Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-05-18

the skin NV our teth, an save our mex
that will be valuable consideration
an all from the devil, says his work
on. strategy, that it is good policy
for man to give all he has for bis
life, and / think the time has cume
fur us TO adopt that principle il
necessary t-l--1 ,-tw ~ 20
HIS Eyscellency -Hnshi Breck.
That is just what I en- thinkin on,
but don't talk so 1ous, or Lee an the
army will hear, and may rob us oy
our speshe and interfere with our
plans. Twill go now an dismiss the
solgers and then we can perfect our
plans without fear orjnterruption.
Then saw in my dreme that His
Egscellency sfoly advanced to the
81 ot where Lees armless army was
mustered to take leafov the ossifcers
an thar shiveriy frens frum Rich.
mon. an sloly mountih an old whisky
barrel. an lookin like man about to
take that awful leap inter the dark
frum a carts tale, he said: i.-
Frens! Solgers! Cosntremeni Len
me yore ears!
The Richmen shiverly smartin .un-
der recent speshe .one negosheated
by His Egscellency fur private pur-
poses an kenely aliveito the preser-
walton ov what still renamed with
them, supposin that His Egscellency
was about to demand the ballans ov
thar hard cash, cride out with one
consent, ''what security do you offerT
what intrust will you give? and when
will you pay? His Egscellency per-
eevin the mistake which was very
pardonable under the circumstances,
grayshusly explained that he di mt
wish to borry thar years but simply
wished that attention to sum things
he had to say. Fhe explanation was
accepted on the pickwickan princi-
Pile, the shivirly brethed natteral
agin, an His Egscellency sed:
My FRENs.-You hav bin very
faithful to me fur 10! these many
years; you've bin out Nv mony, out
NV credit, out NV caracter, out NV
close, out NV somethin to eat, an
when yore emty sumaks hav groned
fur the crums that fall frum the rich
mans table, and the salt Hx ov
kanawy, an you've .sot to redress
yore rongs by takin French you've
bin shot like dogs, an abov all you've
been engaged in a verv bad cos, yet
yoref devotion has bic truly aston
ishin, an is moor the admiration of
the hull Confedracy. You have bin
tride upon a thousan battle feals,
moar or les, an in evry instance wear
yore curage has failed, you've found
an egscellent substitute in yore heles
Lee says Grant is mistaken in his
suppersition that you're plaid out, an
that is my noshen tn. The spirit ov
the South can never be subdude. A
tru SuthrOn can't be konkerd, he may
be maid to give in--as Lee has had
tn do, but l repete tru Suthron can t
be whipt, you're alers konkerd either
by phitin or runnin or both, an you
kno, or if you don't you orter by
this time.
THAT he who phites an runs away,
May live to phite another day"
You have phit an run an run an
phit till at last you hav accomplish.
ed what has bin the grand considera
ton fur fore yeres in Confederate
strategy viz you've set an successful
ly sprung trap; an tho the game is
not presisely as egspected, yet it
must be admitted on all hands that
you're done very successful bisnis
in trapine, an hev repeted. on large
skale, the grand military ftte ov that
fine ole Irish gintleman who captured
the TUter. 1t was intended to dig
the last dich sum whar here or here
abouts, but Lee tells me that the pro-
prieters of the James River Kanel
say its bad place fur dichin, an as
Grant was sumwat stubborn an wod
ent surrender l tho't it fine opper-
tunity to show my generosity to a
beten 70 an concluded to surrender
myself-that is all but myself an teaU
more of the same sort.
IfI NEEDED the assistance NV any
considerable number NV fyens I kno
NV none Ide suner hev than yor-
eselvs, but this ar Confedracy Con
cern is so nearly plaid out that it
won't support moren on man, an l
fele perfectly competent to atten to
all its interests in the iuter myself l
hav tharfore come to Civ you my
blessin an dismis you to your hons
-an may the pece of the Confedracy
which pdsseth all understanding remain
with you. b. i-'.t -. ...- =,
LEE tells me that yore to remain
at yore homes unmolested by all the
powers NV, ,arth civil, political milite
! ry, or relijious. We didn't serrender
any rites. We clame the rite TO see
seed whenever we ken, it is still our
privilege. Thar semes just at pres
ent however to be suthlu in the times
or sum whar decidedly unfavorable
to our cos; an at times ime amost in
clinde to think tie hull thing hum
bug-myself an all--yit as you've
lost no rites it will be well to kepe
the thing alive among yourselves at
home, an if convenient season for
Secession shood ever cum you can
kount yourselves in. Bar that in
mine.