Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-10-20

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~ and arr,rs ~ out rajns for
VI tin alluded to by IIAmlick.
warnt n0thin In comparison
= % my troublcs. com
I--ky near swearing sofne
profane oath. lnorcn onc,.
but h0po didn't ID II. fOr I've promist
abe who-. name shall b, nimel->s Cer-
c.p, that her initial. Il Betsy j. that I'll
line the Mc.,in House NJ Bsldinsyills.
je-i a. scon a. can -rraI- money snun
together - can ford a. L. plus In
COOL .,ils. like my welthy nab.rs But
u I'm couhsticai~i Agin I'm fraid shall
oontinnsr ON In my prcsent b-niiod state
sor sum time.
hggrr~d con.picyOusly In many
thrillln scenes In my tower from Mont
gumry to my humsici. and on -yril
occasion. I thoasht ''the CRATE komick
paI-r- wouldn't b- enriched no morc
with my lubricatiOns. Artcr biddin sloo
% jefferson ID. I .tArt~i for thu depot. I
.aw q niggrr ittin GA fence aplsyin
on banjo. MY Mrikan Brother. scd
I, co,ing frum . Track onct rci. ''yOu
belong 30 very inier-tin race. Your
masters 1. guin to war sxcloo~iyely on
your account
"Y--, b--.- hs replied. an I wish
'ctn honorable graves" anil hs went ca
playin the bsnjo. lArfin all over and
op.nin his inouth wide enuf to DIVE In
an oil iashione.l wheeled chai-,.
Tho train % cars In which ] Wa to
,rus, my wallerahle life wAs the scalic-t.
r.ckytic.t loo.in 10, u oonsars that !
ever .aw on wheels Aforc. What time
doc thi. string % second hand collins
l.ay,Y' I inquired % tho depot master.
lie ~ dirckly. and went In & at
down. ha.in't morn fairly -quaiicd
aforc . dark lcokin man with swinis-
t.r cIprrssi0n onto his countenance en-
,.rsi the cars. and looking very sharp
A me. hs atci what was my principle-'
''Scccshr' answered. I'm D.sso-
Inter. I'm In favor % Jc5 DAVIS, Bowrr-
gard. plcksns. Capt. Kidd. Bloobari.
Munro E,iarls. the devil. Mr.. Cunning
ham AMI all the r,-t q en-
You're In favor - the war"
"C.r,ingly. by all means. I'm In
favor 20 thi. war AMI al-o q the nsri
war for over sixteen years.
I've hin In favor - th. nstt war.
"war to the knife sci the man.
.iylui, Fargo, Bluir' ~ I. tho them
words isn't orrigcrnAl with me.
We gUt un.ler way az larst. an pro
ce.-iei on our jcrney at about the rate
% sr~si which Il ginrally obsaryei by
prut-rly conducted funeral prooo--ions.
A hansum yung gal. with q rel mus
i.,er bar on the back siis u her bel
and s.ssy little black hat tip, over her
forr,ri, -o, In tho -cat with me. She
wur, q little s.s-.h iag pin'd onto her
hat. and she was q gUin for to -. her
tru. love, who hal jin~i the southern
army. AL 81 bold and gay. ~ she told
me. She WA chilly. anil ] offered her
my blanket.
Father liviny ] a1ci.
"Ycs air"
600, any Unclesr'
"a heap. Uncle Thomas u ded. tho.
Peace 10 Uncle Thomas ashe.. and
success to hint will b. your Uncls
Thomas, Lean on me. my pretty ss,ro.h'
er. lnd iinger In Blissful rrpo~er shs
slep, AZ ..coorly ~ In her own housrn.
At tho hrst station = troop of Sojer'
entered tho cars and inquired N "old
waI Works" was ON boroi. That ws
,h. dlue.pectiv s,ils In which they 10
frrr-i to me. "TccAwr II Old Wal
Works "a on borci." s-z man With
fsc. like . double br-ted lobster
"w.'r~ going 90 hang old Wax worksr
my illustrious and patriotic Bum
mers." ses I. n gittin mp and tAkin or
my shappo. ''if you Allude % A. Ward
it's my pleaan doo.y a. inform you thA
he's dci. Hs nw the error OF his way
At IS minits parst Yesterday. AnT
stabt--l hisself with . stuffed sled stake
dy,n In five beautiful t~bioos % allow
moosic, His lAsst words was: Ny per
fs-hcrnal career IL over! I jerk n
more"
| AnI Wn ~ yOu
81 am q siocdent In senator Bcnja
min'. law ots.X rm going mp north y
steal soms spoons and things for th
southern Army"
This was satisfactory and ths- intos~i
Gated troo,rs went OFF. Al tbs nei
station the pretty little Secesher awok
and said .hs must get out there. ID
her q Kind adco and give her SONS psi
vishuns. Accept my blessin and TIL
hunk Of gingerbr,ad'' sed. she thanh
me muchly and tript Saiy away.
Al the next station I dsint srt or
.ssy. Iva. dragged out of the cars An
rolled In ths mud for several nninita. &c
the purposs Of "tAkin the consrrt out
me-" a. Scccsher kindly stated
IwA let up finally. when powerfr
large Sece.her came mp and embrace
me, and 10 show that he had no hAr
feelins Agin mo put his nose into N
mouth returp~d the compliment .
plscin my sturrmick suddenly Asrn b
nght foot. when he kindly made spi
toou Of his able boiiri face. Actoosts
by \ desire 10 ses whether the Secs~hs
bal been vaxinAtsd then fastrned IN
tsslh onto his Left coat sleve and tore
! b the shoulder.
We then vilently bunted our hnsis b
esther for . few miniz. danccd Arour
little, and cot down In . mud puddi
We iz 10 our fsrt Agin. and by suad'
and s.iroit movement placed my le
eye Agin tho Sscesher's hst. We tn
rushed into each Others arms and q
under . twohos wagon. ! Was We
much exhaustid and didn't care sbo
gittin MP agin. but the man add hs rec
onei rd better. and ! conciocded
| would. He pulled ms MP, bat hsa'
bin ON my fest morc'n two seconds Afo
. the ground dew MP and hit me- In .
bed. Ths crowd ed Il was high Q
} spogt, but ! couldn't ssckly - whs
: the lafturs come In. ! ns and we q
braosd agin. We carversd madiy 70
stssp bank, vhsu ] go tn upper ban
Of my antagouist end thrsw him u
the raven. He fell about forty 70
.4lAS~s. . ~~xuAs<or,a uruffv hard