New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-02-08

sEsTEKs1LLE, Janywary u, Iss2. 1h Link
ho7n-Snr In the spring Of the yeaE writ you
letter from my nativ sol, akin for Hstle more tins
in which to diapurs. + told you then that 20 days
wer'nt enuf-shat the thing koud'nt be did IN that
brief interval. You kan look bak and see war
right. We tried our dHrndest aflsummer to kora-
unteers our cherykee Georgy Demakrats kep comm
cut from under their clay roofs. They shuk thsfn-
selves and spit fire, and would 60 be II 40 long
as the Wings would send 'em the news about this
fuss as 4$efB Es9
= Mr. Abe Lnkhorn, Sur, the spring hav shedits
fragrance, the Summer are over and gon. the yaler
leaves Of Ortnm have kiyered the ground, old Win
Iss ape s q dspu9s
boys started last may to see you pussonaIly. and an
for an extenshun Of your brief Phurlow, but 10
got bust in old Virginy, about the 2lst J1lE,
runnin foot race from Bull run yonr aity. Artar
that, we tried to get to yon by the Potomak river,
but Mr.. Whiting sed you wer'nt runn that mashsen
at these presents. 80
We next went to Mr.. Harperis Ferry, to take
the Baltymore Rail Road, but we konld'nt find the
konductor, AID kars scanned scarce, and the folks
sed you wer,nt runnin that masheen much, we
tho't howsomerto to take,a dek passage On the ka-
na but dam broke, and the water war low, and
Genral Jahaon sed you wer'nt runin that masheen
skarsy any. AFTER all that. we KUN back, and
thot we would sit Cappen Wilkes to ship Us oyar.
but Mr.. Bennett send Us word the Gappen had 9ujt
a sea farn life. Mr. Suard made him quit, to pgc-
fy old English Bull, that was bellerin about and
PAWN dirt in the air. Nj. Linkhorn, sur, ef that
bull are of the game stock as the one your folks
gsed here in July he are dangerous, and viii hare
O bad effek on yonr population. You had better
crcurnsorite him afore he hurts somebody.
Mr.. LiHEhorn--Sur-WhRt are your z aktorys
doin now q days? / hear'n yon had quit runin
their nashesns, owing to q thin crop of cotton. N
you wud put sweet lie on your Faktofys they
| wouldn't rust while standing idul. war glad to
hear that yonhad got enuf cotton at Port Royal to
do yo1rn and Suards families. The boys say you
got enuf to make as many shirts as Fastaf had In
his company. s las S sss3Ss ;s5 u sEs3ass
Mr.. Lnkhorn-s sur-how dc you com on with
your stone feet-do it pay expenses-ar il 2 safe
Investment could git any stok in at prise,
don't you think it most too fur to haul recka, and
wontsit impoVerish new england soile to take. the
rocks often it. "A s55jG
Mr.. Abe Linkhorn-Sir Sir-tle 18th ar the anniYas-
sary Of the day, when Georgy tore herself trantik
ripped her star from off the striped rag and spread
new shir.in to the breeze. We kalkulate to cello
| brate that day and am authorized 70 inEite yea
and Bill Saard over, to partake of our hnrswhip-
alities. Whar's Hamlin? l allow as how he's
| dead, or ! would AK him too. Let me kno II you
| and Suard are comm, we Can fx up and swap .
| lie or two with you. Koudn't you all come along
with Max when he makes that advance. he's been
tawkin about SO longg Bring yonr knittin with
you when you com, and a klean shirt or two. DO
you chaw tobaker? We've got some that's good.
Ely chawd, and Mr. Davis gave him o whole ware
house at Richmond. asST N II 3 .s5 4
Mr. Linkhorn-S -Sur-I wish you'd az Banks to
send me kodiish. Pole cats are bad around here,
| and we want somethin to drive EN- away. Ef yoa
| bring Banks or Pikayune Butler with yon, you
needn't bring the koa. a
| P. s.-Whar's FREMONT? Ilearn he'd gone up
4 a spout.