Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-08-05

rite tells my Olu foliiS,i uiio "hN "~''~'
him shirts, and stockins, und drawers, und
baper-kollers, more as two men can hit
Veil. | Wait a little, und den anuder
comes: 'sMy dear fader," he ses "l
haf no money" Dat is all de news L got
from him 50 far. But l can see bretty
veil how dings goes on myself, und III
tell you how | dink dis war Is managed
Some feller shuInps up und wants to be
Sheneral. All rite! Wen, he goes round
on his friends, Congressmen, und contrac-
tors. und some oder dieves, und ses: L
goes in TO be Sheneral." All rite Very
well. ssNow you shust go und shpeak
NIT OIt Abe, und tell him vot l wants
All rite again, und den dey goes 10 OFT
! Abe und ses: - Olt Abe, here Is mlty |
shmart man, YOU shall make him for a |
Sheneral - ss | hat more Shenerals as 1
know vot to do NIT" ses Olt Abe
< Meier mind,' dey ses, dis teller is
shmarter den all Of dem, und dey bodder,
und bodder. und bodder, till OFT Abe, he
ses: q Go to de tuyvel, und make him a
Sheneral" All right again. Neil, so
soon as he gets to be Sheneral, he puts on
, some new clothes, nit a couple OF pounds
of gilted brass on de shoulders, und gets
& some more fcllers NIT new clothes una
oilted brass. dem is de shtaff, und dcy all
ride down togedder, und take commando
5 of de army Den, as de next ting Is, dc
: men has to pack up dere dings an OF dey
/ goes. Veil, dey marshes till dey comes
to a place where dere is plenty OF whisky,
: und den de Shener;l ses: g Halt. L dlnk
we shtops here till all de whisky is gone,
n und den dey made anuder move, und 50
e dev GOES bobbin round, till by und by dey
= comes near de enemy. Veil, so soon as de
Sheneral hears dat, he sends out some
men to look where the are, und how menny
, dere is of dem. So Won man goes a little
It vav. and comes back, und ses dere's bout
l. n hundred thousand; den anuder goes q
little nearder, und he ses about fifty tou-
sand and anuder goes ncarder an dem
und ses swanzich tonsand; den ven dey
all come back de Sheneral counts all uI
ur togedder vat dey haf seen, und II d
IT, whisky is nearly all gone, he ses: ID
- enemy is in great force. L dlnk W
, shan~es our base - but if de whisky l
nc bretty blcnty, he ses: :" Got tam!
lly lick desc few raskcls all to bieces; un
u den he prings his sogcrs all III Won pile
70 md tells dem - Come along my poys
= We nifs dem Rebels hell ;" and den he put
" some men NIT dere pig guns on hill, un
nd orders dem - Fire off like de tuyvel,
eer und dey fire off, bangl all among
our trees Veil, presently de Rebels hear
noise, and dcy come up and fire oil, oans
bang! too; and ven de Shcneral Sc
~" dere shmoEe he scs: - Poys, 60 in dere
, ~" md dew 90 in dere Den de Rebels ii
:ns off in some oder place, und de Shener
'1l scs: - sPoys, 90 in dere," und dey 90
90 dcre too. Den. by und by de Reb,
'i' come aroundt de corner, und de Shenel
W. ses again Poys, 60 in dere, und d
' vi "a dey come aroundt de oder corner, und
> ~, 10 dere any more poys left, dey go IN de
~" ~ ;, und SO dey 90 on fighting till Ii gets da
81. und if they Hcks the Rebels dey cal
s''' victory. und if the Rebels licks dem, {
l1h' call it shtrategy. But if the Rebels f
60 60 out dat dey are gettin licked, dey SCI
u.'o- out a man nit little flag, und he holl
MI shtop. | want TO see your Shencrai l
your den dev shtop. und bring him NIT
n"P Sheneral. und he speeks NIT him und {
80 80 him Shelf Davis compliments, und no
''i'S' he is veil, und his mutter is veil, und
~ '"' rr.udmutter is veil, und all de oder tam
" 'e' ind asks him if he will be so goot unC
oHP shtop fighting little till he bur11eS s.
ny dead men, den dey can 90 on again.
tni den de Sheneral ses oh, yes y
iiii' III dey takes drinks all round, und he st
Ie.lS : 4S3, his compliments to Shelf Davis, und
-,@t 'eii mutter, und grandmutter, und der re;
~ ~ dem. Und by und by de Rebels le;
,e,iliy his dead men bury demselfs, und goe
'5os.e 80 NIT his pack und baggage, und array.
ooll all he can shteal. Den de Sheneral W
ueni3 home long letter on Olt Abe und
ulio' g Dunder und BliNen, Got for
%. goot! We lick de Rebels shust
'"ii' und cut dem all TO bieces, und tail'
: ui'" oders for prisoners. Hurray for de &c
aoout = titution und de Union y But If dey
lho Vi lick de Rebels. he ses 8 esterds
,efe 10 enemy come in front Of me, about
iioni IA millions more as l was, Il fight INIT
II '',' und drive him away, md now l {
oon und get behindt him, und lick so as
NY was Und SO he goes und get a
III 9ees vays behindt hlm-iu de front
= o Veil, now l shtop- hat tell
tinss' y dnks about war, und braps / am so
+ oy -. rite as some oder beeple.
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