Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1865-11-21

hearted fellers who played tory jest to dodge
Pulllts or save property, now hoWling about
pfhs-want everything bekaIse they was for
Union. They was for themselves. that's all
they was for, and they amt going to get
the otises neither. Mr.. johnson amt eot
no moro respek for 'em than I haze. We
Fant to trade 'em off By kokey, ven give
two OF 'em for one cOpperhead, and ak nothihh
TO boot. Let 'em shinny on their own side.
and git over among the folks who don't want
rs reconstructed. There's them nevspaper
Ecribblers who slip down to the edgeof DiSey
every n hours, and peep over at us, on tiTp
toe Then they run back putin and BLOWN
with straight coat tail, and holler out, ssRo
amt dead-he amt deadlock out eyerv-
body I'm jest from thar-seed his toe move :
hear ~ grunt; he,s4going to rise agin.
Don't withdraw the sojers, but send down
more troops lnmegeateiy. And here's your
Harpers Weekly headin all sich-a c,Sssiu
lies and slanders in every i>sue-makin in.
suitin pikters iQ every sheet-breedin ever
lastin discord, and chawin bigger than ever
since We got licked. Wish old Stonewallbad
cotch these Harper's at their Ferry, and we
boys had knowd they was goin to keen up
this devilment SO long. We'd made bap
fists of them scrtain, payroll or no PAYROLL
ID urraw for brave soldier, say, reb or 20
Feb, yank or no yank; hu-raw for q manly
toe and generous victor-hurraw for our
side too, l golly, excuse me, but sich ex-
vressions will work their way out sometimes.
brakes or no brakes.
But I'm for Mr.. johnson. I'm for all the
JohnsOns-its bully name. There's our
Governor, who amt g0in at a discount: ond
there's Andy who is doing powerful well con-
siderin, and there's the hero of Shiloh-peace
to his noble ashes. ,r,,.'
And there S Joe-my bully Joe-would'nt
L 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 his
wings and crow whenever he passed our0uar-
ters! "lrstinct told him that he was the
true prince and it would make anybody
brave to be nigh him. I like all the john
so!ls, even to SAM. G. He never levied
on me if he could git round it. For 2Ovears
me and Sam have been working together in
tho justice court 1 was an cverIastin de-
fer dant, and Sam the Constable, bu. he never
sold my property nor skeered Mrs. Arp
HuTraw for the Johnsons!
Well, on the whole, there's heap of tbipcs
to be thankful for. Pm thankful the war is
over-that's the big thing Then I'm thank
tul l amt black republican. Tn thankful
that Thad Stevens and. Sumner and Phillips
nor none of their kin amt no kin to ma
pEf thankful for the high privilege of hatin
all sioh. I'm thankful live in Dixev. in
tho. State of Georgy; and our Governors
name amt Bronlow. Poor tennessee
gcpy, didn't she catch,lit.. ANDY ;Johnsop's
edeus won do Rebs sEarlels. tpiio tl,era.-s
They Better git one from the devil if they
expekt it to pass. Wonder what made Prov
idsnce atflikt EN- with sich cuss.
But l can't dwell on such subiekt It's
highly demoralizin and Improbable
.'Sweet land of Liberty, of thee,''
could not sing in TcnneSEee.''
But then we've had circus once more.
end seen the clown play round, and that makes
up for heePUf trouble. In fact, its the best
sign of rekonstructionI I have yit observrd.
Yourn, kopin,
BILL ARP.
P. Sand they 4awld Grants cabin
thousand miles. Well Sherman s war horse
stayed in my stable one night 1 want to
sell the stall to some Yankee State fair. As
OUR people amt the sort that runs after big
folks things, the stalI ain't no more than any
other stall to me. S.ste Fairs, its for snle.-
E''stPpose that Harper's Weekly or Frank
Lesly willpaint pikter Of it soon, by DRAWN
on their Imagination B.A.