The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-08-10

| The pale faced moon looks bloody on the earth
And lean-look'd prophets whsper fearful change;
Rich men look sad and ruflians dance and leap.n
Standing on Washington's Rock In the
vicinity CT the granite quarries just at the
extreme southern boundary of our little city,
few days ago, drinking in the beauties that
opened on every side (for the view from this
point is inexpressibly grand,l was suddenly
startled by noises just below that forcibly re-
minded me of the days of 81, when the very
air seemed filled with threatenings and
slaughter. Having some knowledge of affairs
going on, I comprehended everything almost
in moment.
1t appears that the proprietors of the
quarres had become dissatisfied with the
quality and quantity Of work turned out by
the Anglo-Saxons, and as their pocket books
grew little contracted in consequence, they
determined to try some colored brothers who
had the reputation Of being experts in the
business, and SO they were brought here from
Germantown.
Our energetic propretors were agreeably
surprised TO see how we'll their work was done,
and began to think seriously of shipping
another invoice. This was more than the
Anglo-Saxons could stand, and mutterings
loud and deep were heard on all sides. Upon
Made for separate pail of ice water. The
water hsd sort of fragrant, brackish taste
after the culored brother had taken a drink,
that was not at all relisied by the Angle
Saxons, and our friendly proprietors had been
appealed to, without success, for separate
pail. So war was declared ON the spot, and
it was now
Lay MacDaf, and damned be he who first cries
Hold En6ughl'p
It needed no fife or drum to sound wars
alarms. "Bread and butter and white
mans government" was the watch word on
the one side, and Independence and civil
rights" ON the other. The Anglo-Saxons
were commanded by Capt. Van Hort, and the
"ebony hued by General Bandershott. The
General is good horseman, as well as good
swordsman, and rode one of his roans, the
same one, believe, that jumped over the
lamp post short time ago, by the new cul-
vert at Swan and Main streets.
For more than an hour the BATTLE ragged
with varying success, but The General was
finally compelled to tetire with his forces.
Too much praise However, cannot be given
him for his bravery In the smoke and carnage.
At one time his noble steed actually scaled
the breastworks. As the smoke OF battle
lifted from time to time, / could see the tall
form of the General, and hear him urging his
men forward to victory. Never was battle
more bravely contested, but like Lee before
Grant aud his millions, he had to retire. Re-
Inducements, long delayed, came at last, and
then it was that victory perched on Bander-
shott's banner, and he is now master of the
situation.
Capt. Van Hort thinks that it was not be-
cause of their work being poorly done that
the darkey stcne-cutters were sent on, but
really because the proprietors are fearful that
the world will come to an end in November,
as prophesied by many, and that they want
to compromise with their conscience If the
event should take place, thinking they VIII
fare better beyond and that they have
changed their political belief and become
Stalwarts. Is this SO?
Another installment of the Hdark visaged
will arrive to-day, and if the orders for Belgian
blocks continue to pour in, several hundred
more will be domiciled in the lower suburbs
of the First Ward, and it may be an import
ant factor in determining who our next Sena-
tor from Hunterdon shall be in 1882. We
await further developments with breatbless
anxiety, and il anything of special moment
should take place, you may again hear from
am occasional correspondent,
"GoAT HILL"