The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1864-12-21
Moees and Pompey.

= [dOSCH. W ely ou'fNS! -.
asin, MET at dc same old place. NOW
less have talk about matters apd tninsS
what's goiug'on in dis Charleston town
You has been here long 'nuh now 10
know all DO ways of de rebels, case you
vas always. eounted:a fast nigga tapd'a
mighty smart one"
:. Moses, 1wa''tst0
az1you a fevsqueations; so less set down
on de steps !by dis eollum." SO they
.ook their seats. i,."4Now want you to
tell me how many ,genders dar am. IT
Noses: - Well. Pompey, way doT9 IN
ole Yirginay I,once got hold OF, a book
what. said .dar was thrce-maseuilpe,
feminine, and peuter. Dem is all, l
P0mpcy.--" You,s wrong; for you
know dar was, "a stars on dc ole Tag
but when dey made West Virginia, dat
made 49,. So it is wild dc genders.
When do made de- New State, de white
folks made tyo. more gcudars, which
makes Eve, Now, DC fus gender was =
Jncklss, dc nex' was a, boss. and dc
nuterr was DEF mule. Now: de fourth
gender is called, do, Southern or yellow
gender, de cross between de white man
and dc, nigga; an dur N goodly mum:
Der of dcm 10 dis town. Oar goes three
or four Of EN-. now" pointing across the
street. Now dc 6f' am de rebel crno,
liuc gender, an dc Father above knows
Dur, 10 plenty Of EN- 10 dis TOWN.. And
I will ellyou for.why. Did you cbber
see dat ole cotton bearded reb, wat stops
every criooline gender dat pass dis street,
what lives right ODER dar. =, / tell you,
NJ oses, dat ole cotton. beard has got a
nose good as any, pointer dog. His nose
never tell hiu . lie if one passes on
dis side dc street, be can smell en-. lie
starts from his cogitations, aud he is
sure of his game. Now you know.
Moses, if an ole coon dog barks, up o
tree, you may just as we'll cut it down,
for dc coon am dar. Just de same with
olc cotton. beasl. If you, see him with
bunch OBJ calico on dc street, or at de
gate, you may swur there is reb inside
Of it.. Now dis, ole Rob is nifty fond OF
dc yellow gender, as he has corrcl full
of dem. Dis man is berry useful. as be
does all dc chores what De little darkics
used to do before Ole Abc's Emancipation
Proclamation, such as to,ing butter,
chickens, beef, eggs, and many other
things" ~. o..
Noses.-"I think dar's one more gen.
der, and dat is dc neutral gender, as
dar is some here what screen demsclves
under Queen Vic.'s baluoral, and claims
her, protection. Den dey can rcb as
much as dey please; an if. de KuuneI
brings dem to taw, dey will ,squall out
Queen Vic; den de Kuuuel's feathers
fall, and de guards scatter. So you sec
dey can do as. much devilmcut as dcy
please in Fic.'s name" .'.
Pompcy.-" Dat's so, Moses. Now lei
me ak you one question. What makes
desc rob women so fond OBJ marrying
, dc yankee boys?" - ..s,
; 1Hoscs.-"I links. I can tell you.
suspec,. its cause dey wants do. ting
probcd to. dc bottom, so. dat when, dcy
ccive de truth, dat dey may bring forth
fruits meet for repentance" p, ,r..
T Pompey.-" OATS it, Moses. Dat's!lc
why. But now L, wants to ak. you
which will gain do day, Ole Abe OF
Jeff" 81 y. ,.,..,,
Hoses" If every udder place is like
ibis, jeff. dun winncd, au' l will tell you
lor why. You sec dc Genals an'. dc
|>Kunnels an de Cap'ins, dey sit down
hero an let do Supervisors plant liquor
batteries from one end Oh De town to d.
adder. an keep up. constant FIRE Of
whisky on dc troops OBJ Uncle SAM, and
acver permit them to return it. So you
yce as soon as one regiment is disabled,
in taken to dc 'ospital an guard house
dar is a requisition made; on dc. Pres.
Ident for moro troops; aud you see, q,
Dat rate, in, dc course Oh time, jeff is
eouud to win; for it takes QUO half dc
ncn to guard dc udder, an when | see
Jew batteries 'rec,ing, L say dar will
soon have to be. q call for moro troops
And ebbcry niger knows dat one bat
terry of whisky will do more devilment
taan Eve batteries of grape and shell
An tell you for why. . You knows a
seldier will GIT out obade range OBJ dc
cannon, but de whisky battery he charge
right on it; !an'"dey shoot dc piseu in
him, an' if he amt killed dead, den dar
asa work for de doctor at! dc hospital
So'you Elf JEFF is ever whipped, desc
batteries will have to BID sienccd. An
dat Amt all Uncle Sam. has to furnish
all de ordinance for desc batteries. De
soldiers furnish d. money, an den desc
command ers go'uor.h an''buy de ammu.
ni.ion.s None comes from de South, no.