Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-23
t0ld Series, No, .43.} }- .''

Iderartmeni n nd put me ia cbnrgr Of Ills ordnance
There's where handled guns, Bll, and slep on
my arms. Whole boxes Of nuskets was around
me, atdI i,ient no more mind taking snooze on
a gun box taan 10 u had beenta couch of fe,hery
down. IT, nlln eiIun use 10 il, Bll.-all In the
ltime pse.Y t., ...,. .,.f ,-t-- .s, rt,. ID. ,b
|. sJest so,n said /, athats the way I see--exakly
20, my friend proseef" 'r''a"'a4- H0'2-' o''
a"It is blarn lucky SBi that didh' go to An
dersonyille. They would have had me alongside
Of Wirz, either as principal or witness, or sun,lbn
and sum lyin yank would hav had swear or two
Mt me about shooin him on the dead fine" Before
this my cdrkhss would hav been srat up by worms
or cut mp by yDoktors, ,aad my pik,er spred all over
" whole tas side Of HArpers wsskly as monster Of
"weli, II KEEP handln guns ard hyhets and
Idangenons iweepinss ontil one dnyi got furo TO
lgo to. Rome. Sherman was playin base around
about Atlanta, and so l had to circrmterepcs
around by the way or Selma, and the very day
got there, everostin blast EN-, the Wilson raiders
got there Too, H. wasn't no more lookin for them
yankees in Selma than wer for old Belzebub, and
both of Gun was the same to me Bland if they
wasn't shootin at me before knowd they was ii
the State. How IN the dickius they missed me
don't know. fer their. minny balls sung yankee
doodle all around me and over me and, nndcr me
and betwixt me,
'1 tell you, Bill, run like mud tutkei ioosn
ahead fine atevery step to fhd an easy place TO
fall when was plugged seAns old woman over.
took me, and axd her to take my watch and my
money. She took EN- in hurry and put em in
her boozum.S Wen, ffound agully at last, and
rold'in kersplosh, it wasabout two feet in mud
and water. The iufsrnels found me there jest at
night and got me,out at the pint of the ,baynet.-
They marched me TO the wolf pen and there
stsyd till the fuss was over. a''of|Sa' q aiai
Right here, Bill iwant TO makenu observation
There was felsr with r,e when wss. cotch'd,
and seed him make sorter of sign TO the cap.
tain, and they turned him loose in two minets, and
he jest went anywhere as nataret as king, while
Lhad a cross.eyld dutchman ,stnndin over me with
bay net GRIMM from, morn Till night There was
some Free Masonry about that, Bill, and If another
one Of these fool wars comes along, III jne EN- If
They'll let me.
% S,at am at home row for good I'm gwiue
to stay here like sine die Z IN agn all wars and
6ghtips, I'm opposed to all rows and rumpusses
and riots. don't keer nigh as much about a dog
fight as used to. Now, II one could always see
the eend of thing iniadvance and sAssnd Vos ell
right | wouldent mind . big fuss, but then you
know mans foresight Amt as good ~ bis .rind
sights. If they was, this war wouldn't have lost
my steer and my watch. l never seed that woman
before nor since, and would't know her from any
other woman that walks the yeafth--tlam'd If I'm
certain whethtr. she wer white or black. Bill,
how Is your offspring p
"rungry as usual, thank you my friend"
sed +. - g.
"How's Mrs. ArpT'9di bar ssi x 2 aa0
| "Rebcllious, john very; but think shell be
harmonized- -aeriohle--atsrwhiien n s..-,-..,,
Mr.. Edtur ] will NOT relate further Of these
trying adventures at this time. Big John are now
entirely harmonious, and Isuppose bis future career
a.udsi Yours as ever 5.1se,I7,1l BILLARp. fo
p S-Mre Arm want. vnu AZ, cy;t bocL ths LAT,