Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-03-06
THE EVENING STAR.


FROM ARTEMUs WARD, JR.-
an. 81, '63.-Its putty plane TO
ny mind mat we carRt hay Peas ss long rs
we he gees on Not much. The syupsthizin
ever se soon ~ they was 'lected an they sir
sotn al in thar power 70 get II overall over
Ne North You Good stick more loyalty in u
snisken's ear than SIGH men possess.
Ihe other day 'pIA:ed myself committee
eT NE hole 70 90 70 Richnon an see ell COO
dent convizs J. Davis ov the error ov his was-,
IN persuade bim 10 jine the Young Mems
did 10 have he War stopt or by the time It's
snded the Northern Sympathizers will have no
Sonthefn brethren, or no Cons itootion,
or anything else. None. wSsr Good We pro,
socr ~. Wasbfngtons, J. q uincy JeG.reons
1nonsese Adamses, and etssttery, 70 make
sRotner CONSTRUCTION, sn so4th--the lsrst eepe-
D8Hy Ecko alsers-Whari That's why tho
brscks air taken sichgoed care oy tn i1stroo-
sssrs-whicf reInins nc or Z little ins.t ont as
A L. observes.
Z eka7 SEE 70 me. SEE he, 81 know oat.sne
way TO get rid OF the sympAthizeTs."
s (which is how r. nrskt.
"Why." sez he, "-ip the Consultation into
sPllntereens-rent IL IN twain, an scatter the
peees 70 the end OF The earth
allow wood them do it T. I coodent see il
nueh.
fwhy you know thar love for il is so grais
6at eff was destroyed, il wood brake thar
hearts Ga Kill 'em ded, rich wood Dc the end OF
'sm.n
wayeTH'
But 7 was goin to tell you about NE trip %
he Capitol ov the Southern Conthieveracy.
IT was Soouful rnornIn that s.art-d; nary
sloEd obs "a wered the Orb ov Day, and rove 1t
lhs S6cesh lines, dirty looking Coufed caiid
Halt, and Finted 8 bsgoDet Al me. He
2rsft zee who Was, aa whar / wss gone.
my friendly ruff" ser ], 1--WE Just hin up
North s;eSlin things On sich for>JeG. Me Al him
ar ole pals"
he left me pars.
Erft a II a al
house by the roadside, & feeln faint and thirsty,
] enterd. The only family found home wa. a
likely lockin young femail gal, whose Johnny
bad CONC for solser. She was weepin bitter
"Me putty rosebud" SEE " why dost thou
~eepr'
] PLACID me hand ONTO her he'd, brusnt back the
snowy ringlets from her pale brow, an kis-an
pas yted her.
"Whst cawsea them tears, fare maid 20 i
why" seq she, ..brother John promist Q
bring ne home some Yankee ooans to make
je~elry, bat be had TO go and git kiiid, & now /
won't get AIRY Boan, an-O, its bad-boo-h hoo
eo-o!'
Yes, it was muchiy bad-an more too. A
woman's tears brings the undersind. an fer the
krne bcin was u rebel sympathizer.
"Fnny Fathers 7"
''UDly one. Buthe's ded. Mother went over
to Unkle Peub"
WAS John putty good brother
"Ies, John was, u 20 kind. His was the only
bosom had 10 Tepos these weary head onto
/ pi,ied the riaid. limited that she might
repos her weary her on my Shirt front-an she
rspOsed An Was her Brother john for awhile,
as 1t were.
Ere we parted, I srsktfor a draught ov water
70 squench me thirst, an the daInsei tript gayly
cut ov the door to procure Ii. As she was gone
a considerable period, L lookt out the winder
an saw her hoppin hriskly 4th accompanied
by secesh cusses, who war armd TO the teeth.
begin smell as many as mouses. The Equity
dear had discovered was IAN kee, an was
goin TO hey me tooken prisoner. i frustrated
her plans few-I leapt out the back winder as
quick as 4 Prestidig an when
ale entered the donicil, she found "brother
John" name ester (Which il Latin sr sumtein J, an
bs4 had proceeded much, / found me- Time
repeter, none ester, too. The fare maid, who
was Floyd's Niece, had hookt it while reposin
on me weskit II was a hunky watch-a family
hsir-ioom, an i wOodn't la We parted with il fer
. dollar sixty nine cents Isl 69)
In Goo corse oy mail arrow in Richmon.
nnfclded me mission. an was ushered into J.
