got
throo with it, but tripped him :"
1T wuz | who put the stone down over
wich he mostly stumbled" sed Seward in Il
whisper.
TO biznis ~ sed Vallandygum. Let US
| git wat we kin afore he awakens !" and he
and Thurman silly fingered away Ohio, doin
| it without disturbin him much. He did
| groan slitely, and moved uneasily. Shars-
wood and Jerry Black very adroitly slipped
| Pennsylvania out from under his arms, and
again he started up restlcssly, but sunk
| back into his slumber agin.
! Emboldencd by this, Fernando Wood and
| Seymour attempted to steal away Moo York,
wich wuz tue piller onto wich his head rest
! id, while they wuz manooyerin it he made a
terrible noise, ez Of he wuz in agony.
"It's the death rattle in his throat H'piped
the ten Stats under his heels, striyin to re-
lease themselves.
"It's the death rattle in his throat ~
shreeked they all, THROWN of all stealth and
each graLbin at a Sta;t.
| In an instant the scene changed. They
he'd overdid it. The Giant awoke, and
springin to ais feet, glared tiercely onto em.
The death rattle, is it 2" sed he, in a
voice Nv thunder. "Ha ha you mistake
the snorin Nv hard sleepin giant for the
death rattle What hev done Sleepin SC
long and KNOWN all the time that assassins
lurked around" Shakin the barnacles off
he laid about him lively. Ye pitched Fer.
mandy and Seymour out head over heels
one sweep NV his right arm disposed Nv
Pierce, Bookannan, and that pack, and then
missin Ohio and Pennsylvany, he observed
Vallandygum and Sharswoud maxim of
with EN-. Utterin howl Nv rage, he sprans
after EN-. Two leeps sufiiced, and he wrench
ed the Stats from their grasp, but not, how
ever, ontil Vallandygum had biz thunderir
slice out Nv Ohio, and Sharswood one nearl!
ez large out Nv Pennsylvany.
At this pint l awoke. The mornin SUI
wuz sendin her brilliant beams thro tn
winders Nv Bascom's. Around me lay tn
PROSTATE .orms NV Deekin Pogram, Bascom
Captain McPeltcr, lssakcr Gavitt, and th