, 1861-06-12
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA,


BuKorows, 8. G.. Juno 2, 1851.
DEAR VANITY: Such times IS rTe h.dl I
Was unable to write yon last week. I am In
The heart Of the enemy's country, they take
cyery opportunity to incommode me-.
But ON making rather good thing Of It.
1genernlly do.
After sending my men into camp at Wash
ington, picked hundred of my old zoo-zoo
friends, and came down here into South Car
olina, to travel q little. We were all disguised
IS tamborine girls.
1nerer dreamed, my dear Family. that there
II had, should have been here bsfore,
Do Jou want meto send Jou anything n1cee
1fyou do, just let me know what, and will
I've got two mulatto preaehe1s, one Of whom
1B Is much have any use for. + you would
Ike the other, IN send him on at once. Hell
s Methodist, nnd very eloquent, when sobsr.
Then I've got bushel 6aaket full Of watch
c., aud four tobacco plantations.
Ny Lieutenant, formerly Commodore Of my
ed. He Was on tho. road In Corsics for three
or four years, but Gays he neyersaW such pick
ings anywhere before.
As eoon IS The chiyalry found out who We
were, they seemed to Lose all respect for Us.
two Of my men for Inviting fat or and soma
poultry to supper In cur qua1ters- This,
thought YVES tnhospitab1e, 80 burned the
town down, Bowiekni[e Corner, and con1sca-
ted all the property within several miles.
They don't understand me yeti
I come 10 start M asmy Ibis way, / viii snow
them what fighting is!
Yesterday I dined with Goycrnor Pickcns.
He sets nice table, does the Gov., and has
eome splendid silverware. Il you like, l will
He thinks the South will whip In this War.
don't.
"You must know, my dear Mac said the
Gov. when the sherry came on; "you must
Know thst nearly all cur soldiers arc -aw boys,
| unaccustomed to handling firearms. Now,
battle, they Will be so careless with their mus.
kets that, ten to one, some Of your men will
ipeton."
| but when ycu reflect that we also have many
green troops, the case Is as broad a3 1t Is long
AL battles cannot bc 80 successful IS that Of
| Charleston Harboz. -
Just as wrote the last sentence, Governor
Piclinb's boay;eerTant, very smart yellow
| is az follows:
DEAR MAC: Ajoke's joke, you know. Tn
not vexed- lily boy will receive the spoons
aud Ill will be forgotten. FouE'n,
| hare contlacated the servant, and sent these
few words to his master:
DEAR P1cK: give you tweuty:iour hours
to write an apology In. Ny soldies wans a
bonfire Your house Is wooden. Mac.
1tlink TINT will fetch him. If not, down
He Who wonld seek to cope with q McArone
Duet be q man Of more than common mould.
Wien have captured the South :. when my
6tsr gemmed banner floats from every house
In the land.. " hen my laurelcrowned bust
looks eerenely down from every niche.
when my. name is coupled with fersent
blessing IN the mouth Of every man, woman,
child. and negro. then, and then only, Tf1
| let linn up.
4,n, sonthFons, eome....
| What is the price of good Vireinis tobacco
down this way. Here is tho Last quotation
lem the Bua5foscn Clarion 1'ast Of ycstcr-
dsy:
Prime, hhss, 1ooa1o2g; ,
Il Thirds, 1, =-,>-~~- - 40 At b391S
/ Did yon ever zee anything like II! / ncyer
Coepetta di Vendetta has. Just returned
from . little eojourn ii Montgomery. BE was
there one day only. He found JEFF: Davis and
Gtn. Be3lreEard sitting on the stcps Of the
capitol, eating peanuts and talking horse. He
was desirous. Of converting with them, but
not understanding English nor any other Ian
guage except Cofsican aud thieves alaog, he
Finally, Floyd vaa cent for. OF course he
was perfectly cenvcrsant< with the thief's 70
cabu!asy, and my Lieutenant had quite u ehAt
with Linn.
aDid you g1kb Jour grigs :" asked Floyd.
ayes, and sherried the pewter" said ms
Lieuteuant; shut what's Gully to fake1
an blk to sky and want fardeniugg,"
ME my dolly, pals, }" replied the lighting
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