The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-16

WASHINGTON, April IL, lsG

~ Wc IdttS ~ "'p r""'"off
SURs: I've been kinder sick scncc writ
you last. The truth II, this CLIMATE III the
spring is raely very weaknln 10 the cOnstitu.
shin, Linkn, too, has been terrlbuily anXus
about war moose, and the nigh approach Of
hot weather. But the great subieck which
the Kernel and have been cOnsiderin, is the
'countrybands.' What is to DO done with
'em? That's the question and Linkn SEES he
would like TO see the Teller that can tel! him,
One night linkin got a big map, an he sot
down, and Now ses he, Major, let'- take a
look at all creashn, an see ct thcr amt sum
place whar we kin send the'e pe-ky klnky
beds, an got rid Of EN- WAL sos ], 'ker-
mel, Pm agreed So we went NJ H. First
Llnkin put his tugcr on lio'y' Now ses
| he 'thar's an Hand that jest suns the Niger
constitn-hin, suppose they 20 MAR But
| scs !, Kernel they wont ~, ma e! ihcy diNI
they wouldn't ia nptA!n. Wal, he- No. no
mater, ci they wont troabI" H' mere emmy
| longer
But Sc, J, tiers one more RESIN lhe
| Hand amt large enuiI to h.Id al the nigEefS
-louf mIillnhS or theT'uhou'' val se'
be, tier central AmCrlky- "hat 90 you
thlhk OF that spot wal ses H. hefHei'
| that's a line country materially he creator
hXrd IL up on Grahl Tka1e hN' 70" 'ah
make treaty with II emmy NOR" inhh 20"
can count the spots on Il niue pS' Whr" ne
Keeps runln "hout 'ne nan umr. n" rum
IS you cant ten VINO u be president "' Il ifoh
one hofhih 70 inc next, ahd me hlsSer' you
send lher m'Sht an Set the.r tnI""'s cut jG''
a. soon ~ thry Iah'c'' wal srs i""NIh
IhatS S't3.l oiJcrt'hh' but lets t"Fn over
70 Ar'hy' imer h'oTry, no" "V"'n 'n"'
90, MAORI Wal, Sc~ /, hethel, that coui,
try II Mbont inc biggest humpus oi lhe nun
lot rust oh' sum faiy Eood pGePHl 'hodSh'
IT wa7 goin TO amount to sutnthin, mt alter
| iofly years oi sl'niiu money on H. me ann
emmy more cianst OF civilian Ainky !" that
| way Than tlsrr ~ o. MAXIM rIlleH cannon gu" 81
aihass-wood iog View domny''who can t hna
cnnyboddY wlIiIn to hear EN- preach, heV got
| hold OF 1t, an are makln gooi thing out OF u.
~ Tor Sendln our nigGers ther why 1t wou'i
take all the shIppIn OF the world ana more
money than Chase c"u!l PRINT by steam ~ IL
year Wal scs Llnkn, 'whar on arth Kun
We send 'emE
Now SEES |, Kernel, I've got an Mee ct
my own about that matter. think they are
hes, OF whcr they are. and Jest as they are,
but ct you must get RID Vi EN-, would send
'cm all to Massachusetts Pccpul who are
20 anXus TO have other folks oycrrun with tree
nggcrs, ought be wIIIin to share some Of the
bIesan- themselves. 80 let all that are here
IN Washington hc sent rite OF 70 Boston. -
| Yes that might DO says Lnkln, but then,
ci they are entitled to Their freedom they
orter be allowed to 70 where they are mII.i
to-
But ses |, sum states won have EN- at
all, and they cant 60 there. 80, what's to be
donc! WAL ses Linkin, 'lll tell you what
it il, Naicr, this is an almlty tut suhleck. !
know sumthin' about splittn rails, and what
hard work ~ gIncrallyr but tins Niger ques-
ton has puzzled me more than emmy thing |
ever got hold OF before Wal says !, 'ker-
mel, can explain the resin Why Scs he,
Let's hear you, Majcr. Well ses |, her-
mel, where do you carry your ppckit book
Scs he, "wbat on arth has that 10 do with the
subjeck" Scs /, hold on, you II see. wall,
ses be, i always carry it right there, in my
right hand trowscrs pocket Ses |, didn't
you never have u hole in that pocket for II day
or two and have 10 put it in sum other? Scs
he, 'Naier, / have sr1 !, what did you do
with it them Wall, SEES lie. | put it in my
Lett hand pocket but it kinder chated my
| leg there cause il warn't usGd to it, and it al
So felt nifty onhandy. So put it in my side
cote pocket but every time stopped over it
would drop out Then put it in my coat
tail pocket, but was kept all the time on the
gu rirc,s aiccrd some pick pocket would
steal it. At last in order to make it safe and
cure, put it in the top Of my bat under sum
papers, but the hat was top heavy, and over
it went, ~piling everything. tell you was
GLAD when my pocket was fixed, and got it
back in the old spot
Now ses |, Kernel that's Jest the casa
with the niggcrs The mint you git EN- out
Of Their place, you don't know what on arth
tLc evening seorchin over the man IA see Of