Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-20


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Parsoa w. G. Bro,cuJols
Dear Parson
! VIII you allow me 10 speak my Respects through
your valuable Paper for the deceased friends: who
has filed so honorable graves, if SO you will accom-
odate my feelings very much. This being the frs
letter ever written for publication, you will please
| excuse my errors:
Great God how submissive we should be But
human nature is wicked, so proud so hauty & IN.
humiliating that we can not hardly submit to the
Omnicisnt & Omnipotant will Of the Great Jahovah
The Author & Finisher of our assuming s uD-
worthy existance, how far we should be from Coun-
| demanding in our imperfect will the All-wise &
| never ending Orders of a blessed GOd-Who rules
| all things-Who guides all thing and Who knows
all things. The blessed the Great Author of time
& ana all Of its attributes-saw it, in His august
Head Quarters to issue an Order for several of us
unworthy Beings to return to Him-Who gave us
our eXistanCe, now the question is-Who is entitled
TO so much distinguished notice Of being summons
before the Great Tribunal of Just God He in his
wisdom. saw fit to select from among US, a noble
Husband s. a vcry-very kind 6 afectionate Parent
Il ever memorable Y neycr-never TO be forgotten
& most dear & precious Uncle. Dear Uncle Ed
mOnd Hodges ESQ you have been 10 me a most pre-
cous and sTectionate Uncle s. verv-verv great
sorcc of valuable information, you have exerted
yourself very willingly, to inform your unworthy
nephew upon the great topics that agitate the pot-
!; zeal HOrison You. did take me by the hand & most
willingly help me- so far as ] was able out of the
low sinking * miry mud Of political ignorance
Dear Uncle, by your welcome information I was
enabled to choose the right from the rong-The
right taken me safe into the Federal Army, then at
Somerset in Kentucky in the latter part Of the glo-
rOus old "Gl.' The wrong would have taken me-
perhaps 10 the Internal regions by the way Of that
notorious Machaue-caled Southern Cornfed -
Dear Uncle, O how I wish you alive to talk to
mc-You talked Il advised me so kind & affection
ate: No, | shall never forget it: also you taught
your Sons patriotism X loyalty to the great s. good
Government Of the United States Of America. Fond
memories, how you are entwining yourselves about
my atigg heart Your sparkling Black eyes-your
hair silvered with the healthy frost of fifty J9)
nine winters hasten on by an Imprisonment of
nine 81 long 4 cruel months in the modern & pat
ented HcIlS-Bnown by the names of Knoxville
-Tuscaoosa-NIoJile-S Macon, by that hell
born hell deserving & hell bound BAsTERED Con-
federcy & for what Nothing but your pure loyalty
& ienuine patrOtcisms to the bonus Government
that hurst & rased you. Dear ncle, l know how
10 appreciate your feelings well as many others
in those nurturing places of death, for l had the
internal privilege of staying in several of these
deathly Machane Shops myself the following places:
TO wit: the notorious Libby-thc boiling cOuldren
Macon the pleasant Savannah the Kissing bastered
widow Charleston ! made my exit before we got
up 20 the hell deserving Columbia Those beautiful
& rosy checks & those venerable wiskers Oh!
Uncle, Dear Uncle your Photograph is prominatelv
4 perminatcly ingTafted in my frail memmOry,
never, no never TO, be forgotten ! see your pleas
ing smilC-it seems that saw you only yesterday,
but sorrow, am 10 say. it has been nearly two long
years Of bloody & Curel War since | had the happv
boon %! paying You q short but, sweat \ happy
visit
Dear Aunt-grcat Aunt-you too have quit the
walks Of this cruel world & left to morn your alb
sence; three Intelligent Sons y two afGctionate
daughters 4 quite a number of lovely and bright
eyed grand children. Dear Aunt your off-Sprngs
makes good Husbands & lovely wives, you have run
your race * did your part well, whilCe here in this
hOuling- Wilderness aectionate spouse towards
an industrious Husband You have been a lovely
mother & q kline neighbor You have occupied that
high & eNaulted position that so few fills 50 we'll in
this world You did-that position, that refure to
dear Aunt Nancy CatlCtt is vacant never, never to
be filed any more by YOU. | pray that all of YOUR
daughters and daughters in law will filed your seat
with others, who has gone before YOU, as we'll Be-
loved Aunt long Will be the time that shall recOl-
lcct our last socially conversation and sumptOus
dinner that we had together in the good old month
of December 1861. just previous TO my rctcgadiaq
of Z Tennessee. Your walks s conversation makes
L
can give YOU up, my Dear Aunt for l have faith TO
believe that you filed a christians grave. I pray
that all shall be ardent supporters Of your chris
tain examples. Hark, there's another one Of fond
memmory bright Jewels that Is gone gone not to
fill an ignobIe grave but TO fill one lust described
above noble grave christians grave. All the
many virtues described above are attached TO this
venerable Lady kline pardnCT Il dear wife You
have left many children & grand children, net to
morn your death as others have done without hope,
but with cNulting hopes of an upper & better world
knowing that our lose, Is your eternal gain of bliss
& happiness we must pacienty submit. l know
human nature IS so imperfect, that it is very heard
to do The viii of the Lord, must be our viii because
He knows all things 4 does all things for our good
& eternal welfare, if we so decree. Farewell dear
Aunt Bette McCrOskey leaving a. you do q large
circle of loving friends & a fond Husband & nine
l9 children all manageable 6 the greater part IN
married. You dear Aunt needn't morn on their &C
count. because the great JahOvah of our existance
will provide for them X protect them until he sees
fit to call them from this rickety stage Of action.
Dear Uncle & Aunts l consigne you 10 the tOmbs,
there to reside until the great trump of Gabrel's
sounds a final rercHc: how solm, how lonesome,
how cold & dismal cottage you have got; your hear
no more buzzinE of the old familiar wheel or the
heavy battle Of the Oome or the rattle of the often
handled dishes or the merry songs Of the chickens;
or the merry times Of the youngsters or the lowing
Of the cow who seems to be morning the loss Of an
absent friend or the gay songs of the plough boy,
or the MARBLES Of the merry SOnCster Of the lovely
Forest YES YOU have ceased to receive your friends
& relatives in socially conversation around the old
Preside for few feeting hours, yes your are con-
fined TO sturn realities; not vain Ticbety life l
panied TO bid you a long fare well. I am lothe to
give you up. [ must cease talking to you, knowing
that too must follow in the twinkling of an eve,
so TO speak. bid you an atiectiOnate farewell my
lovely Uncle Edmond & precious Aunts-Nancy &
TO see you, until we assemble around
The great bar Of Righteousness there to receive our
rewards for the deeds done in this rickety life.
Aged reader think Of this when you retire?
Young reader, will you do the same? The under
signed viii do SO.
l have the pleasure
10 be Your friend