Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-02-11
The Dutchman and Sson.vvan Jas kSOn

The following amusing story of the experience of Ger
geons who was left in charge Of our wounded Geys
burg Pa last summer 1t seems that the pass
which took place on the street between the suffer and
friend of his, which was as follows:
Frepd.-"Haloo! Broom, Thought you were down in
Broom"Wely you zhist take one drink lager beer NIT
me and tells you
They both drink, ard Broom continues
You seefe times git dull here about Hagersto"n, ind
thinks gaes nit the army uud suer. Vel zAist takes
mine shp wagon und mine negro boy Ike, und gils
some goots goes Vliamstown. Ud dare is de
covaree und de inondroe und de ardiree and de bond
plays docdles und Shtar sbpongled und
Hail Golumby und de Shtars und shtripes float NIT de
right ::
Und den falls in NIT de rear de army n7d gaes
to Marnstown; und dare sells mine und inc
sardnes und mine lager beer und gifts de backs
nit mine pocket und thinks dos is good Uhd den falls
me in NIT army agun und goes me NIT ter Zhenera
Banks to Winchester.
Ven dare at Winchester sells mine ar'ines und mine
crackers und mine segars und mine beer and all mine
goots und gifts me de creenbacks NIT mine pocket and
Un den gaes me- to Hr ayor of de Taylor House, und
tells me der Mr. Taylor, now you zhust keep de shprng
wagon and de nsgro boy Ike und saes me TO Baltimore
and buys me heap new gootsfour five dollar tonsand
house close by de House SO you can him
NIT de Taylor House dis way und puts me e nice
uod runs me two shticks NIT de door out for row de
agross zhust for tract de tention.
vinder in NJ say oh Vot purity goots Vos heap pur
ty goots! Wish had some deem goots. Never mind,
some deem aV 9o Sp
bout it? shtonevall zbackson not com hare dey be
Und Won day COON Ya,kee covalree uud shtea me
mine geots gpd den gaes me to der zaenera bshk und
mine goots und de; Zheneral Fay, makes dat Yankee
nd bring 1aa a9 odem oem 90 Yankee upa Un
mine goots counter uid another lankee covaoe
shea mine goots from de o her counter 80 have not
Und Won day COON nagro eIeh ard price me Dc
G. DDS und say " Desc goots be 100 lgh Ntvtr mi i;
LhaCk6On here
me desc goots ior nothing 9nd say Dafn ne n' gre
can COON here; dey be too many beoples." Und den
bck bucks NIT de ladies, und price me de goo,s,
they make up mit de upd say Desc goos be
100 high Never mind shtonewall zaackson COON here
soma desc days he git dese goot Und say Vot you
bout it shtonewal Ahackson he not can COON here
And Won day shtand in mine door und looked me de
shtreet up, and Yankee coVaree come down
The shtret he in NIT shoe ard out
NIT hce und his hair shtick straight aut NIT de Wind
Ond say Helioe mine TREND Ter Vo you run so 1as
und the Yankee covaEee say no shtop talk me you
sbtonewalI Zhackson COON" und den Lears me De ng
suburps of de town, and dis be immoraze ankee
covalree away.
Und den locks de shtreet up ard gees me de susr
wagon COON and zhust behind the suer wagon de art,
eree and de ardlere in NIT the suter wagon and
nes and CIGARS and needless and plns and eacoes ana
lager beer oil in vn groDd heap IL de shree anq
the inonree de covaee and zhus behind de caVare oe
backs Nine Vader vos gray ana 2nus In
big and blows Who's been here since I've been
shtay tell him ''whos been here sEce I've been
| gone ~
Phe cid fellow became much excited that he used the
words stonefence Zkonson," for " etonewaH ZicBson
The latest accounts indicate that the Yankees are
making movements towards Huntsville, with the
view, as is thought, of making an advan-e throue
North Alabama. We have not mucn confidence ia
any theory which embraces the idea OF advance Of
the foe in any considerable force upon any part the
line between Chattanooga and Memphis. The natural
obstacles to be overcome too numerous and impor
ant aRd the difficulties in the way OF such enterprise
are too insurmountabe, to warrant any such beeit
Grant evd nty has his eyes upon East Tennessee as
the bae bis future op rations and he does not hesi
.a.o aArnt the hilitu of any mnortan