Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-12-07
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Letter from Alonzo Ward to his
Brother.

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Letter from Alonzo Ward to his
Brother.
SHEoAao, March IL.
10 the Edytur of the .Snada Times -
4 years ago, while in indianspoles, ingyana,
I wrote to Mr.. Prentiss, of the Losevllle
Jurnal, regarding the whereabouts ct my
brother, Artynus W nd, off hoom have
not heerd sinst he vas boi,
aAnd we rosmed the fields together"
hsppe asa Maltral in Kashmeer Sox. There
were four off us brothers, all bois. The
follering is q pedigog of our famile. Our
parents, Of which there was 2, konsisted Of
our father and mother, namely: Hammer
and Erysipelas Ward. The latter .Cmy
fasher) was given hevily to plug tobacker,
of which be chaWed necessarily, though
boiled Bskon, done rair, Waz his best holt.
He was . man that ooald not 60 long be,
tween drinks the Kamil did not predomi.
nate in him, and g Hover took him at the
age Of sioksty, and after 3 dais sickness
The followin is applikable to his case -
q. "oakumi oakum .,-s. Spear
After the old mans deth, our mother was
left with the four boys aforsaid, whizz,
namely, j. g.. -
Erysipelas,: named after father.
Artymus, the Long Lost.
Rodney and my self.
Olonzo, named after Olonzo of pizzaro.
mean celebrity.
Ny eldest brother Ery went into the wool
business, while Rodney went out to Orri-
gonne tsrrytory and Mbarked in the Fur
traid. Ery did poorly at the wool, and
busted, but Rodney is still in-s the Fur,
csining money.
Artemis, at the tender age of eleven, waz
suddenly missed from hoam. In this kon.
nexshunI would remark an old stocking be-
longing to mi muther, containing 4 dollarn
In Oliver and ffty-two cents in hopper, dis
appeared about the same time There waz
party of Akrawbats, of double prokliyi-
tys, in our naburhud a few dais preevis,
and by many it was supposed that Arty had
been inyiggled.
aTo ieve his ga and happe hoam
Sands eyes, sand teeth brushes,
Sands pale ale,
The wori Is all stage,
The realis lemon and yenlla." r..
At all events have never heern of him
but once, i e., when / rote to Mr.. Printiss,
who did not answer mi letter he bein en-.
gagged in translatin q French letter sent TO
him By Miss Soosan Monday, noted go,
Keller Of the female gender. OFF her more
hereafter but, stRa veaus on oar mutton"
IS the French have it. / heard that my.
brother, A. Ward, had bekum rich, be hsv.
ing been to Salt Lake City, among the Nor.
men and women Che was allus given to the
latter, even from q child, and that NOR
over and above, be had got q sho of wax
tigers, and nevertheless was perfectly de.
cayed with money in which event, would
remind him 80. -
sI stil live. .n-wsbb -
Z And as his absents caused me many teers
q carried aul the water and chopt aul the
wood for 2 years after his leaving us) and
as am his only surviving berother in poor
suckenstanzes, CRY being rich, and Rod
ney when last herd from, was ina big con-
tract furnishing fne tooth kombs for the
ionfedut army, with headquarters at Rich
pond, } therefore I dn think that Arty mite
KUN and see me. He is. ever welkome to
mi poor but happe hoam. Owe, owe, be.
fosher !: if this sbood meet your i, think
kindly off one who loves not wisely but tn
well; but owe, owe, dear Artemis, do not
try to shake me. OLoNzo WARD.
Deer berother, don't go back on to mel
O. W. -
tsWhy dol wepe 4 the p' o. W.