Southern shield., 1862-02-08
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 WASHINGTON.
SNrURvILLE Januwary F 1862.

SNTURyILLE Januwary l2 1862.
 MR LSnoRY-Sur, in the spring of the year, ut you a letter from my natlv soil, axin for title more time in which to dis purs. bld you then that about 20 days wer'nt ef-that the thing couldn't be did in that ref interval. You kan look back and seel rar right. We tried our durndest all sumar to komply with your skedulc, but as yagep callinto for volunteers our cher eky Gcop. Demakrats kcp comin out from under tbf clay roots. They shuk them selves mlpit fire, and wouldn't go back so long as.tWhigs woud read them the news about thR lss
 Mr. AhLinkhorn, Sur, the spring hay shed its tHgranse, the summer are over and gon, theEler leaves of Ortum hay kiyercd the groul, old Winter are slobbern his froth on ht yearth, but we hay been unabul to dispun $ yit-me and the boys started last May see you pussonally, and ax tor an extenljn of your brief Phurlo but we got on ist in old NTginney, about the 2lst of Jly, and like to hay gotrun over by passel q fellcrs runnin a foot race from Bull Runto your sity Arter that, we tried to get to .ou by the Potomak river, but Mr. W hitting l'ed you wcrnt runnin that ma sheen dt iaese presents. We next went to MT. Harpr's Ferry, to take the Baltymore Rail Roaf, but we koud'nt find the kunluk- tor, and lars seemed scarce, and the folks sed you wer'nt runnin that mashoen much. We thouSnt, hOwsomcver. to take a dekpas- sage on the kanal, but a dam had broke, and the water war low, and General Jack son sed you wer'nt runnin that masheen, ShaysLy aIg. Arter all that, We kun back and tho't we woud git Cappen Wilkes to ship us oVer but Mir. Bennett sent us word the Cappen had quit sea farin life. MT. Suard made him quit, to pacify an old Eng fish Dull that was bellerin about and paWiu dirt m the ar. Mir. Linkhorn, sur, of that Bull are oi the same stok as the one your folks seed here in July, he are dangcrus,a ,aul will hay bad click on your popuiashun.- You'd better circumscribe him afore he hurts somebody.
 MT. Linkhorn, Sur, what ar your Fakto- rvs a doin now days? l her'n you had quit runnin your masheens owin to a thin crop of cotton. Elf you woud put sweet lie on your kalltorys they wouldn't rust while standin idul. i war glad to hear you had got enuf cotton at Port Royal to do yourn and s'iasr'' Families. The boys say you got enuf to make as many shirts as Faistaf had in his company.
 Mir. Linkhorn, Sur how do you come on with your stone Aeet-do it pay expenses are 1t safe inyestment-:o | cit any stok at lar price; don't you think its most too fur to haul rocks. and won't it impoyerish New England silo to take the rocks offen it ?
 Mr. hnkhorn, Sur, the 18th ar the ami yersary ot the day, when Georgv tore her self trantkally loos from the aboFishun d'ehas:yIEhen she ripped her star from off the striped rag, and spread a new shirtin to the breeze We kalkulate to celebrate that day, and ! am authorized to invite vou and B!ii Suara over, to partake of our horsvbin- alltles Nhar's Hamlin? I allow as how he's dead, or 1 would ax him too, Let me kno II youfand Suard are cumin. so we can fix up and swap lie or two with vou- Koud'nt yoO all com along with Max when he makes that advance he's bonn towl.;n IT., about so lqng? Bring your knittin with you when you com, and klean shirt or two. Do you cLiw tobaker? We've got some that's good. Ely chawed, and MT Davis gave hlm aEhole warehouse at Richmond
 MT. Llnthorn, Sur, I wish would ax Banks to sfd me kodfsh-poie cats ar bad around aere, and we want somethino to drive 'em Away. Elf you bring Banks or Picayune lutler with you, You needn't bring the k9l. yourn till deth,
 BILL ARP.
 r. S.-" lars Freemount? I hearn he's gone up slout.