, 1864-09-10
d VOICE FROM REV. DrR, MOSS,


J
print y at I've got to eay. don't po,tepd to
be leadh Man, I'm only q preacher o. the
gospel and ridtn on the sirkit, bnt I'm !.
pasture o many churches down on the Little
Wobbash AID orter know Wat people thiak
and say and how thsre gw1ne to vote, be.
eide wat there gwine to do, and recktn
vat don't know bout these yer thioEs, aint
o. much vs1ly. Fust bout Us dinocrats a
nghtin On &c, taint no eich thing, its al g
big lie, fur Te ha'nt gut no guns, aud Ct We
he'd 1u, which ma. be some hes, dye *sposa
re's tlch big fools as TO be doom on it, least
ways till NE seed wtther the sojtrs Was to b.
1anchcd ou to u.s. N , str-e-we amt no sen
fools. The pitts j'st yer, in case we makes
q 1eht, il thu EojBls to DC launched on 10 us !?
aDd this got - find out fust. Ef 80 be-
thsr to be 1anched, we want to know 1t, Wtn
l say We, / ln.au ftller dimoctats, not ne
kase from I'll kin lara II looks as It It'd be
b'l5ou b1zzstees to ii. up fight at this
tint. 1pz 20.
Mo,n this. most on ne 'sgot bout a. much
az Te Elm tend to TO home mindIn our
bixztneEs. kno@ hev, fur eayin' noth,n'
my piutmrnts SHELL BIZ bizzy 'nuff Bekase
pref chin, zee SEC. a'nt as 1t ~ua wonst, 1
sarmuu could be pleeched over IN over, no 4
thay s. ys tha} We hta!n that o{ore, aud ne
has to new something new aud ne has to
studoy, and to study takes time, and not
tnjy must We Earch the scriptures, hut we
must mas onr Il, IL ds rove too and frow at.
ter thlpgs, to expl.iu hon divers things be.
ltnoW it's SO WITH LIE. cans git along as
used to wen the country Was uEw atd Deet
was 4 sent pound. The fact js, Preachers
has got ter bo eddlcated. I know 1arnln
want Of no count ter the possles, and this.
kase WJ? K.st thare ordlt:rs want la1ns,
aud la1nin'd doEe 'em no good. True, P4wl
vas set ollar. but this Nas bekase lie IVES
the bead und he had ter Translate from Latin
and Greek In these yer late days, Wnen
thar's scholars 50 plenty folks has got 10 be
mighty perlite Wfch coues from stuidyl0'
gra1i'meF md g'cgrofry and We preachers his
u keep up with 'e1a, asd ter be posted up
on all sotts o pints 10 We kin branch out
and tell bout Turin countries and beasts o
the field and fish and CRATE wales, and bout
s'encc, sich as pumps mud steam engines and
'Do1t h}tEops as grows un walls.
More'n tble, 81 condly, ; me- w study's como
up aud that's niggers. We all moved mig
gers lived in Knuv, IN and vas Rust AUD
but seme o yer aberlishioa preachers Is
mighty anxious ter hcy us prove II, and az
us Icr pint ter the rexs. We ustcr kinder
kuEs 'em, aod tell 'cm they orter bs rods on
rales but 1but didn't prove ter be the idy ter
DO, for tbsy'd keep a gosu on with long
SlflDE U 6tAA "cA ueeq Ao4he "Cut
after 'e1n. snd > had ter 70 ter argerin, and
abhowin' how 'twas aad for do. This ne
he'd ter study ter ttnd out. Wich 7ant no
easy Job, and ct Ye think 1t IL jest try; but
we nude it out by our laroin', ye See We had
Silence. Then We got strong, and we VAS O.
usc to folss, tor We howed 'rm TINT niggers
amt white folfs and can't be, they hain't
pot bones mutt in some places, in 9th r
places they hare two many, mud some stick
ont two much; and then bout his branee,
hiB braucs ain'r like white folks kase Ills skull
is two thicE, and th' Ii we hey ter show 10 &
nigee1s alters IVES fguc1aut and never bel no
lhrnin' ard rever Orter htv. 1t makes a
poner O. hard work ter be bllged ter uaaer-
t1and Ill these Yer thtngs, ana nev Fem really;
ter rea1 Oft without = stopptn' ter thluk Tatn
ter sly next
Thurs mother tbing keeps me bIzzy, d
rot Nantin ter tight. Third. lost my old
woman spell ago. We WAS married. in North
| kerlius-we went thro' this veil Of tearE
| happy as the day Was long. We wss like
| doves ter the ~ihder, hut sue WAS tuck sick,
| ano the d. ctors c1nlJn't do no good, tho
one charged n,e $27.5D & totncr 8, all fol
| uawt. Then I was LETT with orphia chll
drlpg, the Oldest 16 & gal. e. then NJ mia'
her. We ntytr knowed huW to Tally bel
aftre- Now, wat says Pawl? Pawl ssya
worse nor airtiael. But he says, doa't taxi
| no oubg wldds1s Kase VIII, I? Reas on uufl
&efye 1esa it. ye']l see w. So l got mi
'noth&r wife. Afote cot 'er, I thast, q
Tow we was well off g. had pl=nty lan1 q
hoetes &E hoe's, & wus arisin, d was !
preacher, I orter hev cdicateti woman, ont
may be al could explain the scIiptures, o.
help. d could show me bout them thing.
