The Placer herald., 1865-12-30

o. he's for US, he's all right, hes our friend
Well, spose he is, hadn't he ought to bel
DID you expekt him to be dogl Bekause
ne amt haogin of US, is it necessary to be
playin hipoorit around the footstoo of power,
and maxim out like he was the greatest man
in the world, and we was the greatest sin.
nersl Whose sorrys Whose repsntn9
Who amt proud of our people! Who
loves our enemies Nobody but burned
sneak, | say let 'em hang and be hanged
to 'em before I'd beg 'em for grace. Whar's
Sokrates, whar'. Cato! But if Andy holds
his own, the country's safe, provided these
general assemblys and sinods and bishops
conventions will keep the devil and Brown.
low tied. Here's a passel of sink hearted
'eers who PLAYED tory jsst TO dodge bullis
or save property, now howlin for otfis-want
everything bekause the was for Unon.-
They was for themselves, that's all they was
for, and they amt a going to get the offises
nulher. Mr.. johnson amt got no more re.
speck for 'em than have. We wan, to
trade 'em off. by hokey, we'll give two of
'em for one Copperhead, and AK nothing to
boot. Let 'em shiny on their own aide;
aud get over among the folks who don't
want US reconstructed. There's them news
paper scribbers who slip down to the edge
on tip toe. Then they run back a putin
and BLOWN with straight coat tail, and
holer out. "He amt dead, he amt dead,
look out everybody: I'm jest from thar
seed his toe move-heard him grunt; he's
goin to rise again. Don't withdraw the
sojers: but send down more troops imnege-
ately." And here's your fIarper's Weekly
II heading all sich-a gassin lies and ISLANDERS
in every issue-makin insultin pikters in
every sheet-breedn everaslin discord, and
chawin bigger than ever since we got licked.
Wish old StouewaII had cotch these Harpers
at their Ferry, aud We boys had knowd they
WAS going to keep up this devlment so long
We'd made baplsts Of them sertain, pay,
roll or no payroll. Hurraw for a brave
soldier, say, reb or no reb, yank or no
yank: hurraw for manly Zoe, aud a gener'
Gus vctor-burraw for our side, too; golly,
excuse me, but sech expressions will work
their way out sometimes, brake or no brakes.
But I'm for Mr.. johnson. I'm for al! The
Jobnsons-is bully name. There's our
Governor, who amt a goin at discount;
and there's Andy, who is doin powerful
we'll considerin, and theirs the hero Of Shiloh
peace to bis noble ashes.
And there's Joe-wouldn't l walk ten
miles Of rainy night To SEQ them hazel
eyes and feel the grip OF his soldier hand.
Didn't my rooster always clap bis wings aud
crow whenever he passed our quarters 2
"Iustnrt told him that he was the true
priuce;" and it would make anybody brave
to be nigh him. l like all the Johnsons,
even to SAM. G. lie never levied on
me if he could git round it. For twenty
years me and Sam have been working to-
gether in the Justice court, was an ever
lasting defendant, and Sam the constable.
but be never sold my property nor skeersd
Mrs. Arp. uurrsw for the Johnsous
Well, on the whole, there's heap Of
things to be thankful for. I'm thankful the
war is over-lhat's the big thing. Then I'm
thankful l amt Black Republican. rm
thankful that Thad. Stevens aud Sumner and
Phillips, nor none OF their kin amt no kin TO
me. I'm thankful for the high privilege of
hatn all such. I'm thankful live in Dlxey,
in the State of Georgy, aud opr Governors
name amt Browuow. Poor Tennessee
goIy, didn't she catch it. Andy Johnson's
pardons won't do rebs much good there.
They better git one from the devil if they
expect it TO pass. Wonder What made
Providence atn kt them with such a cuss.
Blu, can't dwell on such suljekt. Its
highly demoraIizing and unprofi' able.
"Swcet 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 vp for a heep of trouble. In fact,
It's The best sign of Reconstruction | have
yet observed. Yourn, hopin,
Bill ARP.
p. S. And they hawed Grants cabin a
thousand miles. Well, Sherman's war horse
stayed in my stable one night. I want to
sell the stall to some Yankee State fair. AS
our people amt the sort that runs after big
folks things, the stall amt no more than
any other stall to me. State. Fairs, its for
sale, suppose that Harpers Weekly or
Frank LesIy will paint a pikter Of it soon,
by DRAWN on their imagination.
REPORTED SALE.-The s. F. Examiner
says, it is reported that the american Flag