The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-05-01
A Sharper Caught.

A story is told that some time since a
genuine son of New England, one of
those fellows who are as sharp as they
Iimake them" came to the city and en-
gagged largely in the cotton business, a
gentleman in Boston furnishing the funds.
His last purchase was one hundred and
fifty bales OF middling at IS cents per
pound-a cheap bargain, as he thought.
The cotton was shipped, on the receipt of
which, the Memphis man received the
following laconic letter:
Boston, March -, 1863
Mr.
Dear Sir: received your shipment of
$50 bales of cotton. Come home, Massa
chnsetts soil is not suited to the cultiva
sion of cotton, andeyen if it were, cotton
seed at rs cents per pound is tooahign.
~ Truly, j, ----.
'~i Now we are perfectly convinced that
Is''all that glitters is not gold" and further,
That everything in bales is not Cotton
1acksOa Appeal.
DgA- The Winchester (Tenn.) Bulletin
learns from a printer, who was captured
at Murireesboro', and carried to Alton,
Illinois, that the Yankee officers took
charge of the money Of himself and sew
en- or eight comrades, promising that it
should be returned to the Confederate
officer who should receive them at City
Point, where they were to be sent when
exchanged. On arriving at City Point,
their money was returned; but on exam
lining it found to be counterfeit The
amount was several thousand dollars. 1t
deserves to be recorded as relic of Yam
kee integrity. The prisoners state they
were well treated while guarded by the
Kentuckians, being allowed much liber-
ty, but after being placed under the 18th
Ohio they were abused, and every chance
taken by the 18th to injure them. The
slightest preteXt was snatched at by them
as an excuse for shooting or maltreating
our men,
The MOVEMENTS IN THE CoUNTRY.--The
question Can the South be starved out"
may well cause feeling of dependency
at the North. The county OF Nottoway,
Va, with militia muster roll of 305, has
furnished over 400 men to the army, yet,
last week, in circuit of six miles around
the Court House of that county, 1000
barrels Of corn were furnished for the
Government, and about one. fourth of the
area of the county has furnished $4,000
pounds of bacon.
Bsy~ The Shreveport Gazette recently
published card signed by about hun
bred foreigners, who, fearing they might
he drafted IN the militia, adopted that
course to notify the people that they were
French subjects, and owed no allegiance
to Louisiana. The Nep8 says that Mr. B.
Courtade, one Of the sgners OF the card,
was taken out Of his bed and .larred and
oottoned" the same night, and the rogue's
march was played before the business
houses of the balance.
"A SPIRITED GIRL. "A Bemale, april OH,
l563.-The following anecdote concern
ing one of the fair daughters of Win
chester, is authentic beyond doubt: and
worthy Of beng put upon record;
One day during the hard winter just
passed, Miss Arnold applied TO the
brute Mlroy fora permit to purchase
forage for her COW, whose milk was an
item Of no little Importance to the sub.
sistence of her fathers family during the
reign OF that monster. Are you loyal?"
asked the General. Eyes" she replied.
he began to write the permit. "ro the
| United States or the Confederate States7"
"To the Confederacy Qf course" she re-
piled. "Then | shall give you no permit.
Thsinlamous rebellion must be crushed"
well, sad she. 'if you can crush il by
starving John Arnold's old COW do it,
and be drot to you"
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say The New York World says, "it is
~";'e time that tho ~-~.' -,