R;ch - gfanmer &; g'og'fafY & 60 on; SOS
could give tile abollsbion Preachers the SAINT
ta.s they gin me- Now The idy ras good
but ilord, lord, stch 4 wife rs I got va,
WIS nor nun, yes a heep. hain't rot nj
time now to tell about 'er-rm Two ehoket
maIes me feel as tho 100 pound knnnor
bawl VAS in my cost tale pocket,
Ne sud ny tuat wife usettr have aome 1T
tie epats, u may be ,woLst in a wh,le vi
cl,nch'o, but We understood one mother,
ne went Tn like doves ter the window, as
watts IRE frccks, d tig hoops woman
! can't make hrt 40 i can't Kit me lie of vit
tells, d has to be waited on. To,t's M fix
| Sc, e sce haln't no timc t=r he gitten lntel
| fights & In pcrtickler inter lights whar ain
curtin who'll cit licked.
| Forth. At this t.trtlckler time rs got al
u,y tooder ter pull T. the grass hoppers has c
| up my turnups &: Is got Ter SOW lem aetn o.
| 70 without. LIS bin 70 hot TWO, the oxsn!
clu16b't brake u the stouble and ct en1
bod,'s thlpkin rs goIn to leve tals yeI
work & my new VILE, tbo' she's got ths
| 1EEE& O. LIT EAEEl!k H4t pECEuiU LIT tlt lllltF
| hight & run tie risk o jandin' in the DO II
rard, or utter aBas Steel By L1nkum's boards
he's TOOL. In sual resp cks ike my vii.
we'll nuff, ye Fee, shc want a widder d sh
+anr ung, d sue xarntcd to git merrid.--
could sec tibet. and in this lespeck dou'
| tind no 1nlt, d things goes off we'll nutf, &
hug, but wen it GUMS to wires be1n bcdiau
ter tEarc hubbInde, & ter nussin, & cherry
shin, 1t moks MY bare kra ri, tS 1t pc rs liz
es ef she'd no idy but I &s my Young one
was born & breuten up Tor the psrt1ck1c
| ljzzrees o. wAtt,n on cT, d mako ange
On er. My paylors fs sorrer for me, I kno7
thoy IL, fur when thty cum along and Sc
ne eltin on the barr lookin at the shoat
& not setin' on 'ein, they 60 to tcllin' m
ell the good nuz, De how Grant Is gcttt
the rust Oh 1t, d Sherman ant doln' moth
j: in md never will, 1t only '1iyens me leet,e
d the 1ock rolls back onto my hart, and th
irun gos inter n5 sole. Wat ist, eays Te
be the pasture O. go many people. all dres
in cleeE frucks g. new son honit5, sen L
got sch a>huri1u' fn me? shau't kounsi
| 10 fights, d know tire fnlEs prceche
f two'1 do's say. So ye see &c pecdn't be
bit a !eerd q the dime1crats, o. these part
tgttin' On &c. -.
:, sly. Wat tha5 rent up ter sblcarger,
don't no, tho sp5st its awl right, But a
thet went upp tuck taare plstits, q sayin
tGare WAS tboussn Li1knm hoards; tue
i thsy was gotn' to put in Vlandinxham, an
the war Has ter stop; but insted O. tnet this
put in Mt Clellen, VINO was all over & owe
show Lipkum how to mike Bus steels. Tim
| soy we's sart,n to btet, pcfvidln thare don
nolAin happen ter Us, hut my fpinYun is, th
way tor us ter beet Is ter keep still 'nou
, fgltin' till a1ter lection, 60 We Kin see ho1
: we Etand. 1heu 20 seq, ef ~e beet 'em, n
, | wal's the pst q tightiu, Ease thar wont
, , npff onus ttr wIp. That is onles the Con
> > ar1nys shontd bezt G;nnt & Sherman, an
cum TO help us; but th1r's mother tn{n
'bout tllis yer, in that case. don't ye sec, Lii
; kums ht ards ii be rite Ter among ua,
I we'll we the BATH in our own doar yards
then, Wat'l bac11n o. bakin, wat'Il becu1n I
. cnicAi1ge, and hogs, ana sheep & hose
J two; don't q see two, thare wont be n
!. yartus winipg left, and sheep o. 9th.
: tbiDgs' I'll cum up mis$in. The fact Is, We
say I'm for piece, meeH piec.. l doar
mem by Pi. ce, 10 SO ter dghtiu Ltoku'
I bcards, Ease bleave we'll cit lickt. F,En
ms good thing, yes, it'd'be the best thin
in the world pcrvi11n We could lick No
bout them p1ste]s, tha5 coy thaJ suute 81
times. VERY good. But what's the ust Q
I'm # Link um'e hoarGs wont NJ ZEN !
any body efch foul as to st ose I'm g'te
to etant up 4 ebute N pisti1 at loard Ws
nuEhett7. ny he'll shpte nc dsd atore
. kin git near nuf TO nit him with my plsti
, | meen ter hey some cents.
. Awl this IL one thing. Now there's Of
{ ttirg more. lhope You won't tako no fen
, ter wut I'm gwien ter soy for It's this. Z
, can't wip the sovth- Te may fight 1000s'
{ o. ears, Sc can't do It, The Nortn's got =
be the North Country, the sowth's got ter !
, hearn tell On It, thet Is, tween North Kes
f M and Tcnisy taar'e q mounting as spur
!, out, bout half way ter the top, all sorts
stole truck I cay 1 diddn't see it, it Il
peer onter q 100 mllds IRON the rode We en-
I on wen We mov'd ter the Eeelinof, hui
{ | hee1i1 'sm tslkln' about It, and thsY said th