Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-11-23
Local Correspondence.
RURNsIpE. November II,

Mr. EDITOR: You might have wondered,
mister, at my long silence, but think
can give ''korrect" account of myself.
Let NE introduce to you. Mr.. Editor, my
brother Bill, the pride of our family, FIVE
feet ten and half in his stockings, weighs
1870 pounds. tell you Bli's i roarer. lie
put twelve men to flight in Richmond, just
after the evacuation. Bat Bill had the al
vantage during that ''fittin, lie was on
the lead all the time Bill met with a seri
Gus accident last month He was lying in
bed just before breakfast, yawning. when
| happening TO stretch his jaws too far apart,
they became locked. Bill rushed in terror
to the kitchen where 'mam" was getting
breakfast. He couldn't speak word, but
! his countenance spoke volumes, il was like
! an open book 10 mann" She saw 10 4
moment what was wrong, and cried out,
Run 10 the wood pile, Bill, take the axe
and strike with all your might on log,
| that will unlock EN-" Bill run out, seized
the axe and, raising it over his head, bro t
| it down with tremendous force on the log,
the experiment was successful. and his up
par Tow of Ilolars came down in I 'jiIfy.
Dut. alas at the last moment his tongue
had sstrayed out to see what was wrong, aud
the happy meeting OF his jaws well nigh
cut it in Two. Bill looked sadly toward
man." wio stood in the door, and, said
he, lin an ent. -eiy different dialect from that
formerly used by bim,) Nam, that's what
| al, ,,iI ri FVI fnfn ln
fire" We sent Tor II doctor, who dressed
his wounds. But Bill still talks . little
thick, aud We we're mach amused the even
ing of the disaster, while sitting at the sup
pc table. Bin said, Nam, plass them
corli clakes . For I long tine Bill and
had contemplated emigra,ins to the west.
So last Friday, after bidding fnal adieu to
all our friends, we started for Indiana TO
take the cars iUr Iowa. Hi took us to
town, and man had baked US pillow
case full of doughnuts, and packed up with
tho,, a half boiled fitch 10 provision US
on the journey For" said she, boys
you must be savin'." We arrived at Ind
ana that evening, and the next morning got
at,oard The train. Hi was there to see Us
of, and as the train moved away, | heard
him remark to some bystandcrs, ''8entle-
uIen, there's pair Of boys you won never
see in this country again, they are bound
ior the far, tar west" The train rolled
quietly 10 biairsyiie Intersection, where we
dNrnountcd aud entered the Atlantic Ex-
press ar least think it was, as l noticed
lots Of folks aboard from tother side of the
Atlantic. smoking short pipes and wearing
skull caps. | asked the conductor who
them fellows Vas, and he smiled, and said
they were batch of operatives from the
Tower of Babel and ! guess he was right,
for couldn' tind r,tand contoui ded word
they said Well, we whirled into the big
Union Depot at Pittsburgh, and LETT our
train 10 change for one going out the p. +.
w. & G. r. r. We marched through the
depot, Bill ahead with the doughnuts, and
| behind with our carpet bag. Say, mis-
ter, what yer got in that bag ?" said a news
boy. .'Gloughnuts, replied BIZ, limo
Gently. Give us one. won'tyer p ''Cler-
tainy," replied Bill, thickly. AMI un,ying
his pillow case he gave the boy two large
doughuuts, then shoulderei it and started
on and had not gone a rod before that un-
grateful little cuss, drawed his knife and
slit the pillow case from top TO bottom, out
rolled the fat cakes, and twenty new<boys
and boot otblacks gobblcd them up quicker
than you could snap your finger. Bill was
totally disheartened and swore he would re-
turn home forthwith. tried to persuade
him, but no use. So We took the back track
and the next night brought up at home
again We tried to slip quietly to bed but
the old lady heard ''suthiu.' and, thinking
it was the cat, she cried Hiss" 'Oh =
NAM taiut the clat, its Inc and Blen.
Where did you plut them clorn clakes?''
said Bill, sadly. We eat some. retired. and
next morning mounted Snowshoe and rode
to Burnside.
The Methodist Episcopals are building
new church, expecting to dedicate it some
time this winter
A grand union protracted meeting com
mences in the Union church on Saturday
evening next
The vanguard of winter, in the shape of
clustering snow storms, has made its ap-
pearance in our little valley Autumn lin
gered long, but fear now the brown cheek
ed maiden has bid a final adieu to 1870