The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-11-28

eOeUies! NOOouy Dut burned sneak. say
let 'em hang and be hanged to 'em, before I'd
beg 'em for grace. Whar's Sokratesl whar's
Cato?s But if Andy holds his own, the coun-
trys safe, provided these general assemblys and
sinods, and Bishops conventions will keep the
devil and BrowDlow tied Here's a parcel of
stink hearted felers who played tory Jest to
dodge bullitts or save property, now a howlin
about for ofhs-want everything bekanse they
was for Union. They was for themselves that's
all :hsy was fo=, and they amt goin to git the
offices neither. Mr. Johsson amt got no more
respek for 'em than have. We want to trade
em off, By hoky well give two Of 'em for one
Copperhead and ak uothin to boot-Let 'em
shinny on their own side, and git over among
the folks who don't want us rekonsirukted.-
There's them newspaper scribblers who slip
down to the edge OF Dixey every "a hours, aud
peep over at us, on Zip toe. Then they run
back putin and BLOWN with a strait coat tail,
and holcr out, ale aint dead---he aint dead
look out ev'rybody I'm jest from thar-seed
his toe move-heard him grunt; he's goin to-
rise again. Don't withdraw the soljers, but
send down more troops immegeately" And
here's your Harper's Weekly headin all sich
"A gassin lies and ISLANDERS in every issue
maxim insultin pikters in every shcet-breedin
everlastn discord, and chawin bigger than ever
since we got licked Wish old Stouewall had
cotch these Harpers at their ferry, and we boys
had knowd they was going to keep up this devil
ment so long. We'd made baptists Of them
sertin, payroll or no payroll. Hurraw for
brave soldier, 1 say Icb or no reb, yank or no
yank; hurraw for manly foe and q generous
yictor-hurraw for our side too. golly excuse
me, but sich expressions will work their way out
sometimes, brakes or no brakes.
But I'm for Mr. johnson. I'm for all the
Jobnsons-its bully name. There's our Gov
ernor, who aint goin at discoupt-and there's
Andy who is doin powerful well, considcrin aud
there's the hero of Shiloh--peace to his noble
ashes.
And there's Joe-my bully Joe-wouldn't I
walk ten miles Of rainy night to see them
hazel eyes, and feel the grip of his soldier hand.
Didn't my rooster always clap bis wings aud
crow whenever he passed quarters? In
stinct told him lie was the true prince, and it
would make anybody bravo to be nigh him. ]
like all the Johnsons, even to Sam--L 9. He
never levied on me if he could git round it
For 20 years me and Sam have been EoTkin
together in the justice court was an ever
lastin defendant, and Sam the Constable, but no
never sold my property nor skeered Mrs Arp.
Hurraw fol the Johnsons!
Well, on the whole, there's heap Of things
TO be thankful for. I'm thankful the war is
over-that's the big thing. Then Pm thankful
aint black republican pup. I'm thankful
that Thad Stevens, and Summer and Philips,
nor none of their kim amt no Eiu 30 me. I'm
thankful for the high privilege of hstin all sich.
I'm thankful live in Dixey, in the State of
Georgy; aud our Governors name nint Brown
low. Poor Tennessee! golly, did'n shO catch
it. Andy Johnson's pardons won't do rebs
puch good there. They better git one from
the devil if they expekt it TO pass. Wonder
what made Providence afflikt 'em with sich
cuss.
But can't dwell on sich subjekt Its
highly demoralizin' aud Improbable.
"Sweet land Of Liberty, of thee
could not sing in Tennessee"
But then we've had circus once more, and
seen the clown play round, and that makes up
for heap of trouble. In fact, its the best sign
of Reconstruction l have yit observed.
Your'n, hopin', BILL ARP.
P. S.-Ani they bawled Grants cabin
thousand miles. Well! Shermans war horse
stayed in my stable one night. want to sell
the stall to some Yankee State Fair. as out
people amt the sort that runs after big fok's
things the stall aibt no more than any other
stall to me. State Fairs, its for sale. suppose
that HarperS' Weekly or Frank Lesly will paint
pikter Of it soon, by drawin' on their imagin-
alton. Il. A.
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