The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-06-05
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CRoYLE TWP, May %, 1874
DEAR FIREMAN. see in your last issue
another communication from the mouth-piece
of the South Fork cut-worms Judging from
! the weakness of his assertions, ''B. L. K" must
nave had an overdose of cUt-worms, and as a
consequence his stomach has become bilious,
the result of the aforesaid cut-worms feeding
on young corn and other YARDS" am pleased
TO see, however. by the tone or "B. L. h IS last
eptstle, that Secessionism Is the wane ut
south fork, Notwithstanding its great medium
has pawned the most precious paIt of his being
IN the effort to establish the good lost
! "B. f. r." seems to be very anxious TO find
out what know about the camp at Burk' =
ever having been in existence, and I am cenf-
dent that none of Croyle tow ~nship's bravo sons
ern soil, where thoy did their duty faithfully.
. know Of only few men who were drafted
and who sought to avoid the responsibility.
/ One of these went to Washin :, ton, where nion
propensities were strong, and saw President
ground Gf insanity; another reported, and
! when asked by the examining surgeon if he
/ claimed exemption, said that he did on the plea
/ of having no teeth behind. Still another one
unfortunately got one Of his great toes in a
! the other men OF Croyle who were drafted or
! who voluntarily entered the army responded
corded their deeds of valor in their own blood
on Southern batrle-ffelds. They never were in
( the rcbe, camp at Burk's saw-miII nor any
! where else except where duty called them.
'B. Z. r." charges our enteprislnR and Union
ing secession prOclivities, SummerhilI, be it
known. is one OF the oldest towns in the county,
ana the citizens of the township and of the
town in question have always lived on the most
friendly and peaceable terms. And 50 it is to-
BILE business nOtoriety and possessing more
than sufficiently numerous and constantly in
creasing population of permanent citizens, IT
is quite natural that Sum merhilI should desire
to become a borough, especially as more strin-
gent local laws needed to protect its people
and its property from the depredatons of the
South Fork rebels who have so lately seeded.
l am Glso charged by the same writer with
being nondescript, which is of course Il false
charge; aud vet | would rather be a monde
EcriDt than a from the rebel kGk
He also wishes TO know what am crying about.
The reason is this, / would much rather fight
rebels with pow der and lead than with pen and
ink, but as can I have my own way about it
just now of course / feel like bluh6ering
The invitation to dine with him on birthstone
stew twhskey stew is no doubt what he meant,
as the effects ana results the same in the
long runD comes with good grace from ''B. L.
r. and yet l am constrained to decline tue
kind Invitation, inasmuch as do not like to go
so far South TO dine with no better company
than South Fork cut-worlns and their rebel
"B. f. r." throws out some hints about prose-
cutting the war, which hiGts he will no doubt
he finds himself so unpIeasantiy situa ted that
he will be forced to come back into the Union
disguised in female apparel May this, how
ever, be "B Z, RS" last ditch, and may he be
swamped in the effort to leap it,,
The cut-wOrm apOlogist also charges mo with
being mad. We'll, l stand it as well as St.
Paul, who had 70 contend with beasts and false
accusers, and rebels in general, who likewise
charged him with being mad.
''B. E. r. does not think well OF my friends
0gline & Co., which may be accounted for by
the fact that they were all strong Union men
and strictly temperate in their habits and Ihey
made treason very OdiOuS to the rebels.
''B. Z. r." quotes very freely from the say
ingS of a Hard Shell BAPTIST preacher who lives
on the Mississippi river and is the captain Of a
tat-bOat gcUeraly laden with whisky and other
bad spirits, and the memhCrS OF whose church
arc soapstcks anu low curses of that ilk.
In conclusion, Mr.. EdilCr, allow me to say
that Us ''B. L. Il - communication was exceed
ingly thin-Very much like unto the chicken
broth which hotel guest on one occasion hand
ed hack to one of the walters with the request
that he would allow the rooster TO wade thro'
il two or three more times | have saw fit to
reply in much the same strain, and now pause
afford my friend opportunity to wade
through his own Slop sufficient number ef
times to bring 1t up to the same consistency as
the dirty hodge pOdge heretofore served up 10y
him, Yours, &c, l., & II,