Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-04-08
natsreIl aneous.
INTERESTING REBEL LETTERS.

A correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette
writes from Duvalrs Bluff, Arkansas, March
9th, as follows:
At Indian Bay our scouts discovered a ma
tive skirting the swamps and making for the
river on a mule. On being pursued he aban-
doned the mule, plunged into bayou and
swan for the cane, abandoning a confederate
mail bae containing nearly 200 letters. From
them make the following extracts, from
which il occurs to me that you may Judge OF
the prevalent condition Of affairs in Arkansas
better than | can describe it.
A pious sister writes to a soldier brother
Parson Nolan is our sercut rider now.
He says that God has planely promised to be
on our side, and drive the accursed Yankees
from off our soil. Parson Nolan is a splendid
preacher, but it don't look to me as if God
was drivin the Yanks any too much outen
Arkansas Just now. There's one thing don't
like at all, and that is this gorilla bisness,
Thay don't do any good at all, and just rob
everybody. Parson Nolan prayed sgin en-
at our house last Sunday, and | was right
glad Of it, for that sneaker thief Robinson
was there, and pa says he is nigh on to the
meanest man in Arkansas. May you live
happy, die happy, and get into the everlastin
kingdom above"
Mrs. Roberts writes to her truant husband
thus 81 wish you Guild cum hoom jim and
see my moo baby T had sens you left. ways ten
pouns we hey the purtest children in Ar
kinsaw. named the moo baby missouri ann
roberts Tell ito Mise wun. Our mig.
gers is all run off tn the bluff; the three boys
is jined linkins niger army. Lord, lord
how long is these things goin tn last. You
J,s Ill I 81
orter cum hum an help me with the baby
don't think we'll make any crap this year
then whats pore NEE tn doc. Sally sends
howdy. the hogs is gone intu the swamps
Tor 2 week"
A business man at West Point writes to a
friend
Cotton selling for 5Sc. We've made n
good thing Of it, But Lord, Ed, you would
think the whole world had gone crazy with
cotton on the brain Nothing bu. greenback,
go now. Confederate money is not worth
dam. think the whole Confederacy scheme
is exploded, gone up
The Feds do not recognize McRae as any
thing but guerrilla, and show hih men no
quarters. | tell you Ed. its getting to be
tight papers. The election to readmit the
State comes off next month, the 18th, and
expect the Feds are bound to have it all their
own way. Everybody in this county is taking
the oath. Lots of the boys are returning
home, and swear that they intend to stay
there and don't blame them. | advise all
who wish to fight to stay with the regular
army. for I'll swear the Feds are bound, soon
err or later, to kill every man they catch in
arms about here"
An indignant wife says:
"Yoo had best KUN home for all the good
700 are dom follerin that ole fool Price about
he never did hev no sense emmy how his
follerers have less 700 better CRATE site be
looken after yore wife and children"
A MoTHgR's CoNoLUsIoN.--" Ny dere
Sun You had better believe yore poor moth
or things is come to a orful pass in Arkansas
suthern rites is no more, everybody about
Brownsville has TUX the oath an think il is
high tim you were home folerin there exam
pie"
have many others to the same effect, but
as the thing grows tedious will close with a
chef d'ouvre Of Mrs. Foley, who writes to
Isaac, her patriotic husband Of prices infau-
try"
Il speckt yu alnoste must hev dide this
winter the kold hes ben orfuller then ever
seen in my life befour, and provisions is nifty
scarce, jest wish yu wood kun HON an tend
tn rasin yore off spring, provision ant heer to
be gott, spin fur evry mouthful me an yore
innocent babes gett to eat, nobody wont TAX
Confed munney no more fur nuthin, now ike
i'll jest give you piece of my mind an that
is fur yu to KUN HON an tend yore family be-
four they sarve, you jest let the seceshers fte
it GU ef they want tn, have writ you fore
time and ant herd but wopst i shuddent
wunder eff yu was killed now at this time NV
ritin, eyry body is goin over to the feds. Yu
just kun HON, they all take the oath and ge:
commisaries rite Off tn eet, eff oil the fules
that's left there families an ftein wud cum
home then pese would kun rite off"
But enough of this to enable you to Judge
OF the general tone OF sentiment and spirit
prevalent among the people Of Arkansas. 1t
is evident that they are tired of the war, and
in dreadful need Of schoomasters.