Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-02-06
RiIl Arp'a Last.
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TO MISTER ABE LINKHoRN NOW AT WASHINGTON.
SENruRvuLE, Janvwarv

SENTuRyMLE, j Janywary
gsLrf 18th, 1862.
DIR. LinkOrn, Sur in the spring of the year, l writ
you letter from my nativ sle akin for little more
time in which to dprS. told you then that 20 DAYS
wernt enu-that the thing koudiDt be did in that brief
interval. You kan look bak aud see | war right. We
tried our durndes all summer to komply with your
skedooe but you KEEP calm for volunteers our cherry
kee Georgy Dmakrats KEEP comm out from under their
clay roots They sbuk themselves and spit fire. and
wouldn't go bak 50 long as the Wings would read EN-
the news about this fuss.
MIR. Abe Lnkhorn, Sur the spring hav shed its fra
granse the Summer are and gon the yaler leaves
OF Ortum have kivere9the ground old Winter are sob
BERN his roh the yearth but we hav not been able
to dspurs yt-e end the boys started last may to
see you pusSonay, and ak for an extenshun of your
brief PhurlO but got on q bust in old Virginy
about the 22st of Jdy aud like to hav got run over by
Passe OF feIers runln foot from Bull run to
your slty Arer that, we tried to git to you by the
Potomak River, but Mr. Whiting sed you wern mt runin
that masheen at these presents. We next went to Mr..
Harper's Ferry, to take the Balymore Rail Road but
we koudn find the konductOr and kars seemed scarce
and the folks sed you wer'n ruun that masheen much
we thot howsomevr to take dek passage on the kana
but dam had broke, and the water war loW and Gen
eral JaksOn sed you Wernt runn that masheen SkQrSg
any. Arter all that, we KUN back, and thot we woud
git Cappen Wiks to ship over, but Mr. Bennet sent
US word the Cappen had quit a sea arin life. Mr. Suard
made him quit, to passy old English Bull that was
bellerog and PAWN dirt in the air. Mr. Lnkhorn, sur
ef that Bull are of the sok the one your folks
seed here in J1y he dangerus and will have bad
etek OH yoIc populashun You'd better circumscribe
him afore he hurts somebody.
| Mr. Linkhorn--Sir-whata are yOue Faktorys don
now days. hearn you had quit runin their masheens
OWN to & thin crop OF cotton. Ef you would put
sweet lie on your Faktorys they wouldn't rust while
standin idul. | war glad to hear you had got enuf
cotton at Port Royal to Go yourn aud Suards families
The boys says you got enuf TO make as many shirts as
FGlstat had IN his company
Mr.. Linkhorn-Sur-bow DO you com On with your
stone feet-do it lay expenses--are it & safe invest
ment-could git any stock in it at far price, don't
you think its most too fur 10 haul rocks and wont it
lmpoVerish new england sile to take the rocks 2ien it.
Mr. Abe Linkb0rn-Sur-tbe 10Th are the anniver-
sary of the day, when Georgy tore herself fantkaly
loos from the a5olshun die nastywhen she ripped her
star from off the striped rag aud spred new shrtin to
the breeze. We kalkulae to seebrate that day and
otherzed to invite you and Bill 6uard over to par
take Of our horswhipalities. Wars Hamljn? [ allow
as how he's dead, or would ak him too Let me kno
If you and Suard comm, can fix up and swap
a lie or two with you. K Koaldnt you all com along
with Max when be makes that advance he's been taw-
kin about so long? Bring your knittin with you when
you com, and kean shirt or two. DO you Chaw to-
baker? We've got some that's good. Ely chawd and
Mr. Davis gave him whole warehouse at Richmond
Mr.. LinkhOrn, sur, wish youdd ak Banks to send
me kodfsh-Poie cats are bad around here and we
want something to drive EN- away. Ell you bring
Banks or P1ayuue Butler with you, you needn't bring
the kod YOurn till death,
| BILL ARP.
| P. S.-Whar's Freemount? herr he'd gone up
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