The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-04-07
j. MoNAMAEA LIST Wis.
COBB Cry January goth, 18f

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Mr.. L. j. Ward-Sir-I this evening re-
ceived yours of the 18th inst 1t found us
all we'll except the itch, and we are trying to
kill it out; and hope when you get this it
may find you we'll There is much excite
ment here; people are runnig off with their
negroes, and others are waiting for to see if
the Yankees are coming first, and they will
run too. Old Rice and many others are
leaving Marietta, and lots from Atlanta
Irwin and Baker are going to leave. Baker
has sold his land to Newton Reeves. Tom
Manning and his Mother are going. He is
off looking him place now. The Powder
Spring Dogs have got their wagons ready
to leave when the times gets a little more
squally; and | want allthe dogs in this coun-
ty to leave 1t does me good every time
hear Of one Of them leaving.
Old Brown and his negro Legislature have
passed law calling out all men from Is to
90 years of age to go into the army-from II
to 80 in the Confederate service and the 16
and 60 for State service--but | think they
will strike state for it is unconstitutional.
And who will fight under such Law Brown
and the Legislature violated their oath when
they passed such a law, and ought to be hung.
They have gone ahead Of Old Davis and his
| CONGRESS-, and hope this State will soon be
as clean Of such men as the arniyis of Saints,
May God send justice speedily on. Such
beasts are disgrace to an honest pack Of
negroes.
l am glad to see that some Of the men up
there are getting tired out of the place
People here wish they all would leave there
and go to their homes. l do not believe
that the Vicksburg boys have ever been ex-
changed yet, and find that it is the gen
eral opinion here. Some that once thought
so, think different now. | saw 0. J. Pitt
man last Sunday; he is at home from the
army. He said to me che did not believe
that they ever was or ever would be-"
am ready now to take Old Abe's proposition
and think the majority Of the State will do
the same. think it is fought out. We
will have to make peace on worse terms
When you write again write what the SOL
diers say about it, and who objects to it, and
let me know how they are getting on, rum
ming away, and if they quit there every
night or not. When you write secrets di-
rect your letters to me. l like to hear OF
them shVeing mems heads for coming home.
Bad treatment is always sure to seal the
doom of all men guilty Of such conduct to
poor men. livery Robestraws wife is dead;
also Susan Gorham and Bennett Baggett.-
Mary and Andrew are well and doing well;
they have plenty of wood and light wood
this bad weather. .-....
have just killed my hogs, and helped
your father kill his last week, and others
besides him. Bills foot is not well yet; he
cannot wear shoe on it; he has had the
worst hurt foot you ever saw, and it is
sweled up yet, he will go back as soon as
he can get about Every person but dogs
here say that we have gone up and it does me
good. Pittman says so too, bad as he once
was And think your pap thinks so too,
if he would tell what he thinks. Tell all the
boys to take care of themselves, and you
too. God preserve you, farewell.
r. B. ToRRELLs.
The life Of fool could no more 90 on with
out excitement, than pantonine could with
out music.
Il shall be indebted to you for life, as
the man said to his creditors when he ran
away to Australia
The swells of the ocean subside. There
are good many ''swells" on land that sub
side about as soon.
Votaire said to beautiful lady with
whom he was dining Your rivals are the
perfection Of art, but you are the perfection
of nature"
Il feel, said an old lady, that I've got
about through with this world. l shan't en-
JOY much more trouble"
Zeno, the philosopher, was once asked if
wise men ever fall in love. lie answered F.:
eff wise men do not fall in love, beautiful
women must be very unfortunate"
There is such a thing as sin and it is not
merely q negation-an absence of good as
some people assert--but positive, yea, d
terrible power.
Il like you, said a girl to her suitor
! but | cannot leave home--I am a widow s
only darling; no husband can equal my pa
rent in kindness" ''She may be kind, " re-
piled the woer; but be my We've will all
live together, and see if don't beat your
mother" a
Two deacons were once disputing about
the proposed site for new graveyard, when
the first remarked 'sFll never be buried in
that as long as live" '.What an obstinate
mani said the second 'ifmy life is spared,
/ | will
! When Cromwell first coined his money,a
old cavalier, read upon one ofthe new pieces,
this inscription on one side: "God is
with u.s." and on the other, ''the common
wealth of England" 4 see, said he-''God
and the Commonwealth are on different
sides"
An abstemious nobleman, Gliding one Of
bis workmen for inebriety, Observed it is
very odd that all good worknen are addict
ed to drunkenness" "Fhen, answered the
man Il presume that your lordship is not a
good workman"