The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1865-12-14
From the 0Ohls5oro Daily Ns'rs.
Letter to Bill Arp.


C6usin Bill Arp.-Till saw your pro-
dulSshion in tho newspaper, I thort you
was gono up, and konsiquontly, Two
been wareing lSrape on my hat-tho one
you gave mo when weparted at Romc-and
my hart has been drapod in tho words Of
SORROW in consequence of your deccsed
thereof Arp, old feller, you've only been
lerushod-tramplcd down, beet, in the
language of the p5at, you've ris agin, and
my old hat has shed his krapc like a
black snake in spring time when the sun
scotchca him too klose-yes, Arp, and
Tm so all-frod mad when l see black
Georgia niggors goin about plain soldier
right in our very streets, and maxim del
icato white fcemalcs git out of the way
for tho black imps Of pcrdishun to pass
along that cry little and cuss . lit
tlc-and take drink, which sometimes
suthes me for mint or so. 1t is then,
that can kast my Ise at the American
Flag which hotes at both ends of our
streets, and raise my voice for sweet lib
erty, and who raw for the Union-I say
it is when Pm komposed under tho suth-
in influence of than wunderfull agent,
that am proud of America-and then l
foal greatly like harmonizing-with white
foulks-novcr with niggers-durned Gus
ses, and don't kerc who noes it-not
that Two got cnything pursonol agln
them-but I can't see emmy reason IN
given them Burrows when there are so
many poor white foulks that mover had
so much as cupboard in all their borne
days Burrows, for niggers they can't
'preceate such peace of furniture bit
moro than they can a white ivory fine
coam. Bill Arp, I wish I had neTe
hearn of you agin. Before read your
prcdukshun, was sortcr gittin used to
tho sitowayshun Of affaros-but you've
filled me chock full-of patriotism
Not that 1 or any body eles is sorry, for
tho Lord noes we aint-but every body
is free Selah. Froo to steal-frco to
ly-froo to so whcro ho don't want too
and free for 10 niggcrs to gather a
round 1 apple basket ard all make de-
cent livin by sellin fruit. Bless you, Arp,
things have wonderfully changcd-nolo
four hundred niggers kongrcgato on mar
ket square every morning, at day brake,
and they amt never moro listed by no
body. "Swect land Of liberty" you're
bound to say, before you get mile that
way.
Glorious country-orwill be, we recon
struct 1 don't think either soxshun will
ever havo any moro sppctight to gougo
each uthor agin for 8 ORD gcnerashuns
They've smclt gun powder to their salts
faktion-but, Arp, can they harmonizo?
Yea, verify, the Lyon and the whang-
doolo may ly down together, and the
Lcphud may change from spot to spot
s. why shouldn't re harmonizo? Aint
we humanY Live together mortul enc
mics. Never? My hare stands on edge
to think of such state Of things
We shall harmonic, whether we have
q noshun that way or not. ave are
going Aome:" Wo amt no WHARF in per-
tiklar-wo tried to go out, SUI there was
SO many big ships laying all ronnd with
guns on them, that wo couldjust go down
to tho place where we tho't We could git
out at, but wo had to como back. We
aint been out-for Andrew J3hngon says
sue are going dome"-wo'vo got
to reconstruct. And may tho Lord help |
us on our journey homo.
Your old friond,
IKE SIMrsoN.
P. S. I'm glad L never killed nobody.
Pm glad 1 amt been nowharc-and I'm