The National tribune., 1892-05-12

the highest cataract of the world.
In Que course of time at every COuntyseat
and at almost every crossroads degenerate hu-
manity could be found to aid and assist i'll the
execution OF this damnable law. / remember
two hrutes in particular who took fendlsh
delight in exercising, as they considered it,
their great authority. One had all the mean,
low cunning of Quilp, with the cruelty OF a
Bill Sykes added, and had ne been in Sy kess S
line he would have excelled him. The other
was little fiery swapping turtle lean and
wiry. He fairly snapped out his orders and
ommandS.
HE WEIGHED JUST 11o POUNDS,
but in his Imagination Goliah was pigmy by
the side of him. But oh how he was taken
aback and surprised in the Spring of 1863. He
had driven "piney woods hercules to des-
peration by his overhearing commanding, de-
manding, and Czarotic orders to compel that
almost giant to leave sick wife and helpless
children to 60 to the front. Driven to despera
tioD, and when humanity could stand 1t no
longer, he put forth his great arm and brawny
hand far superior TO that of the village black
smith under the chestnut tree. He took that
little Confederate snapper's neck between his
forefngcr and immense thumb and held him
up as easily as John l.. Sullivan could Dora
Spenlow's gyp. Then those fingers and that
thumb frightened like thnmbscrews; his color
tongue squirmcd out like oxens' attached to 4
loaded log wagon in July; his breath came
short and fast, finally ceasing entirely. Then
his s9uirming and wriggling began. his legs
darting to every point of the compass. The
arms of the windmilis that Don Quixote
fought, could they bnt have beheld them. would
have bowed their heads in shame. and ac-
knowledged their defeat to the 'potpouri" of
motion.
~, Tf
in your Imagination lencthen your fishing
line and place IL hooks upon it, one above the
other, making an honest Quakers dozen; go
to deep water, and let 13 GELS be on that line
secured by those hooks. and when you draw
them up out of the water, all wormiug and
sqnirming, wrigsling and turning as
ISGERsoLLs wIGGLER
did rs it foatcd in and on through the waters,
being the starting point of tho Darwinian
doctrine, and you have faint conception of
how the aforesaid Confederate snapper wrig-
gled.
Then the great heart, as large rs his ply
sque, of that rough diamond softened, for like
Blacksmith Joe in Great Expectations" he
could handle an eggshell teudcrly, or almost,
with his sedge, rend his anvil in twain at
one blow. Laying the didapper humanity
down on his table, kindly waiting for him 10
come to himself. looking him steadily in the
eye, he said to him in the kindest manner:
Sir. I'm going home TO my sick wife and my
children, who are in want for the necessities of
life. / have only used the weapons that God
gave me- but in the future, if necessary, |
shall use artificial weapons. 1t lies with you
whether my wife and children shall be fed and
clothed go hungry aud naked. In the
future, If Pm disturbed, as have no niggers to
fight for shall not hold the Confederate
authorities responsible rs that would be too
big job, but you individually, and during
after the war, let you go where you will, will
find You and we will have a settlement. Good
by" If ever after that man was disturbed,
never heard of it.
In due course of time the Stars and Stripes