The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-03-30
MISCELLANY.
A. Ward on a Mission of Peace.

bucct IcpcilfDu SubOu NC oNtf as SODu as l0ty
was 'lected, and they are doin all in their pow
err to get it overall over the North. You
Good stick more loyalty in chickens ear than
SIGH men possess.
The other day 'pinted myself committee
ov the whole, to 90 to Richmon an see eff |
coodent convins j. Davis ov the error ov his
ways, an persuade him to jine the Young
Mems Christian Association. Sumthin must
soon be did to have the war stnpt, or by the
time it is ended the Northern Sympathcers
will have no Souther- 2rethren or no Consti-
tuition or no Declaration of Independence, or
no nothin, or anything else. None. Whar
Good we procoor g. Washingtons, J. Quincy
Jeffersons. Thomase Adamses, and etsettery.
to make another CONSTRUCTION, and so 4th-
the last especially? Echo ansers-Whar?
That's why the Bricks air taken SIGH good care
of the nstrooment-which reminds me ov a
little incident, as A. L. observes. ..
"A chap SEE to me, SEE he, Il know of but
one way to git rid ov the sympaihizers."
(which Is how ?r arskt
'Why,' seq he, rip the Constitution in splin-
terees-rent ii in twain, and scatter the pieces
to the end of the earth.
slow would them do it ?" / coodent see it
much.
"Why you know thar love for il is so crate
that il it was destroyed it would brake their
hearts an kill em ded, which would be the
end of EN-"
"Peas be TO thar end" SEE l. aLong may it
waverl'
But was goin' to tell you about me trip
to the capital Of tue Southern Conthieve racy
1t was bootiful mornin' that | started-na-
ry a cloud obskewered the Orb of Day-and
rove at the secesh lines. A dirty lookin' Con-
fed called me "Hat!' and pinted bagonet
at me. He arskt me who l was an whar |
was gone.
my friendly ruff" SEE /, sI've Just bin I'D
North stealth things an SIGH for jeff Me
an him air old pals"
He let me pars.
AFTER travelin' spell, / observed ole
house by the roadside, an feelin' faint an
thirsty, entered The only family fonnd at
hum was likely lookin' young fema gal
whose Johnny had gone for solger She
was weepin' bitterly.
"My putty rosebud" SCI /, "why dost thou
weep?'
She made nary answer, but weepedested on.
Iplaced my hand ontu her he'd, brushed back
the snowy ringlets from her pail bro W, an kiss
an pasyfed her.
"What kawsed them tears, fare maid?n l
arskt agin.
"Why," SEE she, ''brother John promist to
bring me hum some Yankee boans to make
jewery, but he had to go and get kid, an now
won't git airy Boan, an'-o, its too bad-boo
hoo-o-o.n
Yes, it was muchy bad--an' more tn.
A woman's tears brings the undersind, an fur
the time bein was a rebel sympathizer.
Emmy fathers!r
SONY one. But he's died. Mother went
over to see Unkle Renbv
Was John putty good brother?
Yes, John was, O SO kind. His was the
only bosom had to repos these weary head
onto"
/ pitied the maid an limited that she might
repos her weary head on my Shirt front an
she reposed. An / was her Brother John for
awhile, as it were.
Ere we parted. / arkst for draught of wa
ter to quench me thirst, an the damsel tript
gayly out oy the door to procure it. As she
was gone considerable period, / lookt out
the winder and saw her hoppin briskly 4th
accompanied by secesh cusses, who war,
arlnd to the teeth. l beugn w smell as many
as houses. The putty DEAR had discover
ed that was Yankee, and was going TO
have me Token prisoner. | frustrated her
plans few leapt out the back winder as
quick as Prestidiguretaterandisch and when
she entered the domici, she found brother
John" non ester (which is Latin or sumthn),
an bed had proceeded much, found me re-
peater, non ester too. The fare maid, who
was Floyd's neece, had hookt it while reposin
on me weskit. II was hunky watch--a fam
lily hair-loom, an | woodnt have parted with
In doc corse OF mail ! arrow in Ricllmon.
unfolded me mission, an was ushered into
j. Davis orgust presents. He'd list returned
from his speechiiying tower.
Tip US your ripper, old covy, SEE /, adj
dressn him in the +. f. VS. approved dierlect.
Make known your bizness," says he. I'm
Citing up a proclamation for the extermna-
tion ov the whole Yankee nation, and airn't
got much leisure for emmy other ocknpation.s
. come" SEE l. on a mission of peas. Your
Copperhead friends in the North will soon
cease to exist, eff things carn't be arranged TO
prohibit the Unionisters from tearin the Con-
stitoosh."
What terms do you offer ~ queried jeff
Wall, seq |, " air instructed by the Cop
perheads-Wood, Stiles d Co., you know
propos anything which will most disgrace the
North You kin take your niggers all over
creation, incloodin Jarsey."
Wood that be Constitutional ?" arskst j.
D., with a sly twinkle ov his eye. 90" seq |,
Its matter OF no difference how much you
chaps brake that artikil TO sever the Union, so
the Republicans air stopt from don the same
to keep sed Union together. That's what your
nuth'ren ehums waril't TO see dun.'
Wal,n SEE the Conied Pres, "ef your
Comment will let US secesh, and will pay all
our debts, and give us Brute Butler to hang,
we might cum to terms
Is thar nothing else you Good wish?''
Wal, yes-give us all the territories
Nothing else?r
Throw in 2 or free States-New York,
Penna. an Massachusetts,, fur instuns.n
"Nothing else? ?"
You might mcleod old Linkon's he'd
Carn't you think of nothn' else ?'
Yes--in footer we must have all we arskn
j. Davis" SEE |, " hev no doubt your
friends in the north wood make all these con-
cessions, an more too; but it has Just occurd
TO me that thar was nothin said TO Old Abe
about it bel left Washington. Should mt won
der ct he'd object TO the plan some. But your
democrat friends air doin all they kin fer YOU"
know" seq j. d. can that's what keeps
our spirits up. We air waitin for 'em to get in
power, q then we expect to get all we arsk.
An yet Us Shvlry consider 'em the contemp-
hbest set OF dirt eatin towards in the North.
We could buy em all up for Confed Shin
plaster"
Those was my opinion 2
JeH arskt me to stop and take r with him,
and | kindly stopt. Ell Secesh President
don't get ennything better fer the stonmick's
sake, as Saint Somebody seq, than was on that
table, then may A. w. jr. be preserved from
SIGH fate. The Meat was a MORN site.
Praps you've eten better Pork than this.
but it's the best I've got" says JEFF
Yes" SEE l, that's putty mean Ham, but
I've seen thunderin site meaner in Washing
ton"
" What kinds that?. he demanded.
Vallandig-hamw
After supper scottish loolSin chap entered,
who staggered up to JEFF, throwed up his hat
and shouted:
H. n A..