The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-23

IDENTIFY young. man Of fer more than
ordinary talents.
The achoolmaster proposed we should
Kit up mass meetin. The lneetin' was
| largely attended. We held it IN the
open air round roarin' boufire.
The schoolmaster was the first orator
Hes pretty good on the speak he also
writes we'll, his composition bein' seldom
married by Recommendations. He SAID
this inactivity surprised him. What
do you expect will come OF this kind OF
doin'sg Mill ft'-
nHooray for Mill" interrupted.
"Fellow-citizens, let's Civ three cheers
for Nihil, the man who fitr'
The echoolmaster turned hstle red,
but repeated -" Mill ff'
ssExactly,r I said "Nihil ft. He
wasn't strategy Teller.
ssOur venerable friend, said the
echoolmaster, smiling pleasantly, isn't
posted in Virgil"
mo, don't know him. But If he's a
able-bodied man he must stand his little
draft"
The schoolmaster wound up in elo-
quent style. and the subscriber took the
stand.
| said the crisis had not only cum it
self, but it had brought all its relations.
It has cum, said, with a evident inten-
ton Of maxim us a good long visit. It's
goin' to take off its things and stop with
us. MY wife says so too. This is q
good war. For those who like this war.
it's Just such a kind of war as they like.
I'll bet We. Ny wife says SO too. If the
Federal army succeeds in talSin' Wash
ington, and they seem to be advancin'
that way pretty often, shall say it is
strategy, and Washington viii be safe
And that noble banner. as it were
that banner, as it were-will be
q emblem, or rather, | should say,
that noble banner-ds IL acere. Ny wife
says SO too. n got little mixed up
here. but they didn't notice it. Keep
mum Teller citizens. it will be a
proud day for this Republic when Wash
ington is safe. Ny wife says so too.
The editor of the Bugie- Horn Of Lib
ertu here arose and said; II do not wish
to interrupt the gentleman, but i'm
portant despatch has just bin received
at the telegraph Office here. will read
it. 1t is as follows: Comment Is about
to take rigorous measures TO put down
the rebellionl loud applause
That, said /, is cheering. That's sooth-
ing. And Washington will be safe.
(Sensation. + Philadelphia is safe. Gen.
PATTERsoNs in Philadelphia. But my
heart bleeds partic'ly for Washington.
My wife says SO too.
There's money enough. No trouble
about money. They've got lot of first
class bank-note engravers at Washing
ton (Which place, regret to say, is by
no means safe) who turn out two or three
cords of money day good money, too.
Goes well. These bank-note engravers
made good wages. | expect they lay up
property They are full of Union senti-
ment. There is considerable Union sem
timent in Virginny, more especially
among the honest farmers of the Shen-
andoah valley. My wife says SO too.
Then it isn't money we want. But we
do want men, and we must have them.
We must carry a whirlwind of fire
among the foe. We must crush the UNI
grateful rebels who are poundin' the
Goddess of Liberty over the head with
slung shots, and stabbin' her with stolen
knivesl We must lick 'em quick. We
must introduce IL large number Of first
class funerals among the people of the
South. Betsy says so too.
This war hain't been too well man
aged. We all know that. What then?
We are all in the same boat--if the boat
goes down, we go down with her. Hence
we must all fight. 1t Amino use to talk
now about who caused the war. That's
played out. The war is upon us-supon
us all-and we must all fight. We can't
treason" the matter with the foe.
When, in the broad glare of the noon
day sun, speckled jackass boldly and
maliciously kicks over peanut-stand do
we reason with him? guess not.
And why reason" with those other
Southern people who are trying to kick
over the Republic? Betsy, my wife. says
SO too.
The meeting broke up with enthusi-
asm
We shant draft in Baldinsville if we
can help it.