The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-03-22
THE DUrcHMAN AND sToNEWALL
JACKSON

THE DUfCHMAN AND 6TONEWALL
/ JACKSON
! The following amusing story Of the experience
OF German sutler 10 the yankee army is tolG by
one of our Surgeons, who was left in charge of our
wounded at Gettysburg last summer. It seems
that the Surgeon in passing through Hsgerstowu
overheard q conversation which took place on the
street between the su,er and friend of his, which
was follows:
Friend.--"Hsllo, Broom, thought you were
down in Dixie suffering"
Broom ---"WelL you zhist take one drink O.
lager beer nit me and tells you"
They both drink, ard Broon continues
"You see de times git dull here about Hagers-
town, and links goes nit the Srmy and sutler.
Veil, zhist takes me mine shpring wagon aud
mine nagro boy like, and gifts me some goots and
goes me to Villiamstown. Und dare il de coval-
rec und de infondree und the arderee; uud the
band plays Yonkee Dooles, und Shtar Spongled
Bonner und Hail Golumby; und dc shtars und
shtrpes float nit de tops de houses Wit de Wind
-und thinks wat me dos ish all right. Upd den
falls me In NIT the de army md goes mo
TO Martinstown, aud dare sells ne mine crackers
und mine sardines urd mine lager beer u0d gets
me de creenbacks NIT mine pocket, und thinks me
dos is good Und den falls me in init de army
agin und goes me NIT Zheneral Banks to Vinches-
ter. Veil, dare at Winchester sells me mine sar-
dimes uud mine crackers, segars, lager beer und
all mine gOOts, und gifts me de creeDbacks nit mine
pocket; und thinks me dos is all so goot
Und den gaes to Mr Taylor, of de TAYLOR
House, und tells him you zhist keep de shpring
wagon und de nagro boy like, und l gses to Bslti-
more und buys NE heap o new goots-four or five
tousand dollar vorth-uDd comes me back to Vim
chester und gifts me one house close by de Taylor,
you can see him you comes dis way; and puts
me de nice fly paper on de vail, und puts mine
goOts in dc house, and runs two shticks nit do
lxo. L. a
ton.
Und Won day COON von nagro boy und looked ia
mine vnder und say: "Oh! purity goots Wish
had some dem goots; never mind, Shtonewall
Zhackson COON here some des days, den gifts me
some dem goots = Und | say, "Vot you know
bout it? Shtonewall Zhackson not can com here;
dey be too many beoples."
Uud Won day COON Won Yankee covaree und
sh,eal me mine goots; und den gaes me TO Gnral
Banks, und tells him, und he say, IL makes dat
Yankee covalree bring back dem goots" Und de
next day COON de Yankee covalree und put me
mine goOts on Won counter, aud another Yankee
cUvalree sbteal mine goots from de other counter,
so l have much goots as before.
Und Won day COON Won nEgro veuch und price
me de goots aud say, "Dese goots be too high
never mind, Shtonewall Zhacksou COON here som
desc days. den gifts ne desc goots for nothing
Und l say, Darn the nsgro vench--vot you know
about il? Shtonewall ZhacksoD not can COON here;
dey be too many beopes.' Und den COON de big
bucks NIT de ladies und price de goots, and dey
make up. NIT de nose and say, Desc goots be too
high-never mind; Shtonewall Zhackson COON
here desc days. he git desc goots Und
say, 'Vot you know bout it? Shtonewall Zhack-
son he not cOom here; dey be too many beo-
pies.
And Won day shtand me in mine door und look
ed me shreet up, and sees me Won YANKEE covalree
COON down de shreet, fast he can coom---iD init
one shoe and out NIT one shoe und his hair shtick
shtraght out NIT de Wind. Und say, 'Helloe7
mine friend, for vot for you run 81 fasY und de
Yankee covalree say, 4 no sbtop talk me you,
Shtonewal Zhackson COON, und den hears me do
big gun 60 loose, and thinks me die be one Skar-
nish i'd de suburps of de town, und die be Won
immoralize Yankee covalree run away.
ind den looks me de shreet up and sees me dc
suler wagon COON; und zhust behind de suLer
wagon de ardilleree; und de srdieree run n NIT
de sutler wagon, und brake de sutler wagon, und
dare lays de crackers, und pins und cslicoes aud
lager beer, all in Won grond heap in de shtreet,
und zhust behind de ardilleree come de iDfOntree;
und zhust behind de infontree de coyalree; uud
zhust behind de covslree de gray backs! Mine
vader! vos gray backs! und zhust behind de gray
backs COON Stonefcnce Thomson init big
tin horn, und blows, 'Wbo's beeD here since I've
been gone? who's been here since | We been gomez
und me no shtay for tell him who's been here
since I've been gone!'
The old fellow became so much excited that he
used the words 'Stoneience ZhODson, for 'Sthous-
wall Jackson