Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1865-05-27
WEEKLY TRINITY JOURNAL.
Ihe following letter was captured among the
enects OF Hoods army, SO the story goes There
Is QQAd deal Of =. -

The following letter was captured among the
enects OF Hoods army, SO the story goes. There
IS good deal of music in it:
NASHVILLE, January 29th, 1865
oear brother Tom wrote to you some six
months ago, and feel quite uneasy about you as
not line has reached me since your letter last
june now repeat TO you that matters and
tnihgs about here are getting worse every day
You will be astonshed to hear that your friends
OF the female denomination are dropping off
every day. Yes dropping off, too, willing
victims into the arms of the ruthless invader
Just think of it Mollie, the unconquerable,
who used to parade that large Beauregard breast
pin, and who used to sing Ny Maryland, My
Maryland with so much pathos, was married
some four months ago to a Federal with but one
bar on his shoulder Sally, who used to sleep
with the I" Bonnie Blue Flag " under her pillow,
who looked daggers and pistols at the invaders,
who would not speak to her schoolmates, "
and C, because they received and treated
Federal officers with due polteness, she, too, is
gone-yes, married to a Federal officer with two
bars J Sue, the historical, who carried the gilt
tering stiletto in her belt, who going to im-
tate Charlotte Corday and assassinate somebody
for her countrys sake, she too has gone the way
of all flesh, and married and officer with that
detestabe eagle on his shoulder And now pull
out your handkerchief and prepare for the orst,
my poor DrOtner Tom. Your Old sweetheart,
Anna, the one to whom you dedicated your
sweetest verses and whose melodous voice often
mingled with yours in days of yore, who defied
both Generals and the whole Fifteenth Army
Corps, who was sent first South, then North. but
upon whose rebellous temperament climac-
terical change could have the least influence she
too, has has hauled down the stars and bars, and
is about to surrender at discretion. | should
not have believed this, but to convince myself |
harh fha fbarp icrhf r;th
man who protects us during your absence. on
purpose to find out the state of her politics from
her musical programme.
Take it like man, Tom for must tell Won
that heard very distinctly the words of q Rally
Round the Flag and the "UniOn Forever, :"
sung in her best style, with GLORIOUS tenor
voice mingling with it.
Poor brother Tom You know I considered
her always the Gibralter of the South and now
when she surrenders must think the Confeder-
acy has gone up. You had better come home
Immediately and look to your interests in that
quarter, as perhaps it may not be too late yet to
produce favorable change in your favor.
Tell the boys down in Dixie if they do not re-
turn soon they will not find a single girl or widow
below conscript age in these parts, as the watch
word seems to be- Sdure qui pent, which means,
Marry if you cam" My principles are I'M
changed, and am as true to the South as ever.
We have Captain boarding with US merely by
way of protection, who appears to be rather a
clever fellow for Federal. He takes sly glance
at me at the table sometimes, but of course do
not return it. You know too well for that.
Let me hear from you soon, and believe me ever
your loving sister, MARIE
P. s. do you think it would be a violation
of my Southern principles to take an occasional
ride for my health with the Captain lie has
such nice horse and buggy. You know there
can be no possible harm in that.
P. S. H.-That impertnent fellow actually
squeezed my hand as he helped me out of the
buggy this evening. We had such delightful
ride. ] want you to come home and protect me-
Tom, as don't want to live this way much
longer.
?. S. IlI.-If ever should marry a Yankee
(but you know my principles too well for that
| would do it merely as the humble instrument
to avenge the wrongs of my poor oppressed coun-
try Little peace would he find by day night !;
thorns should be planted in his couch his dreams
should be of Hoofernus and my dry goods bill
as long as the Internal Revenue Law.
P. S. lV.-Come home, brother Tom, and take
the amnesty oath for two months or thereabouts
| want to tell You n secret On due consdera-
ton have come to the determination to make
martyr of myself ! Yes. brother Tom, am 60
ing to marry the Captain on patriotic principles.