Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-02-12
BILL ARP'S LAST.
TO Mr.. ABE LINKHoRN NOW AT WASHINGTON.

ABE LINkHORN NOW AT hAShiNIlON'
SENruRvLLE, Janywary(
18TH, 1861. I
Mr.. Linkh0rn Sur: In the spring of the year,
writ YOU letter from my natv Se, akin for little
more time in which to diSpurs. told you then
that 90 DAYS wernt enuf-that the thing koudint
be did in that brief interval You kan look bak
and see | war right. We tried our durndest all
summer to komply with your skedOole, but as you
kep caln for volunteers our cherykee Georgy Dina
krats KEEP coming out from under their clay roots.
They shuk themselves and spite fire, and wouldn't
90 bak so long as the Wings would read EN- the
news about this fuss.
Mr. Abe LInkhorn, Sur the spring have shed its
fragranse the Summer over and gon, the yaler
leaves of Ortum have kivered the ground, old Win
ter are sobberin his froth on the yearth, but we
have not been able to diSpurs as yit-me and The
boys started last may to you puSSonally, and x
for an extenshun of your brief Phurlo. but We got
on bust in old Virginy, about the 2lst OF July,
and like TO hav got run over by passel OF fellerS
runn foot race from Bull run to your sity. Arter
that we tried to git to you by the Potomak River, but
Mr. Whiting Sed you wer Mt runin that maSheen at
these presents We next went to Mr.. HaIper's
Ferry to take the Baltymore Rail Road but we
koadnt find the kOnductOr, and kars seemed scarce,
anu the folks sed you wer'nt runin that masheen
much, We tho't howsOmeVr to take dek passage on
the kana, but dam had broke and the water war
W,
maSheen SkGTsiey any. ArteT all that we KUN back,
and thot we woud git CaPpen Wilks to ship Us over,
but Mr.. Bennet sent US word the Cappen had quit
farin life. Mr. Suard made him quit, to paSsi-
fly en- old English Bull that was 5elerIng and PAWN
dirt in the air. Mr.. Linkhorn, sur, eff that Bull are
of the StOk the one of your folks seed here
in July, he are dangerus, and will have bad effek
on your populashun. You'd better circumscribe
him afOre he hurts somebody
Mr.. Linkhorn-Sr-what are youe Faytorys
doin now days? hear'n you had quit runin their
masheens, owin to a thin crop of cotton. Eff you
would put sweet isle on your Faktorys they wouldn't
rust while standin idul l glad to hear you had
got cotton at Port Royal to do yourn and Suards
families The boys says you got enuf to make as
many shirts as FaIstaf had in his company.
Mr.. Llnkhorn-Sir-how do you com on with
your stone feet-dO it pay expenses-are it a safe
lnveStment-coud get any stock in it at far price,
don't you think its most too fur to haul rocks, and
wont it mpOveriSh new england sile to take the
rocks often it.
Mr. Abe Linkhorn-Sur-the 10Th are the ami
yerSary of the day, when Georgy tore herself rant
kaliy loos from the aboishun die nasty-when she
ripped her star from off the striped rag, and spred
a new shIrtln to the breeze We kalkulate to sele-
brate that day and am otherized to invite you and
bH Suard over, to partake of our horsewhipalities
wars Hamlin? | allow as how he's dead, or
would ak MIN too. Let me kno if you and Suard
are coiii, SO we can hx and swap lie or two with
you. hOuldn't you all com along with Max when
ne makes that advance he's been tawkin about SO
long? Bring your hnittin with you when you com,
and kean shirt or two. Do you chaw tobaker !
We've got some that's good. Ely chawd and Mr.
Davis gave him whole warehouse at Richmond
Mr. LInkhorn sur, | wish youd'd ak Banks to
send me kOdtish-Poe cats are bad around here,
and we want something to drive EN- way Ef you
orlng Banks or Pikayune Butler with you, you
needn't bring the kod
Yourn till death,
BILL ARP.
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