The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-04-17
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LETTER FROM MAJOR JACK DOWN.
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10 the EdUeTS,U me CdUcdSRt1: 81.
SURs You may wonders why you
amt heered from me afore,; but the rale
truth is that l didn't feel like ritin in
these times, Invent to Washington about
a year ago, out of pure patriotism. l
didn't want Il contrack, nor commission,
nor enything. l went to give the Kernel
good advice, just as l, did Ginueral Jack
son; but it warn't, no go. Somnure an
Greeley an Wendil Fillips, an sech stay-at-
hum 6ten ginnerals got the advantage of me,
an Linkin does jest wat they want him to-.
The consequence is, the country is goin
down hill an besides that, the breechin
is broke, an there amt much to be sed or
to do, but to. look on, until the smash
comes then we can pick up the pieces,
an see eff the wagin can be put together
agin.l To an old man like me, these are
tryin, times-I had almost said cryin
times; I can't bear to think of 'em. u
dream o'nights ofmy country, wen it was
all peace an happiness-wen there warn't
any sejers nor standin army to pays, nor
no debt, nor no hospitals full of sick So
jers, nor no sorrow or misery in the land ;
an wen / wake up an think how different
tits now, I wish I could sleep all the
time. The other day old Deacon J9nkens
came over to see me. The, Deacon, you
know, was with mein Washington short
time, wen I first went there, an his darter
Jerusha Matilda went, down to Port Roy.
al to- teach the contrybapds. their prim-
mers N Wal, the Deacon amt much wiser
now than he was AZ year ago. ! He still
thinks that by prayin an 6ghtin, the rebels
will yet be- wiped, He. used to like
the Tribune, bat lately he ses be prefers
the Herald, as it is more truthful. The
told man, however, has been very, blue for
some time past, and now. SEES thai prayin
and fghtin hain,t accomplished much, -
"Wal,, p, SEES I, aDeacon there hadn't orter
been, eny war at all; butt ses /, while
the South have had "a single end an pur-
pose. we've been all at odds an ends
The war has been carried, ON by us jest
pike old Sol, Pendergrast's boy plopshed.
Old Sol took1his oldest boy Adam, . thick
heded Teller, out,one spring, az set him to
ploughin.ya He ted him ito 60 to work 90
strike u fnrruw across - field tota bldck
hejer, an then keep on.5a After giyin this
direcshin, Z old Sol went off to- the house
anleft Adam alone. d The boy started his
loxen ina bee iae for the 5lagk ,Asiifg, but
wen he got pretty clps to her, she threw
|apiher tail an ran off in another. ,direc,
Shin adam thought no must foller the
heifer, no matter where she .Want ]; 80 be
j struck another BEE line. fot eher, ian with
itjest,the ,same result. !, Wen he got slus to
Eher, the heifert giye,ianpthsr fEiek ,tol her
ttail, san offishs WENT Adam geed hisl OK
! en- around, an struck for her agjp b ian 50
hekept on oil day. AT mite the old man
dGun Quito seq how Adam had 5g0t along.
He found the field AL cut mp With fur
IONS, zig-zag, eriss .crpss, an ia every ii,
Erecshin, an asked Adam vat on arth il
fmentaa WALL SEES the thick dreaded nupr
skull, you told me to. steer for the BACK
heifer, AN I've done it all day, but the