Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-03
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LETTER FROM A ..DIsBANDED FE-
MAN
From the st. Louis Republican.

From the ST. Louis Republican,
ST. LOUIS CRY, SHUBERDs, June o.
Mr. EDIrOE-MAyOUENEE, its mesil
that feels imposed upon and used Up iuGrely.
It's not in the heart of a man to traverse the
earth for eight and twenty years without
sarious misfortune, 10 be kicked 70 death by
iaczars at and never complain Of II. Bad
luck 10 the man that persuaded me with ~
blarney ir0m my precious ould home, WIN
lots o. good living an lashuns o Wmskcy, TO
shoot a Canucl-s in the big British sheep
pasture up North O. the lakes. Ba5 luck 10
him, I saw, an If L live hundred year. ]
went risk my life wid such non-en1e again.
I'D die first
ron see. yer miphtuea7 the case was in
this wise. About four years ago MICHAEL
O'FLAHERTY. Chats the son Of our ould
N;sther O'FLAHERTY, an MIKE" We used
TO call him when he was mere speck Of
darlint) from the boys O Ballyragget, he
comes 10 me- an says he " FENNEGAN, do
4ou want TO Join the Faynians p " What's
lhatg said J. "a great military Orsanlza-
ton" saws he. Does 1t fight for the stars
an stripes an aigle Of liberty p says ].
The devil a bit" saws he. Thin 1t was
that he put the tip Of his ioretinger 70 the
point Of his nose and winked wId both eyes
an thought be meant something 20 destroy
the Government. the best the sun ever shOne
on. for I once heard a man say so ina speech.
Nv blood commenced a rollin' an a Jumpln
AM thought Ct dear old Erin far cut in the
sea. So, TO punish him for insultin me, !
tossed shamrock at his head, an l belalve
he remembers It. The shamrock was
brick, yer awiulness.
After a while Tim comes to me again, an
he tells me the Faynians is body Of men
who are g0in' 10 fog the British, an release
Ould ireland from tyrrannical rule. ! was
glad of that. am ] tould him I'd Join on
That verv evening. Then we shook hands
and took & shmile, OFlaherty an me.
That ydry night / went into the Faynlans
tooth and toe-nails an all my ould clothes
Night an day we drilled an worked to learn
how 10 shoot down the inemy. The onicers
drilled as, ar the speakers bcred as, an we
all felt merry, for they said we would take
Canada. an thin the blessed ould Island
would be q free once again.
Och. Mavourncen. wasn't gallant?
Il drilled ull i thought Of fatigue would iali.
aphect a whole week in the ranks with amushe'
Larnin' o step for the Canada ball
That's what / used 10 sing, an a short
time ago, when two thousand Of as lbarrin
the eighteen hundred who had to turn back
for 10 saw some wood before they could co.
started for the Canada border, which Is a
very troublesome piece Of American en-
broidery. ! felt glorious, Misther Editor
an nv heart went pity-Pat. But ! went 10
the front and bedad it's a wonder / didn't
sthay there. The commander said we would
come out victorious, but the miracle was
that we came out at all. The red-coats were
all around us an the Americans wouldn't
let recruits pass over TO Us, because maybe
they couldn't pay ieTiage.
Funds was mighty low, yer graciousness,
for Il costs great deal to run the Faynlan
organization four years. an the treasury had
the SWEENEY. Reinforcements couldn't get
transportation, you see. If they had fallen
into British hands, they would have got
transportation for life. So, when we saw
that we couldn't get help, we left Fort Erie,
an gave il up to the British again. the spal-
poems. We could not hould Il place like
that 10 wasn't our fort. Next day ] was
mustered out. Faith, it's wonder / want
peppered out. / got my discharge, without
a mouthlul o. rations back pay or bounty.
] could neither get any back pay, nor any
BODY 20 pay my way back, 80 / had to walk
over an foot my own bills. But Pm full o
patriotism as ever, an l long for the day
that is 10 shorten the bondage Of Erin, dear
Erin, the land o my birth. That's poetry
But / won't 60 to Canada again. It's a
mighty fine country it is, and good place
10 take, but it don't pay. Ny COLLEEN
BAwN an the two childers may wake TO
dreams o. future bliss an prosperity, for
their husband an father has unsoldiered
himself an will hereafter leave Canada in
peace and barrencss. It's at home ] am, an
I've commenced Wearin' of the Green.
With a heart firm in the cause, an a body
that means 10 keep out oft till the prospect
brighiens. I am. Misther Editor.
TIM FrSNEGAN, T. c. Tail Centre.)