WAR
with crêpe. Jon said it was mighty brave to do it. Anyhow, the windows was broke in these houses. But most of the dwellings were dark. There were two little newspapers printed in the town, one Union, and one Democrat. The Union office had about a hundred tallow candles burning in the windows.—"Just for spite"—as a card in the window said. And there was a large placard in front with this on it:
WE ARE COMING FATHER
ABRAHAM!—
Not Quite 300,000 More—
But 100 More—
AND RIGHT OUT OF DARKEST
EGYPT!
At "Egypt" there was a hand pointing to the Democrat office.
That was dark, and had some of its windows broken, too, while the mischievous boys in the procession poked their torches through the broken panes and tried to set the place afire. Other rowdy boys were trying to stop them,
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