New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-20

Lilo, on the field of battle q, Williamsburg
Augusta, Feb. -, 1862.
nr,r JAKE: II is rot because | feel like wri ing
cha morning, that seat myself to write yOu few
xnc, for is always, task for me 70 write letter.
Rat this is Sunday morning. ard cen do aothiug
,ke and as you have been faithful in writing 10
me. thought, notwithstanding have not long ago
c1iten 10 you, ] would sgain, favour you with o
Mw lres-Jake, in my last letter 10 you, about Two
weeks ago, wrote you the sad news cf the death Of
yoar Mother, which was on the r0rih Of Ills month
and that ! had hired ont vour negroes &C. neg.
kcIed IN that letter, TO cay any thing about Frank
ul Stewar. have them loh al NY h0uss
Frank, exspect must be in come better health, now
han he was, when yon Gent him down TO Merit
west'ers, Bun tell you Re j. 10 Bully now, IL h,
belly is any smaller now than il wes then, lie must
have been all belly, don't that Meriweather, did
bin any good at all nor do think reriees Soue,
,Oad make busy of him For Frank il sor Of
John Grahame of case that nothing but natures
great renides, Time and Resi- can cure bin, or DO
him any good, j think lie will finally out grow il
aud make a sound man, with good treatment, lie is
a valuable boy, and you spoke in you a't letter
ike you would Ike TO have Frank there would
not be surprised, that to take him there, IN the
iprng, if i would no, be bensicii 10 bis health,
and il You want him lei me know IN your answer
TO his and if have a chance in The snring will
und 10 Won, | would not be surprised tina; good
many of boys left here for some quarter Of the
war before long, Conl Barnett, is raisinC Reg
ueni, now that vii. be mustered in suryice al Crock
cit. several Companies was mastered in yesterday
Il, 90 -. 81
and several have already joined among them that
have joined is John Long, james, II. Davis, Parson
Sweeny, and James Mclean told NE yesterday he
would now in few days, about his going am
sure lie will 60, ! was at Town Yesterday i was
the Gay for our muster, we have 20 muster every
two weeks now uuder the late militia act Of Tie leg
ssstor, good law too, While / was in town the
stage came down from Rusk, and brought the news
that the Yankees had taken Nashville Tenn, be-
leave if there had been enrolling olercer tlare
be could have got pretty near every man on the
ground TO have volunteered tell You | was glad
10 see the good effect it had instead of intiia-
dating our boys, it only aroused spir-
nit Of revenge, Yes Jake ii even made
made me forget my frai,es, and want 70 20 to help
retake Nashville, and they must not fool too much
with me If they do will be sure TO turn loose on
them, it is nothing but my helpless family that
keeps he from going. l would cell property for
money and leave it with Carmy TO take care Of the
Babies, and / would 90 along but you cant get!
nothing here now with money. there is 10 goods in
The country to buy, we have to clothe white q
black with the vince! and Loom, and make our own
thoes & hats, and them that stay at Home has iust
about at hard a tine as them that goes TO war But
lei rs undergo every priyation, and every tIuble
come yes let storms Of sorrow roll, and frey darts
be hurled But save Us from Yankee suhlugsuOn,
had rather be a british SUBJECT than to bow to Tan
kee dom, am completely weaned from every Kin
drsd tie that ever bonnd me to the north and feel
to DAY that would prefer death rather than 10y
country driven back in the old Federal government,
Yes would envy, the death OF auy heroe that fell
in Battle, in defence of the South, But there Is u
deep spring Of ioy in hope when al around is
DARK, and want, and wretChedueis stare us N ile
kce ana IN the future there is not a ray OF light,
Sc, there Is JOY and consolation il hope, | know
s the great god OF the universe rules the action Of
men and in Him l hope to prevail, beeave our
cause lust one and beleave that he has already IA
yOsfed our efforts, beeave bis favor was yieable IN
or season lsst year that gave as our bountu sup
plies and / beleave His favor has been ysab!e IN the
Ieryailance OF our arms, when 10 Battle, and His
favour is still visable in the saason this sping, FOR
never was there season more, fayourably suited to
cur wants, than this winter spring has been, The
frs, part was dry & warm, & grass green in the
woods. all winter with a forest covered with macs,
l. now Spring is opening upon us with refreshing
showers & her blooming flowers, that fills the air
with fragrance and our hearts with gladness lenoush
Of that jake must now close, Bat before 90, let
LIE inform you hat it is doubtful If Hatcher has
dime in the ygore Hatcher il toleiable clever fe-
low, but he looks now nightly like the runs Of bet
ter days, But Miss jimmy sUith smile as sweet as
aspiring flower and the boy ali around say that Miss
Gary n. can kiss as sweet as a Thunder bolt Of Mo-
ia.ses know but little about it, only when the wind
l. in the south, ketch sweet glius once and a
willie, must stop Know Tor ever 1 am your friend
W ! PENICK