The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-03-22
THE DAILY EMPIRE.
FL, H. ROBINSON,
AND PROPRIETOR
Brick POmerOy's SECOND Letter IN
Bill Arm. w

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Bill, just to see if the nipple was clear
That cap means business! Ii is some wny
10 the other end of the avenue where tb,
Vlutules have gathered to feast ut,on th,
corpse so terribly mangled; but the man O
the other end of the avenue has a ouicl
eye, cool brain, q steady nerve and INF
g'lh Is ready just you sit down behind ,
stump Ike, and keep cool 1t Is doggonet
aRgrayating to keep cool In n fight. b,it vo,
must do 1t. The report of that can whistle,
from Maine TO Minnesota, and several mil.
non OF true sportsmen are ready 70 lond
lor the man at the other end of the ayenne
to fire. r
And tell your folks there to keep still-tc
pant their cotton, corn, rice and suUarcane
give them good advice Bill. Help them
smooth down the hillocks, and level the sod
over tho graves where so many of youI
brave boys and our brave bows are sleenin1
together. Build up the houses our boys
pulled down, and soon rs we get. our duds
on we viii help you, Bill. You see we are
lhhltching the team which ran away and
Droke down your gate. We don't like the
Team any better than you did. Your gate
post was our gate post. The team was a
PAD one--the man ut the other end of tho
avenue Is unhitching It. Tell your folks 10
DE prave IN peace as they were in war. The
early winds of spring-the February and
March winds are of more account than Won
aream OF. They are blowing the dead
leaves out of the forest They are blowing
tile dead ducks far ont to sea They ore
clearing away the debris-wheeling the
little sticks hither and yon.
rolling. hying and eddying, around the
leaves and twlgs are leaving their late rest
lhg place ana lt will not be long, Bill. be-
lore All TINS rubbish will be removed and the
grass ana flowers will again beautify the
earth as before. And there shall be no more
prowilng--no more preachers. The man at
Ihe other end OF the avenue Is not clown.
ouHoOn' vulgar Jester, n low wit, a boor.
ish story teller. Ah no Bill! He is a yerv
good man and you will like him. We like
like. ' '''''"'"''-
We have been having some little trouble
up .nls way Bill. The jewellers who lately
Sat IN our banquet hall were kitchen scuf-
ll0hs, but they are going home soon. And
when they have all gone, we shall have a
very NICE party there. Time Is looseninp
the i9e IN the river. Some of us know how
you folks have been used and we are telling
Others. - 'e''''s
mol long since when we told people that
our people when fighting your people wero
hisloyal and put us In prison. And tbev
pulled down our printing offices. They
threw our type Into rivers. They mobbed
US il our places of business. They shot M.
ana wounded us on the street They with
held business from us. They sought Co ar
ray the people of the north against those
VINO believed In toting fair. they aid nIl
these things In the name of God and the
sreat moral party. But tspring fashions are
now coming on Bill, and In a little while
you and ! will meet somewhere and will he
good friends, and your boys and our bovs
alter while, will be loving the same girls ,
ana riding down the same lane together.
III Is hard TO sit behind the stump Bill
ana see the fight going on. 1t NAV be hard
or your folks TO work on their plantations. |
o rebuild their cities and bleach out their !
Mourning goods while there is tremor Of /
var VET on the AR BIZ. but you can do IL. |
Ana you will do 1t. Do you be true and
'rave-we will answer for the rest. Yon
laVe more witnesses in the north. Bill, than
,on know of. There are skeletons In many
antilles here away, and there are skeIetons
ONE people would be dOggoned glad To
Iet rid Of glad If they had never took
hem in. 'NN~
There are pianos, silver spoons, silver
ugar bowls. silver cream pitchers, silver
ugar tohgs' gold watches, beautiful paint
ngs. valuable books. important documents.
lngs, breast pins, lockets, laces, silk goods.
asst horses, marble top bureaus, rose wood
urhiture, guitars, photographs, keepsnkes
nd mementoes Of gold and silver and
ther witnesses here from your district.
witnesses in the convention against the
hieVes who overraD your country in The
anne or loyalty and stole from you while
helr comrades were fighting. And these
Witnesses are having weight now. Their
esttInony Is becoming more and more i'm
ortant. Not more In your behalf Bill,
han against the plunder-loVlngtbIeyes and
owards who went Into the war 10 steaI
lore than 10 fight TO NIL their pockets more
han TO subdue the rebellion so called.
We have got sick of this kind OF foolish
ess. We sent for Maglnnls, and he is now
tl.e other end OF the Avenue with gun ,
his hand, ready to resist further en-
roachments on our domain. IL is hard
ILL., to forget the insults Of the past bur
le must 90 II. We were both wrong. We
lnght Wen. We hurtyou and you hurt us!
'e are both Americans, and You know Bill
rat Is good stock. Up here IN the North
le peQPte are sick of feasting on blood and ,
'e VIII nave no more of IL, except la de-
nee OF law, order, and the Consultation. 4
ne mask : being stripped froh The high S
aymen who lately patrolled our mountain q
iths' and all ls coming out we'll SO De of
ood cheer DO you stand close by the lag
ILL., aud We VIII stand close by IL. Assert
enr rights Bill, aud we will help you main-
Iin them The war Is psst. The bloody
lrtain IL rolled up. You take hold of one =
i'd we viii take hold Of the other and
Irfy II far away, The scenes Of the past Z
aH never be re-enacted Bill, aud IL fyduns y
III De brave, weuns will stand by you and 4
VIII soon be happy together. II ~
NJ "BRIcK" PoaRRoY. is
II Is popular deluslon 10 believe that :
wider on a ladies face has the same effect
In the pan Of a musket and assists her 10 i