Dayis's orgust presents. He'd jist returned
from his speechifyin tower.
"Tap US your fipper, ole Coyy," seq i, ad-
dressln him in the r. +. VS. approved dierlict
"Make known your bizness," sez he. "I'm
s1;tin up proclamation for the extirInination
oy the hole Yankee nation, and / airn't got
much leisure for emmy other ookupation."
a. come, SEE L, "on mission oy peas. Your
COpperhead friends in the North will soon cease
to exist, ef things carnt be arranged 10 prohibit
the Unionisters from tearin the Constit0osh.''
- W hat terms do you offer rs queried JEFF.
w - i
perheads Wood, Stiles & Co. you know02
propos ennything which will most disgrase
The North. You kin take your niggers all over
creation, incloodin Jarsey."
Wood that be CONSTITUTIONAL - arkst J. D.,
with a sly twinkle ov his eye.
"O," seq l, ssits n matter oy no differenc
how much you chaps brake that artikil to sever
fhe Union, so the Republicans air stopt from
doin the same 70 keep sed Union together.
That's what your nuth'ren chums warnt TO see
Gon."
a. Wal saz tho ronfa5 Iorau ssaf x,our o.,
ment Will let US secesh, an will pay all our
depts, an give us Brute Butler 70 hang, we
might cum to TERMS.
ais thar nothing else you Good wish!'
Wal, yes-glye US all the territories
"Nothin elser'
Throw in or 3 free States-New York,
Penna: an Massachusetts, furinstuns."
"Nethn elsel''
"YOu might mcleod ole Linkon's he'd"
"CSrn't you think Of nOthin else!'
"Yes-ln footel we must have all we arsk'
-. Davis" SEE /, 81 hev no doubt your
friends in the north wood make all these con-
cesslons, an more too; but il has just occurd TO
me that thar was nothin said 20 Old Abe about
~ be4 lett w ashington. StsOoldnt wonder eff
he'd object 10 the plan some. But your demo- :
crat friends air doin all they kin fer you
al know," sez j. d.; Gan that's what keeps
power, IL then we expect 70 git all we arsk. An
yet US Shiyilry consider EN- the contmptiblest
set OF dirt-eatin towards in the North. We
Good buy EN- all fer a Confed Shinplaster"
Those was my opinion, .
Jeh arskt me To stop an take 7 with him, an
I kindly stopr. Ef Secesh President don't
git ennything better fer the stummick's sake. as
Saint SOMEBODY seq, than was on that table,
then may A. W., Jr-, be preserved from SIGH a
fate. The Meat was d naorir site.
"P'raps you've eten better Pork than this,
but It's the best I've got" SEE Jeff.
Eyes" seq /, ''that's putty mean Ham, but
I've seen laundering site meauer IN Wasn-
ington."
sWhat kinds that he demanded.
stEallandig- Ham
= Arfter supper q scottish -lOOkin chap entered
who staggered up 10 JEFF, throUsd up his har,
shouted.
Mother Fic-hic-tOry! Washnto 12zen
pris'ner-hic! Ole Abe GreeIey capta.sI-ki.,
Horace LinkCn badly killed, and (Iss.Ys r.
bcBurnside sT'nd Td.-kic."
The cuss was old John Letcher, Ia MS IA
muss roll oy the DTunkGrd JOha only gi.z
nKht"once year, witch is on New Years
". Bile stays drunk till the next New
Years.
Bat returT.d TO Washington, disgustld with
all peace measures. The sympathizers may