Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-12-18

1 live to the age of Methuselah I.
shall never be o meek woman, but
still I suit Geofry. and I take more
kindly to his authority than ever ]
did to parental rule. Father laughs
with sly triumph at Geofry's victory,
and lie sent lne us II wedding present
II handsome copy Of 2" The Talnlng OF
the Shrew.
Eli Perkins Oh The (Cuban War
Path.
am here in Terre Hante. The
room where I now write once re-
sounded with the eloquence Of Abra-
lam Lincoln. Tomorrow u Chicago
drummer will occupy it to sell sheep
clodings tits shame--a national
shame-that room once occupied by
Abraham Lincoln and myself should
ever echo to the tratiicking voice of a
commercial traveller. Alas we live
in evil times. Only yesterday saw
them using Mr.. Liucoln's two, hun
dred- -thousand-dollal monument, over
in Springfield. as profane theatrical
billboard. They were posting the
yellow hand-bills Of minstrel trorpe
ON it.
Go. base imitation negrol leave
. this sacred monument" | said; but
he kept on pasting the bill as he re-
marked, "If Mr.. Lincoln was alive,
Judge, he would be the last man to
object to poor negro minstrel past
lug a few d-bills on his monument"
WAR.
Yesterday when l arrived in Terre
Haute to stay over Sunday, regis
tered nv name "Colonel Eli Per-
kins." Ny arrival caused great
excitement. It was understood that
l was going to open recruiting office
for the Cuban war. AL the old SOL
diers here who don't hold lucrative
Offices ir the "Granges" are enthu
siastic for war. A good many rebel
soldiers have come over the river
from Kentucky tolive in Terre Haute.
They are for war, too. They all de-
sired to be colonels or generals except
one man, who said his heart throbbed
so for the Stars and Stripes that he
was willing to take sutlership.
have telegraphed General Grant that
Terre H&ute alone can supply l 900
officers, and that all the Government
will have to do will be TO appoint a
few privates.
Colonel Gapin says he is ready to
fly to arms. He has probably flown
before this. He says his heart burrs
for the American eagle, and lie can
hardly keep from rushing on to New
York, where he can be first to say
I" good-hy to the brave Cnban patri-
OTIS.
Adjuiant Sterne says he fought all
through the late war, sometimes on
one side and sometimes on the other
and, rather than see America kneel-
ing at the feet of Spain, he would
gladly welcome war-war to The kmile
and accept paymastership. He
is SO enthusiastic for The cause that,
in case Of no vacancy in our army,
he has telegraphed for q place on the
staff of Spanish General.
DRILLING FOR WAR.
This afternoon we all assembi in
the Square to drill-nine hundred
Union officers, two hundred rebel Off
GERS, and several suffers and quarter
masters. We all agreed with Alex.
Stephens that foreign war would
heal domestic troubles-cement US
together. This is why | lend my in
Auence to war. 1 am anxious to heal
up our national wounGs-anxious to
put my arms around my Southern
brother and sell him some more dry |
goods.
AS the patriots came out they
brought their old battle flags with
them. Our officers brought out their
battle banners which they had carried
all through the late war. As they
shook out the folds we saw inscribed
o. them Gettysburg" Z" Lookout
Antietam, Spottsyl
vania Court House" and " Vicks-
burg" The rebels pulled out their
flags and unwound the Inscriptions
" Balls Bluff" /" Bull Rum. "Seven
Oaks" and "Red River" When Our
fellows saw this they didn't cement"
they didn't heal" TO any alarm
ing extent. They said they didn't
enjoy looking at battles where they
got licked, got wounded and captured,
and cut up generally. The rebels
said they didn't want to fight under
any such inscriptions as Antietam'
and "Vicksburg," and one fellow
said if we didn't take the ID
Yankee rags away they'd charge US
out of the square. This made our
fellows forget all about "cementing"
and healing" and, instead, in ten
minutes we had a little one-horse re-
oellion on our hands. AS usual, 1
was first in battle-coming towards
The hotel.
And now, Mr.. Editor, don't see
now we are going to cement" and
8 heal" much don't see how we
ire going to get the rebels to help US
nucn in the Spanish fight till we get
'ur flags changed-till we carry out
Mr.. Summers ideas. At least I've
my recruiting Office in
rerre Haute till we get sort of gen.
raj flag to fight under. What do
you think Of it?
May heaven bless your newspaper
and preserve it, from yours truly,
ELI PERKINS.